Appraisals

Appraisals

As a Buyer If you are the Buyer and you are borrowing money, your Lender will probably order an Appraisal.  This Appraisal is for the Lender and is essentially a risk assesssment regarding the amount of money they are lending versus the value of the property. The cost...
Metro Atlanta School Zone Information

Metro Atlanta School Zone Information

If you are researching Metro Atlanta School Zone Information, these links should help! Ratings are really only the beginning. There is a LOT of valuable information just waiting for you in the comment sections on the rating websites. Once you have narrowed your search...
Inspections

Inspections

Congrats!!! You are UNDER CONTRACT!   The first step is to get those inspections scheduled as soon as possible.  The best inspectors are going to be busy. During busy times, it may take up to a week to get people onsite to do the inspections. Then, depending on...
What is the Status of this Property ?

What is the Status of this Property ?

Here is a quick overview Note: As agents, we have to verify statuses constantly in hot markets because things change fast!  Active All listed properties on FMLS start out with an “Active” status. If there are no photos showing, the agent just did not...

Zestimate Goes Haywire!

What do you do if your Zestimate goes Haywire? Or drops by over $150k? You reach into the darkness for answers… Zestimates are an interesting curiosity for me. Not because this is emerging technology and I’m a stuffy, set-in-my-ways, old school real estate...