Another Happy Buyer Moved to Georgia

Another Happy Buyer Moving to Georgia

Mark is such a great guy. He has been so helpful. When we drove 21 straight hours, we were able to get into our new home at 3:00 am. Thank you for everything and being so easy to work with. We love our new house.

Christina Sawhill

If you need a home today. Moving from out of state to our great state of Georgia. 

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So many houses, Which one do I pick?

Three houses three prices. Many concerns to think about. Which house is the best deal for you?  Before you ask me, a realtor or another investor to show you a home know what you want. Know the parameters you can afford.  Know the most you can spend and the least you will accept. Sometimes as an investor I hear a lot of talk before a purchase or rent to own home is ever selected and a purchase is made.

We want the best school district in the area.  I need to be near the lake.  My children are really advanced and we need the best private school in the area.  I need to be within a two minute walk to the main stores and/or the doctor’s office.  I need a 5 bedroom 3 bath house for under $100,000 and/ or a house with a payment of not more than $750 a month.  Understanding what ones’ true needs are is important.

We have found these houses. We can find you a home.  The buyer must decide what is truly important to them before they start looking. Schools, shopping, price, bedrooms and bathrooms are all important criteria for your new home.

One tip is do not pick a house without all 4 walls unless you have time and money to restore it. Price is important but having a move-in ready home with 4 solid walls is very important unless you are a rehabber looking for a fixer upper house.

Make sure you use the check list for your new home before you purchase, owner finance, lease or rent to own. 

Simple “do it yourself” home buying checklist:

1.Type of Financing 

2.Termites and other bugs, fleas

3.Smells, odors, mold

4. Water and water damage

5. Roof, foundation, siding

6. Does everything work?

7. Plumbing, electric, gas

8. Windows, locks, doors

9. Neighborhood, schools

10. Zoning, easements

11. Taxes, HOA

12. Age, lot size and boundaries

13. Number of homes for sale in the area

I check these things when I buy a house and you should also add this list to your pre-purchase consideration.

Mark

Buying a Used House

Most people looking for a home end up with a previously owned home. Right now it is cheaper to buy a house in Georgia than it is to build a house. There are several things to consider when purchasing or lease purchasing a home. A previously owned home may look great because it has just been painted but that doesn’t tell you the whole story. Buyer beware is a good philosophy to have in today’s market with so many choices.


Often the best house to buy is the house that is ready to live in today. Time is important. If you want to do rehab that is great but takes time, money, skills and knowledge. The house we are looking at in this example was just refinished by professional remodelers with years of experience in under a month.

Something as simple as hanging antique or wooden doors so they glide smoothly in the tracks is a skill not every homeowner or remodeler knows. At A O Home Solutions we use professionals for our remodeling work. The picture show one pro working on squaring up the door in every direction before it is rehung. Having everything work well on a door after removing carpet and adding trim and reinstalling new hardware is not as simple as it looks. No one like squeaky doors, doors that don’t shut all the way, do not lock, doors that hang crocked, or doors that are hard to open.

Buying a home with real hardwood floors is another area that needs to be checked closely before purchase. Professional remodelers know how to sand, prep, and put the right material on the floor to make it look like glass. A properly refinished floor not only looks great but is easy to clean for many years. A floor completed improperly can cause years of headaches and the poly coating can flake off. A floor sanded too deep can make it weak and change the structural integrity of the house.

The laminate floors most people put in over plywood today look good but may have problems in as little as six months if not completed properly. Make sure the laminate wood floor is a medium or better grade has been properly glued or floated and trimmed so the edges are tight all through the house.

If you are a rehabber, the options are endless for redoing homes to a specific period or remodeling and upgrading for today. There are advantages to doing the work yourself. There are also advantages to letting the pros do the work and then just moving in and enjoying the home.



Not much can compare to purchasing a great home for less than it cost to build it. Clean and neat homes in the right neighborhood are not hard to find right now, if you know where to look. A O Home Solutions has many great deals in Georgia , McDonough, Stockbridge, Jackson, Forest Park and several metro Atlanta areas.

Remodeling can be fun but can also be dangerous. Painting a home built before 1978 has some special rules due to the lead based paint used in and on houses built in 1978 and before. You can be fined for scraping and repainting your own home today if it was built in that period and you the owner and/or the painter have not taken and received proper certification to work on houses. The fine is over $30000 in Georgia. Does it sound odd that you can get fined for remodeling your own home? After all who is to know you painted and scraped a wall if you do not tell anyone right? That is not the point. Safety is the point. There are safety and health issues involved with scraping and repairing walls in an older home.

Great deals are out there everywhere but make sure you know what you are buying when you pick that Ideal Georgia Home or a house where ever you wish to live. Owning Your Own Home is a great long term investment.





Mark

Buy a Home in Georgia Now

Buying a house in Georgia is not as hard as it may seem. There are many ways to buy a home today in Georgia. One can use traditional methods and go through the grind of getting approved for a mortgage. Interest rates are great but the banks are very tough on whom they lend to and often require large down-payments unless you go FHA, VA or some special Rural program.




There are several other great ways to buy a home now in Georgia. One can find an investor and receive owner financing. With this method there is No Bank Qualifying. That is correct No Banks Needed. Many owners are willing to finance their home to the right person or family. We Have contracts ready now that will allow you to move in to a new home before the end of the month.



One can also Lease Purchase a home or as some call it Lease Option a home. This has tremendous advantages today. Normally one only puts up a few dollars and after one, two, or three years, if the buyer can not purchase or they do not like the home in Georgia, they may walk without the hassle of a short sale, foreclosure, or getting a bank mortgage. If prices continue to drop one could just walk after the contract term.



There are other ways to buy a home Rent to Own, Land Contract, Contract for Deed, etc.

We have homes for sale by both traditional and non-traditional methods in the Metro Atlanta area and many Georgia Counties. Check us out at http://www.aohomesolutions.com/ and buy or own your own home today in Georgia.

Mark
 
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