Buckhead Home Sold on Regency Court
Posted by thunsicker in Buckhead, State of Real Estate Market, Under Contract and Sold Homes on November 10, 2011
This stately Buckhead home at 4235 Regency Court in Buckhead has six bedrooms, six full and three half baths. My buyers are in love with the walk-out pool and putting green outdoors. Inside, there are 12′ ceilings and the master on the main. Offered at $1,975,000.
Congratulations to my buyer clients!
Buckhead - 4235 Regency Court. Originally listed for $1,875,000. Sold by Tina Hunsicker of Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby's International Realty (representing the buyer).
A dramatic, elegant entry is found at 4235 Regency Court in Buckhead.
The family room is open to the top-of-the line kitchen in this Buckhead home sold by Tina Hunsicker.
A placid, walk-out pool from the main level is the perfect accessory to this beautiful home in Buckhead.
Incredible estate for sale at 811 Hawks Nest Court in Ball Ground
Posted by thunsicker in State of Real Estate Market on November 9, 2011
I’m excited to share with you my new listing at 811 Hawks Nest Court in Ball Ground, GA. Offered at $9.8 million, this estate has it all….including a helipad!
More information and links back to my website are coming soon….but I thought the pictures below might whet your appetite for now. Click here to see the entire slideshow.
An aerial view of 811 Hawks Nest Court. Listed for sale by Tina Hunsicker of Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby's International Realty. Offered at $9.8 million. Click on the image for more photos of this property.
A formal living room invites one and all into this countryside estate at 811 Hawks Nest Court. Listed for sale by Tina Hunsicker of Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby's International Realty. Offered at $9.8 million. Click on the image for more photos of this property.
The main kitchen - one of many at 811 Hawks Nest Court. Listed for sale by Tina Hunsicker of Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby's International Realty. Offered at $9.8 million. Click on the image for more photos of this property.
An incredible game room complete with bar, pool table, tvs, and access to the theatre room, stage and recording studio.
The perfect setting for an evening of entertainment - whether it's karaoke or with your professional friends.
Want to preserve that incredible voice and music? Step into the professional recording studio.
The pool is the perfect setting for an evening soiree....or the most fabulous birthday party imaginable.
A personal helipad makes commuting to the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport a breeze.
Sold in Chastain Park on Laurel Drive
Posted by thunsicker in Buckhead, State of Real Estate Market, Under Contract and Sold Homes on November 9, 2011
View of the Atlanta skyline in this Chastain Park home where I represented the buyers in their purchase.
My clients and I experienced a lovely surprise when we entered this home on Laurel Drive in Chastain Park. There’s an incredible view of the Atlanta skyline!
Originally listed at $1,700,000, I helped them to buy this home with six bedrooms, five full and two half baths. The pool and pool house in the back yard are simply the best.
Congratulations to my clients!
Chastain Park - 127 Laurel Drive, originally offered at $1,700,000. Sold by Tina Hunsicker of Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby's International Realty (representing the buyer).
Chastain Park - 127 Laurel Drive, the lovely, open kitchen. Sold by Tina Hunsicker of Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby's International Realty (representing the buyer).
An exquisite setting for a swimming pool and adjacent pool house/cabana.
Cobb County International Baccalaureate Program – Open House November 16, 2011
Posted by thunsicker in Atlanta Private Schools, Vinings on November 3, 2011
The designated high school in Cobb County for the International Baccalaureate Program is located at Campbell High School in Smyrna.
Click on the image to see a video about the Campbell High School IB program in Cobb County, Georgia.
During fall semester, eighth grade students at each district middle school are provided information about all magnet programs. Due to limited space at each program, students are selected through a highly-competitive, rigorous application process.
The Open House for all Cobb County students and families interested in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program at CHS will be held on WEDNESDAY, November 16, 2011 at 7 p.m. in the Livingston Auditorium at Campbell High School in Smyrna.
After a general assembly and information session, prospective students and their families will get a chance to hear from the IB faculty members, to meet parents of alumni and current students, and to talk to several IB students.
If you have questions, Email us or call us at 678-842-6856. If you are unable to attend the Open House event, please contact the IB Coordinator, Dan Penick, to make alternate arrangements for a visit to the school.
The school is very accomplished ad sending its graduates onto incredible higher education universities. Check out the list of CHS IB Graduates College Acceptances.
Three Vinings Homes Under Contract
Posted by thunsicker in State of Real Estate Market, Under Contract and Sold Homes, Vinings on October 26, 2011
Whew….it’s been a busy couple of weeks, and I have been managing three offers and all the communication that goes along with that between buyer, seller, listing agent, buyer’s representative agent, banks, inspectors, appraisers….you understand! All three homes in Vinings are under contract or sold now. Two are listings of mine, and one is a home where I represent the buyer.
SOLD – 3225 Teton Drive, Atlanta GA 30339
With a list price of $1,299,000, this Vinings home is under contract on Teton Drive. Listed by Tina Hunsicker.
