As a real estate broker, I try not to be a “jack-of-all-neighborhoods.” You know, the saying “jack-of-all-trades” in that you can do a little bit of everything. The same applies to real estate. We have a word or phrase for it…..niche marketing.  My niche market is Midtown Atlanta. But, If You Don’t Live in Midtown Atlanta What Are My Choices? But I do like to know the options for buyers when they can’t find exactly what they want in Historic Midtown Atlanta.

This post is inspired by a couple of things. First, my knowledge of the Midtown Atlanta real estate market, and second by the question I am often asked, “If I can’t afford a single family home in Midtown Atlanta, where CAN I live and still be close to all that Midtown has to offer? One of those answer is….LaVista Park.

LaVista Park is located Northeast of Midtown Atlanta via Piedmont Road, Cheshire Bridge Road and then Lavista Road or Sheridan Drive. By car, the dining and arts of Midtown are a mere 10 mintues away. The map below gives you an idea of the location of LaVista Park in relation to Midtown Atlanta.

According to the ByLaws of the LaVista Park Civic Association, the official boundaries are:

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To avoid losing homes to foreclosure due to long response times for short sale transactions, three senators introduced legislation to speed up the short sale process.

I might differ with the comment in the article that Short Sales do NOT bring down the value as much as foreclosures. This might only be valid in that the sales price might be higher than if the bank lets the home go to foreclosure. I’ll need to discuss this with a few appraisers!
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I was out with a first time home buyer this past week. They were uncertain if they even wanted to purchase a home, but they took the first necessary step and were pre approved with one of my lender. An important first step, so, as a Buyer, you are comfortable with the price of the homes we are going to look at.

So off we went. This particular Buyer had already identified for homes they wanted to see. From the time our initial conversations started until we hit the street, one of those 4 homes went Under Contract. So, there were 3 left. We saw home number 1….so-so I’ll call it. Number 2, we will call it WOW! Number 3 –another so-so.

Home number 2 was a stunning multi-story town home that was hard to believe it was a foreclosure. A washer/dryer and a new refrigerator was all it was going to need. Not even painting! (Ok the fridge was a science experiment in mold growth….)

We talked about the home, and the price. I told this Buyer that this home was under priced, would end up in a bidding war and would sell well over the list price. My Buyer replied, “I don’t like to be rushed.” I advised her I was not rushing her, but more guiding her that if she was at all interested in this home, that we needed to get our offer in sooner than later.  I also mentioned a saying we sometimes reference in real estate, “If you sleep on it tonight, you won’t sleep in it tomorrow.”

To make a long story short…..25 offers submitted on the same home, and we also missed the highest and best offer deadline by about 10 hours. So, Why Do I Have To Decide So Quick When Buying an Intown Atlanta Home?

Currently, in the Metro Atlanta area, there is approximately 46,000 homes listed For Sale. Compare that to a few years back when a local real estate company had lighed billboards proclaiming some 100,000 PLUS homes on the market. The times have changed.

Take a look at this search map of Midtown Atlanta condominiums and townhomes currently for sale.  This is a pretty large area! IN this area, there are just 349 condominiums/townhomes and 75 single-family homes listed For Sale. 

 Just 424 purchasing options in Midtown Atlanta!

So, Why Do I Have to decide So Quick When Buying an Intown Atlanta Home?  Because you do not have a whole lot of choices, and you are not the only one with a shopping cart.

If you are considering making a home or condominum purchase of Intown Atlanta Real Estate, then have your ducks in a row, and be ready to make that decision, or you just may not sleep in it tomorrow.

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Please use the following links to Search for Homes by Intown Atlanta Neighborhoods or Zip codes!

Are you looking for a specific Intown Atlanta neighborhood to focus on? Contact Thomas Ramon Realty and we can set up a search for any specific neighborhood you are looking for!

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The findings of San Francisco county officials suggest how pervasive irregularities may be across the nation.

I’ve not hear of any such audit or review in Atlanta foreclosures, but you have to wonder?
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The Georgia Court of Appeals has blocked the eviction of a homeless shelter from a prime piece of property in Midtown Atlanta.
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Cleaning your Midtown Atlanta Condo does not have to be a chore! Make it easy to clean up and you can be on your way to enjoy life on the streets of Midtown Atlanta with these cool high-tech gadgets.
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Lin-sanity has swept up the NBA over the last week. Now it seems like the phenomenon has gone worldwide. What can all of us learn from this young man — and how can we apply these same lessons to our own lives when we go back to work on Monday morning?  
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Did a local designer come up with a better version of SkyHouse Midtown Atlanta than Novare’s designs? New 23-story luxury apartment building is under construction at 12th and West Peachtree Streets in Midtown Atlanta. I first posted about this project in November of last year.

I happened across this article this morning in a round about way. I was downloading pictures I took of the site a week ago as the cranes are now  up and at it, as you can see here. I had never seen this article, but I do have to say, the “other design” is certainly more striking, especially when it comes to disguising the garage. I’ve often wondered why there is not a design requirement that masks our mammoth parking garages that are always needed with our buildings.

Due to copywrite laws, I’ve not shared the other plans, but you can find them in the link to the article.
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Queen Latifah — entertainment mogul, young Oprah, and all-around bad mothereffer — has long been a fan of Miami….and may move her base of operations to Miami from Atlanta! I wonder if anyone from the ATL is trying to KEEP her here with some tax incentives of our own? Doubt it!
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