The crew was out in Sugar Hill this evening visiting with some out of town family when the skies became angry…
Lightning flashed. Thunder rolled. Rain fell. Hail pelted. 
Severe thunderstorms rolled through much of the Atlanta area this evening. Luckily, we all escaped damage, but it was quite a show as the clouds roiled in the sky and winds blew in different directions.
Have you heard of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs Georgia Dream NSP Purchase Plan?
In effect it can provide $14,000 to qualified buyers of qualified properties that can be used as down payment or for re-hab of the purchased property. And, if the buyer is a First Time Home Buyer, they may also be eligible for the federal tax credit of $8,000.
Seriously! I actually was going to write about this yesterday, but didn’t want to release something this important on April Fool’s Day… Because this is NO JOKE.
HUD has a $100 Down Payment Program that is available on specific homes and through specific lenders. I have one of those lenders programmed in my phone… So, while the rates are amazingly low, prices have come down and the inventories are still generous, this is the time to take advantage of this kind of program.
Home ownership is the foundation of the American Dream. Being able to have a home to call your own is one of the greatest things this country offers, and even as the housing bubble burst, many have been looking for a way to own their own piece of the American dream…
If you want to take advantage of this program, Ken Cook at Novation Mortgage should be your first call, and I should be your second.
I look forward to hearing from you.
originally posted on GwinnettGarageGuy.com
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I just got an email about 5 properties that are brand new and are part of a bank foreclosure sale. One of the most dangerous parts of buying a foreclosed home is that they are often suffering from “deferred maintenance.” Since these are brand new, they shouldn’t have as many possible issues.
What most people would immediately jump to is that the homes are pretty heavily discounted.
I have been wondering about this…
Many real estate agents require registration for their property search. I haven’t done that since I have been in control of my website… and don’t intend to ever require registration. But… I wonder about having registration for access to my market reports.
I actually work quite hard to really interpret the data. There are plenty of “market reports” that just toss out some data without putting it in any sort of perspective or giving an interpretation of the data. Who cares if 58 properties sold last month… if you don’t know how many sold last year or the month before last… or why there might have been a change?
I just wonder… would you register to get more in-depth market data with interpretation and perspective?