SALES CONTRACT

Exhibit 10.1

SALES CONTRACT

between

PEACHTREE CORNERS CIRCLE LLC,
a Georgia limited liability company, as Seller

and

ROBERTS PROPERTIES RESIDENTIAL, L.P.,
a Georgia limited partnership, as Purchaser

Dated: December 17, 2009

Property consisting of an approximately 1.004 acre parcel of unimproved real property
located on Peachtree Corners Circle, Gwinnett County, Georgia

SALES CONTRACT

THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this 17th day of December, 2009 by and between PEACHTREE CORNERS CIRCLE LLC, a Georgia limited liability company (hereinafter referred to as the “Seller”) and ROBERTS PROPERTIES RESIDENTIAL, L.P., a Georgia limited partnership (hereinafter referred to as the “Purchaser”).

ARTICLE I — PROPERTY TO BE CONVEYED

A. Seller shall sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall purchase from Seller, upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, that certain parcel of land (hereinafter referred to as the “Land”) described on Exhibit A attached hereto with the buildings and improvements, if any, on the Land (hereinafter referred to as the “Improvements”) and the machinery and equipment, attached thereto, if any (all of the foregoing real and personal property is hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Property”).

B. The Property shall include all right, title and interest, if any, of Seller in and to any land lying in the bed of any street, road, highway or avenue, open or proposed, in front of or adjoining all or any part of the Land and in all strips, gores or rights-of-way, riparian rights and easements, and all right, title and interest of Seller, if any, in and to any award or payment made or to be made (i) for any taking in condemnation or eminent domain of land lying in the bed of any street, road, highway or avenue, open or proposed, in front of or adjoining all or any part of the Land, (ii) for damage to the Property or any part thereof by reason of change of grade or closing of any such street, road, highway or avenue, (iii) for any taking in condemnation or eminent domain of any part of the Property.

C. The Property consists of approximately 1.004 acres of unimproved real property located in Land Lot 301 of the 6^th District Gwinnett County, Georgia, fronting on Peachtree Corners Circle.

ARTICLE II — PURCHASE PRICE

The purchase price (hereinafter referred to as the “Purchase Price”) for the Property shall be One Hundred Ninety-Nine Thousand Five Hundred and No/100 Dollars ($199,500.00), and subject to all prorations and adjustments provided herein, shall be paid as follows:

A. Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, Purchaser shall pay to Seller $100.00 (the “Deposit”) by check subject to collection or by wire transfer, such amount to be deposited in a non-interest bearing account. The Deposit shall be applied toward the Purchase Price due at Closing (as hereinafter defined) only if the Closing contemplated hereby is consummated as herein provided, or shall otherwise be applied as elsewhere provided in this Agreement.

B. The amount (which amount includes the amount of the Deposit) of $199,500.00 shall be paid by Purchaser at Closing by certified, cashier or federal funds check drawn to the order of Seller or by wire-transfer of immediately available cash to Seller, out of which Seller shall pay off and have cancelled all deeds to secure debt and similar instruments affecting the Property.

C. Purchaser and Seller hereby expressly acknowledge and agree that Purchaser is to acquire the Property in an “as-is” condition and that Seller shall have no obligation or liability whatsoever to Purchaser in respect to the quality, integrity, nature or condition of construction or merchantability or habitability of the Improvements or any particular use which may be made thereof. The substance of this Section II C shall survive the consummation of the transaction contemplated herein and shall be included in the Special Stipulations to the Closing Statement to be executed by Purchaser and Seller at Closing.

ARTICLE III — ITEMS TO BE DELIVERED BY SELLER AT CLOSING

At Closing Seller agrees to deliver the following items to Purchaser. Drafts of all documents to be delivered at Closing as specified in this Agreement shall be prepared by Purchaser’s counsel.

