Charlie Ragonesi Big Canoe Realestate's Blog

It is different in Georgia

Atlanta is a great hub for business. Other areas of Georgia are great retirement areas, or just beautiful and you would want to live there. So if you are moving to Georgia there are some thinks that you should know about how we process real estate transactions.

1 Wwe are a title State. This means that if you are unfortunate and face foreclosure it is non judicial. Fact is you sign at the closing saying you can be foreclosed on with out going to court.

2 We use closing attorneys. We almost never close in Escrow.

3 Up until 2010 we could not tell you square footage of a home. Now we will tell you this is what the tax records say is the square footage. In my experience they are 80 percent accurate

4 When you buy here unless other wise noted your property comes with the Mineral rights.

5 The contracts we use are from the Georgia Association of Realtors and have been court tested.

6 We are a buyer beware state so you really should do your due diligence

We have been in Georgia for 23 years and absolutely love it . You will to if you are moving here. If you are moving to Atlanta or north let the folks at All Mountain Realty guide you through the process.

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Charlie Ragonesi All Mountain Realty Big Canoe and Mountain Blog

On line at www.allmountainrealty.com Call at 706 579 1098

We sell Homes                                                    

 

Market mobility

One of the driving forces behind our housing market is market /people mobility. In some markets this is a greater factor than in others. People move. Jobs move. People are relocated. People sell to retire.

A factor in this market that has a drag is the immobility that exists today. People can't sell so they can't move. Companies are laying off and closing and not relocating folks. If they do relocate you they are saying here is your new job location. The home buy out days are going the ay of the company car.

So in this market we must change and adapt of strategies. We have to be more local. But at the same time we need to use a network like active rain to do referrals for each other to help each other out.  One thing I am doing when some one says they need to sell before they can move is helping them find a good agent. ActiveRain is my tool for this So when you say your market is slow have you identified the lack of folks moving into your area as part of the problem.

Real Estate is indeed local but I watch the out of state markets that feed my market as much as I watch my own.

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Charlie Ragonesi All Mountain Realty Big Canoe and Mountain Blog

On line at www.allmountainrealty.com Call at 706 579 1098

We sell Homes