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5 tips for increasing your Atlanta home’s value Alpharetta. $1,069,000 2205 Lake Shore Landing 6BR/5.5BA FMLS: 6607060 Bonnie Majher 678.575.4439
Alpharetta. $949,000 233 Hunley Court 5BR/5.5BA FMLS: 6617143 Brian Henson 770.876.7053
Johns Creek. $1,399,000 4075 Merriweather Woods 7BR/6BA/2HBA FMLS: 6575988 Paul Wegener 404.713.7895 Ken Gary 404.693.1066
Alpharetta. $1,565,000 212A Brooke Drive 5BR/5.5BA FMLS: 6608551 Bonnie Majher 678.575.4439
Big Canoe. $289,000 1782 Valley View Drive 3BR/3BA FMLS: 6563469 Babs Price 404.697.2008
Johns Creek. $150,000 10980 Blackbrook Drive 1.2+/- Acres FMLS: 6577289 Teri Frye 678.428.4281 Pete Frye 770.715.5400
Alpharetta. $555,000 9350 Nesbit Lakes Drive 5BR/4BA FMLS: 6598177 Maryanne Wichester 678.520.9922 Kelly Keeter 678.923.8644
Canton. $1,000,000 223 Savanna Estates Court 6BR/4.5BA FMLS: 6622947 Angela Medley 404.886.5764
Johns Creek. $300,000 10460 Meadow Run Trace 4BR/3BA FMLS: 6617097 Reed Guthrie 404.808.9953
Alpharetta. $785,000 1345 Brandywine Trail 4BR/3.5BA FMLS: 6610436 Bonnie H. Smith 404.713.7713
Cumming. $670,000 6345 Sunbriar Drive 5BR/5BA/1HBA FMLS: 6596640 Meg Frank 864.414.2544
Johns Creek. $414,000 140 Alvord Court 5BR/3BA FMLS: 6605481 Rony Ghelerter 703.899.6663
Alpharetta. $899,000 14955 Thompson Road 5BR/5.5BA FMLS: 6612859 Rachael Blatt 404.285.9059
Johns Creek. $875,000 1022 Palmetto Dunes Drive 5BR/4BA/1HBA FMLS:6615766 Liz Amershadian770.442.7300 Meg Frank 864.414.2544
Madison. $1,590,000 503 North Main Street 4BR/3BA/2HBA FMLS: 6555934 Clay Henderson 770.652.1890 Haden Henderson 678.787.9226
UNDER CONTRACT Milton. $350,000 808 Ivy Vine Way 4BR/3.5BA FMLS: 6591438 Karen Reynolds 404.569.9521
Roswell. $589,900 12050 Brookfield Club Drive 5BR/4.5BA FMLS: 6603909 Angela Medley 404.886.5764
Milton. $819,990 1820 Horsham Trail 5BR/5BA FMLS: 6613581 Casey Schiltz 404.819.5851
Roswell. $899,000 1079 Canton Street 3BR/3.5BA FMLS: 6543164 Kathleen Rice 678.697.4984 Kevin White 407.405.4083
Moreland. $4,800,000 1539 Bear Creek Road 4BR/4BA/2HBA FMLS: 6544414 Clay Henderson 770.652.1890 Haden Henderson 678.787.9226
Suwanee. $1,624,900 4845 Kettle River Point 5BR/6BA/2HBA FMLS: 6580505 Anne Stone 404.307.6416 Kathy Rice 678.697.4984
Roswell. $499,000 1005 Milhaven Drive 3BR/3.5BA FMLS: 6603500 Jane Patneau 770.337.3538
Woodstock. $515,900 160 Foxtail Road 3BR/3BA FMLS: 6613019 Theresa Strait 404.483.1894 Geri Beckmann 404.290.2330
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Roswell. $529,900 430 Laurian View Court 6BR/3.5BA FMLS: 6616116 Robin Ives 770.870.4009
San Diego, California. $5,998,000 4320 Rancho Las Brisas Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty
Brought to you by – BILL RAWLINGS Senior Vice President & Managing Broker, North Atlanta Office Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty When you decide to put your home up for Rawlings sale, you naturally want to recoup as much of your investment as possible. Just as important, you want to be assured you’re getting paid the full value of what your home is worth. In the robust Atlanta housing market, first-time Atlanta home sellers often make the mistake of assuming their home will gain a good price based on demand alone, not realizing how competitive the market really is. To boost your Atlanta home’s value, keep the following five tips in mind. Update the kitchen Experts agree that kitchen remodels tend to bring the most value for the dollar, primarily because, for most homebuyers, the kitchen is the most important room in the home. A sprucedup kitchen can boost your home’s value by as much as 7 percent. Even minor updates like upgrading appliances and hardware will produce good results. For a bigger impact at the