Amy Tozer, Atlanta Realtor

Two years ago, Chad and Paul came to me because they wanted a yard for their dog, Henry. It happens more than you would think. Well, fast forward through showings and offers and multiple-offer disappointments and pausing the search and restarting the search and thinking outside the box to a few weeks ago when they closed on their dream vacation home in North Carolina. I can help with that! With my network of agents around the country, I was able to connect Chad and Paul with an outstanding agent in western NC who helped them find a yard for Henry and a view you can’t find in metro Atlanta.

Twenty-three years ago, at a parent orientation at my kids’ Montessori school, I sat criss-cross applesauce on the floor next to a man I didn’t know. “Hi, I’m Walter!” He said with a huge smile while extending his hand. At the time, I thought, but didn’t say, “Good Lord, they’re friendly here.” Walter and his wife Darlene became good friends and so did our kids. And today, after a year and a half of searching for the right home for Walter’s son Devin and his wife Camille, they are closing on the sweetest bungalow. Welcome home, Camille and Devin! May your neighbors be as friendly as that guy I met in Deedee and Marian’s class in 2001.

Get up close and personal with this recently renovated Belvedere Park ranch! Experience all the details that make this one stand out: beautiful kitchen with graphic tile and quartz countertops, bold focal wall in the dining room, tasteful tile choices in all three bathrooms. And learn about the things you might not notice: 4-year-old roof and water heater, lifetime Trotter warranty for basement waterproofing.
Open house today, Sunday, June 9
2:00 - 4:00
3220 Robin Road
Decatur 30032
More images at the link in my bio.
Exclusively listed by Amy Tozer REALTOR®️, Keller Williams Realty Metro Atlanta

This is the whole house renovation you've been looking for! So much space in Belvedere Park.
Five bedrooms, three bathrooms, a bonus room, newer roof and water heater, fenced-in back yard, deck off the open concept kitchen. And a convenient location close to downtown Decatur, Oakhurst, Avondale Estates, and Kirkwood.
🎈Open house Sunday, June 9, 2:00-4:00
📍3220 Robin Road, Decatur 30032
🏷️ $385,000
Exclusively listed by Amy Tozer with Keller Williams Realty Metro Atlanta

There’s a saying: “Kitchens and baths sell homes.” I’m sold on this light and bright kitchen at the center of this renovated ranch. This kitchen with its white cabinets, generous quartz counters, and cheerful backsplash is coming soon in Belvedere Park.
Exclusively listed by: Amy Tozer, Keller Williams Realty Metro Atlanta

Being a Cubs fan prepares me for helping buyers. Hear me out. We waited 108 years for a World Series win. We know the value of patience, persistence, and a rain delay going into extra innings in game seven. In this market, buyers need to think like Cubs fans. This beautiful bungalow went under contract before my buyers could see it. It was perfect, it was the one, but they had to metaphorically “wait til next year.” Well, over the weekend, I saw that it came back on the market. I took my buyers to see it, wrote a strong offer, and they are now under contract on the one they’ve been waiting for. Do you need an agent who believes in underdogs and has the patience and persistence to make your dream of home plate, er ownership, a reality?

The sun sets on 33 years in Atlanta for my sellers. To call this closing bittersweet is an understatement. Boys were born, deep friendships made, and pool parties hosted. The original small bungalow saw its roof raised, bedrooms added, its kitchen and bathrooms updated to vintage perfection, and its backyard turned into a pool. Every ending is a new beginning, and when the sun rises tomorrow, my sellers will be starting a new adventure.

Exclusively listed by Amy Tozer with Keller Williams Metro Atlanta
Many thanks for a smooth and professional transaction to who represented the buyers.

JUST LISTED in Oakhurst
Saltwater pool | Screened porch | Second floor deck
Chef’s kitchen | Oversized primary bedroom
4 bedrooms | 3 bathrooms | Sunroom
261 2nd Ave, Decatur 30030
$1,200,000

Originally built in 1925, this meticulously maintained and thoughtfully expanded bungalow is the epitome of Decatur living. Walkable to shops and restaurants in Oakhurst, Kirkwood, and 2nd & Hosea, City of Decatur schools, and numerous parks, but why go anywhere when your backyard is an oasis in the city.

