Shelby Crews, Realtor

03/11/2025

🌱 Calling All Eco-Friendly Vendors! 🌍✨

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📅 Date: Saturday, May 17, 2025
⏰ Time: 9 AM - 1 PM
📍 Location: Atlanta REALTOR® Center, Sandy Springs

Join us in promoting sustainable solutions and making a positive impact! 🌎 Secure your spot today!

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03/10/2025

This impact exists all over our country. I've seen covenants like this myself in some of the documents for homes I've sold. I encourage you to look at this with open eyes, hearts, and minds. If you want to know a lot more, read The Color of Law. The inequity still exists and it's hard to recover from generations of being held back.

The map shows the neighborhoods established under covenants with racially restrictive language.

11/06/2024

While we have kinda moved past spooky season...don't forget to listen to your home. Some sounds mean you have trouble to deal with. Some sounds are just the temporary sound of a home as temps change. Choose to be aware so that small problems don't become massive issues. This matters for renters too. If you don't tell your landlord you're hearing noises, you won't get the issue handled.

If you hear these noises in a house, it’s probably not a ghost but a property maintenance issue that needs immediate attention.

10/15/2024

No one is saying you have bad taste when we're saying you need to repaint. There are people who will LOVE your style, and there are others who absolutely won't. What we're trying to do is appeal to the most people so that you can get more people in your home and making offers. Remember that you're trying to sell it, which means it doesn't need to appeal to you anymore.

Adding color is a hot trend in home design lately, but be careful which color you choose.

10/11/2024

We rely on appraisers to determine the value of property, so let's talk about why it can vary.

One of the most frustrating things for consumers, agents, and even appraisers involved in a real estate transaction is seeing disparate results in two or more appraisals of a property. A variety of factors—including timing, purpose of the valuation and comparable sales used—can lead to dispariti...

10/09/2024

What do we think? I'm kinda loving the stone slab backsplash.

“Functional elegance” is the new mantra in kitchen design.

10/03/2024

If you have SNAP benefits, please check with your state because they may be able to replace your lost food due to Helene. Here is the link for GA people.

https://dhs.georgia.gov/press-releases/2024-10-01/snap-customers-affected-hurricane-helene-can-request-replacement-benefits #:~:text=To%20request%20replacement%20benefits%2C%20eligible,the%20amount%20of%20food%20loss.

Georgia residents who received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in September can report food lost due to power outages related to Hurricane Helene.

09/24/2024

Talking about sustainability...sustainable landscaping gives homeowners a "joy score" of 9.7 out of 10 after upgrading. Interested in some edible landscaping, rain gardens, or just upgrading, in general? Talk to Shades of Green Permaculture for some excellent courses so you can DIY, or have them do it for you!

Sustainable landscaping isn't just a boon for the environment. It can save on water costs and is easier to maintain for homeowners.