Weekend Plans

Have you ever had that terrible feeling when someone else’s troubles make you feel better? The Germans call it schadenfreude. Before you start to think I’m really smart…I learned that word from watching the Simpsons. I got schadenfreuded when I read this article http://www.newsgeni.us/articles/208/Rich_and_Famous_Not_Immune_to_Foreclosure.html.

For those of you who don’t watch local news you may have missed the FREAKING OUT over possible return of Freaknik this weekend. I don’t think it is going to be anything close to what it was in the past, but there are several other big events going on this weekend that on their own will cause some major volume on our highways, including the Dogwood Festival, the Braves are playing at Turner Field, and the Hawks are in the play-offs.

To avoid the mess you may want to stay in…but then you’d miss all the fun too! Craig and I are still deciding what we are going to do.

I recommend MARTA. For the Dogwood get off at Arts Center or Midtown at 10th Street Stations, for the Braves/Hawks get off at 5 Points or CNN. If you look at the top of the screen they have rail alerts where they post real-time delays and important information. Watch the weather as we may have some rain on Saturday. Before you hit the roads check out Georgia Navigator click on cameras and you can see all the highways. The connector and I-20 will be the hardest hit. The good news is that the DOT has cancelled the construction that was planned for this weekend due to the high volume of traffic expected. Whew!

Buy it or Sell it? So what kind of inspection is recommended for these homes? Cliff and Mountain Homes



Don’t Forget! There are only 15 days left to take advantage of the first time homebuyer's tax credit of $8000--it expires April 30th--a house has to be under contract by then and close by June 30 to take off taxes this year. Click Here for IRS.gov info on First Time Homebuyer Credit.