Chattahoochee River Race and Festival to Take Place This Saturday

June 11, 2009 by Carl Martens Filed under Community Events

June 13, 2009
10:00 am	to	2:00 pm

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The Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper hosts the annual river appreciation event this Saturday. The festival includes live music, kids’ activities, environmental exhibits, and race awards presentations.

The race begins at Garrard Landing Park at Holcomb Bridge Road and finishes at Riverside Park which is where the festival is held. Beginning at 9am the race includes open and recreational categories, various age divisions, solo and tandem canoe divisions and kayak and sea kayak divisions. Competitive paddlers will take on a 10 mile course and recreational paddlers will race an 8 mile course.

New this year are two new categories of awards; Best Costume and Best Boat Decoration.

The festival at Riverside Park takes place from 10am to 2pm. The live music i s provided by the Watershed Project and will feature local musicians; Gareth Asher, Christopher Alan Yates, Amy Gerhartz, Brian Binsky and Emily Kate Boyd.

The event which is organized by the Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, is designed to celebrate the river and create a sense of community of the metro Atlanta residents that use the river.

Registration at the race costs $50 for solo and $70 for tandem boats and is available so long as spots are open. All registered paddlers will receive a gift bag, race T-shirt, a boxed lunch and a one year membership in the Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper.

Proceeds from the race will help protect and preserver the Chattahoochee.

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Tags: festivals, races, Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper

Certified Distressed Property Expert

May 11, 2009 by Aaron Hofmann Filed under Real Estate

Aaron Hofmann receives Certified Distressed Property Expert designation.

Aaron Hofmann of the H2 Realty team at Keller Williams Realty Cityside has earned the prestigious Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE) designation, having completed extensive training in foreclosure avoidance and short sales. This is invaluable expertise to offer at a time when the Roswell area is ravaged by “distressed” homes in the foreclosure process.

Short sales allow for the homeowner who is does not have enough cash to continue paying for their mortgage by allowing them to repay the mortgage at the price the home sells for, even though it is lower than what is owed on the property. With plummeting property values, this can save many people from foreclosure and even bankruptcy. More and more lenders are willing to consider short sales because they are much less costly than foreclosures.

In the Roswell area, many homes are in danger of foreclosing. It is happening in all price ranges. Local experts say that even high-priced homes are not immune. Currently there are over 200 homes, condos & townhomes that are currently marketed as distressed properties (short sales or foreclosures).

“This CDPE designation has been invaluable as I work with sellers and lenders on complicated short sales,” said Hofmann. “It is so rewarding to be able to help sellers save their homes from foreclosure.”

“To help educate the consumers, our team has developed an informational site called ShortSalesCentral.com. The site provides a lot of valuable information for both distressed homeowners as well as buyers looking to purchase a home,” according to Mr. Hofmann.

Alex Charfen, founder of the Distressed Property Institute in Boca Raton, Fla., said that Realtors® such as Aaron Hofmann with the CDPE designation have valuable training in short sales that can offer the homeowner much better alternatives to foreclosure, which virtually destroys the credit rating. These experts also may better understand market conditions and can help sellers through the emotional experience, he said.

If you are behind in your mortgage payments or contemplating not making your payments, contact Aaron Hofmann and his team to understand your options and identify the solutions that are best for your situation.

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Tags: CDPE, Certified Distressed Property Expert, foreclosures, short sales

Roswell Neighborhoods in Cobb County

April 23, 2009 by Carl Martens Filed under Announcements, Real Estate

The majority of neighborhoods in Roswell belong to Fulton County, but there are a small few that are in Cobb County and their residents get to enjoy the lower Cobb County taxes and East Cobb schools.