Open Sunday, April 14, 2:00 - 4:00. Reach out with any questions. 404-313-1538

Imagine a kitchen that evolves over time to combine every modern convenience while holding onto its early 20th century aesthetic. A kitchen that opens into the dining room and has sight lines into the living and family rooms is truly the heart of the home. This fabulous kitchen with its thoughtful space-saving details, custom cabinetry, and AGA appliances is coming soon.

The summer trifecta: saltwater pool, screened porch, and private deck. We love our outdoor spaces in Atlanta because we can use them so many months of the year. This oasis (and the house, too!) are coming soon in Oakhurst!

First impressions matter. Your porch and front door are where your potential buyers have a love-at-first-sight moment. This Spanish mahogany door and oil-rubbed bronze door hardware set against lime-washed brick hint at the tastefully renovated home beyond. Coming soon in Oakhurst.

That feeling when you move into your new home and the dogwoods are blooming. The journey for these first time homebuyers was an Odyssean quest. There were obstacles, dangers, and even the siren call of a very unusual historic home and artist studio. In the end, these patient buyers beat out multiple offers to arrive at this lovely home.

Well, this was a first! At closing today, we discussed backyard chickens, their names, first aid for fowl, and predators (fowl play?). A flock of chickens conveyed with my seller’s property, and the buyers couldn’t be more excited to have chickens.

This Valentine’s Day, I treated my friends and clients to coffee at ChocoLaté in Decatur. And my VIPs left with home made brownies because , but also !

🎈Open Sunday 2-4 🎈
136 Claire Drive SE
3 bedrooms | 2 bathrooms
1,479 sq. ft.
$350,000
Stop by this renovated historic bungalow on Super Bowl Sunday before the game. This winner combines historic architecture, thoughtful updates, beautiful landscaping, a garage that offers the opportunity for an ADU, and a chicken coop!

Live out your urban farm dream in this renovated historic bungalow that just hit the market! Enjoy coffee on the back deck overlooking the garden or an evening beverage on the front porch while greeting neighbors. Welcome home to Lakewood Heights.
136 Claire Dr. SE
Atlanta 30315
3 bedrooms • 2 bathrooms
1,479 sq. ft.
2-car garage
Fresh paint throughout
$350,000

Got a non-working fireplace and a little reader in your life? This sweet transformation is such a great use of space in this child’s bedroom. This and many other thoughtful touches are part of my listing coming soon in Lakewood Heights.

In Part 2 of my “Oh, Crap” series, let’s discuss how to protect yourself from sewer line surprises when purchasing a historic home. Cast iron and terra cotta sewer waste lines, used in the early 20th century, have a life expectancy of 50-100 years. It varies because of obstacles like trees. In Atlanta, we have a lot of older housing stock with original sewer lines. During the due diligence period when buying a home, I recommend getting a sewer scope for homes older than 50 years, especially if there are older trees in the front yard. The sewer scope is a thin camera that travels through the sewer line capturing a video of the inside of the pipe.

The first picture is a pleasing scene of water traveling effortlessly down Peavine Creek. Swipe for some sewer scope still shots of a pipe with tree root intrusions. My buyers used these images to ask for and receive significant seller concessions toward a replacement sewer line.

My brokerage’s Q4 rankings just came out, and boy do realtors like to rank things: by volume, by units, with a runner in scoring position. While I’m grateful to have been able to help so many people in 2023, it’s always been more about quality than quantity for me. So instead of a fancy graphic with a dated headshot declaring that I ranked 7th in my brokerage for Q4, I’d like to share an example of what’s important to me in my business. And that’s delivering a level of service that puts clients at ease during a stressful life event. Here’s the only metric that matters to me. From a seller: “Just wanted to say that I'm so very grateful for you, and that you are helping with our house sale. Knowing you are involved has brought me a lot of peace.”

Coming soon to the market. Not just a home, an urban homestead. If you want not only three bedrooms and two bathrooms, but also a chicken coop with chickens (eggs!) and a hive (honey!), I have the property for you. Stay tuned! The spring market’s right around the corner.
Fine print: Chickens can be re-homed if you’d rather take this journey at a slower pace.