closing table, consider updating the countertops to quartz, marble or granite and installing stainless steel appliances. Update the bathrooms Similar to the kitchen, your bathrooms will have a high yield per dollar spent. Again, minor improvements like fresh paint, hardware and caulking will benefit you somewhat, but anything up to a full gut and remodel will be a value booster. For maximum impact, consider replacing the tub, countertops, fixtures and tile and install a new toilet if necessary. Add square footage The more usable square footage your home has, the higher its appraisal value. Finishing out a basement or attic is a great way to add extra rooms and living space. Converting a “bonus” room to an extra en suite bedroom can also be a plus. Building an add-on or stand-alone in-law suite can garner an increase in value in the tens of thousands of dollars.
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Alpharetta Old and New Sunshine Kids Home Tour Join us on Wednesday, October 16th from 4-7pm for a rare chance to see inside some of the fabulous homes that make Alpharetta so special – all to benefit kids fighting cancer! If you haven’t seen the new downtown Alpharetta district, this is a great opportunity to see how the city has transformed this live, work, and play community. The City of Alpharetta describes their town as a place where, “you’ll find a real genuine, down to earth and fun-loving attitude among those who are lucky enough to live here.” A few of those lucky residents have offered to open their homes so you can see the work they’ve done to create a home in their fantastic city. 105 Shady Grove Lane: This home was built in 1973 and the owners literally raised the roof in a part of the house to go from 8-foot ceilings to a nice 11.5-foot
vault. The home was initially about 1700 square feet and they added on a full master bath/closet and reworked the laundry and husband’s shop area, for a total of about 2500 square feet. While we know they wanted to live in walking distance to Alpharetta’s city center, the homeowners say, “The truth of the matter is we bought it so our dogs would have a nice backyard in which to play!” 72 Nathan Circle: This home was built in the 1965 and has been remodeled with a mid-century modern flair. It sits on close to an acre with a pool and is super cool! The homeowners wanted to be downtown and spotted the house, knocked on the door, and finally convinced the owner to sell after she found them another home to purchase!
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Five tips to relieve moving stress NAPS — The next time you’re among the estimated 40 million Americans a year who move into a new home, these five tips can help relieve some of the stress: 1. Know what’s happening when. Make a list of everything you need to do and when you need to do it. It should include budgeting, decluttering, hiring movers, buying supplies, and updating medical and financial records. 2. Keep all your critical moverelated names, phone numbers and addresses in one document. You may want to store them in your smartphone and have a hard copy. Be sure you can easily access your moving contract, real estate and mortgage documents, as well
as information you may need about utilities, banks and schools. 3. Have a first-night box. Once you’re in your new home, you don’t want to have to hunt for such things as box cutters, tools, device chargers, bed linens, shower curtains, toiletries—and the coffeepot. 4. Stay connected to what matters most—family, friends, Internet, Wi-Fi and TV. Arrange your services in advance of your move at www.smartmove.us. 5. Get help. For a one-stop, customizable way to stay organized, there’s the Moving Guide from SmartMove, downloadable at www.smartmove.us.
