Ideal home for avid golfing family
The Georgia Tech name attracted Lois and Tom Bafas to the Echelon gated golf community.

!["We were looking for a gated golf community and two bedrooms on [the] main; our youngest (Eleni) is an avid golfer," offers Lois. The six-bedroom, 6 -bath home occupies 10,600 square feet. "We bought it last year, we like the way it's set on the lot."](https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/2XDDNPBQJVBJ4MC63PZ5GE6YVU.jpg?auth=5255507c8dc71c5110029e9cb949f5fbd16e3d433c41cd933a238730562e5c6c&width=3840&height=2504&smart=true)


!["It has over 100 pieces of wood [and was] imported from Syria," explains Tom about the table in the keeping room that was hand-made with mother of pearl. "No [known] tradition [is] associated with that table, I just liked it."](https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/4HDXTDJDDAC7HDE7C7AXT2VC4Y.jpg?auth=737a7b09f62d8f0aad7ca35ecc73659adaad657f1222ce954f997833e9318c4b&width=3840&height=5333&smart=true)




!["During focus week I usually spend 15-18 hours in that office per day, I'm a wealth manager," shares Tom. "We own two financial firms: a brokerage [and] an advisory firm."](https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/ZEFDEEC7MEKSJKUGMGNT7SDYDQ.jpg?auth=9d443f32c0eab808f9ca61ab87836c9036f1e0e8e7c8fb03736bf14712d44389&width=3840&height=5818&smart=true)
!["It's not one particular style; a little bit of contemporary mixed [with] traditional," notes Lois. Pictured is the master suite.](https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/FS3DQZT2P7FLJJXD7OATCU76ME.jpg?auth=e082477b7f2037c9c972975135f816953214a3eec930ed121bffd72e3bd66564&width=3840&height=2588&smart=true)




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The Georgia Tech name attracted Lois and Tom Bafas to the Echelon gated golf community; he learned about it in the Georgia Tech newsletter. "Both of our daughters graduated from Georgia Tech."
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