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First of all... Thanks for opening this link... It's the holidays and I know you must be looking at a lot of stuff on line. I appreciate you for stopping to clink on this page.
So, I was going through some files, vendors and contacts from the last couple years to get the rest of my contacts together for my last minute holiday cards to send out over the is coming weekend. I didn't want to miss anyone this year.
I realized that I know a lot of people, around 2400 to be exact... I have quite of few folks that are business owners, consultants, doctors, lawyers, pet groomers , attorneys, city council folks, contractors, handymen - all types of folks - even a couple scientists believe it or not.... Kind of cool, huh?
Well anyway, I figured that I should be using my reach to help out folks I know. Kind of allow you to use my connections to help you or someone you know. Sometimes it just knows the right people to get something going that you wanted to get done for a while.
Now, don't be confused, I'm NOT going to be sending out large a list of folks out or anything like that but if you need a referral for a professional or two for something let me know. My friends in business won’t mind working with you as one of my "peeps" and giving you a good deal on whatever you made need.
A lot of these folks and I go back 10 years so let me know what you may need. I don't mind... I just thought that I can help a lot of people if they needed a referral. If you don't need anything right now, that's cool...Just let me know when you do. I am more than a REALTOR, I pride myself in being a connector...so let me do that for you.
Ok, so next...
Things change so much these days with folks so let's connect and I'll let you know what I've been doing with this crazy real estate market... I'm still in the business and doing pretty well actually but I have changed some things up to make it easier to help more people. In fact I decided that I was going to help 100 families and individuals move next year... The reason?? Well, of course to make a living, but I think it is crazy how many good deals are out here that people are missing out on and its sooooo easy to buy right now - especially with owner financing, lease purchasing, 100% down etc, etc... Don't sleep! Banks are still in the business of lending money... Yeah, you still need to have decent credit and a job of course. But I just hate seeing people not take advantage... Houses are selling. I sold a few this year within 30 days with multiple offers ALL CASH... These are not rinky-dinky homes in bad neighborhoods but really nice ones in gated communities, good schools districts and quite a few in condo high rises with a door man that will greet you if that suits your fancy. I show a few of them on this website that I have a bunch of house videos on. You can check that out later at www.YouTube.com/IloveMableton
But back to what I was saying… The good deals are aplenty and folks are losing out on them left and right with just sitting on the sidelines. Some are scared and that is understandable. But why pay rent until you are 50 years old or wait until you meet someone to get married or even wait to buy a rental property for at least the tax purposes if you are making over $100,000 total combine income or more? I hear that stuff all the time and its all based on fear…nothing else! You have more financial risk driving around Atlanta in this horrific traffic and getting into an accident with someone with no insurance. You can easily buy a home for peanuts these days. I sold 4 houses this year where the mortgage was $400 to $600 dollars less a month than what they were paying in rent. Another guy’s house note is less than his car note and he drives a Chevy.
The News reporters on TV have slammed our market so bad that people think that it will never come back up. It’s funny how short people's memories are... This is like the 5th or 6th downturn in the last 20 years. So the opposite is also true! There have been 5 upturns in the market during the same time frame of varied degrees and every single time people profit like crazy when the market turns...while everyone else misses out. As a Realtor I keep seeing this cycle over and over and over and people just don't get it... They believe what they see on the news and think its actual news and not the entertainment that it is. I don't have to tell you, you already know how it is...especially the local news... “If it bleeds, it leads"...Otherwise they couldn't sell the advertisement. And then on the national news, it the same topics talked about like it’s on a reel being played back over and over and over... And then is displayed as if it’s the same all over the country… As if it’s like the weather and they say its’ 72 degrees and sunny in every town in America at the same time… that’s impossible… You know what I'm talking about... It's like they are brain washing the nation for profit…lol. I wonder what would happen to the ratings if they didn't mention any bad news for an entire week. What do you think?
