Owner: Lane's World, Garage with a detached home? URL:http://lanebailey.com Join Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 14:01:19 -0500 Rating:0 Site Description: Lane is a REALTOR in Atlanta that specializes in homes for auto enthusiasts (think "Cool Garages"). He also deals with special properties, like lake front on Lanier and horse properties. As Lane likes to say, "I will find a home for you AND your toys." Site statistics:Click here
Message from the President… 2008-03-05 21:51:16 … of the NAR. Here is a link to the post. Dick Gaylord, the President
of the NAR, raises some very good points, but I had to rebut the post as a whole.
The first thing I need to say is that I am proud to be a REALTOR®. I love the work that I do. [...] Read more:Message
Dakar moving to South America 2008-03-04 15:26:06 Shocker to me…
Let me catch up those that aren’t fans yet. The Dakar Rallye started as the Paris-Dakar Rallye 30 years ago. It has always been a high performance, cross-country event. A few years ago, the Paris part of the name was dropped
photo credit: Omer Simkha.
And, yes, it has been through [...] Read more:South
, America
, South America
January/February Market Report posted 2008-03-03 21:05:29 I just posted up the January
/FebruaryMarket
Report for Gwinnett County on Garage Homes USA. I wish I could say that the market has turned, but I can’t.
But I can say that there are some killer deals…
How about an for an investor looking for a cash flowing property…
Under $450,000 quad.
Interest rate for non-owner occupied [...]
Video Sunday… musically speaking. 2008-03-02 09:35:42 I thought that I would change gears a little and post up a couple of interesting music videos today.
The first is called Pipe Dream, and is from Animusic. Despite emails to the contrary, this is not a collection of agriculture equipment in Iowa… It is all computer generated.
The next video is something that [...] Read more:Sunday
Thank you! 2008-03-01 08:15:04 I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you to my readers. I have had a great week of readership. The trends are up for both this blog and my website, Garage Homes USA.
I really enjoy the opportunity to bring you information about real estate in and out of Gwinnett County and Atlanta, [...] Read more:Thank
Boyd Coddington, 63, dies. 2008-02-29 09:20:38 For those that haven’t heard, legendary car builder Boyd Coddington died Wednesday, February 25th in Whittier, CA. Here is a link to one of the news stories. He was 63.
If you don’t know who Boyd Coddington was, here is a quick rundown.
Coddington wheels… he started the billet trend.
Hot Rods by Boyd.
Chip [...]
Get the E-newsletter! 2008-02-28 14:11:56 Beginning a week or so into March, I will be producing an electronic newsletter
to be mailed out. It will carry highlight articles from Garage with a Detached Home and GarageHomesUSA.
I have mailed a few hard-copies out to selected addresses, and you are always welcome to be added to that list as well, but the [...]
Price ≠ Value 2008-02-27 15:01:55 If you didn’t know, this little thingie (≠) is the ‘does NOT equal’ sign.
photo credit: ejhogbin
So many people have an idea that price and value are connected… or more specifically, discount from original list and value have a connection… they don’t. Bluntly, two buyers could go out and buy properties in the same neighborhood. [...] Read more:Value
I don’t know it all 2008-02-26 17:40:20 And my wife would be happy to provide a list… But, this is about real estate. Specifically, short sales.
A short sale in real estate is selling a property below the mortgage payoff, and getting the bank to take the loss. They are done, but they are pretty rare… and I ran across a great post [...]
Are you a blood donor? Mud 4 Blood 2008-02-25 22:01:40 Local 4wd club, GBR4WD will be hosting their 5th annual Mud 4 Blood
Drive at Bass Pro Shops on Saturday, May 10th.
They have been doing this for several years, and each year’s event has been bigger than the last. Last year they pulled in over 140 pints of blood for LifeSouth. For several years, Mud [...]
The case to buy now… 2008-03-11 11:02:03 This is not meant for everyone. But, for the right people, this should be a must read. Those people are:
First time buyers
People that aren’t selling a property to buy another
Those living in a high demand area and looking to move to a lower demand area
Long term investors
If you are in one of these [...]
REtechSouth coming to Atlanta 2008-03-10 20:46:21 I got a call this afternoon from Matt Fagioli with Diamond Dwellings. His brokerage is a presenting sponsor of the REtech South Conference which is coming to Atlanta
on March 27th.
(ok, ok, this is an industry event… but I have some local industry readers…)
Basically, it is a conference about blogging and video and the [...]
Sunday Video Sunday… 2008-03-09 21:42:04 As per usual, it’s video day.
The first video is an old video of Road Atlanta. It is from the 1985 IMSA event. There are a few things that are interesting here. The first is that they open with Stone Mountain, where I live. It is only a few minutes from my [...] Read more:Sunday
Niche Marketing… or not? 2008-03-08 19:57:54 I used to work in the retail world. I managed a store. We did a bit less than $2m/year. It was part of a mid-sized chain. We were quite focused on our specific niche. We sold a particular type of product.
(Am I being too vague here?)
A couple of years before I left, we were purchased [...] Read more:Marketing
Inexpensively increase the value of your… 2008-03-07 22:31:42 Garage!
Seriously. I see articles and posts about increasing the value of your house through inexpensive kitchen upgrades, bathroom make-overs and landscape tune-ups… but everyone ignores the garage.
