ATLANTA — The cost of housing in metro Atlanta is causing some educators to search further and drive longer for a chance at owning a home.
For DeKalb County teacher Claysie Dawkins, the search for her first home has been a lesson in patience — and compromise.
“I had even looked at some houses that they renovated in this area,” she said, driving 11Alive’s crew through East Atlanta. “Trying to find that perfect home or that perfect area where I can be centrally located and go to my job in a normal commute.”…