All the talk on TV about double dips in the economy and the lack of jobs would have you to believe that the market will stay that way forever... Go online and look for jobs... they are everywhere in the Atlanta market and elsewhere - good ones too! Daycare centers are popping up everywhere... And that doesn't happen with massive amounts of people out of work. Banks despite foreclosing on those who have defaulted on their mortgages are still in business…So that should tell you something. We aren’t seeing people in breadlines or children panhandling outside of soup kitchens, the economy is down but it’s not out. Trust me when I say, now is the time to pull those nickels out of your grandmother’s Crown Royal bag and rub a couple of them together and buy you a piece of property.
Now I'm not a Pollyanna or anything like that and if you know me as well as I hope you do, you know that I am a realist. So of course the market is NOT like it was just 4 years ago. But it isn’t dead either... It's far from dead. Don't be fooled.
Oh and you would be surprised how many foreign nationals are buying up Atlanta and other hotspots left and right and then turning around and renting back to others and making a profit. What are they seeing that we aren't seeing about our own market? That too, should tell you something.
A lot of folks tell me they wish they could sell or wish they could buy... It doesn't have to be a wish... It can actually happen. Over 10,000 homes in the metro Atlanta area, change hands every month. That's over 120,000 properties each year changing hands throughout the region.
THAT'S A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE!
You should be one of them if that is what you want for yourself in the New Year and I can help you do it.
The best deals out there right now are foreclosures, RELO Properties (not to be confused with REO properties which are the same as foreclosures), Owner Finance properties, and then some short sales.
You can request your free list of them here. http://www.AtlantaBrickHomes.com if you’re curious and just see what's out there...
Anyway, I digress; I just wanted to see if I could help you with some of my resources with referrals from my database. I didn’t mean for this post to be so long but it’s heartfelt and some of the things that have been on my heart for a while. I just thought I’d go ahead and share them with you
So what your plans are for Christmas and the New Year. Get back in touch with me... I really would like to know.
Jackye Mumphrey
404-786-0495
P.S. If you would like for me to send you or someone you know a greeting card to spread a bit of holiday cheer it would be my pleasure to do so. Just email me the address and I’ll pop it in the mail to you by Monday. Otherwise if you get this email after Christmas for some reason, I’ll send you one for New Years…no problem... I really hope you are doing well and I look forward to getting back in touch with you soon.
P.S.S Oh and by the way if you are too busy to catch up by phone before the end of the year, just hit me up on Facebook.com/JackyeMumphrey or just leave me a message here to let me know you got this note, and we’ll just link up after the New Year.
Compiled and Prepared by Jackye Mumphrey the Mableton Real Estate Maven from FMLS Stats
YTD info for Mableton December 6th 2011
Info for homes above 250,000
Neighborhoods that have the most unsold listings
Vinings Estates with 43 homes
Providence with 11 homes
The Retreat at Vinings Lake with 6 homes
Vinings Place with 5 homes
Year built from
1900-1959 Homes 39 Sold
1960-1979 Homes 75 Sold
1980-1989 Homes 43 Sold
1990-1999 Homes 66 Sold
2000-2005 Homes 113 Sold
2006-2011 Homes 69 Sold
Vinings Estates with 43 homes sold
Providence with 14 homes sold
Vinings Vintage with 12 homes sold
Vinigs Cove and Legacy at the Riverline with 11 each
The Retreat at Old Vinings Lake with 10 homes sold
Nellie Lake and Willow Pond with 9 homes each sold
Stoneybrooke and Lakeview at Vinings with 8 homes each
Homes sold by Days on the Market
98 homes sold within 30 days of less of being on the market.
55 Homes sold within 31-60 days
51 Homes sold within 61-90 days
39 homes sold within 91-120 days
25 homes sold within 121-150 days
30 homes sold in 151-180 days
44 homes sold within 181-250 days
35 homes sold within 251-365 days
35 homes sold in 366+ days
Homes that have sold by the month for 2011. These numbers are inline with the performance of homes sold in Mableton with years past regardless of market conditions. Home values have declined but homes still sell in regards to how many move monthly and seasonally.
