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Smyrna Vinings Featured Home

Gorgeous home on a quiet culdesac street in popular swim/tennis neighborhood of Austin Lake. Qualifies for the first-time homebuyer tax credit of $8,000 or the repeat homebuyer tax credit of $6,500.

Wonderfully upgraded and updated.

New roof, new gutters, freshly painted inside and out, site-finished hardwood floors throughout main, faux finish cabinetry, granite counters, stainless steel appliances, new door hardware, new sink & bath fixtures, new light fixtures throughout, screened porch, large deck, Koi pond.

Main floor features site-finished hardwoods throughout, separate Dining Room, separate Living Room, Kitchen fully upgraded (granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, recessed lighting), Great Room with fireplace, screened porch and large deck.

Upstairs includes large Master Bedroom with walk-in closet, sitting room and trey ceiling and Master Bathroom with dual vanities, separate shower and a whirlpool tub.

Fantastic finished terrace level with media room, game room, bedroom, bathroom, wine tasting room and tons of storage. Wow!

You’ll also appreciate the professional landscaping.

Home is beautiful and move-in ready. Original owner and they’ve taken wonderful care of the home.

Neighborhood amenities include clubhouse, pool, tennis courts,  playground and lake.

Great location with easy access to I-75 and I-285 in less than 5 minutes.

To learn more about this Smyrna Vinings home for sale, click on the Virtual Tour above, check out the property flyer or contact us directly.

This 5BR/3.5BA home is located at 4213 Terrace Court, Smyrna, GA 30082 and is offered at $400,000 and is a must-see.

Exclusively marketed by:

Aaron Hofmann

Keller Williams Realty

770-653-9601

aaron@SmyrnaVinings.com

SmyrnaVinings.com

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Smyrna Vinings Featured Home

Wonderful home in popular Smyrna Vinings neighborhood of Vinings Pointe. Perfect home for the first-time homebuyer and if you are under contract by April 30, 2010 and close by June 30, 2010, you can take advantage of the $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit.

Quiet street and great neighbors.

Open floor plan with separate living room, dining room, two-story great room, large kitchen and separate office on main.

New hardwood floors and carpet, new roof with 30-year architectural shingles, freshly painted inside and outside.

Large Master Suite upstairs, three additional bedrooms and laundry room.

Neighborhood amenities include clubhouse, pool, tennis courts and playground.

Great location with easy access to I-75 and I-285 in less than 5 minutes.

Master Suite offers a large bedroom with trey ceiling, large master bath with double vanity, walk-in closet, garden tub, separate shower and new tile flooring.

You’ll also appreciate the professional landscaping.

Freshly painted inside and out and move-in ready.

To learn more about this Smyrna Vinings home for sale, click on the Virtual Tour above, check out the property flyer or contact us directly.

This 4BR home is located at 1206 Bickham Way, Smyrna, GA 30080 and is offered at $350,000 and is a must-see.

Exclusively marketed by:

Aaron Hofmann

Keller Williams Realty

770-653-9601

aaron@SmyrnaVinings.com

SmyrnaVinings.com

[where: 30080]

OK, so I’ve tried to stay away from the Bad MLS Photos of the Week for awhile. In fact, I think it’s been over a year since we ran this feature. There are always bad photos that I run across and then there are really bad photos.

This week I ran across this Smyrna home and pictures. Which also gave me an idea that I need to do a piece on The Top 10 Reasons Your Home won’t Sell in 2010. I’ll think about that one for awhile, so stay tuned.

But on to this week’s winner. I came across it because of the first picture. The following is the primary picture on the multiple listing service.

Generally, we show a great shot of the front of the home. Show off the curb appeal of a home and also to help the buyer identify with the home when they drive by. Apparently, this great side shot of the deck and house is as good as it gets.

Now the beautiful thing about the multiple listing service is that you can put up to 16 photos of a home and add a virtual tour. In this case, they decided 5 photos in total is all that it would take to sell the home. Here are the others. (Editor’s note: these pictures are small and very hard to see, but we have made no alterations to the original pictures.)

And my favorite picture (keep in mind there are only five, so the last one better be great to really woo the buyers).

There you have it. A nice shot of a washer and dryer. Now this may come as a surprise, but this Smyrna home for sale is priced at $499,000. It’s been on the market since September 12, 2009 and with these pictures, it will probably still be there on September 12, 2010.

January is always a good time to take a look back and announce with winners of the Grammy’s, Oscars, Golden Globes and also the Top Selling Smyrna Neighborhoods in 2009.

It’s always interesting to see which neighborhoods buyers were attracted to during their Smyrna home search. So without further adieu, let’s unveil the winners. Please hold your applause until all winners are announced and let’s hope that there aren’t any long-winded acceptance speeches. Just can’t stand those long acceptance speeches.

Top Selling Smyrna Neighborhoods in 2009

• Smyrna Heights
• Wakefield Estates
• Barnes Mill
• Vinings Pointe
• Bennett Woods
• Forest Hills
• Deerwood
• Concord Walk
• Bentley Park
• Cheney Woods
• Ennisbrook
• Highlands
• Woodbridge Crossing
• Argyle Estates
• Chateau Walk
• Heritage at Vinings
• King Valley at Vinings
• Paces Lake
• West Smyrna Heights
• Woodland Brooke
• Austin Lake
• Sherwood Park
• Vinings Glen
• West Village

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Traton Homes announced last week that they would be completing the construction of Wakefield Estates on Atlanta Road. The swim neighborhood was originally built by Williamscraft and homes sold in the $500s and $600s.

With the tough home sales market in this price point, Traton Homes was able to step into the project and begin building homes at a very attractive price point, with homes starting from the $330s. Traton is offering a variety of floor plans, many of which were used in their highly successful Barnes Mill development.

Wakefield Estates features a total of 70 homes with a wonderful neighborhood clubhouse and swimming pool. Traton Homes will be building the remaining 33 homes in the neighborhood. Due to the attractive price point, Traton Homes has already written 11 contracts in less than a week.

Traton Homes has been building Smyrna Vinings homes for years and was the builder at Covered Bridge at Barnes Mill, Cooper’s Glen, Collier Gate, The Retreat at Old Vinings Lake, Reed Place and Carriage Hill.

In addition to the current builder incentives, the SmyrnaVinings.com team will also be offering a special buyer bonus. Contact us today for details. Certain conditions do apply. Don’t delay as the best lots are going quickly.

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