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Setting the Stage with Carter and Associates
When it comes to selling your home, home staging can make a huge difference not only in time spent on the market but in profit as well. Staged homes sell faster and for more money than unstaged homes. While many realtors will find you a company...
Choosing the right Home Inspector
Home inspectors can tell you lots of stories — if you have the stomach to hear them. Snake skeletons inside fuse boxes. Giant, pillowy mold colonies thriving under the floor. Car jacks supporting floor joists. Plastic bottles used for drai...
How Much and When to Pay Your Contractor
As a Realtor, my aim is to get the right person in the right house, from the start. I want that new family to beam with joy when they walk into their new place. But inevitably, they will tackle a project at the house — be it something they...
How to Get Your Dream House
Ever find out that charming house you’ve always admired has changed hands — and you didn’t even know it was on the market? I’ll let you in on a secret: Maybe it never was. Many Atlanta-area houses sell before they’re ever entere...
Pre-listing Inspection Benefits
Every home buyer knows the value of getting a professional home inspection done during the due diligence process before buying a home. A home inspection should conduct a thorough review of the homes’ structure, noting and defects or issues th...
5 Essential Tax Breaks for Homeowners
Most everyone knows to write off the interest paid on a home mortgage, come tax-time. (You do know to write that off, don’t you?) First-time homebuyers, especially, can see huge tax savings with this write-off, as the early payments are typic...
What is Escrow and how can it help me in my Real Estate Transaction?
Large monetary transactions can be quite daunting when you are dealing with people you may not know personally. This rings true in many daily transactions as well as in the Real Estate Market. Whether you’re dealing with a large online purcha...
The Best Rated Atlanta Area Neighborhoods for Young Families
Planning to raise your family in the Atlanta area? Check out these neighborhoods rated best for raising your family right in Atlanta: Decatur, GA is an in-town suburb located just miles from all the downtown Atlanta area has to offer and...