silver creek communities in Mc Donough (Atlanta, McDonough: income, homes, crime)

[c78]

My family and I are considering moving to Mc Donough, in the silver creek community. The schools in this area are Mcdonough Elem. Ola middle and high school. We don't know much about this area. Does anyone have any input as far as homes,schools,crime rate, and anything else that we might need to know.

[sahm3]

McDonough elementary is a Title one school which means it is a low income school with most of the kids being on free or reduced rate lunch.They have received awards for meeting the whole child left behind thing and all, but I can tell you from experience it is not a good school.
However one of the neigborhoods that has a huge population going to the school will not be there next year.So that may dramatically improve the school.
There is hardly any parent participation in any of the school events.
The Ola schools are suppose to be very good, however I would double check your location. B/c I really don't believe that there are any schools from Mcdonough elem that feed into Ola.. I think It would be henry middle and henry high.. Which are horrible!
I am not familiar with silver creek communities it must be new.

I personally would never buy in a new development again, we saw first hand how things changed and went down hill very quickly with new developers coming in and changing things or not doing what was promissed and in todays market you have no idea what will happen to the subdivision. I think alot has to do with where you are coming from and what your expectations are in things etc.. Good luck

[K'ledgeBldr]

ALthough I haven't seen or heard many things about Silvercreek Comm. I can tell you this- they are the same type builder as Legacy Comm. They offer substantial sq/ft for the price with little or no "bells and whistles". I do know for sure- where ever Silvercreek is, Legacy is within a couple of miles. As a matter of fact, they are next to each other down on the southern end of Fulton Ind. Blvd. The land was developed by the same co.- split it in two different sections. And I believe they are not members of the Greater Atlanta Home Builder's Association.
But the lack of squak on this forum about them may speak volumes about their business practices.

[premiereinspections]

What ever you buy, get it inspected by a professional. All builders have some issues and oversights, some more than others. An inspection will let you know if your home is built to the minimum standards required by the State of Georgia. If you have code violations that were undetected and are visible, you can have all of those issues correctec before you close. Just don't let anyone talk you out of a home inspection. To be penny wise and pound foolish could be an unpleasant experience. Do your due dilligance.

[Impact Professionals]

I am an agent with Silvercreek, so do not believe the HYPE. All builders look for a popular area and begin building. Silvercreek is great on construction and if you do not believe that please check out the BBB report and compare reports.

ALWAYS DO YOUR RESEARCH BEFORE BUYING ANYWHERE. Do yourself a favor and hire an Realtor. What the heck the seller pays their commission anyway. Free advice, why not!!