Buckhead Houses For Sale Search Here

Welcome my name is John Reddien and I am a Realtor for Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Metro Brokers.

At this time I am out showing buyers homes. They used this link to find a few to see today. Give it a whirl and if you find a property you'd like to see then merely click the "showing tab". I will be contacted and call you to verify our appointment. LINK

Thank you

John Reddien

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Metro Brokers.

404.843.2500 Main number

404.456.9830 Cell

Hardwoods VS Carpeting A NO Brainer

The rich patina of wood floors adds beauty and elegance to any home.

Older homes were once routinely constructed with hardwood floors, but that practice was abandoned in the 1950s, when new technologies made wall-to-wall carpeting available. Builders were able to build more homes faster, for the post-war baby boom, and save money on labor.

But today, many home owners prefer hardwoods to carpet. Hardwoods help give the impression that your home is well-built. And they’re easy to maintain and improve with wear, unlike carpet that eventually needs to be replaced.


Hardwoods add value to your home, says the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA). In a recent survey of participating real estate agents, the trade association found that real estate agents said that a house with wood floors would sell faster than a carpeted house, by a margin of three to one. About 58 percent said a house with wood floors would bring a higher price.

If you have hardwoods under carpet, it’s an easy and relatively inexpensive update to tear the carpet out and refinish your floors. Or, you can choose to install hardwoods.
You have several options:
Solid hardwoods – Solid hardwoods are the most expensive option. They come in planks of various lengths and are typically ¾” thick. The floors are installed as raw wood and sanded down and stained on site. The advantage is that your floors can be refinished often over the years. Solid hardwoods are not recommended over concrete slab foundations. Disadvantages are that hardwoods can not be washed with water, water leaks can cause them to bow, and direct sunlight can cause stained finishes to bleach.
Engineered hardwoods – Composed of layers or plies of wood that are glued together and finished with a laminate, engineered hardwoods are finished with a final layer of hardwood that is generally between ¼” and ½” thick. The advantage of engineered hardwoods is that they are suitable for any foundation. Drawbacks are that laminated floors usually can not be refinished.

Engineered hardwoods come in a variety of styles, such as long-strip hardwoods in which the flooring can be installed several “planks” at a time. Parquet floors are also engineered with strips of hardwoods laid like tiles that form patterns such as herringbone. Floating floors are planks that fit together and can be glued or nailed down to the subfloor.
Stains and finishes

If your floor comes unfinished, you need to know what kind of wood it’s made of in order to select a stain, as different woods can make stain colors change tone. A good way to choose is to ask the installer for samples, or you can go to a local paint and home improvement store and view stain colors. Sherman Williams “Wood Classics” have color charts just like paint, so you can see how the stain you choose will appear on your wood floor.
Keep in mind that unfinished floors must be sanded, stained and sealed on site, which is labor intensive, time consuming and messy as you wait for each layer to dry.

Factory finished floors are usually the better option if you are looking to save time and labor because they can be installed immediately and you would only need to wait for the glue on the subfloor to dry before using. In addition, most factory finished floors come with a warranty.

Finishes are important to choose because they dictate how you will care for your floor. If your floor has a penetrating seal, you will have to wax it to keep it burnished. If the floor is sealed with a urethane, polyurethane or other polymer coat, it’s water resistant and easy to clean with a mop.
Types of wood

The most common woods for floors are species of oak, pine, walnut, pecan, birch, beech, ash, cherry, maple, cypress and Douglas fir.
Wood for floors can be exotic, and are prized for their unusual grains and colors. Exotic woods include mahogany, teak, and Brazilian cherry.
One of the most popular flooring options is actually a grass, not a wood. Bamboo is a quick-growing resource that is easily replenished, making it a good choice for green-building. Bamboo can be cut and finished like any hardwood, and is more durable in some cases.

Buckhead Homes For Sale

Joining ListingBook you have the opportunity to search for houses and condos all over Atlanta that are For Sale. This is an example of one of my buyers report for this morning.  Some prices are falling and some are rising. The hunt for houses and condos in Atlanta is on now. This fabulous home was listed at 3.9M and now is 3.2M Consider joining my listingBook account and allow me to assist you in buying your Atlanta Dream Home or condo. This home below was listed at 4.25M and now is 3.94M as an example.The details would have arrived in your daily email update had you been a subscribed.

