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Newnan: What Buyers Should Know About Living Near The LINC
If you've driven around Newnan in the last year or so, you might have noticed new trail signs going up around the city. Our real estate agents often get asked questions from potential buyers about how living near The LINC affects a property's value and daily life. Here's what you should know before making an offer.
What The LINC Actually Is
You may be surprised to hear that The LINC trail system is a work in progress. This network of trails is meant to connect parks, schools, and downtown Newnan without having to hop in the car for every...
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Peachtree City: What Buyers Should Know About Living Near the Golf Cart Path System
House hunting in Peachtree City can be filled with surprisingly interesting questions. Unlike many of the other suburbs of Atlanta, Peachtree City has more than 100 miles of shared-use paths that residents can travel by foot, bicycle, or golf cart. Before viewing a specific listing, buyers are encouraged by our agents to consider how this unique system could affect everyday life, along with the value they place on convenient path access.
How the Path System Impacts Everyday Life
Peachtree City's path system is much more than a recreational amenity. The network connects neighborhoods...
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What Buying a Home Near Atlanta Actually Costs Beyond the Down Payment
You've been saving for months, maybe years, and you finally have a down payment number you feel good about. That's usually the moment people think the hard part is behind them. Our real estate agents hear a version of the same surprised reaction from buyers at nearly every closing: The down payment was never the whole bill.
The Costs that Come After the Down Payment
Closing costs in Georgia generally run 2 to 5 percent of the purchase price. Peachtree City has st...
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Buyers: How to Negotiate Seller Concessions in Today's Atlanta Market
Buyers in metro Atlanta are increasingly asking sellers to help with closing costs, and some sellers are open to the idea. Our real estate agents at JYB Realty have been getting this question more frequently, so we thought we'd share some negotiation advice on how to best approach concessions.
What Seller Concessions Can Pay For
A seller concession is an agreement in which the seller pays certain eligible buyer...
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Budgeting for a Home: From Down Payment to Move-In Day and Beyond
Nobody really tells you how the financial picture shifts once you actually buy a house, and our real estate agents at JYB Realty have watched plenty of well-prepared buyers get caught off guard by costs they didn't see coming, starting well before closing day.
Saving for the Down Payment
Here's something that trips up a lot of first-time buyers: the 20% down rule isn't actually a rule. It's a benchmark that made more sense in a different era, and plenty of Atlanta buyers close on homes every month with far less than that in hand.
Conventional loans can go as low as 3% down. FHA sits at 3.5% if...