Georgia Real Estate

As the real estate market in this region continues to grow and boom, businesses — both major corporations and small start up companies — may begin to question whether they should lease or purchase property for their business to locate.  The question is a valid one and the answer is simple – both! At some point in time, every business has to question whether or not it would be best to own or lease their office space.  Whether the business is white or blue collar – from law firms and accounting...Read Full Story

When you get ready to sell your property, there are a number of things to consider before listing.  Who will market the property, how much to sell for, how and where to market the property, just to consider a few.  Selling a property is a time consuming and tedious project therefore, consider the following questions before making any decisions. By Owner or By Agent? One of the first decisions that must be made is whether to sell by owner or to use a real estate agent to market your...Read Full Story

Green building (also known as sustainable building or environmental building) is the practice of increasing efficiency of buildings and their use of energy, water and materials, and reducing the building impacts on the environment and human health*. Research is increasingly demonstrating that when buildings are designed and operated with their lifecycle impacts in mind, they can provide great environmental, economic, and social benefits. The elements of green building include: energy...Read Full Story

If there is one thing I’ve learned in the multi-family industry, it is vital to have a quality resident retention plan in place in order to maintain a high occupancy. If your customers are pleased with you after they move in and stay that way through their lease term, they are more likely to remain living at your property. It is much more comforting to know your resident has had a job transfer or purchased a home rather than moving across the street into a competitor’s apartment community...Read Full Story

By Guy Gunn / Macon GA Homes Sellers often tell agents that they’d rather not spend any money on their house before they put it on the market.  Their logic is that buyers would rather pick their own paint, carpet colors, etc..  I always tell sellers that the last person I knew that wanted a fixer-upper was me, and I learned my lesson. Here’s the reality of the situation: 1.Typical home buyers use all their cash for down payment, closing costs and moving expenses.  There’s no money left to fix...Read Full Story