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West Princeton subdivision, West cobb, Harrison High School

 

West Princeton subdivision, Powder Springs, Ga., West Cobb

Entrance to West Princeton

West Princeton subdivision, Powder Springs, Ga. is conveniently located on Mars Hill road in west cobb County near Dallas Highway and Lost Mountain. The neighborhood is only minutes away from shopping and dining at the Avenues of West cobb, and is just a short drive the the major shopping districts on dallas Highway, Town Center/Kennesaw, Acworth, or Hiram.

 

 

 

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Powder Springs House Values

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Powder Springs Values, Powder Springs Homes, Home Value, HouseValue

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Bob Southard, e-Pro, Realtor ®, Solid Source Realty, Inc. Buy a home, Sell a home, in Powder Springs, Marietta, Kennesaw, Acworth, Smyrna, Dallas, Hiram,and Cobb, Paulding, Douglas, North Fulton, South Cherokee, County, Ga. Call me for all of your real estate needs.

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Cobb County Ga. Foreclosure listings

Cobb County Foreclosures, Bank Owned Homes,
Marietta, Kennesaw, Acworth, Smyrna, Powder Springs, Austell, Mableton, Atlanta

 

Cobb County Foreclosures

 


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Marietta, Cobb County foreclosures

Cobb County, Georgia, foreclosure and bank owned homes.

Foreclosures have been on the rise just about everywhere and Cobb County, Georgia is no exception. In case you are not familiar with Cobb county it is located in Northwest Suburban Atlanta.  The cities in Cobb county are Marietta, Kennesaw, Acworth, Smyrna, Powder Springs, Austell, and Mableton.

Here are the most recent foreclosure stats according to the Marietta Daily Journal.

12,216 properties have been advertised for foreclosure.  Last year it was 7,725.

That's a 58.1% increase from last year at this time.

The record number advertised for any month was for the sale held in October when there were 1609 properties advertised.

Of course once the banks foreclose they have to sell them.  Here is a link to all of the bank owned homes currently for sale in Cobb county.


Cobb County Foreclosed Homes For Sale

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Bob Southard, e-Pro, Realtor ®, Solid Source Realty, Inc. Buy a home, Sell a home, in Powder Springs, Marietta, Kennesaw, Acworth, Smyrna, Dallas, Hiram,and Cobb, Paulding, Douglas, North Fulton, South Cherokee, County, Ga. Call me for all of your real estate needs.

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Funerals and Weddings

Funerals and Weddings
Part 1.

I don't think that I write often enough.  Whenever I do I tend to cover a lot of different things. Sometime I write on real estate of course, sometimes politics or current events, sometimes humor, and sometimes its just ....whats going on in my world. This is definitely that latter of those...

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Funerals.

He was "Mr. Craig" to me.  His son Myles and I have been friends since we were 13 years old.  So being a parent of one of my friends he wasn't Edward Myles Craig, he was Mr. Craig.  Of course when I saw Mrs Craig yesterday, she was Mrs. Craig.  Even though Myles and I are 50 years old (my God where had the time gone) I would never dream of addressing her any other way.

I suppose we all  have friends or family who were a part of America's "Greatest Generation" but Mr Craig was the one that I knew.   Mr Craig was a man with a great work ethic, great sense of humor, great faith, and lived a full life of service to others.

The obituary says something to the effect that when he started with Sears he took any position available and worked his way up until he retired as an administrative VP.  From knowing him when I was a teenager I tend to look at the story in reverse. He was a big executive with a nice office in regional headquarters. I remember as kids, Myles telling me that he started off mixing paint in the paint department and worked his way up.  Think about that in today's world. For a lot of different reasons that just doesn't happen.

The obituary also makes a brief mention that he was a WWII veteran, shot down over Dresden Germany, and served as a POW in a German prison camp. He never showed any bitterness.  As a matter of fact I only remember a big smile a twinkle in his eye.  From what I understand he spoke very little of his  POW experience.  I do remember Myles telling me that his dad said that it was nothing like the TV show "Hogans Heroes".  Like I said, he had a great sense of humor.

It began to rain as the 2 young Airmen began to fold the flag that was draped on the casket. There was another Airmen in the distance playing "Taps". He was getting rained on but he never moved. These young men were proud to honor a man they never met, but who symbolized everything that is great about this country that they serve.

