Echo Mill is a fantastic, award winning neighborhood in West Cobb County. The neighborhood features two recreation areas with swimming pools and tennis courts, walking trails, pavilion, and a huge open activity field. Echo Mill is located in the Hillgrove High School district and is convenient to shopping, major highways, and places of worship. With homes priced from the mid $200's to low $400's, Echo Mill has a home to fit your needs and represents one of the most outstanding values in this area. Kids water park and slide at the front clubhouse Front Clubhouse and Pool Area Rear Pool Area Soccer/Activity Field I have sold several homes in Echo Mill representing both buyers and sellers. My average marketing time for listing sales is only 57 days. If you want to buy or sell a home in Ec... 12/11/2008

How about a Dog Park in Powder Springs, Ga? I  have  heard several people around around Powder Springs mention that they would like us to have a dog park here in the area. This would be a great place to spend some quality outdorr time with our pets. Mayor Vaughn has mentioned that it is being discussed but the location and funding are questionable.  One possibility might be the  at the linear park that the city has proposed along the Silver Comet Trail. If you live someplace that has a dog park please tell me about it.  How big is it? How was it funded? Who maintains and cleans it?  Anything you can share that would be helpful would be appreciated.If you live in or around Powder Springs Ga. please share your ides as well.  I'll pass all the information along. Just to share ... here are ... 11/14/2008

The social committee Country Walk Subdivison in Powder Springs will be organizing our 2nd annual "Trick or Treat For Canned Goods" this Halloween.  We are working with the Cub Scouts from Pack 760 to help pick up the cans which will be donated to MUST Ministries food pantry. Thank you in advance to our Country Walk neighbors for their generosity in this effort.  Remember, this Friday you might here "Trick or Treat for Canned Goods". Have your cans ready for a good cause. If you are not going to be home this Friday please give me a call or email and I'll be glad to make arrangements to collect your donation!    ********************  Click Here - To see current homes for sale in Country Walk To see other Homes For Sale in Powder Springs please visit: www.PowderSpringsHomes.info ****** Bob... 10/27/2008

  Getting Credit Ready / How much house can I afford? Recently, I had the pleasure of doing an adult ed.  home buyers class for the Marietta Community School.  I have decided to take some of my outline notes and form the into a blog series for home buyers.  The content is geared a little more toward first time buyers but will still be very relevant for move up buyers as well.  Also, this is based on my own knowledge and experience in our local market.  All real estate is local, so if you are reading this in another part of the country then some of the ideas may not apply or at least they may apply differently. ************************************************************** Part 3: Getting Credit Ready / How much house can I afford? Originally I had planned on doing these as two separate ... 10/23/2008

Powder Springs, Ga.First Annual "Seven Springs Art Festival"This Saturday, Oct. 18 10a.m. to 6p.m.There will be fine arts, history, entertainment, childrens activities, and (of course) there will be food!For more detail visitwww.CityOfPowderSprings.org This promises to be a great event.  See you there! ****** 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 Visit my website www.AgentBobSells.com Search Powder Springs Homes For Sale Search All Metro Atlanta MLS Home Listings Call me for all of your Real Estate needs 770-656-9134 Copyright © 2008 By Bob Southard, All Rights Reserved 10/16/2008

Dave Ramsey is the host of a nationally syndicated radio show on personal finance and the best selling author of "Financial Peace" and "Total Money Makeover".   www.DaveRamsey.com Dave has put together a simple plan for reviving the credit markets and stimulating the economy.  This is all good common sense stuff. It is so simple that the folks in Washington might have a hard time comprehending it. LOL! Read the article and surf through his website.  If this makes more sense to you than shelling out $700 million then there are links there to email your Senator and Congressman.  Dave was just on Fox News with Neil Cavuto talking about this. He has had it on his website for just a few hours and there have already been over 100,000 sent! I have sent this to Senator Isakson and Chambliss, ho... 09/30/2008

This Saturday, Oct 4, is the fall yard sale for Country Walk Subdivision in Powder Springs.  We already have 35 homes signed up and more are joining each day.  You will find just a little bit of everything for sale. There will be "treasure maps" available at each subdision entrance.  Chef Rian MacDonald will be cooking lunch at 3266 Country Walk Drive.  The sale officially starts at 9 a.m. but many people will be set up before then. For maps and more info click here  ********************  Click Here - To see current homes for sale in Country Walk To see other Homes For Sale in Powder Springs please visit: www.PowderSpringsHomes.info   09/29/2008

