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Bob Southard, e-Pro, Realtor ®, Solid Source Realty, Inc. Buy a home, Sell a home, in Powder Springs, Marietta, Kennesaw, Acworth, Dallas, Hiram,and Cobb, Paulding, Douglas, North Fulton, South Cherokee, County, Ga. Call me for all of your real estate needs.

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How to Transform a House into a Home

Back in January, I had an opportunity to partner with an investor. Little did I know at the time, I was one of 5 stagers being interviewed. This investor was looking for a partner; someone that he could seek additional insight into the changes he should make to each of his flips. Although he was a prospect, I willingly gave him advice as to what changes would provide the biggest return. In other words (and these are his words, not mine), I treated him as a customer before he even signed on the dotted line. The end result - I secured his business.

In March he called me in again on a new home he had just purchased in Kennesaw, Georgia. By the way, the first home we did together sold in 6 days. As for the home in Kennesaw - it was another investment property and the house needed some work. Here's what I had the pleasure of helping him with:

• Color of the hardwood flooring
• Color for the walls throughout the home
• Selection of the countertop for the kitchen
• Color of the exterior of the home (including shutters)

Here is the before & after picture of the kitchen.

Here is the living room (before & after):

Transforming a house into a home can be easily accomplished with a well thought out plan. Here are some suggestions:

• Flooring - Consider using hardwood flooring when possible as it can add instant warmth.
• Wall color - Don't go white as it can be too stark. Instead, choose a color that has a beige tint.
• Countertops - Based on the wall color, you've got a perfect opportunity to add more warmth by selecting a pattern with some earth tones. In this case, we made the decision to keep the existing cupboards, matched up the hardwood and chose a countertop that would compliment both.

Georgia Interior Solutions (GIS), LLC is Atlanta Georgia's Premier Home Staging Provider. Owner and Real Estate Staging Expert, Kathy Nielsen has appeared on the pages of Atlanta Magazine, Atlanta Home Improvement; Atlanta Business Chronicle and the Atlanta Journal Constitution. You can also see one of her staged homes on HGTV's hit show Sleep On It.

With their extensive home staging portfolio, you'll quickly learn that they have the experience and knowledge on what it takes to make your home and/or listing appeal to the prospective buyers. Contact them today for your free no-obligation appointment: 678 522 8392

I was working with a client in Kennesaw GA. He was convinced that the honest thing to do was to try to continue paying the mortgage as long as he possibly could, even when his wife had been fired and they need to use what little savings they had to try to make it.... Until a Short Sale was approved.

Eventually we received an offer and waited for over 3 months for an answer, with weekly phone calls to the Lender's Short Sale dept. Finally, I received an answer: This file is not a top priority for the Lender to review. They do not have a time frame for the review process, and the person who gave me this news promptly hung up the phone on me.

How can it be that the lenders in this country are punishing those who are trying to be good citizens, do what they're supposed to do, and "play by the rules"? In this case, my client was continuing to crunch numbers and make huge sacrifices while they were waiting for an answer.

Is this really the time to be trying to teach us all to be bad citizens because this fits the Lender's Guidelines? Please tell me what kind of behavior we should expect and accept from these lenders? They are already more responsible for the problem than is the public. Do we have to give up our moral principles in order to become a priority file for the lender?

Let me know your thoughts. Why do we bail out those who have caused the problem at the expense of those who play by the rules? What can be done to fix it? How do we tell our lawmakers to apply some "common" sense to common problems? Leave a comment here and let us know.

Another Georgia bank failed today! Are you surprised? I'm not. American Southern Bank of Kennesaw was seized today by Feds and its deposits will be assumed by Bank of North Georgia. American Southern Bank of Kennesaw was one of 5 institutions that failed today, there were 4 banks and one credit union that failed today nationally. Georgia now leads the nation with over 10 bank failures since last year and 11 if you count the failure of NetBank which failed in November of 2007. At that time NetBank was the 4th largest failure in US history.

What many persons fail to understand that many local and regional banks are in trouble. The list of troubled insitutions has now grown as of the 4th quarter of last year to over 252. Local and regional banks are not covered at all by any of the bailout monies and TARP funds. Depositors must realize that FDIC insuarance covers up to $250,000 per account. That insurance is only temporary until December 31, 2009.

FDIC Bank Failed List

Cyrus Creek Townhomes in Kennesaw , priced fromt eh $140's, offers great value for brand new homes sin Cobb Co. With ample space from 2 and 3 bedroom plans, your own garage, and large closets, you can't believe how affordable the homes are. You also get amazing community amenities including: a pool with cabana which opens this summer and a tot-lot which is complete and ready for your child to play.

This week's Cyrus Creek featured new Kennesaw home is Lot number 9. Lot 9, 3918 Cyrus Crest Circle, has a ton of added upgrades. Priced at $151,900, you can take advantage of a special offer of $5,000 off for contract written by April 15, 2009. Featuring 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bath, this awesome Kennesaw townhome has a beautiful full kitchen with an open floorplan, a half bath and beautiful vinyl plank flooring on entire 1st floor. Upstairs, the master bath has separate tub and shower, linen closet, water closet and his/her sinks. And with a laundry room upstairs, even more space is added! This is really Kennesaw's best kept secret!

Located off Hwy 41, you are close to it all. Near Downtown Kennesaw, Downtown Acworth, and everything Barrett Pkwy has to offer, you can be at the shops, restaurants, or any entertainment in minutes.

Don't just take our word for it. Stop by Cyrus Creek today and see for yourself!

3901 Cyrus Crest Circle
Kennesaw, GA 30152
678-574-890
http://www.CyrusCreekTownhomes.com