Under Contract – 3333 Cochise Drive, Atlanta, GA 30339
This Vinings home on Cochise Drive was listed at $599,000 and is under contract now! Listed by Tina Hunsicker.
Under Contract – 4323 Orchard Valley Drive, Atlanta, GA 30339
Under contract in Vinings! I’m representing the buyer at this home on Orchard Valley Drive. Listed at $699,900.
Vinings Ice Cream Truck Hits the Streets
Posted by thunsicker in Living, Vinings on October 13, 2011
The ice cream truck has arrived in Vinings!
Residents of Vinings must be hearing the bells and speaker from the ice cream truck! We were used to hearing them at the beach, but in Vinings this is a relatively new thing.
We first started hearing the familiar ring of the ice cream truck a couple of months ago and now it’s pretty regular. Fortunately she usually hits our street after dinnertime so it works out well for us.
We’ve heard the ice cream truck on Teton and Orchard Knob already too, so I figure she’s most likely on all our streets.
We threw her for a loop when Chase came running out of a client’s house one day as she seems to now know where all the children are and was used to seeing two brothers from that house, not Chase. 🙂
Kids walk run to the ice cream truck in Vinings!
If your street doesn’t have the ice cream truck stopping by and you’d like her to, let me know and I’ll pass the information along.
Fulton County Tax Assessments Under Scrutiny – Again
Posted by thunsicker in Buckhead, Data and Statistics, State of Real Estate Market on October 11, 2011
As many of my Buckhead friends know, property valuation has been an issue in determining taxes in Buckhead for awhile. I have access to professionals that will fight your assessment for 1/3 of your first year’s savings on your taxes. As of April 2011, your taxes should not be higher than what you paid for the property even if it was a foreclosure or short sale. Let me know if I can help. – Tina
By Johnny Edwards, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Fulton County tax assessment situation has another flair up.
Some Fulton County residents have been egregiously overbilled for property taxes because the county, contrary to a new state law, appraised their houses for more than their 2010 sale prices.
The scope of the problem is still being determined, but it could make for another embarrassment for a tax assessors office that has struggled to keep up with legislation enacted this year overhauling property assessment and appeals processes in the wake of the real estate bust.
And it has the Senate majority leader fuming.
“I’m flabbergasted. I’m frustrated,” said Sen. Chip Rogers, R-Woodstock, who sponsored Senate Bill 346 and is pushing for further changes in the tax system next year. After seeing evidence that Fulton has put tax values on some homes at twice their sale price, Rogers said he’s now mulling penalties for counties that stray from the law.
“This is a problem that doesn’t seem to be correcting itself,” he said.
One of the provisions of SB 346 limited 2011 tax values to the level of 2010 sales. Exceptions are allowed if, after a sale, an owner undertakes new construction or makes major repairs or renovations.
Allyne Bolton bought a new house in unincorporated south Fulton for $147,190 in June 2010. Though she’s had nothing done but an interior paint job, the county gave her a tax value of $308,700.
Her tax bill totaled $4,112, which she says she can’t afford. Had the house been valued at her sale price, she would have owed about $1,640.
“It’s ridiculous. It’s unfair,” said Bolton, a travel agent out of work since January. “The law says they can’t assess me for more than what I paid for the house, and they’ve assessed me at twice what I paid for the house.”
It’s the latest in a succession of errors and oversights by the assessors office this year, some widespread, some affecting an unlucky few.
Burt Manning, the county’s chief appraiser, said Fulton residents who believe they have been wrongly appraised should call his office.
“We’re certainly investigating, and we’ve only found a few that need to be fixed,” he said.
Please click here for the entire article about the Fulton County tax assessments from the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Also, I wanted to provide the Georgia law pertaining to the revenue and taxation of ad valorem taxes in our state. Please click here to see the entire law.
Click on the image of the Georgia law for the full-size PDF version.
Fall in Vinings and Metro Atlanta
Posted by thunsicker in Living on October 5, 2011
Our Halloween display went up the first day of October, thanks to Chase's enthusiasm!
Yes, the Hunsicker’s are ready for Fall! As soon as October 1st hits Chase insists we decorate, so Sunday night we did!
I wanted to add a quick blog post about Fall/Harvest activities as one of my objectives was to keep people informed of various festivals and holiday activities.
This coming weekend is the Ellijay Apple Festival www.ellijaygeorgia.com/applefestival
Chase and a friend went last year and were there all day….picking apples, riding ponies, eating etc. It is this weekend the 8th and 9th and next the 15th and 16th of October.
Also, next Saturday is the Pace Fall Festival, this will be the first year ever that Chase will miss it as I’m having his birthday party on that day (he turns 7 on the 20th of October).
There are many great pumpkin patches in metro Atlanta!
Pumpkin patches and fall festival things to do in the metro Atlanta area.
