Awesome investment opportunity! Spacious brick 4-sided brick ranch on large lot w/mother in law suite/apartment! 2 separate kitchens & living areas! So much potential! This is a Fannie Mae HomePath property. This property is approved for HomePath Renovation Mortgage Financing.
Single-familyProperty Type
1964Year Built
$116Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
2 spacesParking
Listed by RICK HALE• Keller Wms Re Atl Midtown
Bought with NON-MLS NMLS• Non FMLS Member
Source:FMLS #5231155
Redfin Estimate
$285,992
$213K since sold in January 2014$1,000 since September
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Estimate history
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This home's estimate is 12% lower than the average sale price ($325K) of 6 comparable homes.
Awesome investment opportunity! Spacious brick 4-sided brick ranch on large lot w/mother in law suite/apartment! 2 separate kitchens & living areas! So much potential! This is a Fannie Mae HomePath property. This property is approved for HomePath Renovation Mortgage Financing.
Public Records
Dec 3, 2002
Sold
$240,000
$98/sq ft
Public Records
Aug 12, 1981
Sold
$69,500
$28/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2024
$4,743 (+279.5%)
$4,360 + $94,520
$98,880
2023
$1,250 (−49.1%)
$4,360 + $94,520
$98,880
2022
$2,457
$4,396 + $44,444
$48,840
2021
$2,457 (+15.1%)
$4,396 + $44,444
$48,840
2020
$2,135 (−24.7%)
$4,396 + $44,444
$48,840
2019
$2,836 (+11.5%)
$4,360 + $53,120
$57,480
2018
$2,542 (−7.6%)
$4,360 + $46,320
$50,680
2017
$2,752 (+20.2%)
$4,360 + $46,320
$50,680
2016
$2,290 (+223.9%)
$4,360 + $40,400
$44,760
2014
$707 (+99.6%)
$4,360 + $17,600
$21,960
2013
$354 (−50.0%)
$4,280 + $4,440
$8,720
2012
$709 (−34.9%)
$4,280 + $4,440
$8,720
2011
$1,089 (−51.7%)
$5,080 + $12,392
$17,472
2010
$2,255 (−22.4%)
$10,028 + $38,412
$48,440
2008
$2,905
Tax history for 5159 Covington Hwy
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2024
$4,743 (+279.5%)
$4,360 + $94,520
$98,880
2023
$1,250 (−49.1%)
$4,360 + $94,520
$98,880
2022
$2,457
$4,396 + $44,444
$48,840
2021
$2,457 (+15.1%)
$4,396 + $44,444
$48,840
2020
$2,135 (−24.7%)
$4,396 + $44,444
$48,840
2019
$2,836 (+11.5%)
$4,360 + $53,120
$57,480
2018
$2,542 (−7.6%)
$4,360 + $46,320
$50,680
2017
$2,752 (+20.2%)
$4,360 + $46,320
$50,680
2016
$2,290 (+223.9%)
$4,360 + $40,400
$44,760
2014
$707 (+99.6%)
$4,360 + $17,600
$21,960
2013
$354 (−50.0%)
$4,280 + $4,440
$8,720
2012
$709 (−34.9%)
$4,280 + $4,440
$8,720
2011
$1,089 (−51.7%)
$5,080 + $12,392
$17,472
2010
$2,255 (−22.4%)
$10,028 + $38,412
$48,440
2008
$2,905
*Taxable value of land and structures on it ("additions") is determined regularly by local assessors and does not affect market price.
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Beds
4
Baths
3
Stories
1
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
0.66 Acres
Year renovated
1993
Sq. Ft.
2,455
Year built
1964
Style
Single Family Residential
County
DeKalb County
APN
15 162 05 020
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
—
Last updated by owner on Sep 23, 2026.
R-85
Residential Medium Lot-85 District
The purpose and intent of the board of commissioners in establishing the R-85 (Residential Medium Lot-85) District is as follows: To provide for the protection of neighborhoods within the county where lots have a minimum area of twelve thousand square feet; To provide for compatible infill development in neighborhoods; To provide protections for existing development as new subdivisions are created; To provide flexibility in design on the interior of new development while protecting surrounding development; To assure that the uses and structures authorized in the R-85 (Residential Medium Lot-85) District are those uses and structures designed to serve the housing, recreational, educational, religious, and social needs of the neighborhood; To provide for appropriately sized accessible and useable open space in new developments for health, recreational and social opportunities for county residents; To implement the future development map of the county's most current comprehensive plan.
Directions: I75/85 S to I20 E, Exit 247 toward Augusta. Take Exit 67, I285 N toward Greenville. Take Exit 44, Glenwood Rd Exit. Turn R onto Glenwood Rd. Turn R onto Covington Hwy. Property on R.
Road Surface Type: Paved
Dekalb - GA
Community Information
Community Features: Street Lights
Public facts
Beds: 4
Baths: 3.0
Sq. Ft.: 2,455
Stories: 1.0
Lot Size: 0.66 acres
Style: Single Family Residential
Year Built: 1964
Year Renovated: 1993
County: DeKalb County
APN: 15 162 05 020
Home facts updated by county records on Sep 22, 2026
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Canby Lane Elementary School
Public PreK-5 • Assigned • 1.2mi
5/10
Mary Mcleod Bethune Middle School
Public 6-8 • Assigned • 0.2mi
2/10
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Public 9-12 • Assigned • 2.2mi
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