I was also honored and humbled beyond belief when Myles asked me to be a pallbearer.  What  a privilege it was for me to be able to honor Mr Craig in that way.

Not to be to cliche' but here is my final thought:

If you were look up "True Southern Gentlemen" you would see a picture of Mr Craig.

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Ed Craig, Sears senior executive, dies at 86
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

October 13, 2009

Edward Myles Craig, longtime administrative assistant to Sears vice president of the South, died Sunday, October 11, in Atlanta.

A native of Rocky Mount, N.C., he joined the Army Air Corps as an aviation cadet in 1943 while attending Wake Forest College. After receiving his commission as a second lieutenant, he was designated as a co-pilot of a B-17 heavy bomber which was shot down on a mission to Dresden, Germany and became a prisoner of war.

When the war ended he continued his education at the University of North Carolina, then began his business career with Sears, Roebuck and Co. After several assignments he was transferred to Atlanta and in 1958 was promoted to personnel director of the 13 southern states. Several years later he was named administrative assistant to the Vice President-South. He retired in 1984 after 36 years with Sears.

Mr. Craig and his wife, the former Margaret Renegar Arnott, had two children, a daughter Connie and son Myles; and three grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, where he served as an Elder, treasurer and several other capacities. Interment will follow in Arlington Memorial Park, Sandy Springs, Ga.

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PART 2: WEDDINGS

Part 2 will come in a few days.  My sister is getting married tomorrow.  Family began arriving in town yesterday.  My soon to be brother in law, Jeff, is a great guy and we are all thrilled to death. I'll have thoughts and photos after a brief recovery period :-).

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Bob Southard, e-Pro, Realtor ®, Solid Source Realty, Inc. Buy a home, Sell a home, in Powder Springs, Marietta, Kennesaw, Acworth, Smyrna, Dallas, Hiram,and Cobb, Paulding, Douglas, North Fulton, South Cherokee, County, Ga. Call me for all of your real estate needs.

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New and nearly new foreclosures

NOT ALL FORECLOSURES ARE UGLY!
Many foreclosure homes are brand new or nearly new homes.  There are even a huge number of homes that are builder foreclosures that have never been lived in.  

Buy a brand new or nearly new home and save thousands!

Click on the links below to see new or nearly new homes in your area (none older than 2007).


Clayton County
Cobb County
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Douglas County
Forsyth County

Fulton County

Gwinnett County

Paulding County


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Bob Southard, e-Pro, Realtor ®, Solid Source Realty, Inc. Buy a home, Sell a home, in Powder Springs, Marietta, Kennesaw, Acworth, Smyrna, Dallas, Hiram,and Cobb, Paulding, Douglas, North Fulton, South Cherokee, County, Ga. Call me for all of your real estate needs.

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It's not over, until WE say its over...

I just posted a serious video about motivation and not giving up. This kept coming to mind but since it humorous I didn't want to mess up the nice,serious nature of the other post.

Yes, this clip is a little insane. But actually believe the point is valid :-)

It's not over until we say it's over..

 

(some adult language)

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Bob Southard, e-Pro, Realtor ®, Solid Source Realty, Inc. Buy a home, Sell a home, in Powder Springs, Marietta, Kennesaw, Acworth, Smyrna, Dallas, Hiram,and Cobb, Paulding, Douglas, North Fulton, South Cherokee, County, Ga. Call me for all of your real estate needs.

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Great motivation - check out this short video!

 

Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never--in nothing, great or small, large or petty--never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.

                                             Winston Churchill

 

A friend of mine posted this on Facebook this morning. It's a fantastic motivational video. Take just a little over 1 minute of your time to check it out.

Enjoy!

 

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Bob Southard, e-Pro, Realtor ®, Solid Source Realty, Inc. Buy a home, Sell a home, in Powder Springs, Marietta, Kennesaw, Acworth, Smyrna, Dallas, Hiram,and Cobb, Paulding, Douglas, North Fulton, South Cherokee, County, Ga. Call me for all of your real estate needs.

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Smyrna Ga. Homes for Sale, Homes For Sale in Smyrna Georgia

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The Georgia Drought vs. the Georgia Flood

The great drought vs. the great flood

Georgia Drought, Georgia Flood

Mother nature can certainly be unpredictable. In  October of 2007 I posted a blog about the drought here an Georgia.

