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Win an iPad This Summer!
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Everyone’s favorite Atlanta real estate blog, Atlanta Real Estate Forum has announced a fun summer promotion. It’s the Summer Lanch Pad Giveaway and offers chances to win iTunes gift cards and an iPad. It is simple to enter, all you have to do is visit the site and sign up for the FREE daily email. If you are in the market for a new home in Atlanta, this is the perfect sit for you. Atlanta Real Estate Forum covers all the latest news from Atlanta home builders and their communities.
Here is the full scoop on how to enter:
1) Visit www.AtlantaRealEstateForum.com
2) Click on the “Subscribe” tab at the top of the page.
3) Enter a valid email address into the box.
4) Confirm your email address.
5) Enjoy the top Atlanta real estate stories delivered straight to your inbox each morning!
*iPad to be awarded in the form of a $499 Apple Gift Card. Not redeemable for cash. To be eligible, email addresses must be valid and subscribers must be active/confirmed emails.
Drawings for iTunes gift cards will be held on May 31, June 30 and July 29. The iPad drawing will be held on August 31.
Windsong Properties Recognizes Robert Bowden, Inc.
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Providing quality-built homes in the housing industry is a team effort. Leading Atlanta active adult homebuilder, Windsong Properties understands cultivating relationships with other like-minded partners is important to their success. To bring recognition, Windsong Properties recently honored Robert Bowden, Inc. as this quarter’s trade partner.
Robert Bowden, Inc. has been providing Windsong with quality, wholesale-building materials for the past five years. Having dealt with many other suppliers, Windsong recognizes their commitment and loyalty because of their attentiveness and full-service operations.
“Robert Bowden exemplifies what we are trying to accomplish as a company. They have a can-do attitude, a sense of urgency and an unmatched level of energy,” said Steve Romeyn, President of Windsong Properties. He continued, “They enable us, provide solutions and empower us to construct a better home.”
Four Move-In Ready Homes Available at Jim Chapman Community
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Adults 55 years and older looking for an affordable home in the beautiful Forsyth County, Brookhaven at Lanier Ridge now has four homes available for immediate move-in. This popular low-maintenance Jim Chapman Community offers homeowners with ranch-style condominiums in a convenient location at prices starting in $220,000s.
This gated, active adult community provides residents with two comfortable, open floorplans. The Oxford and The Westminster offer homebuyers two or three bedrooms, two or three baths and optional bonus rooms. Homes feature vaulted ceilings, hardwoods throughout the main living areas and all brick and stone exteriors. Homes also are designed with rocking chair front porches and optional screened-in porch.
Windsong Properties Introduces New East Cobb Community
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Windsong Properties introduces their newest community in the sought-after East Cobb Area. Windsong at Greystone has 11 opportunities available for homeowners looking for quality-built, affordable homes with a convenient location.
These ranch-style homes are designed with the homeowner in mind. With the three-bedroom, two and half-bath Carrington floorplan, residents will have be provided with large spacious rooms with plenty of natural light, private courtyard and garden all used with name-brand materials and products.
“Homes in Windsong at Greystone Village are already proving to be in high demand,” said Carrie Roeger, marketing manager for Windsong Properties. “We have sold three home sites as pre-sales without any advertising.”
Could Your Retirement Savings Help with your Mortgage?
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If you are in the market for a new home and short on cash, you might have considered using your IRA or 401(k) to purchase your new dream home especially with today’s stricter mortgage guidelines. You might even be considering using your retirement funds to put a larger down payment on the home to free up cash for a monthly mortgage payment instead.
According to Roger Wohlner, financial expert at the Equifax Personal Finance Blog, you need to think long and hard about this before you take that step. His recent post, “Should You Use Retirement Savings to Pay Off Debt?” warns of the large tax penalties you could incur if you dip into tax-deferred retirement savings accounts.
Wohlner explains that if you take the money out of your retirement account, you’ll pay taxes on it according to your tax bracket, so $10,000 will cost you an extra $2,500 if you’re in the 25 percent income tax bracket. Read More→