I have collected the sales data for Country Walk Subdivision in Powder Springs Georgia for the 12 months period ending with July 31 for each of the last 3 years. Both the average sales price and the sales volume have decreased fairly significantly.  While nobody likes to see declining home prices, these numbers are not really out of line with the surrounding market area. See the entire reports here Country Walk Price Meter See Country Walk Homes for sale at www.MyCountryWalkHome.info **************************************** Would you like market reports for another neighborhood? Just let me know, I'll b eglad to prepare and post those for you. Bob Southard, e-ProRealtor®, Solid Source Realty, Inc. Buy or sell a home in Powder Springs, Marietta, Kennesaw, Acworth, Dallas, Hiram, Cobb Cou... 09/11/2008

Today was the 5th Saturday cruise night here in Powder Springs. They keep getting more and more cars for this event and this time they even closed Marietta street to accomodate all the cars! This event is sponsored by the Powder Srpings "Pushrods" car club. Founded in 1967 the "Pushrods" are the oldest chartered car club in the state. Here are few pics of some of our favorites:   Dad, when I turn 16 can I have this one?   ***************************************** *****************************************************************************  If you know about an interesting person, place, event or business in our area, please let me know!  I would love to give them a mention here. Bob Southard, e-ProRealtor®, Solid Source Realty, Inc. Buy or sell a home in Powder Springs, Marietta, Kenne... 08/30/2008

George and Cindy Narretta have been publishing the "Powder Springs Messenger" since 1993. It truly is our own local paper and they cover all of big news in our small town.  In each issue of the messenger you'll find everything from police and city council reports to classroom news from the local schools to updates on road projects and community events. The "Messenger" is published every 3 weeks and delivered to over 14,000 homes and over 1,000 businesses in the 30127 Zip code.  This covers Powder Springs and also parts of Hiram in both Cobb and Paulding Counties.       They are fantastic about promoting community events and happenings.  If your school, neighborhood, or civic group has an upcoming event or ongoing program be sure to contact them.  Of course, being our hometown paper it i... 08/29/2008

Seven Springs Museum is located in Powder Springs Park in downtown Powder Springs.  The museum has a ton of artifacts, photos, and historical information about Powder Springs people, historical homes and buildings, and much more.  The museum is staffed by volunteers from the Seven Springs Historical Society. Powder Springs has a long and interesting history - stop by and visit the museum to see for yourself!      3901 Brownsville Road (Powder Springs Park)   Powder Springs, GA 30127   Phone: 678-567-5611   Hours of Operation   Wednesday, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.   Saturday, 12:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.   Sunday, 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. If you know about an interesting person, place, or business in our area, please let me know!  I would love to give them a mention here.  ************************... 08/26/2008

Music lessons in your home. Face it -  your life is hectic enough as it is.  Little Johnny has Cub scouts and karate tonight, Suzie has cheerleading practice,  How in the heck are you going to get Sally to her piano lesson????   Jay Maurice, founder and owner of "Lessons at home" has the answer.  Have the lessons come to you!  They are based here in Powder Springs but cover all of metro Atlanta.  The also have an office in Houston Texas.     Jay and his team of professional instructors will come to your home and they do lessons in a wide variety of musical instruments for students of all ages.  I know Jay personally, since he lives just down the street from me, and I can say that in addition to be extremely talented, he is an all around good guy :-)  For more information on Lessons at h... 08/26/2008

I know this whole blogging thing doesn't always need to be about real estate, so every once in a while I like to share something a little different about myself to let readers get to know me just a little better. As I mentioned in a previous post I think that there is a decent chance that Elvis is alive. I don't get to spend enough time on one of my favorite hobbies and that is Homebrewing my own beer.  I really like great imported or micrbrew beer and I love to create the same great and unique flavors at home.  Homebrewing is not to difficult.  Basically, if you can boil water you could probably make beer.  However it can be time consuming.  The fermenting containers must be sterilized before the "wort" is fermented. Recycle  REuse - The bottles are re used capable bottles. I love it w... 07/25/2008