Here  is a photo that I took at Sweetwater Creek State Park in Lithia Springs

The bridge at sweetwater

This was the view from the bottom of the lake looking toward the bridge and the road.

Here is a link to a close up of the bridge on Sept 21, 2009 (AJC)

 

Sweetwater Creek State Park drought 2007

This is a view of the "deep" part of the lake.  Of course I was standing on the bottom of the lake when I took the photo.

 

Here is  link to a photo taken facing the same direction for the shoreline on Sept 21, 2009 (AJC)

 

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Bob Southard, e-Pro, Realtor ®, Solid Source Realty, Inc. Buy a home, Sell a home, in Powder Springs, Marietta, Kennesaw, Acworth, Smyrna, Dallas, Hiram,and Cobb, Paulding, Douglas, North Fulton, South Cherokee, County, Ga. Call me for all of your real estate needs.

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I got a call from Afghanistan yesterday, and I think I have an idea that's a win-win for America! Let's give returning veterans something more than a handshake.

I rarely reblog anyones posts but this was a great idea that I wanted to share.  There would be many ideas and variations of ways provide afforadable housing for veterans.  If nothing else lets at least give them an extra discount or ta break on VA foreclosed homes.

If you like the ideas that Richard expressed then by all means pass this along to your friend - and your congressman.

 

Via Richard Weisser Coweta Fayette Real Estate ERA United Realty:

American Flags in Helen Georgia by Richard WeisserI got a call yesterday from a national guardsman currently deployed in Afghanistan. He was calling about one of my listings, and asked for more information.

First of all, I thanked him for his service. Second of all we talked about the purchase of his first home. I excitedly began to tell him about the $8000 first time homeowners tax credit.

Oops, there's only one problem. He won't be on leave until it's too late to qualify for the credit. Now here's a fellow laying his life on the line for his country and he will miss out on the tax credit because he is physically unable to get to Georgia to find a home since he is serving his country in a faraway land.

So it got me to thinking ... why not impose a permanent one-time tax credit on the purchase of the home for ANY veteran? Or at the very least, there could be a huge credit for those brave men and women returning from active duty?

Or maybe even half-price on a government owned HUD home? Or a free HUD home that needs repairs, no strings attached?

We have returning soldiers and we have lots of empty houses. Shouldn't risking your life be worth something more than a guaranteed loan? And wouldn't that be a great recruiting incentive?

And if we could dry up some of the flood of house inventory at the same time, wouldn't that be good for everyone?

So what do you think? Am I on to something here?

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Atlanta pending home sales

Atlanta pending home sales, are they up or down .....YES!

There have been recent news reports that pending home sales are up.  That is a good thing, right?

Last week Jim Crawford put up a great post,Atlanta Pending Home Sales - The Truth Behind the Numbers!.

Jim correctly pointed out that many of the current pending home sales are really not pending homes, they are just lease purchases.  A week or two ago I got the email from FMLS stating that the status of "lease purchase was being eliminated and all lease purchases would now be reported as pending sales.  It didn't really click for me since I don't do lease purchases. They almost never close and they are a crummy deal for buyers.  They can be a good deal for sellers if all they really want to do is rent the house.  If the seller thinks it will sell from the lease purchase they are greatly misguided.

Anyway I did a sampling of Cobb county pending sales sales and here is what I found. For all types of property (land, commercial, single family, condos, etc) there are 1204 pending sales.  I narrowed my sample to single family pending sales in the Hillgrove High School district. The list prices for these pending sales ranges from $74,900 to $624,900.

48 pending sales.

13 of those have closing dates that are 6 months or more after the binding agreement date.

6 of the 48 have closing dates that have passed by at least 30 days!

In other words, 27% of the pending sales are probably some form of lease purchase.  So are pending sales up or down? I say in truth they are down!  What's your opinion?

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Bob Southard, e-Pro, Realtor ®, Solid Source Realty, Inc. Buy a home, Sell a home, in Powder Springs, Marietta, Kennesaw, Acworth, Smyrna, Dallas, Hiram,and Cobb, Paulding, Douglas, North Fulton, South Cherokee, County, Ga. Call me for all of your real estate needs.