Homes Sold Each Month
January 22
February 25
March 38
April 40
May 48
June 43
July 40
August 44
September 39
October 33
November 30
Average for Mableton 36.54 home sell every month. Average listing inventory for the year 1500 listed and 525 units sold.
Compiled and Prepared by Jackye Mumphrey the Mableton Real Estate Maven from FMLS Stats
Most popular Street in which buyers have purchase a home in Mableton for 2011
Century Park Place with 7 new homeowners
Vinings Lake with 6 homeowners
Vinings Vintage with 6 homeowners
Clydesdale Lane and with 5 homeowners
Cobblestone Creek Lake with 4 homeowners
Harmony-Leland , Lindley, Pebblebrook 173 Homes Sold
Nickajack, Griffin, Campbell 61 Homes Sold
Mableton, Floyd South Cobb 59 Homes Sold
Clay, Lindley, Pebblebrook 43 Homes Sold
All other homes sold have fallen under different combinations of available tracks per overlapping school zones.
Solds by unit price point in Mableton
Under 50,000 106 homes sold
50,001 – 100,000 64 homes sold
100,001-150,000 41 homes sold
150,001-200,000 71 homes sold
200,001-250,000 48 homes sold
250,001-300,000 18 homes sold
300,001-350,000 20 homes sold
351,000-400,000 12 homes sold
400,001-450,000 5 homes sold
450,001-500,000 8 homes sold
500,001-600,000 4 homes sold
600,001+ 4 homes sold
Compiled and Prepared by Jackye Mumphrey the Mableton Real Estate Maven from FMLS Stats
Maven from FMLS Stats
Understanding the importance of your time, confidentiality of your sale, and the special treatment you may need, Jackye operates her business with a hands on approach and will guide you gently towards the close of sale on your home.
With extensive sales experience and having grown up in a family of REALTORS, real estate was a natural progression for Jackye to blossom and flourish a fantastic real estate spark plug, a real go getter.
Jackye a California native, relocated to Georgia in the mid 90's to initially just attend school but stayed and fell in love with Atlanta and the different styles of architecture available in southern homes and estates that simply do not exist in California. She has found that Atlanta living simply offers a certain quality of life that can not be easily described in words, but only seen and felt in the charming neighborhoods
and suburbs that surround Atlanta.
Focusing on young, upwardly mobile professionals, Jackye has created a specialized niche of what she calls,"The Neo-Suburban Upscale Client". This niche of clientele are those who appreciate and desire, newer and well kept, quiet pocket neighborhoods, throughout the area that are hidden away, yet within minutes to all the area has to offer without the inconvenience of a commute. There are hundreds of these quiet neighborhoods just barely tucked away throughout the metro area.. The comments that Jackye hears most often from clients are, "I didn't even know this was here!" and " I've been here my whole life and have never heard of this neighborhood!" Jackye and her team spend close to 10 hours a week searching and finding these neat little neighborhoods to list and showcase to buyers.
Jackye is the creator of "Specific Reverse Prospect Marketing", a marketing technique that is changing the way buyer's find homes for sale in the markets that she serves. This technique allows for buyers to wildly raise their hands to buy the best homes available in the market today, even before they hit the actual market. The technique has allowed Jackye to become the dominate online marketing real estate pro in Mableton and the surrounding areas and has cut the days her listings are on the market by 27 percernt. She has coached and trained over 550 agents and been hired to market the listings of dozens of colleages to selling success.
Whether buying or selling Atlanta real estate, count on Jackye and the Mumphrey Realty Group not to just sell or help you buy a home, but to... Exceed Your Real Estate Needs by Leaps and Bounds!
