North Georgia Real Estate Roundup

Since December 11, 2006 I have had the pleasure of hosting the North Georgia Real Estate group on Active Rain. I confess, it has been months since I really paid gave it the attention it deserves. So let me highlight a few of the recent contributors who have featured posts in that group and tell you all you need to do to start tagging your posts is (a) be in north Georgia (from Columbus through Macon to Savannah and northward) and (b) join the group. Then when you post a new article, listing or other activity on Active Rain you can post also to this group. Why? More visibility, greater long tail results.

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My personal friend Mr. Thom Abbott has a thought provoker and a challenge "Excuse Me? Why Do You Ask If You Don't Answer?" Thom deals with the frustration we all have of "tire kickers" who fill out a form on our site, ask often for detailed information, and who do not respond. It's not a pity party, it's a challenge to shoppers to have the decency to say, "Thank you. I'm not interested in that right now."

Another personal acquaintance Mr. Charlie Ragonesi lets us know vacation home buyers are starting to look back to the north Georgia mountains for their get-away homes with his quick and pointed article "Mountain Community update". From the lending side all indicators are Charlie will be getting even more business because underwriting guidelines have loosed back to some resemblance of reality and common sense for well qualified second home and real estate investment buyers.

Someone I have not yet had the privilege to get to know Mr. Ron Barnes reports on a change in home building and ownership away from small mansions to more accommodating, and affordable, reasonably sized homes with his well reported "McMansions Not Cool Anymore". Ron is from Jasper, Georgia and my family and I will be headed through this weekend on the way to apple country. Say hi to Ron if you haven't met him.

And finally but most certainly not least Mr. Bill and Mrs. Cyndi Daves have posted a great buyer opportunity with their listing "Blairsville Georgia Foreclosure - Price Reduced - 142 Peanut Lane - $119,900". Many areas of the Daves territory are USDA eligible for a guaranteed home loans with no down payment. This is an amazingly well performing loan program and can be used for the majority of buyers on homes of this type.