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$799,000

Beds
3
Baths
2.0
sq ft
2,097

540 Sunset Dr, Athens, GA 30606

540 Sunset Dr

Athens, GA 30606

  • 5 days on market
Come for the gorgeous home and stay for the location! This is a super roomy, bright, and beautifully updated 3 Bed, 2 Bath with generous bonus features. Wood floors throughout with tiled floors in the handsomely updated bathrooms. The stainless appliance package in the cabinet-rich kitchen includes the fridge. The adjacent dining room is roomy and has two vintage built in china cabinets. The inviting living room is big enough to entertain without having to get creative and features a fireplace with gas logs and there is an adjacent all purpose flex space that contains the laundry area and additional space that has been used as an office and craft area. The back of the main floor has two large sunny bedrooms and an updated hall bath. The entire second floor is an owner's suite, but oh is it so much more. Big enough for a bedroom area, living room area, and study area, this space will have you never wanting to go back downstairs. Huge bathroom has a taller double marble vanity and a shower you won't want to leave, and access to what could possibly be the largest walk-in closet in Normaltown. Great views to the grassy urban oasis of a backyard, complete with a writing retreat office, sun deck, stamped concrete patio, a garage begging to be converted to an accessory dwelling unit (for a conforming short term rental!), and much much more. Updates include but are not limited to: paint in and out, smooth-board Hardiplank siding, roof, windows, kitchen and baths, refinished wood floors, HVAC and plumbing infrastructure, She Shed and adjacent deck, washer and dryer (both stay), wood fencing, light fixtures and hardware throughout, water heater, and more. All of this is just a par five's distance from the new UGA Medical School (with a projected $5.0 Billion multiplier effect) and all the rest of trendy Normaltown with the entire Prince Ave Retail Corridor just beyond, leading to downtown and main campus. Don't want to drive or walk? Take the free UGA bus from the health science/med campus right to downtown! This already great yet still wonderfully evolving story, coupled with a home at a price per sq foot that isn't "pushing the market", makes for a must consider living option. Easy to show and ready to go!

Details

Property type

Single Family Residence

Est. home value

$656,092

Property condition

Updated/Remodeled

Lot size

0.33 acres

Price per sq ft

$382

Year built

1946

Annual property taxes

$7,495.47

HOA

No

Price History

02/18/2025
GeorgiaMLS

GeorgiaMLS #10461729

Listed
$799,000
+27.84%
05/26/2022
GeorgiaMLS

GeorgiaMLS #20040604

Sold
$625,000

Schools & Community

Elementary school: 

Chase Street

Middle school: 

Clarke

High school: 

Clarke Central

Community features: 

None

Negotiation Insights

Before you make an offer, understand who you are negotiating with so you can tailor your negotiation strategy to their situation.

Seller could get up to

$161,161
Asking price
$799,000
Closing costs (~8% of asking)
-$63,920
Est. remaining loan balance
-$573,919
Cash to seller
$161,161

This is an estimate of how much the seller could receive at closing after paying off the outstanding mortgage.

Seller’s Loan History

Lender

Matthews James B Iii

Loan start date

June 2022

Original loan amount

$598,000

Est. remaining balance

$573,919

Interest rate

5.11%

Loan type

New Conventional, 30 year

Seller

Mary M Russell and Robert L Russell

Source: Public records data

If you're the owner, you can request to remove loan details. Email listingsupport@tomo.com

How insights can help you

Interest rate

If the seller has a low interest rate, they may be tempted to rent the property out if they can't get the price they have in mind.

Motivation

If the seller already got a job in a different city, they may feel pressure to sell quickly to free up cash for a new home.

Equity

If the seller stands to receive a large amount of cash when they sell the property, they might be willing to negotiate on the offer price.

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Status: Active

Tomo last checked: 02/24/2025 at 8:45 AM

Listing updated: 02/23/2025 at 9:32 AM

Listed by: Joe Polaneczky, Nabo Realty Inc.

MLS: GeorgiaMLS #10461729

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