Atlanta Real Estate – Atlanta Homes Search

Multiple offers seems to be the BEST indicator that the market is picking up.  With Atlanta first-time home

 buyers coming out of the woodwork to claim their $8000 tax credit, homes that are priced under $350K seem to be selling in less than 30 days, often with MULTIPLE OFFERS!

In the last three months, I have been involved in more than a dozen multiple offer situations in the “Intown Atlanta” neighborhoods….including Kirkwood (FOUR different homes!), East Atlanta (two different homes), Candler Park, Ormewood Park, Oakhurst (two different homes), Downtown Decatur, and the Oak Grove / Briarlake area.

If you are buying your first home (or even your 2nd or 3rd), it is SO important to have a Buyer’s Agent by your side.  Not only will they help you negotiate the best price on the home, they will know how to help you write the best offer when / if you get into a mutiple offer situation.

If you find your dream home and think there could be other interested buyers, there are a few things you can do to make YOUR offer more appealing to the sellers:

• Be flexible with the terms
• Keep the contingencies to a minimum
• Allow seller to say in the home for an extra 48 hours or even a week after closing so they can get their affairs in order
• Avoid “special requests” or keep them to the bare minimum – you can always negotiate them later in the transaction… once the seller has selected YOUR OFFER!
• Add a special stipulation that you will not request any repairs that exceed $250 or $1000
• Add a personal touch and include a letter to the seller with your offer – sellers often want to know a bit about he buyer and  also some reassurance that they are passing their home along to another family who loves it as much as they do
• And of course, offer them the most you are willing to pay for the home.  It is so important to put your best foot forward, as you may only have one chance

If you are thinking of selling your Intown Atlanta home this year, I would love to talk with you about my sales strategy that often generates multiple offers!

KERRY LUCASSE  ::  KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY  ::  404.432.1844  :: KerryLucasse@yahoo.com

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Atlanta Home Search – Brookdale Park

In today’s Atlanta real estate market, the quality homes sell quickly — usually in the first 7 to 14 days.  Even if you are a fine-tuned home shopper, sometimes you miss the mark and your dream home is scooped up by another family.

Today, I’m giving you a sneak preview of one of those quality homes!  This beauty is on a quiet street in the Brookdale neighborhood (near Briarlake, Oak Grove and Sagamore Hills).  With a price tag of just $339,900, I feel confident that this home will not be on the market for long.

We will officially list this home this weekend, so if you think you might be interested, please call me and we can schedule your personal ‘sneak preview’ of this charming Brookdale home.

• 4 spacious bedrooms
• 2.5 bathrooms
• Separate office or 5^th bedroom on main level
• Formal living and separate formal dining rooms
• Spacious family room with french doors to backyard
• Light-filled rooms
• Hardwood floors throughout most of the home (except for bathrooms and kitchen)
• Spacious, fenced backyard
• Wonderful curb appeal on a quiet street in Brookdale Park
• Storage galore with walk-in closets in two of the four bedroms
• Great school district – Hawthorne Elementary and Lakeside HS

>>>> TOUR THIS HOME ONLINE  <<<<

For more information and/or to schedule an appointment to view this stunning home, please call me anytime at 404.432.1844.

Kerry Lucasse  ::   Atlanta Real Estate Consultant ::  Keller Williams Realty

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Atlanta Real Estate – First time home buyers in Atlanta

Congrats to Lisa & Sean!  We are SO thrilled that we were able to work with them to find their first home.

This charming Candler Park / Lake Claire home was the perfect candidate for an Atlanta  first time home buyer… and because it was priced correctly and the home was in one of the most popular neighborhoods in Atlanta, there were multiple offers on the home in the FIRST WEEK!

If you are thinking of selling your Atlanta or Decatur home and it is priced under $350,000, this August and September will be a fantastic time to put it on the market, as the first time home buyers are trying to find that perfect home before the November 30th deadline for the $8000 tax credit. For information on my home marketing strategy, please don’t hesitate to call me at 404.432.1844.

If you have been looking for a home in Atlanta’s Little Five Points neighborhood, don’t worry, I’m sure your dream home is just around the corner!  Click on the links below to search by Intown Atlanta neighborhoods…

>>  Find ALL the homes for sale in CANDLER PARK Atlanta

>>  Find ALL the homes for sale in LAKE CLAIRE

>>  Search for homes by Intown Atlanta NEIGHBORHOOD

More and more people are deciding to take the leap and purchase their first home this year, thanks to the $8000 first-time home buyer tax credit, the historically low interest rates and the lower home values.  If you are thinking of buying your first home, please email me at KerryLucasse@yahoo.com and I would be happy to send you a copy of the First-time Home Buyer’s Handbook.

KERRY LUCASSE ::  Keller Williams Realty Atlanta ::  404.432.1844

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