Will Atlanta be a good move for us ?

[anrec crew]

We are in the same boat, so to speak. My husband is entertaining an offer from a north Atlanta company that places us squarely in the residential areas of Duluth, Alpharetta, etc. I'm reading everyone's posts, trying to glean whatever info I can about the cultural climate in this part of the world. We've never been to the South. So we are a mixed race family. Our children look like everything and nothing: one couldn't place them on the map. My husband is of hispanic decent, I am caucasian/asian. We grew up on the west coast, where nobody would blink at us...and I just want to reach out to any one out there who has a similar situation and can comment on the northern Atlanta suburbs. Thanks!!

[desifamily23]

Wanted to find out if in the Atlanta metro area, does it matter more if the buyer is coming in with a FHA loan instead of the conventional loan compared with the rest of the country.
I know in general FHA is not that preferred by sellers, but is it a "bigger" red flag in the Atlanta area ?

[desifamily23]

Originally Posted by desifamily23

Wanted to find out if in the Atlanta metro area, does it matter more if the buyer is coming in with a FHA loan instead of the conventional loan compared with the rest of the country.
I know in general FHA is not that preferred by sellers, but is it a "bigger" red flag in the Atlanta area ?

Bump... anyone ??

Also, It seems like the housing prices are at 2006/7 levels (or more), I was just looking at the zillow historical charts for some houses on sale (300K-350k range). And 2006/7 was considered a bubble, and this is not ??
The trend seems to be moving higher too ??

btw, we are finally visiting this fall on a recon trip, woo hoo !!