Suzanne and Greg reached out to me after I sold a townhouse in their community because they needed to sell their home fast. In fact, they wanted to have an open house that weekend! But first, there was a lot of packing up to do, especially of their extensive art and book collections. Swipe for a highly recommended book on quantum physics. Today, they closed on their townhouse, a month before the deadline they set when we first sat down together. If you need to move fast, I can help with that. Maybe not faster than the speed of light, but fast enough to help you meet your goals.

Friends, I’ve got a Black Friday deal for you. The first three people who sign a listing agreement with me to sell in 2024 will receive a pre-listing home inspection (up to $600 value). I’m a big proponent of the no surprises home selling experience, and an inspection will allow you to address problems before listing or price the house accordingly.

If you’re not planning to sell, please share this offer with your friends.

Fine print: This offer good for listing agreements signed through November 30, 2023, and for metro Atlanta only.

Closings are always bittersweet, but especially when wonderful neighbors move away. Thankfully, the new neighbors are lovely people, too. We bonded over restaurants and slow fashion and puppies. I think they’ll fit right into the neighborhood.

Porches and patios are so valuable in Atlanta because they can be enjoyed nearly year round. So imagine enjoying these spaces in a townhome community where the HOA takes care of the landscaping for you! My newest listing has outdoor spaces not often found in a townhouse community: a huge screened porch, a front porch with swing, and a small landscaped yard. Enjoy all these plus a roommate plan and updated kitchen within walking distance to downtown Tucker.

Just listed in Tucker! Value and convenience within walking distance to downtown Tucker and its restaurants, shops, festivals, and farmers market. This two bedroom, two and a half bathroom townhouse is so livable. Visit with neighbors on the front porch or retreat to the screened porch overlooking a leafy landscaped small yard.
3979 Chelsea Common, Tucker 30084
$250,000
Open Sunday, Oct 29, 2-4
Exclusively listed by: Amy Tozer, REALTOR, with Keller Williams Realty Metro Atlanta

Part of what makes Druid Hills so alluring is its proximity to so much while still being a leafy, Olmsted-designed “suburb” full of early 20th century architecture. Imagine walking to your doctor appointments or attending concerts at ’s Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. Walk to your community garden plot and numerous parks including Lullwater Park, a jewel on Emory’s campus. If you want convenience and beauty like this, come to the open house this Sunday, Oct 1 from 2-4 at my newest listing, 496 Durand Drive, Atlanta 30307.

Exclusively listed by Amy Tozer, REALTOR, Keller Williams Realty Metro Atlanta

Your Friday nights could feel like this. Come check out this porch and the house that comes with it this Sunday.
🎈 Open House
📅 Sunday 9/17, 2-4
📍 496 Durand Drive, Atlanta
🛏️ 5
🛁 3
📐 3,280 sq ft
🌳 0.4 acre
Fresh paint, refinished hardwoods
$925,000
Exclusively listed by Amy Tozer, REALTOR, Keller Williams Realty Metro Atlanta

Do you like historic homes, but want the amenities of a larger home? You can have both in this thoughtfully expanded Druid Hills bungalow. With five bedrooms and three bathrooms, an eat-in kitchen, family room, three fireplaces, a screened porch, and an oversized yard, this is the one you’ve been looking for.
496 Durand Drive, Atlanta 30307
Exclusively listed by Amy Tozer, REALTOR, Keller Williams Realty Metro Atlanta. More pictures at the link in bio.

Is it important to stage a vacant property? I think so, but I’ll let the pictures answer that question. Coming soon in Druid Hills.

If Atlanta’s heat and humidity are getting to you, maybe a 4.3 acre oceanfront estate with views over Blue Hill Bay toward the mountains of Acadia National Park is what you need. This luxury property offers a cedar shake main home and guest house plus garages and heated “RV/boat barn.” You may prefer to use the barn as an art studio or woodworking shop. Boating and sailing enthusiasts will love the private pier, floating dock, and deep water mooring.

If you’ve ever considered a vacation home in Maine, I’m happy to connect you to the realtor I would use. Listing presented by of Realty of Maine brokerage.