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Short Sale Offers We get offers from some of the strangest sources claiming to be short sale investors on our short sale listings. In this video and post we'll go over the key ingredients for a real offer and how to separate the true investors interested in taking advantage of the low prices in the market and the "wannabes" who watched a late night webinar and bought a quick rich quick scheme. If the offer you get is a bonafide offer, it'll contain the following: A Purchase Contract An invest... Read Full Post

We do so many Atlanta Short Sales from clients that got denied at loan modifications that we finally decided to put out a guide for Georgia sellers who want to try to a do a Loan Modification. If you want to jump to get the guide just click here. The guide itself goes in depth on what it takes to succeed at a loan modification and covers some MUST KNOW tips. If you are in the situation where you want to try to keep the home and a little adjustment to your payments can keep you there then this... Read Full Post

Relocating to Atlanta? We get this question alot. As internet specialists we do a lot of relocation for clients. One of the most common questions is, What are some good neighborhoods in Atlanta?. That's a great question but often we need to get people to back up and think a little about WHY are they moving. Some additional questions are, how important are schools important?, where will you work? Do you care about the commute to the airport. There's also other things like lifestyle choices suc... Read Full Post

Are there taxes due after a short sale? The subject of taxes on a short sale come up almost as much as what is a short sale. Answering the question of Are there taxes due after a short sale? is to some extent problematic when opposed to the typical real estate transaction. First of all, if the home is the seller's primary residence and they sell it via short sale then they are exempt from taxes on it under the Debt Forgiveness act of 2008 (was extended). Therefore short sale taxes don't reall... Read Full Post

Rent Vs Buy In Lawrenceville We see all kinds of homes every day but being a residential "sales" team as opposed to a leasing agency we rarely get to compare what someone would get for $1,500 a month to rent a home. So I decided to do a search as if I was buyer or renter looking for a home to rent with my 1500 a month. To start off, there are over 1160 Lawrenceville Homes For Sale that could be purchased with a $1,500 a month budget. To reduce that huge number I removed homes in the Berkmar H... Read Full Post

Buford Home for Sale Our newest listing is a special one, one to be featured in our Homes in HD feature on our site. This home is not a short sale so there's no dealing with the bank or anything else. Just focusing on what the home can bring to buyers and it's kind of fun! This home features amenities that you would see in any high end neighborhood with professional grade kitchen, huge master suite or the professionally finished basement complete with Kitchen and studio. This home (located at... Read Full Post

We're launching a new feature at GA Homes Digest called "Homes In HD" with the idea of offerring not only the most important details about a property but also the most "real" perspective of the home. Check out this Chateau Elan Home in the Legends Community (note: it's not our listing) Read Full Post

Short sales are getting... easier? Are Short Sales Getting Easier? Well, I wouldn't say easier because of what that implies, but I would say that short sales in Atlanta are starting to move quicker vs last year. Many of the banks have beafed up their workforce and added implementation systems to help out. Citi Short Sales are still some of the most "streamlined. Wells Fargo Short Sales have added equator, a transaction management software, to their process to help speed things up. Bank of Ame... Read Full Post

The “Town of Buford” was incorporated by Act of legislature August 24, 1872. The name was changed to the “City of Buford” in 1896. Algernon (Sidney) Buford, for whom the City of Buford was named, was President of the Atlanta and Richmond Air-Line Railroad. He was of distinguished Virginian ancestry, a graduate of the University of Virginia, a lawyer by profession, and several times a member of the Virginia State legislative body. He was railroad president for 20 years during its perio... Read Full Post

Networking Tips #160 - Business Networking Tips that Work. What do you do when your cell phone goes off in a business network meeting? Pretend it's someone else's cell phone, just whisper so that no one can hear you. Having your cell phone go off in a meeting of any kind is not only rude but destroys your creditability. Your ringtone may be totally cool, but what you just told me was that you don't think this meeting is as important as your phone calls and that you could care less what I thin... Read Full Post