Sally English Atlanta Real Estate

Check out this newer home priced way below the selling price of new homes.  So much house for the dollar.  295 Kubol Drive Lawenceville, GA 30045.  $139,900

Amazing value on a spacious 4 bedroom brick home. Newer home with open floor plan. Lots of volume ceilings and windows. Kitchen with maple cabinets, granite countertop and hardwood floor open to large breakfast area and family room with fireplace. Master Bedroom with vaulted ceiling Master bath features spa tub, shower with ceramic tile-glass door plus walk in closet. Formal living and dining rooms. Two car garage with openers. Easy access to Sugarloaf Parkway. Walk to Kroger, movie theatre and restaurants. Cul-de-sac street. Short sale- seller's loss is buyer's gain

Take a look at 3485 Princess Tammy Cove Tucker Georgia 30084 priced at $259,900.  Lovely 4 bedroom 2 story traditional with a large partially finished basement and a bonus room on the second floor.

¨ 4 BRs. 2.5 Baths.  Empire Forest Subdivision.  Tucker, Ga 30084.

¨ Two story traditional with large partially finished basement.

¨ Terrace level rec room, future BR and home office need ceiling and floor covering to finish.

¨ Original family room and LR “opened up” to create a large GREAT ROOM. Spacious and flexible space for your entertaining needs. Parquet wood floor. Wet bar plus built in butler’s pantry (bar sink, mirrored glassware shelving, bar sink and gooseneck faucet). Fireplace in great room has a gas log lighter.  Bay window on back wall opens room up to back yard. Plantation blinds. Dentil style crown molding.  Chair rail molding.  Judges paneling below chair rail. Faux marble columns. Track lighting plus a light fixture.  Cased opening to front foyer.  Door to back hall. POWDER BATH on back hall.

¨ FORMAL DINING ROOM: cased opening to foyer and door to kitchen.  Parquet wood floor. chandelier.  2 windows, fluted case molding.

¨ KITCHEN features a white ceramic tile floor. White cabinets with faux granite laminate countertop.  Ceramic tile backsplash. Window with plant shelf above double stainless steel sink, gooseneck faucet. Pantry. Lots of storage cabinets and built in desk.  Open to breakfast room.

¨ PREMIUM APPLIANCES: GE Potscrubber dishwasher, GE Profile gas cooktop (black glass finish).  Whirlpool microwave-ventahood combo. GE self cleaning double oven (beige).

¨ Generously sized BREAKFAST ROOM has a double window overlooking back yard, ceramic tile floor, door to screen porch and door to MUD ROOM-LAUNDRY ROOM. Mud-room has door to the garage, back staircase to 2nd floor bonus room, ceramic tile floor, washer-dryer connections.

¨ Delightful SCREEN PORCH overlooks back yard. Indoor-outdoor carpet, ceiling fan and light, door to steps down to back yard/patio.

¨ 2nd floor: master BR & bath plus BRs 2,3 & 4. Also Hall bath and Bonus room.

¨ SPACIOUS MASTER BEDROOM has newer Berber carpet, Oversize closet with mirrored glass sliding doors.  Door to master bath and door to bonus room.

¨ MASTER BATH features vanity and wet areas separated by doors. Vanity area: carpet plus a vanity cabinet-sink with kneehole desk, 2 additional closets.  Wet area: vanity cabinet-sink with cultured marble top, tub-shower combo, ceramic tile walls and floor.

¨ BONUS ROOM can be accessed through back staircase from mud room or through master bedroom. Large flexible space with Berber carpet, stairwell and 3 windows.

¨ BEDROOMS # 2 3 & 4 have neutral carpet, good closets, ceiling fans.

¨ HALL BATH: carpet in vanity area. Ceramic tile floor in wet area. Tub-shower combo. Two Vanity cabinets-sinks, cultured marble tops. 

¨ PARTIALLY FINISHED TERRACE LEVEL: Rec Room, home office, BR 5.

¨ LARGE REC ROOM needs flooring and ceiling to finish.  3 windows plus door overlook back yard.  Lots of light. FUTURE BEDROOM has a closet plus two windows.  FUTURE HOME OFFICE also has a closet.

¨ Convenient commute to Emory-CDC.

¨ Henderson Park, Northlake Mall nearby. 

¨ Midvale ES

¨ Tucker HS

There has been lots of activity in the Atlanta market in the past couple of weeks.  Buyers are out looking at houses.Tires are being kicked and they are looking under the hood.  How much of this increased activity results in sales remains to be seen.  But for certain the activity has stepped up.

If you are a seller sitting on the sidelines and you NEED to make a move, then jump up off the bench and get in the game.  The spring market is where things are going to be happening and you can't expect to be a player if you don't put yourself in the game.  

The time is NOW to start the listing process.  Call me for specific advice tailored to your situation.  Some things to think about

1. Call your lender now if you think you will need to do a short sale - ie you owe more than your home is worth.  I can help.  Call me at 770-939-3174 for more advice.

2. Spruce up the yard.  Haul away dead leaves and limbs.  Trim the shrubbery.  Put out some pine straw.  I can send my landscaping fanatic husband Tim over to your house if you need specific advice.  Need a contractor - we can make some excellent referrals.

3. Need to make a repair, paint a room, paint the front door....I can give you several affordable options.  Contractors need work NOW and the prices are right.

