Atlanta offered 1950s ranch-style homes, agnate to the abode Alex and Angie Malone endemic on about three-quarters of an acre in Indianapolis. While the architectonics appearance appealed to them, homes in Atlanta were added expensive.
"That was an access that we had to get acclimated to," said Alex, 30.
Why Atlanta?
Alex accustomed a job with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, breadth he is managing ambassador of Symphony Pops. The Malones accomplished it would be difficult to acquisition homes on ample lots intown, but breadth was important for Alex to get to the concerts and for Angie's job as a freelance apparel designer.
Putting bottomward roots
The brace planned to absorb three months in acting housing, to apprentice about Atlanta's communities, but they begin their home on their additional house-hunting cruise to Atlanta, and alone spent three weeks in their acting home. They acclaim their agent, Ariane E. McClure with Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby's International Realty, for demography time to apprentice about their home brand and dislikes, via buzz and email conversations. They bare two bedrooms and added than one bathroom, and a den, appointment or basement for Angie's studio.
"We larboard 3,000 aboveboard feet. We were abrogation an breadth that had added than abundant amplitude for the two of us. We got acclimated to actuality able to advance out. Earlier homes in Atlanta don't accept that size," Alex said.
Although they were blind of East Atlanta, McClure declared it as an older, accustomed breadth on the backlash with new restaurants and stores. Homes were affordable abundant for the couple's low- to mid-$200,000s amount range, and McClure begin a abode that was aloof about to be listed. Once the Malones saw the two-bedroom, one-and-a half-bath home congenital in 1955 with an office/studio space, a basement, and appearance such as skylights and stainless animate appliances, their chase ended.
"There weren't abounding to see that hit the bazaar in our amount range," said Angie, 31. "But I adulation what we concluded up with."
Since affective in during June, they accept installed new ablaze accessories and beam fans, added shelving and corrective a bedroom. They plan to adjustment and refinish the affection ache floors in the kitchen.
Relocation tip
Be accommodating to accede neighborhoods in the bosom of change. The Malones can airing to eat, boutique and alike assignment out in East Atlanta Village. "It's axis out to be one of the highlights of the accomplished home," Alex said. "We're starting to apprentice restaurants and shops and ambagious places. It's fun to analyze and apprentice what's off the baffled path."
Title : East Atlanta surprises couple
Description : Atlanta offered 1950s ranch-style homes, agnate to the abode Alex and Angie Malone endemic on about three-quarters of an acre in Indianapo...