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Million Dollar Homes For Sale In DeKalb County GA

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Million Dollar Homes For Sale In DeKalb County GA

Search Million Dollar Homes in Dekalb County GANot to say you can’t find a great home for UNDER $1 Million, why not have a place where you can search for homes that are $1 Million and more?

DeKalb County GA is one of the primary Metro Atlanta counties. In fact, part of the city of Atlanta is in DeKalb County. In the 2010 census, the population was 691,893, making it the third-most populous county in Georgia. The county seat is Decatur, a popular community to live in. In recent years, other parts of the county have incorporated to have a better control of their areas. Brookhaven became a city, and Chamblee and Doraville both annexed surrounding areas into their cities. In 2015, voters voted on creating the city of Lavista Hills, basically located from N.Druid Hills Road north east to include the area known as Northcrest outside of I-285 and South to include the areas of Embry Hills and Northlake Mall. This measure did not pass. (As of early 2016, some residents have expressed interest in being annexed into Chamblee) Also, on Tuesday, November 3, 2015, Tucker was approved in a referendum to become DeKalb’s 12th city, and will be incorporated in 2016.

Most of the homes in this price range are going to be located in the Northern part of the county, in areas like Decatur, Brookhaven and Dunwoody.

Various school clusters serve DeKalb County and Buyers would want to research those specific schools based on their needs.

Dekalb County is also only one of two counties (Fulton being the other) that approved the construction of MARTA in the 1970’s….hence why MARTA rail transit only runs in these two counties.

 

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7 Things To Help You Sell Your Intown Atlanta Condo

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7 Things To Help You Sell Your Intown Atlanta Condo

The real estate market seems to have turned a corner, at least the Intown Atlanta Real estate market. It’s very much a Seller’ market, and a well maintained and priced right condo will be gone in no time flat. But that that does not mean that you, Mr/Ms. Seller don’t have some work to do to make sure your are Under Contract in hours if not days, once you are listed!

Here are 7 things you need to do to help you sell your Intown Atlanta condo!

Tips to Sell Your Midtown Atlanta CondoDe-clutter and Pack It Up!

Whether you’ve lived in your condo a long time, or a short time, you end up with “stuff.” And sometimes, way more than you should have in your condo if you are trying to sell! Whether its that overstuffed couch you brought with you (and was to big to begin with) or lots of clothes, books, whatever…its time to pack it up! Look at it this way, you’ll be packing to move, so you just get a jump start. Look for a convenient local storage place to rent a storage room short term.

Staging Be it Occupied or Vacant

If you are still living in your  in your Intown Atlanta Condo For Sale, how it looks once you’ve de-clutter is important. I KNOW, I KNOW…it’s hard to keep everything picked up, neat and tidy, but you have to do it. Seriously, a messy place will get a lower priced offer, OR, no offers at all. If the Buyer’s can’t see past your mess, they can’t imagine themselves living there. So what are some little things you can do?7 Things to Help You Sell Your Intown Atlanta Condo

  • Clean out and organize the Fridge — Every Buyer will open it, trust me!
  • Keep the kitchen counter clean, and ALWAYS, wipe out any water spots from your stainless steel sink
  • Keep towels folded neat in both the kitchen and the bathroom (not on the floor where you dropped it when you were done!)
  • Home Office space? Clean and tidy it up. Put Bills away (you should not leave anything with an account number on it)
  • Stack up magazines and books on the coffee table or shelves
  • Dust, yes, DUST the furniture and hardwood floors
  • Shower/ Tub –make sure the grout is crystal clean
  • No dead plants or empty planters. Pick up a couple fresh plants, or even some fresh flowers
  • If your condo front door is painted, and has scratches, see if you can get Property Management to give you a fresh coat

What Do You Like About Your Condominium Building?

Create a take-away handout that highlights the services, amenities, concierge, what ever it is that you like about your building. The Buyer looking at YOUR condo may see 3-6 others in the same day, and this little extra will help them remember your condo AND your building.

Gordon Biersch Midtown AtlantaIntown Atlanta Living Convenience

Why did you BUY your condominium where you did? In the same hand out above, what conveniences did you like the most while living here? (Starbuck’s across the street, dry cleaners, festivals, parks, grocery stores….you get the idea)

You Best Picks for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Sure, this is subjective, but if the Buyer (or the Buyer’s agent) are not familiar with the area, this little tip can help! Found that perfect Philly Cheese Steak sandwich? The best Mojito? Mexican, Chinese, Thai? Mention some of these that are close by to help the Buyer know what’s around your building and in the neighborhood.

