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Removing knickknacks, other items lands homebuyer quickly

Name: Mark and Kristine Ross. Mark is a senior research engineer at Georgia Tech Research Institute; Kristine is a management consultant with Accenture. The home: A four-bedroom, two-and-a-half bath home built in 2011. Where: Mableton Why they sold: When the couple moved to Atlanta 14 months ago, Mableton was close ...

092712 Atlanta,GA: Lauren Williams(cq) relaxes with her dog Riley(cq) in the living room of her Atlanta,GA home.(Christopher Oquendo/Special)

Old Fourth Ward purchase reunites sisters

Lauren Williams liked her sister’s condo in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward neighborhood so much that she decided to buy a condo in the same building. She even used sister Lindsey’s experience with a down payment assistance program to attain financing. Williams had her eye on one condo in the City ...

Financing program makes city living dream possible

After graduating from Georgia State University in December 2011, Lindsey Williams knew she wanted to live in downtown Atlanta. Renting a condo in City Heights was her first step to eventually buying in the same complex in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward neighborhood.Williams, 25, who works in human resources for RaceTrac ...

‘Mad rush’ to Lawrenceville home lands contract in less than a week

About the Home Name: Andrew and Erica Maurer. Andrew, 29, works for Whirlpool; Erica, 27, works for Newell Rubbermaid The home: A three-bedroom, 2 1/2-bath home built in 1992 with a basement. Where: Lawrenceville Why they sold: To shorten Erica’s stressful commute to Sandy Springs, which was at least 45 ...

Buying process a real-life education

Grant Lamberson had the flexibility of renting from a friend who gave him the time he needed to search for his first place. Without the extra pressure of having his lease expire by a certain date, he was able to learn about the home-buying process and to find a home ...

Couple scores with Super Bowl Sunday decision on Buford home

First-Time Homebuyer James and Lawson Little saved for a home in a variety of ways after they got married in 2009, from renting a small apartment to not using credit cards. James, 26, and Lawson, 25, ended up getting more space than they expected, in Buford, for themselves and their ...

New Yorker heads south to buy a home

Jacqueline Witherspoon sought to be closer to family after a divorce and decided to move from New York City to Atlanta. Her niece, Whitney White Som-Pimpong, and niece’s husband, Kwame Som-Pimpong, were essential in helping her find a home in metro Atlanta, as well as Witherspoon’s real estate agent, Tracey ...

First-Time Homebuyer: Journey leads to happiness with Conyers home

Kourtney Gary made sacrifices to save for her first home and desired to make the most out of her budget. During her journey to buy a home under $125,000, she experienced the frustration of not bidding high enough to buy foreclosures, having to get approved twice for a mortgage and ...

First-Time Homebuyer: Building new in Alpharetta

After living in Midtown, Rick and Brianne LaFrance looked outside the city for more space for themselves and their dogs. The northern suburbs also offered a selection of new neighborhoods. Brianne, 25, a neurophysiologist, chatted about the new home they built in Olde Union Preserve, a Beazer Homes community in ...

First-time homebuyer: Buying an Atlanta loft in need of TLC

Kyle Bowman spent four years going back and forth about buying a condo. After not finding the right one in Buckhead and Midtown, he redirected his search to Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward and Cabbagetown neighborhoods, where friends from his church, Trinity Anglican Mission, lived. Bowman, 33, who works in marketing, ...

First-Time Homebuyer: Roswell purchase follows engagement

After getting engaged in December 2011, Rick Lara and Marissa Lucret decided to buy a home together. When they found two possibilities, the couple had to determine a final choice. Lara, 44, who works in hotel management, and Lucret, 31, who works in human resources, chatted about their Roswell home. ...

Jackie Reedy says matching her “expensive tastes” with her budget was a challenge.

First-time homebuyer: ‘Expensive tastes’ complicate condo search

Faced with paying $1,500 a month in rent for a one-bedroom apartment if she renewed her lease in Brookhaven, Jackie Reedy decided it made more sense to buy and spend her money on a monthly mortgage. Her biggest challenge, she said, was matching her “expensive tastes” with her budget. Reedy, ...

Physicians' loan helps couple buy home

First-Time Homebuyer Doctors Mike and Janeen Clark relocated from Texas to Atlanta for their jobs and discovered that being physicians could assist them in their home purchase. The couple bought a home in Atlanta’s Kirkwood neighborhood, using a physicians loan from SunTrust that enabled them to put zero down on ...

First-Time Homebuyer: Aggressive strategy pays off

After being one of multiple offers on a Virginia-Highland home, then finding a new listing on the market in Candler Park but discovering it had just gone under contract, Kelly Anderson and Adam Krolikowksi decided to take a more aggressive tactic in their search. So they put an offer on ...

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After dealing with an unresolved maintenance request at her Inman Park apartment, Melissa Lichtenstein grew frustrated at being unable to fix repairs in a timely manner and decided to take the step toward homeownership.She sought to buy an intown condo within walking distance of restaurants and shops. Closet space, parking ...

Stacy Greenwald says, "we wanted to stay close to the city and close to my work in Midtown, so we ended up in east Cobb."

Wish for condo evolved into something bigger

First-Time Homebuyer Three years ago, Stacey Greenwald started her home search, focusing on one-bedroom condos. As it continued to be a buyer's market, she moved onto looking at townhomes, then to single-family homes, visiting about 50 properties. Greenwald, 26, a marketing manager at Turner Broadcasting, chatted about how a Marietta ...

First-time homebuyer: Condo in Perimeter area stood out

Buying a home had been in the back of Shauna Welling's mind, but her roommate's engagement solidified her decision to pursue her first place when her lease was up.Welling, who is pursuing her MBA at Georgia State and chose an FHA loan because it did not include student loans as ...

Goal; big house for kids, safe area

Mike and Kesha Strickland used tenacity and optimism as the months progressed in their search for a home in the low $100,000s to raise their family. As they looked at 60 to 70 properties, the couple often found themselves putting in an offer too late or being outbid, but finally ...

For pair ‘obsessed' with finding a home, Smyrna stands out

First-time homebuyerRich and Emily Manno had daydreamed of buying a home while living in Jacksonville, but got serious about it after they moved back to Atlanta in 2011. Tracy Queen with Harry Norman, Realtors assisted the couple as they looked at homes listed in the mid-$300,000s in Sandy Springs, north ...

061912 Atlanta,GA: Ashley Boylan's-This is for our first time buyers feature on Ashley Boylan's condo in Virginia Highland. (photos supplied by Ashley Boylan)(Christopher Oquendo/Special)

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Ashley Boylan looked for condos priced at $200,000s and below in Virginia-Highland, and knowing the prices, she was prepared for limited options in the popular Atlanta neighborhood. She had been renting in Virginia-Highland and didn't want to give up the location and ability to walk to restaurants and shops.Boylan, 28, ...

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