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2010 

Understand the differences between a home inspection and an appraisal.  Home Inspection or Appraisal: What's the Difference?   ASHI Sets the Record Straight for Homeowners and Buyers A home inspection is not the same as an appraisal What's covered in a home inspection report   Inspections can sav...
06/16/2010
What exactly is a strategic default?  A strategic default occurs when a homeowner has the means and capacity to pay their current mortgage payment.  Instead of continuing to make their on time payments, they choose to simply walk away from a home.  There is typically no mortgage payment increase,...
06/13/2010
Here are some great points for anyone involved with your HOA.  This is an open letter to all the folks who sit on HOA Boards or live in a community that has an HOA. This is written by a person who is on the front lines to sell your homes as quickly as possible because it is common knowledge that ...
06/13/2010
After just over 30 days on the market, Jane Fonda has slashed the listing price on her Atlanta loft by over 45%.  Initially listed at $4.5 Million, the Poncey-Highlands price was dropped to $2 Million earlier this week.  In early May, Jane Fonda took to her blog to announce that she was listing h...
06/12/2010
If you have AT&T and are having trouble connecting to the network, there is a reason.  AT&T has confirmed that they are currently experiencing network issues with their wireless data service in the Southeast.  The spokesperson for AT&T did not know how many customers are being affected.  No ETA f...
06/11/2010
Self-employed????  Is most of you money in your business account??? Under certain circumstances, self-employed buyers can use funds from their business banking account.  There are a couple of guidelines that must be met for this to be acceptable.  They must be a 100% owner of the business.  Addit...
06/11/2010
Here are some great tips to consider when making an offer.What was your first reaction when seeing this property? Assuming that you’ve been there in person before writing an offer, the initial price must have been within your reasonable range, or you would have skipped it altogether. Was there so...
06/10/2010
A new AMC drama, "Walking Dead" begins filming in Atlanta this week.  The new drama is set for an October 2010 debut.  Season One will consist of 6 episodes.  The series is based on the Robert Kirkman comic The Walking Dead. the series follows a group of survivors, led by police officer Rick Grim...
06/08/2010
Many Georgia residents have still not taken advantage of the appliance rebates current going on now. The rebates range from $25 to $199 for a qualified purchases in the State Energy Efficient Appliance Program.  Georgia received approximately $8.6 million in funds to offer in the form of rebates....
06/02/2010
On May 12, 2010, O.C.G.A. Section 7-1-1011(2)(b) was amended to increase from $6.50 to $10.00.  this is a per loan fee that must be remitted to the Department for each residential mortgage loan that closes for which a security deed, a modification of a security deed or other form of modification ...
06/02/2010
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