A. Title to the Land shall be conveyed by a limited warranty deed (herein called the “Deed”) which will (i) contain a limited warranty of title to the effect that Seller will warrant title to the Purchaser as against any claim by any person owning, holding or claiming by, through or under Seller, but not otherwise, and (ii) be subject only to those title exceptions contained on Exhibit B attached hereto and made a part hereof (herein called the “Permitted Exceptions”).

B. A Title Affidavit of Seller’s manager’s Chief Financial Officer and Secretary (in a form customarily utilized in Atlanta, Georgia) showing that all debts for labor and materials in respect of the Property have been paid in full and that there are no outstanding claims, suits, debts, liens or judgments against the Property, except for the Permitted Exceptions.

C. A FIRPTA Affidavit and an Affidavit of Seller’s Residence as respects O.C.G.A. §48-7-128.

D. An IRS form 1099, and a Designation of Reporting Agent and Transferor Identification form.

E. Such evidence as is required by the title insurance company (the “Title Company”) insuring the title to the Property for Purchaser as is required by the Title Company to delete any and all security deeds encumbering the Property from the title insurance commitment to be marked at Closing.

F. Such evidence as is required by the Title Company as to the authority of those acting on behalf of the Seller in connection with the transaction contemplated in this Agreement, which such evidence shall include a current certificate of existence from the Secretary of State of Georgia.

G. Any other documents referred to or specified in this Agreement.

ARTICLE IV — ITEMS TO BE DELIVERED BY PURCHASER AT CLOSING

At Closing, Purchaser agrees to deliver the following items to Seller:

A. The Purchase Price as required by and in the manner specified in Section II B hereof.

B. Any other documents referred to or specified in this Agreement.

ARTICLE V — TIME AND PLACE OF CLOSING AND CLOSING COSTS

A. The consummation of the transaction contemplated herein shall take place on December 17, 2009 (the date such consummation occurs being herein referred to as the “Closing” or “Closing Date”) at the offices of Holt Ney Zatcoff & Wasserman, LLP, Atlanta, Georgia commencing at 10:00 A.M.

B. At Closing, Purchaser shall pay the transfer tax and recording fees incident to the Deed, and all other closing expenses with respect to the closing of the transaction contemplated herein, including, without limitation, survey costs, recording fees, the premium incident to any title insurance policy to be issued to Purchaser, except that Seller and Purchaser will each pay their own attorney’s fees.

C. Possession of the Property will be delivered by Seller to Purchaser on the Closing Date.

ARTICLE VI — APPORTIONMENTS

The following items shall be apportioned at Closing and as of the Closing Date:

A. All real property taxes, including the current installment for any assessment (special, bond, or otherwise), and personal property ad valorem taxes, if any. Seller shall be entitled to receive a return of all utility deposits placed with any utility company, and Purchaser shall be responsible to place its own deposit with any such utility company. Seller shall be entitled to receive all income in respect of the Property and shall be obligated to pay all expenses, including utility charges, in respect of the Property for all time periods prior to and including the day prior to the Closing Date. Purchaser shall be entitled to receive all such income and shall be obligated to pay all such expenses, including utility charges, for all time periods commencing with the Closing Date. In the event that any income or any expense item relating to the period prior to the Closing Date is received or appears after the Closing, such item(s) shall be adjusted between the Seller and the Purchaser within ten (10) days after such is discovered. This Section VI A shall survive the Closing of the transaction contemplated herein, but only for a period of thirty (30) days after which all prorations and adjustments shall be final as between Seller and Purchaser.

ARTICLE VII — PURCHASER’S CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

Purchaser shall not be required to purchase the Property unless the following conditions precedent have been satisfied:

A. The physical condition of the Property shall be substantially the same on the Closing Date as on the date of full execution hereof, normal wear and tear excepted.

B. As of the Closing Date there shall be no administrative agency action, litigation or other governmental proceeding of any kind pending or threatened against the Seller or the Property which after the Closing would materially, adversely affect the value of the Property.