Join ListingBook as a buyer here Thank you John Reddien

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Search the Listing services the same as I do for you. If you are searching 
the internet for your future home then give ListingBook a try. Set 
the price point within your approved budget. The specs you require 
such as area, style of home, number of bedrooms and so on. If one of 
your favorites drops in price it will be included in your morning report 
via email. Price alert's as well as no longer available and new on the 
market and it fits what you are looking for the system will send you an 
email. Don't like it then delete it and block the emails. 

One email daily. 

Thank you, 

John Reddien 
Realtor 
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Metro Brokers 
5775-D Glenridge Drive, 
Second Floor, 
Atlanta, GA 30328 
404.843.2500 Office 
678.320.4504 Direct Line 
404.456.9830 Cell 
404.236.7138 Fax 
john.reddien@metrobrokers.com
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Interested in seeing what is available for millions in Atlanta right now then click this LINK.

I am a licenced and experianced Real Estate Agent for any residence in Georgia.

Give me a call and lets go find your new home in Buckhead

John Reddien
Realtor
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Metro Brokers
5775-D Glenridge Drive, Second Floor, Atlanta, GA 30328
404.843.2500 Office
404.456.9830 Cell
678.320.4504 Direct Line
http://agents.metrobrokers.com/john.reddien
Search Page for Homes in Buckhead an area in Atlanta
john.reddien@metrobrokers.com

A licenced Real Estate Agent in Atlanta or anywhere in the State of Georgia.

Atlanta Mansions For Sale

RISMEDIA, January 18, 2011—(MCT)—Homebuilders are thinking smaller. They’ve cut the average size of new houses and expect it to shrink more over the next few years. “Most builders will build smaller and lower-priced homes in 2011,” said Rose Quint, a researcher with the National Association of Home Builders. “Our experts expect the average home size in 2015 to be around 2,150 square feet.”

That’s down from the 2,377-square-foot average size of single-family homes completed across the country in 2010. And it’s way below the more than 2,500-square-foot average size at the top of the market in 2007.

Nationwide, home sizes are still almost 50% ahead of where they were in the 1970s.

Almost 60% of builders surveyed said they are planning to cut the size of the houses they build during the next few years.

Housing researchers say the downsizing is due to the dour economy and changing consumer tastes.

“Part of it may be temporary (because of the recession), but there are factors behind the decline that are longer-term and will stay with us,” Quint said. Costs savings and demographics are also shrinking houses, she said. “There is an overwhelming desire in the population to keep energy costs down,” Quint said. “Twenty percent of our population will be over 65 in a few decades. They don’t want a big home.”

The recession and drop in home values have also tempered home buyers’ desires. “People don’t have a lot of equity in their homes to roll into a bigger home. Those times are over,” Quint said. “People have come to realize, ‘Let’s buy what we need, not what we don’t need.’”

To get the heft of houses down, builders are ditching living rooms and dining rooms in favor of multipurpose areas. More than 80% of builders say they expect to do away with formal living rooms, and the number of houses with three or more bathrooms and four or more bedrooms is dwindling.

But buyers say they won’t compromise when it comes to storage space. And green features are still growing in popularity with both builders and consumers. More than 80% of potential buyers list energy-efficient heating, air-conditioning and appliances as “must-haves” in their new home.

Atlanta Mansions may become somewhat smaller but the details will increase. The high tech areas with the features needed to make it a very pricey home with everything you need rather than and over load of unused spaces.

Born and raised in Atlanta and know How to sell Commodities

Atlanta has Real Estate Agents covering Buckhead. Since passing

the Georgia Realtor exam I have found it difficult to get customers.

Yes I had a successful career in NE Atlanta selling my services as

a main frame computer warehouse and engineering firm. I started 
with no clients and grossed $12.50 the first month back in 1985. The 
next month I broke even generating a whopping $2500.00 and stayed 
in the black till 2008.

The changes in the used computer business and after 25 years I wanted

to get into a different career.

Cold calling businesses was easier than residences at home

due to the no call lists.

I receive post cards from the best of the best Atlanta Real Estate Agents

all the time much like you do. Mine are taped to my refrigerator but I have 

blackened their teeth and added horns on their heads!

Ever since I got my drivers license (42 years)I have driven down Paces 

Ferry and Peachtree Street and looked at the Old and New Atlanta 

Homes. Now I have the honor to enter them and want to represent you as 

your Atlanta Real Estate Agent.

Everyone once was new on the job or had the first day that their dream

actually opened for business. This is my first year and I would like the

opportunity to sell or assist you in buying a home in Buckhead or the

city that surrounds it we call Atlanta.