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Bob Southard, e-Pro, Realtor ®, Solid Source Realty, Inc. Buy a home, Sell a home, in Powder Springs, Marietta, Kennesaw, Acworth, Smyrna, Dallas, Hiram,and Cobb, Paulding, Douglas, North Fulton, South Cherokee, County, Ga. Call me for all of your real estate needs.

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Health care, stimulus, and cash for clunkers

Health care, stimulus, and cash for clunkers

(C)Cash for clunkers

The recent and now revived "cash for clunkers" gives us good insight in to the results of government programs.  

1. If you put money if the peoples hands you will get an immediate response and see the results of the "stimulus".  Personally, I think the people should just be allowed to keep their own money to spend on cars, boats, ipods, or whatever they want to spend it on.  Give us a tax cut without the large government program.  However the results speak for themselves.  I think by all accounts a lot of people went and bought cars.  

2. If it is a government program the cost will always be higher than projected.  That is how the $1 billion became $3 billion.

3.  The government program will be muddled with bureaucracy and red tape.  There are many numerous reports of frustrated dealers who have sold cars and not yet received rebates from the first round of "cash for clunkers".  If the dealers don't receive the rebates they will "unwind" the deals and the folks who have had a shiny new car in their driveway for the last 2 weeks or so will end up getting their clunker back.  There is a term in the car industry called "spotting deals". Basically when you sign that stack of paperwork in the dealers finance office, one of the docs says that the deal is not done until all details are approved.  You sign and drive the car home but if the bank turns down the loan (or in this case the govt never approves the rebate) you will be required to come back and renegotiate the deal or return the car.

This $billion used car rebate program is from the same folks who want to supply us with a $trillion health care program.


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Bob Southard, e-Pro, Realtor ®, Solid Source Realty, Inc. Buy a home, Sell a home, in Powder Springs, Marietta, Kennesaw, Acworth, Smyrna, Dallas, Hiram,and Cobb, Paulding, Douglas, North Fulton, South Cherokee, County, Ga. Call me for all of your real estate needs.

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Bob Southard, e-Pro, Realtor ®, Solid Source Realty, Inc. Buy a home, Sell a home, in Powder Springs, Marietta, Kennesaw, Acworth, Smyrna, Dallas, Hiram,and Cobb, Paulding, Douglas, North Fulton, South Cherokee, County, Ga. Call me for all of your real estate needs.

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My congressman had a town hall last weekend

I live in the 13th district of Ga. and my congressman, David Scott, held a town hall meeting this weekend. The stated purpose of the meeting was to discuss a local highway project but the meeting was opened up for questions on all matters at the end.

If I would have known about the town hall, I would have tried to be there. From what I saw on the video, it did not look to me like the Dr. asking the question was in any way rude. As a matter of fact he seemed down right calm and polite especially when contrasted with Congressman Scott’s response.

"I’m from the Government, and I’m here to help" is the punch line to a joke. Government programs are filled with overburdening bureaucracy, inefficiency, and waste. Why on earth would a government run health care program be any different? The health care model as it is proposed has been tried in Massachusetts, Tennessee, Canada, England, and many other places. The results have been the same. While it does provide universal coverage there are long waits and rationing of services. Some people are simply declined the care they want or need.

I have not heard any explanations from any supporters of the current proposals that make it different from other government insurance programs. Tell us how this program will succeed where the others have failed and maybe you’ll get more support.

We have been told that if we like our private insurance that we can keep it. Technically the proposal allows that … until we decide to shop around or change jobs. Then we are forced in the public option. Unacceptable

The writers of the current proposal understand that there will be rationing and that older patients will be denied services. No problem, the included end of life counseling in the legislation. That’s right, we just let them die and tell them it’s ok. Give them some counseling and even teach them how to commit suicide. Unacceptable.

In England the lines got so long that the Parliament passed a law saying all patients must be treated within 4 hours. No problem. Now when the wait gets up to 4 hours they lock the doors until the line gets shorter. The 4 hour clock doesn’t start ticking until the patient is actually inside the building. Some of the hospitals keep a line of ambulances outside for the patients to wait in.

I am in favor of health care reform but, not a government take over. Here are just a few ideas that I think need to be addressed.

*Tort reform. Drs. And hospitals need to be held accountable but there needs to be a limit on the size and scope of the lawsuits.

