Cinco de Mayo, or the Fifth of May, is an ideal opportunity to celebrate Mexican culture and heritage, and Gwinnett County has some fantastic places to do it. Since our offices are based in Gwinnett, we at Peggy Slappey Properties know some great places for fantastic Mexican food and atmosphere that will get your Cinco de Mayo celebration started right.
El Taco Jalisco – Yes, it’s located next to a gas station, but be brave! It is an office favorite, a hidden gem of truly authentic, tasty food that you will NOT encounter in any chain restaurant. Find it at 4545 South Lee Street in Buford, attached to the Exxon.
Frontera Tex-Mex Grill – With several locations across Gwinnett, including Sugarloaf, Suwanee, Stone Mountain, Five Forks, Indian
It’s Valentine’s Day and love is in the air…unless your home has been sitting on the market for weeks without any interest from buyers and you feel nothing but frustration. Not to worry – the real estate “love doctors” at Peggy Slappey Properties have expert tips to find your home’s soulmate and help them fall in love.
Make a Great First Impression
Most buyers start their home search online, so their first impression comes from photos and brief descriptions. Review these, compare them to other listings, and make appropriate changes. Bad grammar and hard-to-read text can turn buyers off in a hurry. But succinct language that touches all your home’s high points can lure them in for a showing. And photos are everything in online searches!
Good old Punxatawney Phil - the famous ground hog who predicts the end of winter each year - clearly saw his shadow this morning, which means six more weeks of winter. But Phil isn't the only prognosticating critter on February 2nd each year. Dunkirk Dave of Dunkirk, NY, and General Beauregard Lee of our very own Gwinnett County, GA had their own predictions.
From weather.com: "Dunkirk Dave also predicted six more weeks of winter after emerging in Dunkirk, New York. Dave, actually a female groundhog whose non-stage name is Sidewinder, is claimed to be the world’s second-longest predicting groundhog. But, Gen. Beauregard Lee, a resident groundhog at Georgia's Yellow River Game Ranch in Gwinnett County, predicted an early spring, along with a Super