ARTICLE VIII — EMINENT DOMAIN

A. If, prior to the Closing Date, all of the Property is taken by condemnation or eminent domain or same is pending, this Agreement shall terminate as of the day title to the Property or possession thereof vests in the condemning authority, the Deposit shall be returned by Seller to Purchaser, and upon such return this Agreement shall terminate and be null and void and of no further force or effect and neither Purchaser nor Seller shall have any further rights, remedies, duties, liabilities or obligations to the other hereunder. If, prior to the Closing Date, there shall be any condemnation or eminent domain proceedings instituted or pending against less than all of the Property, and same would interfere with Purchaser’s ability to develop the Property for Purchaser’s intended use, then Purchaser may elect to terminate this Agreement by written notice given to Seller within three (3) days after Purchaser has received notice from Seller of such proceedings. Upon such notice to Seller the Deposit shall immediately be returned to Purchaser by Seller, and upon such return this Agreement shall terminate and be null and void and of no further force or effect and neither Purchaser nor Seller shall have any further rights, remedies, duties or obligations to the other hereunder. Failure of the Purchaser to so notify Seller within said three (3) days that Purchaser has elected to terminate this Agreement shall be deemed to mean that Purchaser has elected not to terminate this Agreement. If Purchaser does not so elect to terminate this Agreement, then the Closing shall take place as provided herein without abatement of the Purchase Price, and there shall be assigned to the Purchaser at the Closing, all interest of the Seller in and to any condemnation awards which may be payable to the Seller on account of such occurrence.

ARTICLE IX — SELLER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser that:

A. Seller has all requisite power and authority to execute this Agreement, the closing documents listed in Article III hereof, and any other documents required to be delivered by the Seller.

B. To the best of Seller’s knowledge, the conveyance of the Property to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement will not be a violation by Seller of any applicable statute, ordinance, governmental restriction, or regulation, or any private restriction or agreement.

C. To the best of Seller’s knowledge, as of the date of full execution hereof, there is no administrative agency action, litigation or other governmental proceeding of any kind pending or threatened against the Seller or the Property which after the Closing would materially, adversely affect the value of the Property.

D. To the best of Seller’s knowledge, no special assessments of any kind (special, bond or otherwise) are levied against the Property which are outstanding and unpaid.

E. Seller has no knowledge of any pending or contemplated condemnation proceedings affecting the Property or any part thereof. Seller will not sell, assign or convey any right, title or interest whatever in or to the Property or create or permit to exist any lien, encumbrance, or charge thereon without promptly discharging the same, except as otherwise expressly provided for herein.

F. Seller will not willfully take any action, or willfully omit to take any action, which action or omission would have the effect of violating any of its representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein.

Seller’s warranties and representations contained in this Agreement shall not survive the Closing and shall be merged into the Deed and other documents to be executed and delivered in connection with the transaction contemplated herein.

ARTICLE X — DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

A. In the event that the transaction contemplated herein is not closed and consummated because of Purchaser’s failure or breach to perform its obligations hereunder, Seller shall retain the Deposit as agreed-upon liquidated damages and not a penalty, it being otherwise difficult or impossible to estimate Seller’s actual damages, and which liquidated damages shall be in lieu of any other damages or the right to specific performance, and, upon such event, this Agreement shall terminate and be null and void and of no further force or effect, and neither Seller nor Purchaser shall have any further rights, remedies, duties, liabilities or obligations to the other hereunder. Seller hereby waives any right to specific performance, injunctive relief or any other relief to cause Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement, and Seller hereby waives any right to damages in excess of said liquidated damages occasioned by Purchaser’s breach of this Agreement. Seller and Purchaser acknowledge that it is impossible to estimate the actual damages Seller would suffer from Purchaser’s breach hereof, but that the liquidated damages provided herein represent a reasonable pre-estimate of such damages and Seller and Purchaser therefor intend to provide for liquidated damages as herein specified, and that the agreed-upon liquidated damages are not punitive or penalties and are just, fair and reasonable, all in accordance with O.C.G.A. § 13-6-7.