*Streamline the system. Have the insurance companies use the same or at least similar forms so the Drs don’t need a huge staff just to make the insurance claims.Make it easier for doctors, insurance companies, and patients to share needed information.

* Focus on the chronically uninsured. Everybody knows the 48million uninsured is misleading. Don’t cover illegal immigrants. Make COBRA more affordable so that it is easier to keep coverage between jobs. Many of that of the 48 million can afford health care but they choose to have 2 car payments instead. Many of them are young people who earn enough money or have inexpensive options available from their employer but choose not to take it because they think they don’t need it. When you weed through the numbers there are actually about 12 million people who really are uninsured. Let’s figure out how to get decent care delivered to those people who really need it.

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Here is more on the story from 11Alive News here in Atlanta.

DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. -- U.S. Rep. David Scott (D-13th) was involved in what many called an embarrassing display of losing his temper at a town hall meeting in Douglasville last weekend.

In the meeting, Scott lost his temper and began yelling at a crowd that included two people who came forward during the question-and-answer portion of the meeting to ask Scott about his stance on the health care plan proposed by the White House and being debated on Capitol Hill.

The city of Douglasville taped the event and you can see Scott become increasingly agitated after a question about health care……Read the entire story here

http://www.11alive.com/rss/rss_story.aspx?storyid=133599

video (3:10)

 

 

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Bob Southard, e-Pro, Realtor ®, Solid Source Realty, Inc. Buy a home, Sell a home, in Powder Springs, Marietta, Kennesaw, Acworth, Smyrna, Dallas, Hiram,and Cobb, Paulding, Douglas, North Fulton, South Cherokee, County, Ga. Call me for all of your real estate needs.

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Bentwater subdivision, Acworth, Ga.

Bentwater subdivision, Acworth, Ga.

(C) Welcome Home to Bentwater! 

Bentwater subdivision, Acworth, Ga.  is conveniently located on Cedarcrest Road near the Cobb county line.  The neighborhood is only minutes away from all major shopping and highways.  Bentwater  features outstanding amenities,  playgrounds, basketball courts, tennis courts,pools,walking trails, and of course... GOLF! Bentwater is one of Acworths most established and desirable neighborhoods.

       (C) The golf course at Bentwater Subdivision           
Homes in Bentwater are priced from the high 100's to $800's, so there really are homes in a choice of price ranges for any home buyer.

 

 

 


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Acworth Ga. Homes for Sale, Homes For Sale in Acworth Georgia

Acworth Ga. Homes for Sale, Homes For Sale in Acworth Georgia

 

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Peach Plantation, Homes for sale in Peach Plantation, Powder Springs,West Cobb County, Ga.

Peach Plantation, Peach Plantation homes for sale, Powder Springs ,West Cobb county, Ga.

(C) Welcome Home to Peach Plantation! 

Peach Plantation subdivision, Powder Springs, Ga.  is conveniently located in Powder Springs on Shipp Road.  The City of Powder Springs is a quaint community about 20 miles west of downtown Atlanta and only 25 miles from Hartsfield Jackson International Airport. The neighborhood is extremely convenient to shopping, dining ,and is minutes away from Ga Express commuter service to downtown Atlanta.  Peach Plantation features a playground, basketball court, tennis courts, pool and clubhouse.. The Lucille creek trailhead on Shipp Road connects with the Silver Comet Trail.

                                                   (C) The Pool and Tennis at Peach Plantation                (C) The pool at OakleighLucille Creek Trail, Powder Springs, ga.

The outstanding local schools that serve Peach Plantation are Varner elementary, Tapp Middle, and McEachern High.  

3 and 4 bedroom Homes in Peach Plantation are priced beginning the lower $100's! making Peach Plantation a very affordable choice for any Powder Springs or West Cobb home buyer.

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Lost Mountain Lakes - Homes for sale in Lost Mountain Lakes, Powder Springs, Cobb county, Ga.

Lost Mountain Lakes - Homes for sale in Lost Mountain Lakes, Powder Springs, Cobb county, Ga.

