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A few days ago, IGarrett on Ice posted a video about my son getting new hockey skates.  He was a proud little boy with those new skates.  At “not quite 4” he has decided that he wants to play hockey, and he has enthusiastically gone to skating lessons for the last 14 weeks.  We have also gone skating at least half a dozen times on Friday mornings at the Duluth Ice Forum (we skate at the Friday morning public skating session, feel free to join us).

This morning was the first opportunity for Garrett to skate on his new hockey skates.

You might have seen in the video that Garrett was wearing yellow rental skates.  Not only are they a bit ugly and dull, but they are figure skates.  Because of a design difference in the blades, figure skates and hockey skates are very different to skate on.  The result is that Garrett spent a lot of time on his butt…

On the figure skates, there is a straight tail off the back of the skate.  This allowed him to lean back and support himself without bending his knees.  Now, we all know that figure skaters don’t skate like that, and neither do hockey skaters.

But Garrett had found something that was working for him.  He was the fastest kid in his class… and not skating correctly at all.  He was getting a good result, but the result was temporary because his “work-around” wasn’t going to allow more performance.  He already had issues with skating backwards and a few other things he needed to do to pass the class. Garrett with the hockey skates

So, real estate, Lane… Real Estate…

There are a lot of agents that dived in and started with faulty methods.  They have achieved performance, but that doesn’t mean they are doing it right.  In fact, it isn’t limited to agents.

So, now Garrett is having to re-learn how to skate.  Not just that, he is having to un-learn how to skate the wrong way and then learn how to skate the right way.

Luckily, we have a little time, and there are not only good teachers, but we have a secret weapon.  He wants to play hockey, and one of the Thrashers is giving him some tips…

4+ Car Garage Homes in Gwinnett, GA… What’s available?

I try to sneak into the local MLS every few eeks and take a look at the overall picture of 4+car garage properties available in Gwinnett County, GA. There are generally a good selection, in fact there is generally a better selection than most of the other counties in Metro Atlanta. Please keep in mind that the MLS rules disallow me from specifically promoting listings belonging to other agents without their written permission, so I have to remain a bit vague. If you would like more info, I can send out the sheets on these and other properties that might interest you… just let me know.

So, what is out there?

There is a pretty good variety of 4+ car garage home properties available in Gwinnett. Let me start with a couple of overall stats.

  • As of today, there are 148 properties on the market listing a 4 car or larger garage (or combination).
  • The median price (half higher, half lower) is $749k.
  • The high price is $8.5m.
  • The low price is $129,900.
  • The majority of the properties have a 4 car garage, only a few are larger.
  • Most common is a 2 car attached and a 2 car detached.

Let’s talk about some homes.

If you are looking for a 4 car garage on a budget, the first property might fit the bill. It is in Snellville, and has a 2 car attached garage and a detached shop that is 30×30 (metal building with a concrete floor). The home is 3 bedroom and 2 baths and is described as totally renovated.

At the other end of the spectrum is an $8.5m home in Suwanee. It has a 6 car garage and is in a private community. Of course there is a pool and pool house, media room/home theater and just about every amenity you could imagine… and only the best finishes. It was originally priced at $10.5m, and has 6 bedrooms, 6 full and 4 half baths.

Of course, most people are somewhere in the middle. And, in the middle we find a home priced at $749k. Here we find a house that is about 2 miles from the Mall of Georgia, and has a 5 car garage, 7 bedrooms, 4 full and 2 half baths, full finished basement and 5 acres. It has a barn. This house also has two full kitchens and laundry rooms.

Halfway between the median and the top is a home with a 4 car garage in the Sugarloaf Country Club priced at $1,798,000. This house is a 5/5/2 (bedrooms/full baths/half baths) with a full basement. The neighborhood has a pool, tennis and a great golf course.

Halfway between the median and the entry level is a brand new home in Lawrenceville. It is priced at $449,900, and has 5 bedrooms and 4 full baths. The 4th garage is actually a boat door in the basement, but I have found that those can be great places to assemble or display a highlight from the collection. In fact, I know of a few people that have built the “boat bay” into an incredible featuring the car as art. this builder also features a trade-in program so that a potential buyer may be able to skip having to sell their home first.

Wrap up…

Usually when I start talking about 4+ car garages people assume that the homes will be out of this world expensive. But, there might very well be one that fits your price range. Here is a little breakdown:

  • 10 homes under $200k
  • 5 homes from $200k – $300k
  • 15 homes from $300k – $400k
  • 15 homes from $400k – $500k
  • 9 homes from $500k – $600k
  • 16 homes from $600k – $700k
  • 6 homes from $700k – $800k
  • 6 homes from $800k – $900k
  • 3 homes from $900k – $1m
  • 15 homes from $1m – $1.5m
  • 17homes from $1.5m – $2m
  • 16 homes from $2m – $3m
  • 7 homes from $3m – $4m
  • 7 homes above $4m

So, while there is a good representation at the higher end of the spectrum, there is a pretty good distribution of homes across the full spectrum.

To get more info about a particular home, please feel free to contact me.

New Gwinnett County Market Report is out

I have loaded the new Gwinnett County Market Report onto GarageHomesUSA.

The news is mixed… and that is better than all bad.

Good.

  • Days on Market went down.
  • Listed/Sold % went up.
  • New Listings down from last year.

Bad.

  • Absorption Rates not good yet.
  • Sales still down from last year.
  • Listed/Sold % still weak.
  • Days on Market needs to drop more.

For the real story, follow the link and read up.

We did it now…

Some of you might know that our oldest son (soon to be 4 years old), Garrett, has been taking skating lessons for about 3 1/2 months. He wants to play hockey… and be a Goalie.

Today, my mother bought him his first pair of hockey skates. He will also be getting some player gloves (as opposed to a goalie blocking.catching set) for lessons. His birthday is later this month, but we needed him for the sizing… so, he knows they are coming.

In celebration, I have a couple of videos. First up is one from Garrett’s skating class. He is the one in the white Thrasher’s jersey.


The next video is pulled from YouTube. It is a 10 year old Goalie’s highlight reel. As of right now, this is what my son wants to do.

He has a ball skating, and that is the important part of it. Each time we go for the lessons, we have to hang out and watch the kids that practice hockey when we are done. He loves it… almost as much as watching the Zamboni.

Are you in a car club?

It is pretty obvious that my blog and website cater to the type of people that would be in some sort of car club.  Well, I am too.
Creative Commons License photo credit: k4cay

So, if you are in a car club, especially one that is in the Atlanta area, or has a chapter around here, I’d love to provide a free rotating banner ad on GarageHomesUSA.com.   FREE.  That’s it.  I don’t need the email addresses of your members.  You don’t have to invite me to talk about real estate at a meeting.  I don’t expect a banner ad on your club’s website in exchange.  All I need is a banner that is 340 pixels wide by 170 high, and an address to link it to for your website.

So, why would I do this?

Creative Commons License photo credit: koolb

Why not.  Like I said, I’m in a club.  In fact, I’m President of a club. (GBR4WD).  We are always looking for new members.  And, a lot of the hits to my site are auto enthusiasts from other parts of the country looking to relocate to the Atlanta area… and aside from looking for a home, many would be looking for a club, too.

If you would like for me to talk about real estate at a meeting, or if you want to give me a banner spot on your club’s website, that fine.  I won’t ask…

Send me those banners.

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