Remember the new agents need a chance. They are the ones that have 

changed their careers and are willing to work harder for you to get you 

the the best deal possible. The new agents will not take anything for 

granted.

Here is a link to my Metro Brokers Real Estate, website.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Thank you,

John Reddien

Buckhead is the Place to Live if you have Atlanta Money

Here is a link to another blog I have and it is a bit newer than this one. I will change this one in the next few weeks. Buckhead is the place to be regardless if your money is new or old. An address like Tuxedo just sounds like money.

Visit Atlanta Mansions For Sale

ListingBook registration allows you to find the homes that are on the market from $9,000.00 to $29,000,000.00 and higher. 
Click here to go to BHGRE Metro Brokers website and search million dollar Buckhead homes.

Register and take a look around.

Thank you

The Buckhead Homes.com

Welcome to a blog I own.

I have been busy and what I wanted these websites to do is working.  I had been involved in the computer  business in Atlanta pretty much my entire career. I am a Realtor and enjoy the business.

Here is a link to another website I own and it is pretty much finished and has been on line for a month or two. Please click on the below link and you will be taken elsewhere on the web.
Find Atlanta Homes

Thank you and I appreciate the interest and if I may be of any service to you please do not hesitate to give me a call or send me an email. Buying or selling an Atlanta home then I suggest joining listing book and take a look around Atlanta and what is available. More details can be found at 
Find Atlanta Homes. The red link above.

Thank you,

John Reddien
Realtor
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Metro Brokers
5775-D Glenridge Drive, Second Floor, Atlanta, GA 30328
404.843.2500 Office
404.456.9830 Cell
678.320.4504 Direct Line
404.236.7138 Fax
888.327.3459 Alternate Fax
www.metrobrokers.com
http://agents.metrobrokers.com/john.reddien
john.reddien@metrobrokers.com
BHGRE Metro Brokers
Find real estate anywhere in Atlanta

Always do a test drive to work in the area your looking

Atlantan's spend a lot of time in traffic every day. Rain during morning traffic adds a huge amount of time to your daily drive to the office. I have lived in Atlanta all my life and here and in other cities I suggest taking a test drive before setting your mind on a certain area of Atlanta.


It is an easy test that all potential buyers should do just before signing on the dotted line. Go to the area that you want to live early enough so that you can then go to work from that part of town. Get up early enough and be in that area at say 7AM. Leave the neighborhood and go to work. Maybe if you are curious do the same drive on a rainy day. Verify that this is the area you want to live in and deal with the traffic day in and day out.


My wife works on the South side of Atlanta. I worked in Lawrenceville. My wife had to allow herself about forty five minutes to get to work everyday. On a rainy day the time increased to an hour and a half. My commute was about twenty minutes everyday and rain increased it to thirty minutes.


Snow forget it. Snow shuts down Atlanta to most everyone.




Click on the blue link below and you can
begin the process.
Look at what is available on the MLS now. This program is within 
15 minute of what is actually going on.
My website Home page.

Free  to begin your home search. As good as I think I am at this technical stuff I am not. So if clicking the box gets

you no where then try this. It certainly will send you 

on your way. HERE

Thank you

John

John Reddien
Realtor
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Metro Brokers
5775-D Glenridge Drive, Second Floor, Atlanta, GA 30328
404.843.2500 Office
404.456.9830 Cell
678.320.4504 Direct Line
404.236.7138 Fax
888.327.3459 Alternate Fax
www.metrobrokers.com

BHGRE Metro Brokers


"The postings on this site are my own and don’t necessarily represent BHGRE Metro Brokers’ positions, strategies or opinions."

Why Metro Brokers.com

Why buyers visit Metrobrokers.com:
Search for any home listed in the northern
half of Georgia.
Search for a new home community.
Apply for a mortgage.
Get an insurance quote.
Read real estate blog articles.
Read the latest company news.
The history of BHGRE Metro Brokers.

"The postings on this site are my own and don’t necessarily represent BHGRE Metro Brokers’ positions, strategies or opinions."

Super Sunday Open House BHGRE Metro Brokers

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Metro Brokers
has Super Sunday Open House this weekend. We
have open houses all over Atlanta. Our agents including
myself will be hosting as many open houses to get our
customers the most exposure we can. You will see ads
 in the Newspaper as well as on our bill boards around
Atlanta.                                                                                          

One lucky visitor that looks at an open house and registers                
has the chance to win $1,000.00.