We live in and for the garage!
So, here are a few ideas to spruce up the garage. They are relatively cheap, and will make the garage look much better.
Sheetrock/Drywall
If [...]
Garrett has a New Little Brother!! 2008-03-06 22:52:10 I am so very proud to announce the latest addition to the GarageHomesUSA Team. While he still has quite a bit of training to complete…
Jackson Bryce Bailey was born at 6:00pm today. He came in at 21″, 8 pounds, 13 ounces.
Mother, son, big brother and dad are all doing fine.
Jackson was quoted as saying “whhaa, [...] Read more:Garrett
, Brother
Warren Buffett is wrong. 2008-03-14 11:57:48 Ok, WarrenBuffett
is a genius, and likely the most brilliant investor of all time. But there is one issue on which he is glaringly wrong. Taxes.
It has been widely reported that Buffett feels that there is an unfair disparity when he pays 17.7% on his income and his secretary pays 30% on hers.
Last year, [...] Read more:Warren Buffett
Are there really people that fall for this? 2008-03-13 23:55:49 Like many people
, I have received the Nigerian scam email… and the new Afghanistan and Iraq variants. Like the vast majority of people, I shake my head and hit the delete button. I have no idea how someone can think that there really is a legitimate reason for them to send their bank info to [...]
Five best tools for an Auto Enthusiast 2008-03-12 22:36:47 Ok, these are digital tools… All of them are right here. in front of you right now. You probably use a few of them…
1. Ebay. Pretty obvious, right. Regardless of what you are looking to find, there is a good chance it is being sold either new or used on Ebay. Cars, tools, decor… even [...]
POV Sunday. 2008-03-16 21:42:44 This Sunday
I decided to go with a little POV (Point of View). So, there are two videos and a bonus video.
The first video is a cult classic. In the days before internet videos, it was only available on VHS… and VERY rare. So, if you were lucky enough to know someone [...]
What if I didn’t say it? 2008-03-15 19:24:47 It may seem a little self serving. It doesn’t take much surfing on the RE.net (real estate blogdom) to find a real estate agent saying that there are good deals to be had, and those that wait may well lose out. In all honesty, there are a couple of reasons (I’ll be frank with you):
We [...]
Woo hoo… added some links 2008-03-18 20:41:01 For a post I wrote on my Active Rain blog this evening, I pulled up a bunch of Gwinnett County and surrounding area recreational links
. Everything from Road Atlanta to the Gwinnett Braves. So, take a look on the left sidebar. Links and Gwinnett Info have just been expanded. Look for more expansions in the [...]
Crazy Idea? Brilliant Marketing Tool? 2008-03-17 22:24:07 I am kicking around an idea. Shocker, huh?
I was sitting in the living room of one of my sellers. We were talking about his condo which I have had listed. An idea just fell out of my mouth. And then it just kind of stuck to me…
I have written different types of copy for this [...] Read more:Crazy
, Brilliant
, Marketing
Newsletter #1 has been emailed! 2008-03-20 23:38:38 And of course I found a mistake right after I hit the send button… but hey, I’m not perfect. Ask my wife.
If you would like to be on the e-newsletter list, join. On the top right side of this page is the subscription form. I’m not going to spam you 10 times a month with [...]
Sellers, protect yourselves 2008-03-19 17:12:47 There are a couple of stories in the last few days that have hit the same sour note. And, if you are selling your home (with or without representation), you need to be aware of this situation.
Loan fraud is still rearing its ugly head. Speaking at the Mortgage Brokers Association fraud conference:
Merle D. Sharick, vice [...] Read more:Sellers
, yourselves
Step back, I’m trying to save lives here! 2008-03-22 21:38:45 I ran across a story from the LA Times.
It seems that in LA there is a problem with people and their garages. Despite the fact that homes with 2 and 3 and more car garages is increasing, households with 3 or more cars are increasing pretty fast too. And there is a bigger problem… People [...]
Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory? 2008-03-21 23:28:57 First, here is a video…
The Thrashers played the Caps tonight. The Caps jumped out to an early lead, but the Thrashers came back to score 3 unanswered goals. Going into the 3rd period, the Thrashers had played great hockey, and controlled the game. They had a 3 - 1 lead, and looked [...]
Seller Seminar 2008-03-25 09:55:45 How many “First Time Home Buyer” seminars have you heard of? Ok, I’ve heard of zillions of them. It is a light-bulb idea for about half of the agents that come in to the business. We all think that we can fill a room with buyers and give them some great information… And some are [...] Read more:Seller
, Seminar
Sales up in February 2008-03-24 15:28:43 Forbes.com is reporting that nationally as well as regionally, homes sales increased as prices dropped.
The report showed sales of existing homes increased by 2.9%, to 5.03 million units in February
, from 4.89 million in January. According to Thomson Financial, the Street had expected a decline of 0.8%, to 4.85 million units.
Although February’s numbers are still [...] Read more:Sales
It’s Sunday and I’m almost speechless 2008-03-23 22:08:10 As is the tradition, I have scoured the internet in order to find the cutting edge…
I think these clips aired on the same episode of Top Gear. I don’t know what to say… you just have to watch… both.
So… what do you have to say? Read more:Sunday
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