Market Report for Country Walk Subdivision   Comparative Market Analysis       Prepared for Country Walk subdivision      Property Type:   Residential       Status:   Active SubjectProperty                     # MLS# Address Subdivision BR Full Baths Half Baths Stories Basement Year Built Original List Price List Price 1  3684842  4817 WINDING LANE  COUNTRY WALK  4  2  1  2 Stories  Finished, Full  1989  $209,000  $199,000 *  2  3689319  3379 Split Wood Way SW  COUNTRY WALK  4  2  1  2 Stories  Crawl Space  1991  $197,900  $197,900   3  3693721  3354 Timber Ridge  Country Walk  4  2  1  2 Stories  Slab/None  1991  $195,000  $195,000   4  3717960  3360 Timber Rdg SW  Country Walk  4  2  1  2 Stories  Crawl Space  1991  $194,900  $189,900 *  5  3716937  3361 TIMBER RIDGE  COUNTRY WALK  4 ... 07/24/2008

Ok, so I was taking my daughter to cheer practice this morning and heard that candidate Obama was going to be there at the same time she was having practice!  Luckily McEachern High School here in Powder Springshas a very large campus and I was able to dodge any real traffic issues.  Of course there was a huge police presence that kept the traffic moving as well. I have heard all the hoopla about Obama being the Rock Star candidate and I guess it didn't really sink until I saw this (sorry, all I could mange was a quick snap with my camera phone)....   T-shirt Vendors! There were folks on the street corners corners hawking t shirts just like at a concert... I haven't been to a Mcain event but for some reason I just don't think I would see folks outside hawking t shirts.  I get it .... vo... 07/08/2008

Every 4th of July for the last 20 years or so Country Walk subdivision inPowder Springs Ga, has done our own 4th of July Parade. Here is the slide show for 4th of July 2008. Online Videos by Veoh.com For more information about County Walk you can visit www.MyCountryWalkHome.info or www.PowderSpringsHomes.info 07/06/2008

Hi Neighbors,  The Country Walk annual 4th of July parade and festivities will be this Friday.  So I hope everyone has planned to have a decorated float, bike, car, etc. in the parade.  If you own a business and want free advertising and want to have an entry - you are welcome to showcase away.  We have 8 categories in which you will be judged on.  Registration and parade line up begins on the corner of Bradford Lane and Country Walk Drive at 9am.  The parade will start around 9:30am.  If you are not participating in the parade, feel free to put out a chair and cheer our entries on.  After the parade we will have balloons and popsicles for all the kids.  Then around 11:30 we will have pizza, drinks, and a DJ in the pavilion so bring your bathing suits and cool off after while you are wa... 07/02/2008

Hi Neighbors,   I wanted to let you know that we are having an adult pool party this Saturday, June 28th starting at 7pm and goes until about 11pm.  The pool area will close at 6:45 to all children for this party.  No one under the age of 21 will be allowed in.   For those that are interested in babysitting, I have set up a couple of teenagers that will group babysit in my home.  The cost will be $10 per child for the evening and snacks will be provided. You must RSVP for the babysitting separate and I can give you more details.   We will provide some food (probably BBQ or Chicken Wings) and soft drinks; however we are asking people to bring an appetizer or dessert type dish.  If you have an odd number address, please bring a dessert and if you have an even number address, please bring ... 06/25/2008

As of today there are 816 homes for sale in Powder Springs, Cobb County, Georgia. From Jan1, 2008 through May 31,2008 there have 231 homes sold in the same area for an average of 46.2 hoes sold per month. What this means is that at the current rate of absorbtion we have a 17.6 month supply of homes for sale. The realty is that many of the homes currently for sale will not sell. The homes that will sell are price at the midddle to lower price point for similar homes and they are in ready to move in condition. The good news is that there are still buyers out there. The bad news is that "top dollar" today is not what it was last year. If you are selling your current home and moving to another home in the Atlanta area all of this really does not present much of a problem. Whatever theoretic... 06/22/2008

Maybe I shouldn't do this but hey that's never stopped me before.  If I need to take the post down I will. Unfortunately this is a real listing that is active right now. How to NOT sell a home  1. Use 1 really crummy picture.  This pic is even worse than the pic that was on the Cobb county tax record site.  Just think if your drivers license picture was better than the photo you used on your website!  Pic from Cobb county tax website 2. Overprice the home. - Price the home $6000 over the home down the street that also has a full finished basement when yours is on a slab. 3. Mention in your public comments that there is an allowance for the needeed repairs ..  and the section 8 tenant needs to be notified before showing 4. List the wrong zip code 5. List the wrong elementary school   Stu... 06/15/2008