Markets we serve
Primary
Mableton,Vinings, Smyrna, Austell
Secondary 
South Fulton - Atlanta's West Side
Cobb county Georgia is where I live, learn, play, love and work. It is a wonderful county with a diverse population and wide variety of housing styles and price ranges. I have called Cobb county home since 2003 and really couldn't imagine living anywhere else in Georgia. I reside in the town of Mableton. It is a quaint town with about 30,000 residents. It is served by a main post office, several banks, ample shopping, two high schools, a charter school, and several private schools. It is about 9 miles from downtown Atlanta and has fantastic access to I-20 and I-285 interstates. It is also 45 minutes from the Alabama stateline and the University of West Georgia. The housing market in Mableton is healthy despite all of the bad press the real estate market has recently received. Atlanta real estate market overall is healthy and has missed the blows to the local market as experienced in Flordia, Arizona and a few other states. Mableton and Cobb County both have viable economies, diverse population, affordable housing and a rich southern history. Cobb county is a GREAT place to live, invest and raise a family.
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Other sites to view:
www.MumphreyRealtyGroup.com www.MySpace.com/MRGMumphrey www.MumphreyRealtyGroup.blogspot.com www.JackyeMumphrey.com www.MabletonLiving.com www.MabletonMaven.com www.MabletonEstates.com www.GoMableton.com www.GotMableton.com www.twitter.com/JackyeMumphrey www.AtlantaBrickHomes.com www.ILoveMableton.com www.Youtube.com/IloveMableton
Michael Woodman
The best way to describe Jackye would be that she is insightful, personable, and driven. She is truly a great salesperson!"Angela Edwards
Jackye is very professional and courteous. I recommend her to everyone I meet. I could not have sold my home without her!"Julia Troxler
Jackye was always available, way ahead of me at times. She met with contractors and kept in constant contact with me to keep me aware of what was happening. I would list a house with her again."Charles Wilson
Jackye, thank you, thank you, thank you! If I knew it would be this easy, I would have bought a home much sooner.Thank you for your diligent care and for your professionalism, I'll refer you to all my friends.Brent Smith
Jackye, you did an outstanding job for us. You brought in a sales contract far exceeding my expectations. Thanks Jackye." SOLD in 23 DAYSTroy Reese
Jackye did an outstanding job with the sell of my home and brought me a contract for $3000 over my asking price and sold it in less than 30 days... Jackye is really the best!!! ThanksJennet Stebbins
Jackye did a wonderful job with the purchase of my home in Cobb. She negotiated a contract for me that saved me over $5000. I have used Jackye's services 3 times now and I would never consider using anyone else for real estate...Lisa Wilson
"Jackye was my realtor and was absolutely wonderful!! I was a first time homebuyer and she held my hand throughout the entire process. I've recommended her to at least 2 other people (including my best friend) and they continue to sing her praises.Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, High Integrity
Ricardo Guity
"Jackye Mumphrey is an exceptional realty professional whom I would recommend to anyone . Its difficult enough trying to sell a house or condo in this market.Trying to accomplish this task long distance can be overwhelming especially in the midst of personal struggles associated with divorce .Thanks J for all your hard work and commitment .I rested a bit easier in Seattle knowing I could trust the work you were doing in Atlanta ,GA."Top qualities: Expert, High Integrity, Creative
Kimberly King
"Highly professional and knowledgeable in her field. She walked me every step of the way. A scary and nerve wracking process became exciting and fun. I had 6 weeks to find a house and close working in a limited budget, limited time, and limited area. Now I live in the house of my dreams." Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert
Al White
I appreciate Jackye's Real Estate service. She is the epitome of all Real Estate Agents that I have ever hired. Jackye is professional, efficient, Knowledgeable, and crafty with ideas when it come to selling property. Her experience of service has done her well and it shows in her work. She is honest, reliable and knows how to satisfy her clients. I would refer her to all that I know to hire as an agent because I know she will treat them right. Regards, Al White" Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, High Integrity
Stacey Landrum
"Jackye helped me from beginning to end when I purchased my first home. She was patient in explaining the process and helped me secure financing. She was knowledgeable about the market and properties. I would use her to purchase properties in the future. Top qualities: Personable, Expert, High Integrity
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