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100 best places to live and launch (Fortune Magazine)
3. Buford, Ga.
· Luxury at home: Our full profile of Buford, Ga.
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<!--mfiltered [endi-->• Talk back: What do you think of Buford?
Population: 13,576
Pros: Affordable housing, scenic environment
Con: Aggressive competition for labor force
Safe neighborhoods, affordable real estate and a relaxed pace, along with easy access to major highways, draw Georgians to lakeside Buford, 35 miles northeast of Atlanta. Besides being home to an artist colony with 40 working painters, photographers, sculptors, and other creative types, Buford also draws entrepreneurs: about 30 new startups launch every month in this 16-square-mile city, according to Buford's occupational tax clerk.
As part of Gwinnett County, Buford is involved in the region's greater effort to develop its presence in industries such as healthcare, information technology, distribution and trade, and advanced communications. Depending on the business, owners may find tax exemptions (for instance, a 100% sales tax break for qualified manufacturing equipment), tax credits (such as the job tax credit for certain tech industries creating at least 25 jobs in a single year), and assistance in permit acquisition and hiring. Active small business organizations, such as the nonprofit Buford Business Alliance, bring member owners together for networking events and to promote tourism in the area.
Besides lakeside activities such as boating and fishing, the area downtown bustles with restaurants, boutiques, and art galleries. There's also the Mall of Georgia, the largest in the Southeast, with 15 million visitors a year. -Peter McDougall
There are very few builders I would recommend to a client for then to have a new home built to meet the client's needs. The builders I list here have an eye for detail and like to put extra quality into their homes. I have worked in one capacity or another for each of these and know the product they provide is among the best in the state. Here is a little about each of them:
Michael & Steve Youseff
Magnolia Signature Homes
Currently building custom homes at:
Great River at Tribble Mill off New Hope Road
The Retreat at Apalachee off Hurricane Shoals Road
Bogans Bridge off South Bogan Road
770-232-7111 Office
Mike Martin
Natchez Trace Developement
Currently building custom homes at:
The Strawberry Fields off Ga. Hwy. 20 and Willowwind Road
770-466-7507 Office
Don Puckett & Family
Leverette P., Inc. (LPI) 770-271-8978
Currently building custom homes at:
Millstone At Little River, Millstone Manor, Meranova at Mill Creek, Springs at Rock House, Grandview Estates, Vann's Tavern, Drayton Hall , Hedgerows, Apalachee Station, Traditions at Braselton, Stonehaven, Bryan Mill, Barringer Park, The Gates at Braselton
770-271-8978 Office
My partner, Linda T. Mullis and I (OK-the builder, Michael Youseff, as well) would like for you to visit our swim tennis community just across New Hope Road in Lawrenceville (some would say Grayson) to view our selection of 5 bedroom 4 bath homesin a well established, very safe community. Our homes stay open 24/7 because we do not have problems. We have most of our homes with hardwood floors, stained cabinets, granite counters, tiled back splash, tiled bathrooms (including around the showers), some on basements, some with three car garages, one overlooking the Alcovy River, family rooms, some with fireplaces in the master as well as family room, some with media rooms. We have available to move in 12 or 13 and are ready to build you your custom dream home. Why don't you take a chance and visit us this week. We have written 4 contracts in the last 4 weeks. They must be nice. They are priced low to mid $300's. We even had an offer recently we thought would not be considered and, guess we didn't know, they close on it this week.
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I am working to lease medical office space in the Decatur, Tucker, and Clarkston areas of Georgia. We also have some shopping center lease space available. Give us a call.
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I have lived and worked in the Northeast Metro Atlanta Area since moving from Colorado in 1967. During that time I have worked for US Department of Agriculture in both US Forest Service and Food Safety and Inspection Service, ran a landscaping business, built homes for 4+ years, installed custom cabinets for 4+ years, worked with Avalar Atlanta Group Realtors in Snellville and Duluth, Re/Max Preferred in Loganville, Re/Max Greater Atlanta in Snellville, and Southern Heritage in Duluth. I work well with people listening to their dreams, hence the name I chose for my web site, http://www.dreamproperty.biz/.
Having the experience of working in the fields I have (building custom and spec homes and installing custom cabinetry in new and existing homes, each for over 4 years) gives me an edge in being able to assist buyers and sellers in the real estate market. This gives me the ability to provide them with the fact that I really do have a handle on their market. Add to that the experience of working for the federal government in a service industry which has taught me the responsibility of caring for the client/customer and actually listening to their needs as well as wants. Knowing this about your client/customer makes the real estate transaction so much easier by working to provide them only with the product they are wishing to transact business on without a lot of time looking at those things that don't reflect the visiion of their dream. Real estate transactions are amoong the top three stress producers in someone's life. If you can shorten the length of time it takes while assisting in that transaction and caring for your client/customer during the process, you will greatly influence your ability to gain referrals within their sphere of influence. With the quality of their experience adding to my experience creates a business that will endure the weak market as well as increasing during the strong markets. If you see my picture you realize why i say
"I have a HANDLE on your market!"
Knowing my client/customer in the market they are wishing to participate in gives me the opportunity to better serve them in a very stressful situation. I love working with and listening to my client/customer's dreams.
SK writes ".... and because you actually listened to us AND believed what we told you when we first met, we are now actually living in the dream home we were told we would never have. You didn't give up on our dream the way others had and have made it possible for us to not only have found our dream home but to have gained, what we hope will be, a friend for life. Thank you."
KS writes "Having been in the mortgage business for more years that I will admit to, I find in you a person more caring than any agent I have ever worked with before. Your desire to make sure your client is well cared for, goes beyond just providing a transaction. Your follow-up allows me to give them the service that will complete the transaction without things falling through the cracks as happens in so many attempted transactios. Thank you for assisting me in making my service a quality experience for your client."
SM tells me "he only likes to work with 8-10 agents who provide a quality of servie to their clients that will make his job easier. I chose you because you have proven to me to care about them in a much deeper way than the normal agent."
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