Living in East Point, Georgia: The City That Atlanta Keeps Overlooking

East Point, Georgia is seven miles from downtown Atlanta, four miles from Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, has its own MARTA rail station on the Red and Gold Lines, and sells renovated brick ranches for $250,000–$350,000. I grew up here. I've watched this city get overlooked for decades while Atlanta got the headlines — and I'm here to tell you that what's changing now has been a long time coming. Here's what buyers need to know about one of Metro Atlanta's most undervalued real estate markets.