Yahoo Farms – Jasper, GA http://yahoofarm.com/
Kinsey Family Farm – Gainesville, GA www.kinseyfamilyfarm.com
Cagle’s Farm – Cherokee County, GA http://www.caglesfamilyfarm.com/
Burt’s Pumpkin Patch – Dawsonville, GA http://www.burtsfarm.com/
Berry Patch – Woodstock, GA http://www.berrypatchfarms.net/
Hillcrest Orchards – Ellijay, GA www.hillcrestorchard.net
Boo at the Zoo – Atlanta, GA http://www.zooatlanta.org/home/article_content/boo
Please feel free to add any that you know of that may be of interest to others as well!
Mums are a great accessory to a fall display! I love them!
A cooler roof: radiant shingles and radiant barriers
Posted by thunsicker in Home Maintenance, Preparing Your Home For Sale on October 3, 2011
I put a new roof on my house last year and installed radiant barrier under the shingles. I can feel the difference in my upstairs rooms. Check out the article below from Chris Curles and Associates of InfraRED Home Inspections of Atlanta.
There are several ways to keep your cool when electrical bills make you a little hot under the collar during warm weather months. A cool roof lowers electrical bills and keeps a home more comfortable by reducing the amount of heat that is transferred inside. Cool roofs are designed to maintain a lower roof temperature while the sun is shining.
There are a number of ways a cool roof can be created, including the installation of radiant barriers within the attic as well as radiant shingles on top of the roof.
Radiant heat travels in a line and heats anything solid within its path. When the sun heats a roof, it is the sun’s radiant energy that makes the roof hot. A large portion of this heat is conducted through roofing materials to the attic side of the roof. The hot roof material further radiates the heat energy onto the cooler attic surfaces, including the air ducts and the attic floor. This heat will continue to be conducted down through a home’s walls and ceilings into the rooms below.
Radiant barriers in an attic.
A radiant barrier in the attic can reduce the amount of heat that is transferred from the underside of the roof to the other surfaces in the attic. Such a barrier is effective because of its ability to reflect back the radiant heat rather than allow its further transmission to areas below. Most barriers available today have a reflectiveness of 95 to 97 percent.
Radiant barriers are more effective in hot climates than in cool climates, especially when cooling air ducts located in the attic. Some studies show that radiant barriers can lower cooling costs between 5% – 10% when used in a warm, sunny climate. The reduced heat gain may even allow for a smaller air conditioning system.
And the greater the temperature difference between the sides of the radiant barrier material, the greater the benefits of a radiant barrier can offer. In cool climates, it’s usually more cost effective to install more insulation than a radiant barrier.
Some of the most popular names in radiant barriers/solar foil include Attic Foil, eShield, Prodex, Green Energy Barrier, SolarGuard and Reflectix.
Landmark Solaris™, a new solar reflective roofing shingle.
Reflective roof shingles can also greatly reduce the warming effects of the sun by reflecting heat upwards. Although white materials tend to be good solar reflectors, colored roofing materials can also be made to reflect more sunlight.
More than half of the sunlight reaching the earth is invisible to the human eye, and even though it is visually undetectable, this invisible sunlight still beats down on and heats our roofs. A colored surface that reflects much of the invisible sunlight is called a cool-dark color, or cool color. A cool-dark color reflects more sunlight than a similar-looking conventional dark color, but less than a light-colored surface. For example, a conventional dark colored surface might reflect 20% of incoming sunlight, a cool-dark colored surface, 40%; and a light-colored surface, 80%.
Currently, Landmark Solaris, Owens Corning, GAF, and 3M, among others all manufacture reflective roofing shingles in cool, dark colors. Both radiant barrier material and some reflective roofing shingles qualify for an energy tax credit of up to $500 under the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010.
Fewer trains in Vinings in 2012
Posted by thunsicker in Living, Vinings on September 28, 2011
In my last post about the Vinings Vision Plan, I talked about some great grassroots and government sponsored initiatives to help foster a better and more defined Vinings.
I realized I might have buried the lead after I posted the story about Vinings Vision Plan that the Smyrna Patch had delivered. At the end of the article there is some information from Bob Voegeli, president of the Vinings Homeowners Association:
“Voegeli also addressed traffic congestion caused by passing trains through the Vinings Village. He thinks some of that congestion will lessen when the Plant McDonough south of Vinings off Plant Atkinson Road switches to natural gas. Georgia Power is in the process of retiring two, smaller, coal-fueled generating units at the plant, and replacing them with three 840-megawatt combined cycle natural gas units.
A switch from coal-burning to natural gas powered at the nearby Plant McDonough may mean a 38% reduction in trains rolling through Vinings on a daily basis....during the year 2012! Photo by Flickr user Bartlett2.
“Voegeli estimated that about 65 trains travel through Vinings a day. When Plant McDonough makes the transition to natural gas in 2012, about 25 of the trains that would normally carry coal to the plant will no longer be needed.”
Wow, that is a 38% reduction in daily trains through Vinings! Wow!! I’m all for natural gas at Plant McDonough, aren’t you?! The article from Georgia Power says that the three installations of natural gas units will be in January and May 2012, and the final one in January 2013.
Please click here to see the entire article from the Smyrna Patch about the Vinings Vision Plan.
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