

Atlanta is a thriving and diverse city with many opportunities for homeownership and employment. Living in this great city doesn’t have to break the bank.
With a median price range for homes in Atlanta at a mere $199, 000, it’s no wonder Money Magazine named Atlanta one of the most affordable cities in the country. For those with families, you’ll be pleased to know that the school district has schools who make the Distinguished School rating for Georgia.
Living in Atlanta’s moderate climate allows you to enjoy many activities. If you enjoy the outdoors, Atlanta has plenty of parks Centennial Olympic Park is a lasting reminder from the Centennial Olympic Games. Piedmont Park is located just two miles from downtown and has the largest green space in the city and spans 189 acres. Stroll through the grounds or enjoy a picnic lunch alongside Lake Clara Meer. You can also spend the day outdoors at The Woodruff Park Reading Room. In partnership with the Fulton County Library, it’s an open-air reading room that has carts stocked with a selection of books, periodicals and newspapers with readings and programs at lunchtime.
There are plenty of attractions and affordable things to do in the city. Take in a performance at the Horizon Theatre. Window shopping through Castleberry Hill’s trendy art galleries can be a pleasant way to spend the afternoon. Atlanta is also home to artifacts from around the world. At Emory University you will find the Michael C. Carlos Museum. It maintains the largest collection of ancient art in the Southeast with artifacts from Greece, Egypt and Rome. Sit under the stars at the Starlight Six Drive-In Theatre to enjoy a current major motion picture year-round.
Atlanta is full of historical attractions to learn about the cities earliest beginnings and its triumphs and tribulations. There is a guided tour about Underground Atlanta that takes participants around the many historic buildings and sites that defined Atlanta. The Martin Luther King Jr. Historic Site is also a must see. It includes year-round tours of Dr. King’s birth home, church where his father preached and his and his wife’s, Coretta Scott King’s, final resting place. For Civil War enthusiast, take a walk through Atlanta’s Historic Oakland Cemetery. Many fallen Civil War soldiers were laid to rest here. The garden cemetery, founded in 1850, is also the final resting place for many of Atlanta’s settlers and famous citizens like golfer, Bobby Jones, Gone with the Wind author, Margaret Mitchell and comedian Nipsy Russell. The grounds are littered with beautiful sculptures and include a botanical preserve with magnolias and ancient oaks.
The city has a number of modernization and reviatlization models that offer encouraging possibililites for home buyers, investors and businesses alike. Affordable homes, excellent schools and affordable things to do around town are just a few of the reason to move to this city. Atlanta’s growth and expansion promises to offer many opportunities.