About Lumpkin County, GA

Over the last couple of weeks I have picked up a couple of Great listings. I have between 30 and 40 now all posted to my website http://www.AlanGrizzle.com. I have sold Dahlonega Real Estate for the past ten years. Two years ago I would have had at between 6 and 8 closings per month if I had 30+ listings.

What a difference the last year has made. I closed on two lots and a house in January. Everything sold at a bargain price. I got a small foreclosure under contract last week and expecting one of my buyers to make a offer this week.

I have some land sellers who will owner finance with a low down payment and some homes that will lease purchase. We are getting creative to try and move some listings. Let me know if you have any Dahlonega buyers. I would be happy to work a deal with you.

Just updated my website http://www.AlanGrizzle.comI hope this site is helpful for people interested in Dahlonega Real Esate. It also has Real Estate information for Dawsonville, Murrayville, Gainsville and cumming Georgia.

I welcome any suggestions to make this site better.

Please send comments to AlanGrizzle@AlanGrizzle.com

With the market a little slow we seem to have some extra time.

Why not make the best of it. We can work on our web site, take some CE. I just signed up for a 12 hour class at the MLS Center.

This is a great time to teach our children about financing. We need to teach them to set a budget that does not spend every dime they have each month. Teach them that they do need to have money saved for a rainy day. I suggest at least six months worth of expenses. One year would be better. So many people have lived pay check to pay check for years. That is no way to live. Life happens, the car breaks down, it needs new tires, and the washing machine breaks and so on. Some one will get sick or hurt and need to go to the doctor. They need to plan for that. It takes work and sacrifice to save. We may have to spend vacation at home. We do not need to trade for a new car every two years. There is nothing wrong with driving a 10 year old car, just take good care of it. They also need to know it is better to live in a common house and have savings than to live in a big fancy house and be broke all the time.

This slow market will soon turn around and we will be busy again. I suggest everyone take advantage of the break.

Here is an encouraging word in the midst of our current economy and continual bad news cycle.:

1 Praise the LORD. ^[b]
Blessed is the man who fears the LORD,
who finds great delight in his commands.

² His children will be mighty in the land;
the generation of the upright will be blessed.

³ Wealth and riches are in his house,
and his righteousness endures forever.

⁴ Even in darkness light dawns for the upright,
for the gracious and compassionate and righteous man. ^[c]

⁵ Good will come to him who is generous and lends freely,
who conducts his affairs with justice.

⁶ Surely he will never be shaken;
a righteous man will be remembered forever.

⁷ He will have no fear of bad news;
his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.

⁸ His heart is secure, he will have no fear;
in the end he will look in triumph on his foes.

⁹ He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor,
his righteousness endures forever;
his horn ^[d] will be lifted high in honor.

¹⁰ The wicked man will see and be vexed,
he will gnash his teeth and waste away;
the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.

I hope this blesses you. You will see that the fear of God is the beginning of blessings. I also note the characteristics of a Blessed person: Upright, gracious, compassionate and righteous (vs 4). What wonderful qualities to ask the Holy Spirit to grow in our lives. Thanks for reading. Let's hide God's Word in our hearts.

Looks like my activity is picking up. I was out showing Sunday after church and most of the day Tuesday. How is activity for everyone else?