Karen Steed Associate Broker Haralson Realty licensed in GA and AL

Mill Town Music Hall Opens in Bremen, GA.

Tonight, January 26, 2012 was the grand opening of Mill Town Music Hall in Bremen, GA. Randall Redding, the founder and CEO of Mill Town Music Hall calls it "a culmination of my life long passion for music, as well as a way for me to glorify God and give back to the community in which i was raised."

The venue has seating for 1000 and has state of the art audio and visual systems.

Promoted as a facility for quality, wholesome entertainment, it will feature Southern Gospel, County, Christian Contemporary, Bluegrass, Jazz, Classical, and Praise and Worship music. Upcoming events feature such artists as Sweet AlizAbeth, Dailey & Vincent, Katie Hogan Pollard and Joel Pollard, The McKameys, The Diplomats, Brian Free and Assurance, Ricky Skaggs, Greater Vision, The Inspirations, Jeff and Sherry Easter, and The Blue Ridge Quartet,

Visit www.MillTownMusicHall.com to get more information about upcoming events, and how to schedule your own event.

Located just an hour west of Atlanta, off I-20, Mill Town Music Hall is easy to find. Check it out.

Tallapoosa Builders Center Grand Opening October 29, 2011.

The good folks at Tallapoosa Builder's Center have finally got everything in order and are having their Grand Opening event scheduled for October 29, 2011.

The festivities begin at 11:00 am and run through 8:00 pm. Register to win prizes, including $500 cash or the floor of your choice., and stay all day for tons of fun.

From 11:00 - 1:00 they are serving food and drinks ( no alchohol - this is a family friendly event).

At 1:00 the ribbon cutting takes place. Caleb, the new owner, will welcome everyone, and from 2:00 until 4:00, The Baggetts will entertain with some good 'ole southern bluegrass music.

At 5:00 the costume contest takes place for children and adult entries, and from 5:00 - 8:00 it's Trick or Treat!

Tallapoosa, Ga is a great place to be on October 29, 2011, and really, any day of any year. Actually most areas of Haralson county would make a nice place to call home or a nice place to visit. Come on out, but only if you like small, small towns.

If you have no plans, you are invited to come on out to Tallapoosa on Saturday, and have a little fun. Just not too much fun, we have to roll the sidewalks up at 10:00. We're about an hour west of Atlanta.

Today is FAN day. What is FAN day you ask? Today is the day when the members at Midway Macedonia Baptist Church in Villa Rica take time to celebrate their favorite teams, in good old fashioned Christian fellowship.

If you are near Villa Rica, GA come on out to the soccer fields behind the church, and meet some really nice Christian people who also are sports fans. Meet me at the big RV...my sister has 60 burgers, and 60 hot dogs, plus chili waiting.

A HUD home story...

In the Tallapoosa, Bremen, Buchanan, Waco, area, we don't have a high number of HUD homes come on the market. I sell about two HUD homes per year. I have taken several "how to sell HUD homes" classes, so I know how to sell a HUD home.

Today I closed a HUD home. It had only been under contract for 60 days, but it was a very difficult 60 days.

The home was a good deal-- the client bought a three bedroom, 1.5 bath, 1 acre, 2 car garage, for $27,002.

The only real damage was a missing outside A/C unit...All the other parts were in place underneath the house.

On August 11, during the walk through before closing on August 12, we discovered someone had broken the lock on the crawl space door and cut out the copper lines running from the outside unit to the furnace underneath the house.

A verbal estimate we received was $2000 to replace these lines.

HUD was alerted, the buyer refused to close, and I lost the HUD selling bonus.

Fast forward to today...the buyer closes with an $80 credit toward the vadalism.

A word to HUD buyers...or any buyer...vandalism happens, especially in today's real estate world.

Is it really worth it to fight a battle that will cost you money even if you win?

The City of Heflin, AL celebrats its 125th anniversay on September 10.

Since the Haralson Realty real estate office is only 4.5 miles from the Alabama line, we sell land and homes in Alabama. This weekend something special is going on in Heflin, AL.

This Saturday the city of Heflin, AL is throwing a big party to celebrate its 125th birthday. From 10am - 4pm at the Casey Auditorium will have antique displays and demonstrations, food, singing, dancing, yard sale items, and much more.

Other events will be going on over on Roiss St. startiong at 4:30. Wear your best handmade birthday hat and enter to win a $50 prize.

If you decide to move to Alabama after having fun at the party, call me.