How's the 30318 zip code? (Atlanta, Buckhead: rentals, houses, neighborhood)

[Swisha2k]

Im seeing alot of multi-family bargains in this zip. Looking for triplex in the ATL area; what should I be looking for?

[youngMichaelJackson]

Dont do it...........
You should be looking everywhere but this zip code. most of the new triplexes are on streets like Cedar Ave., North Grand Ave., basically Bankhead bewteen HE Holmes and Grove park, and off of Simpson between Lowery and Chappel Rd. Long story short.... Dont do it......My father and I own a rental property on Cross St in that area and take it from me, thats no where someone new to Atlanta would want to move to.

[Swisha2k]

thanks... do you see other areas with potential in the metro area?
I'm finishing college, so, my budget is relatively tight...

Do you know any reputable r.agents in the ATL area?
thnx!

[SoBuKev]

uh, 30318 also has some of the most expensive homes in Atlanta

[youngMichaelJackson]

True indeed, there are some very nice homes in 30318 in and around the Howell Mill/Home Park area, but he was talking about duplexes and triplexes. Im not sure but all of the duplexes and triplexes I have seen in 30318 are in the Bankhead area, which is a far cry from the Howell Mill area. Most of the houses in Howell Mill/ Home Park are 1920's Bungalows, not new duplexes and triplexes

[siriuskase]

I used to live in 30018. It has a great variety of homes. Although Ga Tech has its own zip code, 30018 surrounds the campus and extends up close to Buckhead. In the area close to Tech, a lot of the rentals are rented to students, so if you like renting to students, its a great neighborhood. A lot of the owner occupied homes are owned by professors. The rest are owned or rented by people who like to live close to all the fun stuff downtown and in midtown without actually living in those (expensive) places.