(C) Welcome Home to Lost MOuntain Lakes! 
Lost Mountain Lakes subdivision, Powder Springs, Ga.  is conveniently located in Powder Springs on Shipp Road.  The City of Powder Springs is a quaint community about 20 miles west of downtown Atlanta and only 25 miles from Hartsfield Jackson International Airport. The neighborhood is only minutes away from fine shopping and dining at the Avenues of West Cobb, Town Center Mall,and is minutes away from Ga Express commuter service to downtawn Atlanta.  Lost Mountain Lakes features outstanding amenities like playgrounds, basketball courts, tennis courts, pool and of course ... the lakes!. The Lucille creek trailhead on Shipp Road connects with the Silver Comet Trail.   Lost Mountain Lakes is one of Powder Springs and West Cobbs most established and desirable neighborhoods.

                                                   (C) The Clubhouse at Lost Mountain Lakes Subdivision                (C) The pool overlooks the lake at Lost Mountain Lakes

                                                   Tennis and Volleyball at Lost Mountian Lakes               The lake, gazebo, clubhouse, and pool at Lost Mountain Lakes


The outstanding local schools that serve Lost Mountain Lakes are Varner elementary, Tapp Middle, and McEachern High.

Homes for sale in Lost Mountain Lakes are priced from the mid $200's to mid $400,00s, so there really are homes in a choice of price ranges for any Powder Springs or West Cobb home buyer.





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Oakleigh subdivision, located in the Powder Springs area of West Cobb county, Ga.

Oakleigh subdivision, located in the Powder Springs area of West Cobb county, Ga.

(C) Welcome Home to Oakleigh! 

Oakleigh subdivision, Powder Springs, Ga.  is conveniently located in West Cobb County on Lost Mountain Road.  The neighborhood is only minutes away from fine shopping and dining at the Avenues of West Cobb and Town Center Mall.  Oakleigh  features outstanding amenities like an activity/soccer field,  playgrounds, basketball courts, tennis courts and junior Olympic size pool. Oakleigh is one of Powder Springs and West Cobbs most established and desirable neighborhoods.

                                                   (C) The Clubhouse at Oakleigh Subdivision                (C) The pool at Oakleigh

The outstanding local schools that serve Oakleigh are Kemp elementary, Lovinggood Middle, and Hillgrove High.  The school buses make stops throughout the neighborhood.

Homes in Oakleigh are priced from the mid $200's to $500's, so there really are homes in a choice of price ranges for any Powder Springs or West Cobb home buyer.





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Bob Southard, e-Pro, Realtor ®, Solid Source Realty, Inc. Buy a home, Sell a home, in Powder Springs, Marietta, Kennesaw, Acworth, Dallas, Hiram,and Cobb, Paulding, Douglas, North Fulton, South Cherokee, County, Ga. Call me for all of your real estate needs.

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Amberton subdivision, located in the Powder Springs area of West Cobb county, Ga.

Amberton subdivision, located in the Powder Springs area of West Cobb county, Ga.

(C) Welcome Home to Amberton! 

Amberton subdivision, Powder Springs, Ga.  is conveniently located in West Cobb County.  The neighborhood is only minutes away from fine shopping and dining at the Avenues of West Cobb and Town Center Mall.  Amberton features outstanding amenities like a neighborhood park with trails, pond and a fishing pier.  Of course Amberton is a swim tennis neighborhood and the residents also enjoy the two playgrounds, basketball court on top of the 4 tennis courts and junior Olympic size pool. There are many community sponsored social events throughout the year such as swim and tennis meets, garage sales, holiday parties, and neighborhood wide yard sales.

                                                   (C) The Clubhouse at Amberton Subdivision                (C) The Park at Amberton

The outstanding local schools that serve Amberton are Kemp elementary, Lost Mountain Middle, and Hillgrove High.  The school buses make stops throughout the neighborhood.

Homes in Amberton are priced from the low $200's to mid $300's making it a great choice for any Powder Springs or West Cobb home buyer.





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Bob Southard, e-Pro, Realtor ®, Solid Source Realty, Inc. Buy a home, Sell a home, in Powder Springs, Marietta, Kennesaw, Acworth, Dallas, Hiram,and Cobb, Paulding, Douglas, North Fulton, South Cherokee, County, Ga. Call me for all of your real estate needs.

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Bob Southard, e-Pro, Realtor ®, Solid Source Realty, Inc. Buy a home, Sell a home, in Powder Springs, Marietta, Kennesaw, Acworth, Smyrna, Dallas, Hiram,and Cobb, Paulding, Douglas, North Fulton, South Cherokee, County, Ga. Call me for all of your real estate needs.

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