Finding your perfect Atlanta Home

Every buyer is different – each has different requirements and preferences. It’s the job of the Realtor to quickly align with these and find properties that fit the bill.

Sometimes, the preferences and requirements are very specific and strict, those are easy! More commonly, and totally normal, the buyers are very flexible, open and asking for suggestions.

A great Realtor can do either, or both!

Here are some good places to start:

Check the Commutes

One of the smartest ways to start the relocation process is to take a look at the commute times to your employment, then locate neighborhoods that are within acceptable commute times for you.

Atlanta is huge. Peachtree City in south Atlanta is two hours from Cumming in north Atlanta. So while there may be literally hundreds of options, you can’t realistically work in Canton and live in Hamilton Mill in Dacula, for example. I’ve got an article on this.

Specify a City

Another method is to name a city and work from there. Some clients will simply specify a city. They will state “we want to be in Alpharetta” and from there it’s quite easy to identify the types of communities they are interested in within that specific city and start looking at homes.

Specify a School District

Another relocation method is to to specify a school district. After researching schools and consulting with us, some clients will ask to be in certain school districts. These are very easy requests as it’s no problem at all to identify all the communities and properties within certain school districts.

Specify a County

Often, clients moving to Atlanta will specify a couple of counties, for example north Fulton and south Forsyth, a popular combination. Certain counties have overall traits which are very desirable for people with young families, for example schools, taxes, lakes, etc.

Check the Retirement Tax Exemptions

Occasionally, we will help folks that are retiring now or in the next 5-10 years and they are very concerned about the senior tax exemptions in various counties. These vary widely, to say the least – make sure you have us check the latest for you!

Specify a Community Type

Some relocation clients will be very specific, wanting only gated private golf communities with homes over $1M, for example. Or even more specfically, they will specify the community, like Windermere, or St Marlo.

This is no problem at all to identify every possibility in certain communities, and if there’s nothing interesting, start tracking all listing activity in them.

There are all sorts of variations and combinations. I once worked with a client moving to Atlanta who asked me for a location that supported the highest level of LaCrosse for his sons. That one required some research but we got it done!

Regardless of what your requirements are, we can help you identify them and find the neighborhoods, communities and homes that fit them perfectly.

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