4. Staging helps your home show like it was in a magazine.  Call me for staging options.

5. Need a price estimate? - I am your "go to" source for price estimates on Atlanta Georgia homes.  And my services are free!

Call me at 770-939-3174 if you are thinking about putting your Atlanta Georgia home on the market this spring.

Are you a parent with a move in your future.  Take a look at the advice my Active Rain associate gives about moves that involve children.  It might help relieve some of your child's anxieties....and yours!

Do you need Atlanta Georgia real estate advice?

Call Sally English direct at 770-939-3174 and speak to a "real" human being.

Why should you call Sally?

1. If you call us at 770-939-3174 direct, you do not have to talk to

• screener
• receptionist
• computer that asks you to select from an office directory menu
• some one trying to sell you a service
• answering service
• "leave a message" recording device
• junior assistant

All calls are routed directly to my cell phone.  If I am awake, I will answer the phone  and try to answer your questions

How do you select a real estate agent?  There are so many out there - especially in Atlanta.  Bottom line is you need to trust the person you choose to list your home for sale.  Our Active Rain Associate, Liz Spear, makes a pretty good argument for selecting an agent who works in YOUR neighborhood and whom you TRUST to get the job done.  

Sally English and The English Team are ready to help you now!  Call us at 770-939-3174.  No operators are standing by - but if Sally is awake she will answer the phone and give you a quick, personal and educated answer to your real estate questions.

What: Northlake Residents Hold Town Hall Meeting on Crime

When: Thurs Jan 5th at 7:00 pm

Where: Evansdale Elementary School

Who: Northlake Alliance and DeKalb Police Dept.

Why: Recent rash of car break ins

From CBS ATLANTA: Residents in the Northlake area of DeKalb County have scheduled a town hall meeting to discuss a recent rash of car break-ins.

"We're very concerned," state Representative Scott Holcomb said, whose own car was broken into one morning just before Christmas. "The thieves are very bold."

Holcomb said his car was broken into at 8 a.m. while he was home.

"What's really disturbing is that it's really brazen,"Holcomb said. "My car was parked in my driveway and despite that, they still came onto my property, broke into my car and stole some items." 

Holcomb and the Northlake Community Alliance are working with DeKalb police to step up patrols and stop the break-ins."

Neighborhood crime is best solved with the cooperation of the neighborhood!

by Target Hardening

1. Illuminate areas outside the home that could be used as a hiding place (high shrubs, extended eaves, etc). Lighting around the perimeter of the home can be a better deterrent when connected to a motion sensor.
   
   
2. Shrubbery should be trimmed away from windows and doors to allow a clear line of vision. Overgrown shrubs can provide criminals a hiding place.
   
   
3. Exterior doors of solid construction, secure frames and good locks should be used. Install deadbolt locks with a 1 to 1-½” throw; check the strike plates and use screws 2 to 3” long to reach into the framework to strengthen the deadbolt lock. Sliding glass doors can be secured with a “Charlie Bar” and manufacturer’s locks should be upgraded.
   
   
4. High ticket items (i.e. flat screen tv’s, electronics, etc.) should not be visible from outside of the home; use window treatments such as curtains or blinds.
   
   
5. Use large, 2 ½ to 3”, reflective numbers on both sides of the mailbox; this expedites the arrival of emergency personnel to the residence.
   
   
6. Windows that are close to the ground should be secured with updated locking mechanisms (turn locks, guild locks, dowels, pins, security film); do not leave fans and unsecured air conditioning units in windows when away from home.
   
   
7. Remove any items that could assist criminals in entering the home (i.e. ladders, loose bricks/rocks, chairs and umbrellas).
   
   
8. Keep a constant appearance of occupancy; utilize timers on interior lights televisions and radios.
   
   
9. Keep inventory of valued items in the home; record serial and model numbers of electronics, computers and game systems. Items without serial numbers should be photographed and stored in a unassuming safe place (jewelry, paintings, coins, etc.).
   
   
10. Work with or start a Neighborhood Watch to further secure your community.

NOTE: All items mentioned should be researched and demonstrated at your local hardware store. 

Provided by: DeKalb County Police Department to Promote Crime Prevention.

The week between Christmas and New Years Day is a time of vacation and relaxation for many people in Atlanta Georgia.  But that is precisely why The English Team remains in full work mode all week.  We have people

1. requesting to see homes we have listed on the Internet, 
2. potential seller clients who want to get a jump on 2012 and have a free market valuation and 
3. closings of homes we sold during December.

Our Internet sites have some amazing tools that allow home buyers (and tire kickers) to search Atlanta Georgia house listings from the comfort of their easy chair.  And many folks are doing just that.  See of one of these home searches is of interest to you

• Search ALL Atlanta Geogia homes on the FMLS
• Search all Metro Atlanta Homes on MLS By Zip Code
• Search all Metro Atlanta Homes on MLS by Elementary School District
• Search all Metro Atlanta Homes on MLS by High School District
• Search Atlanta Foreclosures on FMLS
• Search Atlanta Homes on MLS COnvenient to EMory University and CDC

Have an Atlanta real estate question?  Call us now at 770-939-3174.  Need real estate advice on the Internet?  Visit The English Team Atlanta Georgia Realtors website