We put our directional signs out Thursday then more signs
and out Friday. Saturday we attached balloons to the
directional signs and then Sunday it starts at 2PM
and runs till 5PM.

It not only is about
Location, Location, Location
but it also about
Exposure, Exposure, Exposure.

Is your agent having a open house at your home this
weekend.? Balloons? Bill Boards? Newspaper Ads?                                
If not then it may be time to change and come on
board at BHGRE Metro Brokers.

Thank you,


John Reddien
Realtor
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Metro Brokers
5775-D Glenridge Drive, Second Floor, Atlanta, GA 30328
404.843.2500 Office
404.456.9830 Cell
678.320.4504 Direct Line
404.236.7138 Fax
888.327.3459 Alternate Fax
www.metrobrokers.com

BHGRE Metro Brokers

atlanta real estate blog

"The postings on this site are my own and don’t necessarily represent BHGRE Metro Brokers’ positions, strategies or opinions."

Atlanta's Pollen Count is 5,733

Today’s pollen count reached 5,733 particles per cubic feet of air, according to the Atlanta Allergy & Asthma Clinic. That’s the second-highest reading the clinic has ever recorded since it began in 1983, trailing only April 12, 1999, when the meter showed a count of 6,013.

Thank you
John
BHGRE Metro Brokers
Kevin Levent

"The postings on this site are my own and don’t necessarily represent BHGRE Metro Brokers’ positions, strategies or opinions."

Did Atlanta Skip Spring and Launch into Summer?

Atlanta weather is odd in some years. I am a native of Atlanta and I remember the April showers. rain all the time and that has seemed to have gone away over the last few years.

Our winters are mild if you compare the North against the South however we are in the South so I am not sure that you can make a comparison.

Spring typically begins the blooms and greening of Atlanta and the temperature overall rises slowly. This past Winter to me was brutal in the sense that it seemed to last too long. Spring on the other hand seems to have been skipped somewhat only as we have hit the 80's already.

I would like to say that this however "didn't it feel great"?

Thank you
John


"The postings on this site are my own and don’t necessarily represent BHGRE Metro Brokers’ positions, strategies or opinions."

News Alert Winter is gone Welcome Spring

News Alert: Did you notice that Spring is here.
How can you tell?

The temperature hit 70 then the 80's. Winter i
s gone the wicked winter is gone. Long live Spring.
Ahh the dogwoods are blooming Spring is here.

Now that Winter is gone is wasn't that bad but
as a native I sure am happy Spring is here.

Have a home to sell or want to buy this is the
time. Give me a call or fill out the registration form
on my website and I will come over and look at your
home. I can run a Comparative Market Analysis
and we can figure out what your home will sell for.

The time is upon us to act now.


"The postings on this site are my own and don’t necessarily represent BHGRE Metro Brokers’ positions, strategies or opinions."

Atlanta Residential and Commercial Property Listing Services

In Atlanta we have the GAMLS and MLS. 

In Atlanta we have two listing services in which we can list properties For Sale. One charges a monthly fee and the other charges a percentage of the sale.

This week I was making my list of homes that had expired to call and get an appointment with. This is one way we find our customers. I live in a neighborhood in Smyrna and I noticed an expired listing.

I jotted it down and later in the day I drove past it. A For Sale sign in the yard and they are with a large popular Real Estate company.

Why would you advertise in the Atlanta Constitution and not in the Journal. It doesn't make any sense to me that you would limit your customers home exposure at all. This is the biggest investment a person has in most cases. The reason someone is selling it is that they are being transfered, financially need to sell or want to either up size or down size. You need all the exposure possible. We want you to get all the possible interested buyers we can get.

Ask your listing agent that your property is listed with if your prized possession is in one or both of these services. If they say one then they are doing you an injustice.

If I needed to sell something and my selling representative intended to put it on the internet I would be pretty mad if it was only on one search engine. I would demand it to be on all available search engines to get me the most exposure possible.

We at Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Metro Brokers list our customers properties in both services. Not only on those services but on the websites that non Agents have access to. Over 15 websites for every listing. Once again check out what we can do for you versus the Real Estate firm you are considering. 

Thank you,
John Reddien
Realtor
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Metro Brokers
5775-D Glenridge Drive,

Second Floor,                                                                    
Atlanta, GA 30328
404.843.2500 Office
404.456.9830 Cell
678.320.4504 Direct Line
404.236.7138 Fax
www.metrobrokers.com
john.reddien@metrobrokers.com


"The postings on this site are my own and don’t necessarily represent BHGRE Metro Brokers’ positions, strategies or opinions."

