No, not in a Tucker, but in Tucker, GA.
On the second Saturday most months there is a big cruise in Tucker, GA. The next cruise is on July 12th, but here are a few images from previous cruises.
Feel free to stop me if you run into me there.
Just a quick announcement to let you know that the June issue of GarageHomesUSA.com is finally ready. The April/May market report is now up, as well as stories on 9010 Brixham Court, my new promo video from AtlantaDwellings.tv, and a few other articles.
Enjoy, and thanks.
I had a Broker Open House today (some call them office caravans or just broker opens), and one of my guests was Angel Walker, a local stager. I’ve talked with Angel a few times, and she has even written a post on staging for my blog and website, and she is always a pleasure to talk with about real estate.
I just added one to GarageHomesUSA.com today. They are great for what they are… as long as the limitations are kept in mind. Here is the direct link. Feel free to wander over in a moment…
AVTs have become all of the rage in the last couple of years. Zillow is the big name, but there are other providers. The basic idea is that one can enter the address of almost any property and get a computer generated valuation.
The great part is that it is easy to quickly find a value for the property.
While looking over a myriad of properties, or thinking of selling a property, getting a baseline estimate is a great idea. Too many people work off of emotions while trying to value a property for sale… theirs or one they might want to be theirs.
The dark side is the accuracy of the valuation.
It might be dead-on accurate. It might be off by 20%… or 50%. It depends on if there are mistakes in the data that is being used for the computer model. Among the things that could be wrong or missing in the data are:
Of course, as a real estate professional I’m biased, but it really does take a qualified real estate professional that will actually look at the property, and at the comps. That means that a real estate agent doing a CMA, or a licensed appraiser doing an Appraisal. Or both…
Look at several data points. Take off the rose colored glasses and look honestly at the property, size, condition, style, location and any other factors. Look at the CMA and/or Appraisal.
The idea is to find an honest valuation that is reasonable. And, if you are listing a property for sale… don’t just automatically list with the agent that tosses out the highest number. Look at the basis.
So, why did you add the tool to the site?
Simple. It is a useful tool. When used properly, it is very effective. Wrenches aren’t good hammers. You can certainly pound something with one, but that doesn’t mean it will do the job.
Please note – While the market reports serve a vital function, providing info about the local market conditions… they are kind of dry. So, I’m looking for ways to get the info across in a complete, but more entertaining way. This is first in a series of market reports over the next few months exploring better ways to deliver this content.
As always, it is difficult to know exactly what is happening in the market now rather than 30-90 days ago. There are a few reasons for that.
By the time all of these questions are answered, the bottom has come and come, and the best deals are sold. If the absolute bottom of the market in the area was this month, we probably wouldn’t be able to verify that until the first quarter of 2009…
But, I don’t think there is a lot of down left in the market