With a little planning, your new house can feel like home right from the first day. ALPHARETTA. $560,000 110 Wills Road 4BR/3BA FMLS: 6604553 Charlcie Forehand 678.613.4422 Tanner Forehand Woodall 678.507.4100
CANTON. $217,500 1129 Bart Manous Drive 2BR/1BA FMLS: 6607790 Cynthia Chandlee 770.826.8276
ROSWELL. $625,000 220 Vickery Falls Drive 3BR/3.5BA FMLS: 6552037 Tricia Leuallen 678.699.3955
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MILTON. $1,089,000 900 Crabapple Hill 5BR/5BA/2HBA FMLS: 6579193 Kimberly Counter 678.938.5885
MILTON. $1,499,000 13985 Haystack Lane 5BR/4.5BA FMLS: 6543236 Abbe Laboda 678.491.1015
MILTON. $749,999 16082 Freemanville Road 5BR/5.5BA FMLS: 6570073 Cynthia Chandlee 770.826.8276
WOODSTOCK. $3,200,000 4186 N Arnold Mill Road 8BR/10BA/3HBA FMLS: 6578444 Suzanne Close 770.335.1880 Betty Gargis 770.354.0670
MILTON.$1,599,900 14450 Birmingham Highway 4BR/3.5BA FMLS: 6565249 Kathy Rice 678.697.4984 Cynthia Chandlee 770.826.8276
HOUSTON. $1,799,000 3781 Georgetown Street Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty
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Greige is the new beige “Unless you’ve been in a coma for the past few years, greige tones have taken over” says John Hogan, owner of Remodeling Expo Center in Roswell. From paint to wallpaper to flooring, this neutral shade is oh-so-on-trend. And it’s not hard to see why. The popular hue can blend seamlessly with any design style, and while your furniture and decor might come and go, your classic walls can remain the same. Want to know how you can update your classic beige north Atlanta home? Lead Designer, Brittany Lingerfelt, has been incorporating greige into north Atlanta homes for several years. Here are a few of her ideas that will renew your home. Neutral Greige Works with What You Have Part of the appeal of greige is that it works with existing dark stained furniture, wall trim or cabinets. It’s a great way to lighten up your home without needing to sell everything you own. You can go greige in the master bathroom and leave beige in the master bedroom. It may seem like a small change but it will make your rooms feeler cooler, and larger. Match Your Artwork The deliciously neutral wall shade in a living room blends perfectly with a similarly hued piece of artwork and a curved table lamp sitting on top of a rustic console, and complemented by a rug with some cool tones. If you’ve been staring at the same picture on the wall for 25 years: change it out. Pictures with water scenes will work really well. Pair With White for a Coastal Look One of the many benefits of a neutral living room color idea is the fact that it has the lightness of gray with the
warmth of beige, so there’s no chance of this shade looking cold. You can create a different ambience with greige depending on what you choose to pair it with. Keep it warm with more taupe and beige tones, or make it fresh with a chalky white. Greige in the Kitchen Transition the beige in the family room to greige in the kitchen and use this opportunity to update the kitchen. Greige paint on the walls complemented by a clean white cabinet looks absolutely gorgeous. Then on the island, you can go a little crazy with a cool grey cabinet. Top it all off with a marble looking quartz counter and you have a milliondollar-looking kitchen. Make a Statement Why not go all out with your living room color idea and match your furniture with your walls? A tone-on-tone greige approach can look extremely slick, especially if you keep the rest of the monochromatic look clean and streamlined. This approach is a little more comprehensive but you’ll feel like you live in a totally new home. Greige in the Bathroom The bathroom is the room that undoubtedly looks the best in greige, because you can incorporate it everywhere: shower pan, shower walls, floor and cabinets. Tile is a cool surface to begin with and using a combination of greys and beiges, perhaps in a marbleized porcelain tile, looks fantastic. For more ideas on how to transform your home with design and colors, contact The Remodeling Expo Center at 404 910-3969 or stop in at 48 King Street, Roswell, GA 30075. RemodelingExp.o.com
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Are you a senior considering selling? Many homeowners have previously bought and sold homes in the past. However, selling a home as a Senior can be more complicated, due to unique issues and decisions that need to be made. Though Seniors usuDAN GRIFFIN ally make the final decision on selling, it is not uncommon for adult children to help them through the entire process. Questions arise such as: • Is moving the best alternative now, or later? • What is the best way to “downsize” a lifetime’s worth of possessions and family heirlooms?
