OK, so why is EVERYDAY in caps?? Everyday, I think about things to write on this Atlanta Real Estate blog and 99% of the time it is about Atlanta Neighborhoods, Atlanta Condos, why I think My team and I are the best Atlanta Realtors around or some other kind of real estate related stuff.
So, I have to say Thank you to my Friend Kim Gokce of Portalhood.com Fame for taking the time to send me an email and giving me an opportunity to stop just thinking about myself and what kind of real estate related blog I can come up with but how I can harness our 1500+ unique visitors a day to help someone else in need!
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Oh and by the way……….I will match the total donations that are made from this blog up to a total of $1,000! (and start with a $100 donation to get the ball rolling)
Just so I know you have donated through our Atlanta real estate blog, please take the time to comment below on how much you donated and whos name and I will make sure that your donation is matched! It would be awesome to help Julie reach her $3000 goal in the 2008 Atlanta 2 day walk!
As of Late July 2008 the 30327 Zip code of North Atlanta has 361 Homes for Sale. The most affordable homes in this high end zip code are just under 400k. There are over 296 Million dollar homes for sale with the most expensive homes in 30327 toping out just over 10 Million Dollars!
Most of the homes that make up this elite zip code are located in Either North Buckhead or Sandy Springs. Public schools that make up the 30327 Zip code are; WARREN T. JACKSON, RIDGEVIEW, HEARDS FERRY, RIVERWOOD, SUTTON AND MORRIS BRANDON. If You are looking to Search for Atlanta Homes by School, feel free to visit one of our newest sites.
Today our focus is Sandy Springs Townhomes….No Matter if you are looking for; entry level, high end, 3 story, IPT (inside the perimeter), OTP (outside the perimeter), Brick, Contemporary, New, 1 car garage, 2 car garage, updated or ready for remodel…..you will find it in the City of Sandy Springs Georgia.
About Sandy Springs –Sandy Springs was founded in 2005. It is located in Fulton County, Georgia, just south of Roswell and Alpharetta. S.S. is Georgia’s eighth-largest city, with an estimated 2006 population of 85,771.
OK… Back to Sandy Springs Townhomes. We have already talked about the fact that no matter what type of townhome you are looking for Sandy Springs has it, but lets talk about 2008 stats and current price points! So far in 2008, 129 Sandy Springs townhomes have sold (per our listing service) The average price point was $221,395 with 103 Day on the Market.
The most expensive Townhome sold was in Glenridge Heights…priced just over 500k, while some of the most affordable Sandy Springs Townhomes were located in Winding River Village under 50K! No that 50k is not a typo.
EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW THAT THERE ARE SANDY SPRINGS TOWNHOMES AVAILABLE FOR UNDER (more…)
Our ianmarshall.com Atlanta team had the pleasure to help a new Sandy Springs resident into a great deal of a condo. The last time this unit sold was for over a half a million dollars and we got it for just at 20% off! The fee simple townhome was a Sandy Springs Foreclosure and was only the market for around 30 days! That is less that 1/3 the current Atlanta Average!
The unit features 3 finished levels, gorgeous heart of pine floors, high end stainless appliances, elevator shaft and a huge dramatic master! Feel free to contact us if you are looking a for Sandy Springs condos, Sandy Springs homes or new Sandy Springs Homes. We would be honored to help!
If you have a home or condo you would like to sell click here!
Here are some other Available Atlanta Foreclosures
Real Estate Social Networking 102
As I mentioned in a previous Blog………Right now is one of the best opportunities for you as a Realtor (or any sales person for that matter) to establish yourself on the web!
We had a lot of great inquires and wonderful questions from our last real estate social networking blog. I though I would mention a few other great free social networking sites.
Remember guys…this is you opportunity to network for FREE and refer business to other professionals that are out there on the World Wide Web.
As usual if you have any questions…please feel free to contact me. I would be honored to help!
About Twitter
Twitter is an online application that is part blog, part social networking site, and part cell phone/IM tool.
MySpace is a popular social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups and Photos.
About Linkedin
LinkedIn is a business-oriented social networking site founded in December 2002 and launched in May 2003 mainly used for professional networking.
About StumbleUpon
StumbleUpon discovers web sites based on your interests, learns what you like and brings you more. StumbleUpon is a website and content discovery service enabled via a browser toolbar. StumbleUpon uses positive and negative user ratings.
Some of the most import features of Atlanta real estate are taxes, traffic and schools. This particular Atlanta Real estate blog will focus on what we call the “Atlanta Hop”.
The “Atlanta Hop” is the process of an Atlanta couple buying and selling houses to follow public schools. This home buying process usual starts before a couple even knows it.
1.) The couples usual start with a home in a fun intown location before even thinking about children. Examples of these areas and home for sale in them are; Decatur, Virginia Highland, Brookhaven and Smyrna. These areas in Atlanta are not necessarily known as the best schools but they are known for great locations and fun restaurants and bars.
