I usually just email my close friends with these types of things, but I think this is newsworthy enough to post on my blog.
Kenny Rogers put his Buckhead estate located at 10 Valley Road, back on the market a few months ago. This time, he listed it at approximately half the price of his initial listing price from several years ago, and did not offer to include the furnishings. Listed at $3,999,000 this time his home sold in just a couple of weeks and closed in a month for very close to asking price. There is good news in this market for sellers that price their home to the current market.
Kenny Rogers' Buckhead Home Sold in September, 2011. A striking property from the street and throughout the entire interior and landscape. Dramatic entry foyer makes quite a statement & leads to rooms that are both elegant & comfortable including formal living and dining rooms, study, great room with 20' ceiling open to large kitchen. Click on the photo to see a virtual tour of the property.
Unfortunately for Kenny, he started with a high price several years ago and was chasing the market down, and then he took the house off the market for about a year. His twin boys were in kindergarten last year and were about to enter first grade here in Atlanta, and I think he just preferred to raise them in his Athens home where he raised his other children.
I’m happy for the agent that the price was right this time and it happened very quickly for all of them.
As we all know it can be challenging to have your house on the market….the good news is that a home priced correctly will still sell even now. It may be painful to get there but it’s where the market is. If you want to (or have to) participate in this market you need to heed the current value to get a sale; he did and had a successful outcome.
Congratulations to the listing agent, Heather Steiner with Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty!
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