Write a Letter to the New Owners

Seriously! A note from you, along with the information above. Telling how much you’ve loved living in your home, the memories you’ve made and why you are leaving. You can get as person as you want, or be a bit more general in nature. A divorce might indicate you are desperate to sell, but starting a family and needing more space gives it a personal touch.

Service Vendors and/or Utilities Information

Another tip you can leave behind and a potential Buyer can see some value. You’ve had great service with Johnny’s HVAC service in taking care of your air conditioning. Outline what’s covered by the monthly HOA fee — some buildings include high-speed Internet which is a cost savings to the Buyer. Or water and sewer charges may be included — a BIG savings to an Owner. Try to think back over the time you have lived here, and what questions or services YOU needed, that the next owner probably will too.

Working with your real estate agent, and following these tips, will help your home sparkle, stand out above the rest, and lead to (hopefully) to a quick sale for you!

5 Tips For Being A Better Buyer

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So you are ready for 2016 and ready to make that home or condo purchase! Yippie! We are ready to help you! But hold your horses just a minute there partner!!!! We need to give you 5 Tips For Being A Better Buyer!

5 Tips For Being A Better Buyer

Why….YES! There ARE some things YOU can do to be a better home buyer! Let’s look at the 5 “B’s” of Being a Better Buyer.

  • Buyer TipsBe Pre-Approved This is much different than being pre-qualified. When you have been pre-approved, your Home Buying Team Lender will have looked at your income and supporting documents like income tax returns, W-2’s, bank statements and such. He/she will have a good idea if there are any “red flags” that need to be addressed. They can often do what is called “desktop underwriting” whereby this information is reviewed and you are given a pre-approval letter. In a market with tight inventory like we currently have (2016) in Atlanta, you will need that pre-approval letter to be attached with your Purchase and Sale Agreement. A Seller is not going to take their home off the market while you find out if you can get a loan.

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  • Be Patient, But Be Prepared — Now, if you have time to look for your new home, you need to be patient. As I just mentioned, with the limited inventory we have available, the home or condo you want may not yet be on the market when you start your home search. That said, be prepared to move quickly to look at, and make an offer on anything that comes on the market that meets your wants and needs. You won’t be the only one looking, and the possibility of being in a multiple offer situation is very realistic. Hence, why we want that pre-approval we just mentioned above. This is the time to have “tight communication” between you and your agent (hopefully that is ME!) While I will be looking daily for new homes on the market, you might see something somewhere that I did not. Maybe it had 1 more bedroom than I was searching for, and so you found it. Or it has no basement (you wanted one) but the rest of the house is fabulous!!! Know the best way to communicate your find to your agent ( text, email, call, all of the above!) so you can get to see the new listing as quickly as possible.

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  • Be sensible — With tight inventory, if a condo or home is listed at $350,000, there is a pretty good chance the Seller is NOT going to take $295,000!! Now, your agent will look at comparable sales in the building or neighborhood, as well as any upgrades or special features the condo or home may have, and there is always a possibility the home is overpriced. But if the listing agent did their job, it should be priced right. Believe it or not, there is nothing wrong with paying the list price for a home. Again, as long as it is priced right. Sure, you want the deal. The deal may be the list price. If there is not a lot of activity on the home you are looking at, you might have more negotiation room. But if you end up in a multiple offer situation, all bets are off!

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  • Be Ready — to make several offers before you get the home you want. You could have a Seller that HAS overpriced their home and won’t budge. So your offer does not get accepted. Or, there is the multiple-offer situation and we get outbid by another Buyer. (Maybe they were paying cash, no closing costs, shorter closing time, etc.) But you also want to be ready to move quickly. That perfect home or condo could pop up in one day, and you are Under Contract that night! It happens every day in Atlanta real estate!

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  • Be Positive you have the right real estate agent to help you. If you are looking at condos for example, and you felt the agent that your neighbor used in the burbs was the right one for you to work with, be sure. If they can’t answer your questions about HOA’s or condo docs, or common elements, or parking….you may not have the right person working for you. On the flip side, if you are looking for a space to have a horse (yes, you CAN do that in Atlanta!) then make sure your agent knows that the 5 acres you are looking at is ZONED to have horses, and HOW MANY you can have!!

5 Tips For Being A Better Buyer

Cornerstone Village Midtown Atlanta |Atlanta Condos For Sale

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One of the great things about condominium living in Midtown Atlanta is the old saying, “variety is the spice of life.” Whether you are looking for old or new, high-rise or one story, lots of amenities or no amenities, Midtown Atlanta has probably got the building for you.