On another note about your computer

Yes your are on the correct website but I thought I'd back up for a moment,

I owned a small computer company in Atlanta for 26 years before deciding I needed a change and entered the Real Estate business. In the years that I had my business I enjoyed meeting and getting to know people and still do. Over the 26 years I learned a few things about computers now understand I am not technical I am a sales person which I believe is an art not a skill you can learn at college. I have found a website that offers free programs to help keep your computer running better. I learned an inexpensive way to get your website to the first page on Google or Yahoo as well but that is another story and a different website. The programs are free. Here is the link to the main website. The name of the website is Piriform. The two programs I recommend are CCleaner and Deflagger. Let me mention when you use CCleaner to rid your computer of unwanted  trash much like those offered in Windows and Norton to name a few you will loose your passwords so write them down. Everything else will be fine. Fast and easy.

A quick step back into real estate. I generated all sales and closed all deals. I bring to the table 26 years of sales, customer service and selling a commodity. Homes sales or computer sales it is selling a commodity. It doesn't matter to a sales person that is successful what they are selling I think most will agree. It is proper knowledge of the market, competition, prices, presentation, confidence and great representation. I pay attention to details and am aggressive when I need to be. If all those ingrediants are present and the commodity is priced correctly it will sell.

I am a very happy that I represent the broker I do. I am a real estate sales agent looking for people that want a person that is concerned about you (my customer) and wants these types of qualities to represent you in your desire to either buy or sell property in or around Atlanta then I am the man for you.


Thank you,

John Reddien
Real Estate Sales Associate
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Metro Brokers
5775-D Glenridge Drive,
Second Floor, Atlanta, GA 30328
404.843.2500 Main Number
404.456.9830 Cell
678.320.4504 Direct Line
404.236.7138 Fax
888-327-3459 Home Office Fax
Fax www.metrobrokers.com


"The postings on this site are my own and don’t necessarily represent BHGRE Metro Brokers’ positions, strategies or opinions."

FICO Score Credit Score Atlanta Real Estate Homes for Sale

FICO® score

  Score         APR             Payment
760-850      4.994%          $1,609
700-759      5.216%          $1,650
680-699      5.393%          $1,683
660-679      5.607%          $1,724
640-659      6.037%          $1,806
620-639      6.583%          $1,913


When you are finally rewarded by paying bills on time. 


YEA!
JRATL

"The postings on this site are my own and don’t necessarily represent BHGRE Metro Brokers’ positions, strategies or opinions."

Buckhead Homes For Sale

Atlanta is filled with culture and architecture of the old south along with newer modern homes can be found in Buckhead. The Buckhead homes found in this area were built using old money. It will take both new and old money to get nice digs here.


I am a Real Estate Sales Associate for BHGRE Metro Brokers in Atlanta. We have everything you need and are looking forward to hearing from you in the near future.

Click on the link and take a look around the area to see if you find something that you would like for me to show you. I am available all the time.


I want you to know if you need any comparative market analysis done on your home I can bring the report with me the second time I visit you. The first time I would like to preview your home and look at the condition so that I do not make a bad guess and waste your time. We can meet and I will walk around your home and take a few notes and leave you with a couple of my cards. I will return within 24 hours with your report consisting of the expired listings, active and the sold's. This will tell us what homes like yours are selling for. It is the good bad and ugly report.  


I look forward to meeting with you soon. As a native of Atlanta I have 26 years survival in business on commission income only. I promise I will keep you informed if the market changes and update you weekly using the method of your choice. We at Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Metro Brokers are the ones that are setting the pace. We have the back office personal, continuing education classes as well as a large Sales Agent representation in and all around Atlanta. We are over 2,000 agents strong with 27 offices.. 


We are second to none. 


Click on any of my links on this page and see my picture and look at what is for sale in and around Atlanta.




Thank you,  
John Reddien  
Real Estate Sales Associate  
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Metro Brokers 
5775-D Glenridge Drive, 
Second Floor, 
Atlanta, GA 30328 
404.843.2500 Office 
404.456.9830 Cell 
678.320.4504 Direct Line 
404.236.7138 Fax 
www.metrobrokers.com
john.reddien@metrobrokers.com 

"The postings on this site are my own and don’t necessarily represent BHGRE Metro Brokers’ positions, strategies or opinions."