2.) 1st big HOP. Time to look for a home in a good Elementary school. 1st step in the hop is to call us to list your current home. 2nd step is to look for homes in Dunwoody, East Cobb, Norcross, Morningside or Buckhead. These are areas in Atlanta know for some of the top public elementary schools. Not all schools in these areas are the best but some of the most notable schools (from the web site Schooldigger.com) are Vanderlyn, Tritt, Mountain Park, Mount Bethel, Murdock, Simpson, Livsey, Brandon, Crabapple Crossing, Sope Creek, Fernbank, Austin, Timber Ridge.
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3.) 2nd HOP. Time to look for good Middle and or High School. Your Realtor, other parents at the school or school digger are the best resources for your next move. A few areas to focus on that are know for some of the best high schools in Atlanta would be Cobb, Alpharetta, and Gwinnett County. Not all schools in these areas are the best but some of the most notable schools (from the web site Schooldigger.com) are Walton High, Lassiter High, Pope High, Chattahoochee, North Gwinnett, Alpharetta, Roswell High, Kell High and Harrison High.
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If you have any questions please feel free to contact us…we would be honored to help. If you are looking for homes for sale in a Cobb, Dekalb or Fulton school district please feel free to visit our Search by Atlanta Schoolssite.
Right now is one of the best opportunities for you as a Realtor (or any sales person for that matter) to establish yourself on the web. I don’t just mean getting a web page and hoping someone goes to it. I mean really getting out the in the Cyber Community and showing people just what a great agent you are (hopefully you are as good as you say you are). Not only can you do this today but you can do it extremely cost effectively. Doesn’t that sound good?
The following sites are to be used as modern day Cocktail parties or business mixers. Go out….introduce yourself…Put your best picture out there and get to know some people. My best advice would be to give before you expect to receive! Try giving some referrals, shouts and diggs and be supportive of other Business people in your New web Community! As usual if you have any questions…please feel free to contact me. I would be honored to help!
About Propeller
Propeller.com is part of the AOL Network owned and operated by AOL LLC, a Time-Warner company. It is similar to Digg and Riddit allowing you to submit and vote on Article or web sites that might interest you.
Digg is a place for people to discover and share content from anywhere on the web.
About Facebook
Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others. It is the 6th most-trafficked website in the world.
About Reddit
reddit is a source for what’s new and popular online. reddit learns what you like as you vote on existing links or submit your own!
About Naymz
Naymz.com is a Reputation Network that lets you establish and promote your good name online.
About Active Rain
ActiveRain is an online real estate blogging community and social network focused on real estate agents, mortgage professionals and brokers. The site allows you to network and create a customized profile.
As everyone knows, real estate is a cyclical business with ups and downs. One way for a Realtor to weather the slower times and make additional income is to add Google adsense to your web site. Google adsense is a simple code that you add to your site and Google chooses the adds that will match your content. To sum it up….Google adsense is a system to advertise services or products on your site to a targeted audience. When you add Google adsense to your real estate web site, you have choices of what the add will look like. Google adsense is not a get rich quick scheme and you will not be able to retire overnight.
If you have decent traffic and good content, you will however see click through patterns and a steady stream of income start coming in. I have utilized Google adsense for 3+ years and although Google does not allow you to disclose adsense income, I can say that my real estate related Google income on a monthly basis more than takes care of my car note, web site cost, office bills and gas money. If you are a Realtor and have any questions about Google adsense….please feel free to contact me and I would be honored to help!
One obvious drawback of having Google adsense on your site is that your competitors are sure to be using Google adwords and WILL show up on your site. You CAN however use Google competitive ad filter.
Google’s policies are changing quite often. I recommend reading the terms of Google Adsense before becoming an affiliate.
A few strict Google adsense rules…
-Do not create multiple accounts.
-Do not modify the Google adsense Code.
-Do not place adsense ads on pages with prohibitive content.
-No more than 3 adds on one page.
-Never click your own adds!
-No headings like..”Don’t forget to help us out by visiting our website sponsors”.
-No mimicking Google ads with other ads that you might sell on your site.
If you would like to see some examples of how I have utilized adsense check out the following sites…
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Most of you know about my family’s experience in dealing with cancer. I lost my brother to cancer in 2005. My mother is a 12 year breast cancer survivor. My sister is a 9 year thyroid cancer survivor. And I am now 6 years into my battle with breast cancer. Although I try to keep a positive attitude, I am still faced the harsh reality that….. read more
townhome you are looking for Sandy Springs has it, but lets talk about 2008 stats and current price points! So far in 2008, 129 Sandy Springs townhomes have sold (per our listing service) The average price point was 
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the slower times and make additional income is to add Google adsense to your web site. Google adsense is a simple code that you add to your site and Google chooses the adds that will match your content. To sum it up….Google adsense is a system to advertise services or products on your site to a targeted audience. When you add Google adsense to your real estate web site, you have choices of what the add will look like. Google adsense is not a get rich quick scheme and you will not be able to retire overnight.