I used to be able to say we had condos in all price ranges, but that gap is truly becoming smaller and smaller. So, when I have a condo buyer call me and they are on a budget, the first suggestion I make is Cornerstone Village.

Cornerstone Village GATech Off Campus Housing Condos

Cornerstone Village Midtown Atlanta

Cornerstone Village Midtown Atlanta is one of the few remaining condo buildings where you can find a 1 bedroom for less than $200,000 and a 2 bedroom for less than $300,000! Of course, there are reasons this building has lower values than some of the neighboring buildings like Viewpoint or Spire. But let’s look at all the benefits of living and owning at Cornerstone Village!

The community consists of 4 different buildings. Two are historic buildings from the 1940’s that have seen some varied uses, and two are newer construction as the development was created in 1999.

Landmark Before After

The Landmark building is the largest building, located on the corner of 5th and Peachtree Streets. Once an office building, the interior was gutted and the current condominiums created in 1998/1999. There is a variety of 1 and 2 bedroom floor plans available, ranging from approximately 625 square feet to around 1300 square feet for the largest 2 bedroom floor plan. The homes in this building feature a range of flooring from concrete to hardwoods. Exposed ductwork and original brick walls (the exterior of the building) are unique features found in the Landmark Building. The building is 6 stories and has two elevators. There are no community amenities in the building…they are located elsewhere within the community.

Cornerstone Village Manor HouseNext, we have the Manor House. This building started out as the Manor House Hotel, and later became apartments before finally becoming part of Cornerstone Village. All the homes in this building are 1 bedroom floor plans. They have a more “finished” feeling with hardwood flooring, granite countertops and finished ceilings. There is no exposed brick or ductwork. I’ve seen some homes that have had changes or renovations made to them that made them much more unique than their original plan. The Manor House has a nice lobby area, and also contains the Fitness Center, a laundry room (left over from the apartment building days…each home has washer/dryer connections) the Movie Theater, a conference room, Resident Package Room and the HOA Management office. The HOA office would be the most likely place for a club room, but it is currently not used for that purpose.

Georgia Tech Off Campus HousingThe remaining two buildings are the new construction section that was built in 1999. Originally, they were going to be apartments that shared the condo amenities. But the sales of the homes in the Landmark and Manor House spurred the developer to convert the entire complex into condos. Called The Gallery originally, these two buildings are most often referred to as the 100 and 200 building. The difference between the two….the 100 building is larger, and has two elevators. The 200 Building is smaller and there is no direct elevator access to the building. These two buildings circle the resort-styled swimming pool and entertainment deck. Here you will find gas grills and seating are for outdoor dining and poolside chillin’! Additionally, in the 100 Building you will find a bike storage room and a game room, equipped with a pool table and foosball table.

I would say the main factors that keep Cornerstone Village Midtown Atlanta more affordable is the lack of a 24-hour Concierge, and the four different buildings. So, if you live in the Landmark Building and want to use the Fitness Center, it’s not located right in the same building as you might find in the newer, high-rise buildings. But if you can save $75,000 or more on the cost of a condo, it might be worth it, right?

Amenities collage

Cornerstone Village Midtown Atlanta certainly does not lack for convenience when it comes to location. CVS Pharmacy, Gordon Biersch Brewery, Five Guys Burgers, Fresh To Order and Senor Patron’s Mexican restaurant are all just in the next block!!! On the street level of the Landmark Building, you will find El Scorpion Restaurant, Big Peach Running and recently, Einstein’s Bagels! Just behind the 100/200 Buildings on Cypress Street is Cypress Pint and Plate…with an awesome outdoor patio with a gas fire pit! This is a cool place to hang out for sure!

And then there is the convenience of everything else! Starting with Technology Square and Georgia Tech…just 2 blocks away! Need to get to the airport for a business trip or weekend getaway? The Midtown MARTA station OR the North Avenue MARTA station are about equal distance North or South from Cornerstone Village.

If you are looking for value, and want to live in Midtown Atlanta, then I encourage you to take a look at Cornerstone Village Midtown Atlanta! There is more than meets the eye to this community!~

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Colony Square to Take The Roof Off With Renovation

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Colony Square to be Redeveloped by North American PropertiesI have said many a time walking through the “mall” at Colony Square in Midtown Atlanta….”what a waste of space.”  I guess someone finally overheard my conversations with myself!

Colony Square to Take The Roof Off With Renovation

North American Properties ( think rework of Atlantic Station and the amazing suburban Avalon fame) along with Lionstone Investments closed this week on a $170 million purchase that will redevelop Colony Square and says it will take the roof off the retail core. i.e. The Mall.