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1. Choosing the right builder: Builders are not all the same. A seasoned agent is likely to have years of experience with a variety of builders and she/he will can assist you in identifying the best builder to use (and the least desirable builders). Your agent will impart her years of wisdom at no expense to you. 2. Expertise on communities, location and lot: Again, here’s where experience counts. Location is always primary for real estate value. Your agent can counsel you on issues such as proximity to retention/detention ponds, the amenities, roads, topography, commercial developments, etc. 3. Help in choosing the best upgrades/plan modifications: Your experienced agent has viewed thou-
sands of homes, knows what buyers prefer and can advise on what is best for future resale. This advice alone could save you thousands down the road. 4. Contractual Review: The builders’ contracts can be full of deadlines and confusing terms that an agent can help you navigate. And, if a dispute arises concerning contractual issues, he/she can run interference for you. 5. Negotiations with your best interest in mind: The onsite agents, as nice and friendly as they can be, are representing only the builder’s best interests. When you use a buyer’s agent, you have someone who is solely focused on your best interest and has years of experience negotiating home purchases. 6. An invaluable resource: Buyer’s agents have an arsenal of qualified inspectors, contractors, movers, storage, temporary housing options and attorneys, if needed. Your construction could take up to 5-6 months and your agent will be consulting with you every step of the way. And, if you are selling too, they can reduce your street level by seamlessly coordinate the two transactions. Bottom-line, a buyer’s agent costs you nothing and offers a lot of upside. Eve Jones, 770-365-1406
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Value: Continued from Page 2 Make it energy efficient With so much attention on energy efficiency and environmental friendliness, you can’t go wrong by taking steps to lower your home’s energy output and costs. From simple steps like weatherproofing and insulation, to replacing drafty doors and windows, anything you can do to reduce energy bills for the next owners can get you more money at the closing table. Even if it doesn’t boost your home’s appraisal value, it will certainly boost your home’s perceived value, and energyconscious buyers will gladly pay more for these features.
Tour: Continued from Page 3 123 Lily Garden Place: This is a new townhome located at West Main built by Patrick Malloy Communities, interior designed by Kit Castaldo Design, and marketed by Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties New Homes Division. Everybody wants to walk out their doorstep and be in the super cool Downtown Alpharetta area and we are so excited to share this beautiful new home on our tour.
Spruce it up—inside and out The “lived-in” look may sell blue jeans, but it doesn’t do so well with homes. First impressions matter; buyers generally decide within the first seven seconds whether they are interested in your home. If your home’s curb appeal is lacking—especially compared to other homes on your street—consider sprucing it up with landscaping, decluttering, fresh paint and maybe a new front door. Likewise, make sure the interior is spotless and decluttered for showing. A fresh coat of paint still goes a long way in improving both perceived and actual value. The experts at Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty may have more detailed advice on how to get the most value for your home when you are ready to sell. Give us a call at 770.442.7300. The Alpharetta Home tour benefits the Sunshine Kids Foundation which creates fun trips and activities for kids battling cancer so they can get out of hospitals and away from treatment and do what kids should do – have fun! 100% of the proceeds go directly to the Sunshine Kids Foundation and are tax deductible. Visit participating restaurants in Downtown Alpharetta and receive special offers that support the sunshine kids. Tickets are available to purchase for $25 per person. Please visit //shorturl.at/itwh2 or stop by our office at 33 S. Main Street, Suite 201, Alpharetta, Georgia 30009.
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