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September 3, 2012 - 1:06 pm

jayhinrichs wrote:

Happy Hunting:

Try to follow Karina's advice and buy as new as you can afford.

As a rule I have not bought anything older than 1990 in Atlanta and 75% or more are 2000 and newer.

55 miles out of Atlanta is a pretty long way way and in most instances is probably not considered Metro Atlanta.

thats an awful long commute for anyone working in Town.. 100 miles a day or so.. So please keep that in mind as well.

I think the sweet spot is 20 to 30 miles out of down town.

JLH

This is exactly what I am looking for, Thanks

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September 3, 2012 - 1:04 pm

tash72 wrote:

Indeed.

The US is NOT easy. Just because a comment does not fit into the picture someone paints should not alter the facts. If it was that easy then a million US residents would be doing exactly the same … And they probably are:)

So what the picture you are painting is for?

Las Vegas?

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September 3, 2012 - 3:08 am

Karina and jayhinrichs thanks for your time and detailed responses.  

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September 2, 2012 - 1:36 pm

As much as I can understand the advice about eliminating the middle man (when you can) I still can't see how Atlanta market opportunity is over, any explanation would be highly appreciated.

I am hoping it is not just one spruiker bashing other spruiker's market, I personally find Atlanta appealing so far. 

Some of the properties shown above by SAH are outside of Atlanta (around 55 min drive to downtown) is this where it is recommended to look?

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August 28, 2012 - 11:42 am

Brodie

Let us know what do you think of Atlanta, I am looking to buy there.

What areas in Atlanta you will be visiting, and what kind of property/price you are looking for.

All the best

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August 26, 2012 - 10:05 pm

Hi Emma

Thanks for your input, I've been reading your posts on the forum and on your website and would like to say thank you.

I see now you are in favor of Las Vegas over Atlanta due to high crime and property availability, I was considering Atlanta until I've read your other post, what is your take on the economies of the two cities, I mean Atlanta has more solid economy while Las Vegas economy is based on tourism and discretionary income.

I still see a lot of Atlanta properties on Zillow in the $60,000 range that look appealing, what do you think of these considering your other post about being hard to find good deals in Atlanta due to the competition.

Thanks