Colony Square Mall Midtown AtlantaLocated at 14th and Peachtree Street, this point in Midtown has often been called the heart of Midtown and the densest part of Midtown Atlanta. The complex includes two office towers with over 700,000 square feet, some 160,000 square feet of  retail space, along with the 467-room W Midtown Hotel, and Hanover House and Colony Square Condominiums.

“Over the decades, the Midtown neighborhood around Colony Square flourished while the iconic building became sleepy and tired,” Mark Toro, managing partner of NAP, said early Wednesday. “ On July 4, 2018, the 50 th anniversary of Colony Square’s groundbreaking, we will celebrate the grand opening of the reimagined Colony Square. We will engage with the city, with the street and with pedestrians, and it will fundamentally change the experience of living and working in Midtown Atlanta.”

In the same fashion that Toro reached out to the Midtown Atlanta community after they purchased Atlantic Station, the development team is seeking feedback from the community as well as known urban design experts the likes of Jeff Speck, author of Walkable City and Fred Kent, founder and President of Project for Public Spaces. The team is again using social media to gain this input, using the hashtag — #ReimagineCS.

“We are extremely pleased to have Colony Square as the second investment in our new value add fund,” Lionstone Investments Senior Vice President Tom Paterson said in the release. “We look forward to working with NAP to re-engage the project to the street level and provide a truly differentiated use environment in Midtown. Our goal is to create something that is truly irreplaceable at the corner of 14th and Peachtree.”

Midtown Atlanta Colony Square

“As with our other mixed-use projects, we will curate the right tenant mix, layer in resort-inspired hospitality and exceptional experiences, to significantly and positively impact the value of the development,” Toro said. “Our first step is to listen to the community stakeholders and guests as they are integral to the transformation. We look forward to premiering Colony Square – the Sequel.”

Now, they sort of misunderstood what I was saying. I often thought that the indoor space just needed to be re-worked to be a great shopping/dining destination that would be in air conditioning for the Hotlanta summer heat, and heated when Midtown gets a bit chilly. But if the Atlantic Station turnaround, and Avalon are any indication of what this team plans to do to Colony Square…then I can hardly wait! Let’s get the camera out and be ready to capture the transformation!

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What Condos Have Sold in Midtown Atlanta?

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Midtown Market Report November 2015I was at my desk bright and early this morning (that would be 6:30am for me!) and I had not yet thought of a blog topic for today. So the question came to ME, and then I figured it had to come to you if you were looking to Buy or Sell a Midtown Atlanta Condo….

What Condos Have Sold in Midtown Atlanta?

And we want to keep this information pretty relevant if you are on the edge of getting ready to Buy, or the edge of getting ready to LIST your Midtown Atlanta Condo For Sale, right? So, I did a map search of the MLS (shown at the right) for the last 30 days and came up with the following results:

There were 34 condo sales in the aforementioned map area, ranging in sales price from $74,900 at Melrose Park, to $762,500 at Spire Midtown for a combined condo. (two units combined to one…specifically Number 2305….she was a beauty by the way!)

Some other noteworthy sales include a 1 bedroom at 1010 Midtown for $323,500 and a 1 bedroom at Aqua for $300,000. Y-E-S…I said a 1 bedroom! For you “How Much was that per sq. ft.?” types, 1010 was $371 per sq. ft. and $283 per sq. ft. at Aqua. The 1010 home was 872 sq. ft. vs. 1,060 at Aqua. Was one a better deal than the other? Well you certainly got more square footage for your money at Aqua. But, if you are looking at monthly costs, the HOA at 1010 is $260 per month vs. $527 at Aqua. That’s a bit of a difference on your monthly costs!

I’ve included a list below of all the 34 sales, so you can see the buildings that had sales, and the prices. Another notable fact….over half of the sales were OVER $200,000. Just showing any Buyer sitting on the fence, that waiting will probably only cost you more. Interesting note is the inventory at Cornerstone Village…. some nice options got taken up at a $150-170,000 range, and the current listings in the building ar at $160 and $190,000. Also, there are two 2-bedroom listings that have been on the market for 90 days. Buyers are looking for value, but can’t wrap their heads around the open loft-style of these two listings. (Both have walls that do not go all the way to the ceiling, so privacy in the bedrooms is limited.) Mind you, a creative agent can point out how easy it would be to close off a bedroom with minimal construction and create a totally unique space and condo for the building. But hey, that’s just my salesman mind at work!

 What Condos Have Sold in Midtown Atlanta?

What Midtown Condos Have Sold

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What Condos Have Sold in Midtown

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