B. In the event that the transaction contemplated herein is not closed and consummated because of Seller’s failure or breach to perform its obligations hereunder or because of a breach by Seller of any of the representations and warranties made herein by Seller, Purchaser shall have the right only (i) to terminate this Agreement by giving notice thereof to Seller, and upon receipt of such notice Seller shall return the Deposit to Purchaser and thereafter this Agreement shall terminate and be null and void and of no further force or effect, and neither Seller nor Purchaser shall have any further rights, remedies, duties, liabilities or obligations to the others hereunder, or (ii) to sue Seller for specific performance of its obligations under this Agreement; which remedies specified in (i) and (ii) shall be in lieu of any other rights or remedies for Purchaser, including, without limitation, any right or claim for damages. If Purchaser consummates the transaction contemplated in this Agreement it shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any breach by Seller of any covenant, representation or warranty under this Agreement (but not under any of the documents executed at Closing which shall continue in accordance with their terms) which the Purchaser knew existed prior to the Closing.

ARTICLE XI — NOTICES

Whenever any notice, demand, or request is required or permitted hereunder, such notice, demand or request shall be in writing and shall be hand-delivered in person or sent by United States mail, registered, certified or Express Mail, postage prepaid, or by Federal Express or similar expedited delivery service, to the addresses set forth below:

To Seller:

Peachtree Corners Circle LLC
c/o Roberts Properties, Inc.
450 Northridge Parkway
Suite 300
Atlanta, Georgia 30350
Attention: Mr. Anthony W. Shurtz

To Purchaser:

Roberts Properties Residential, L.P.
450 Northridge Parkway
Suite 302
Atlanta, Georgia 30350

With a Copy to:

Sanford H. Zatcoff, Esq.
Holt Ney Zatcoff & Wasserman, LLP
100 Galleria Parkway
Suite 600
Atlanta, Georgia 30339

Any notice, demand, or request which shall be served upon any of the parties in the manner aforesaid shall be deemed sufficiently given for all purposes hereunder (i) at the time such notice, demand or request is hand-delivered in person, or (ii) on the day such notices, demands or requests are deposited in the United States Mail or with such expedited delivery service in accordance with the preceding portion of this Article XI. Either Purchaser or Seller shall have the right from time to time to designate by written notice to the other such other person or persons and at such other places in the United States as Purchaser or Seller desires written notices, demands, or requests to be delivered or sent in accordance herewith; provided, however, at no time shall either party be required to send more than an original and two (2) copies of any such notice, demand or request required or permitted hereunder.

ARTICLE XII — SETTLEMENT ITEMS

In addition to the items specifically mentioned in this Agreement to be delivered at the Closing, Seller shall deliver the following items to Purchaser at the Closing: any sewer, water and other utility bills and assessment bills any part of which is to be paid by Purchaser; and a complete and accurate statement setting forth the necessary information upon which any adjustment shall be made at the Closing.

ARTICLE XIII — ACCESS

Purchaser and its agents and representatives shall have the right to enter upon the Property at any reasonable time prior to the Closing Date, for any lawful purpose, including, without limitation, investigations, tests and studies, structural inspection, and survey purposes; provided, however, Purchaser shall pay for all such work performed on the Property and shall not permit the creation of any lien in favor of any contractor, subcontractor, materialman, mechanic, surveyor, architect or laborer, and Purchaser hereby expressly agrees to indemnify and hold Seller harmless with respect thereto; and provided further, however, that Purchaser hereby expressly agrees to indemnify and hold Seller harmless against any claim, damage or injury to either persons or property arising out of Purchaser’s or its agent’s, employees’ or representatives’ actions under this Article XIII. This Article XIII shall survive the Closing of the transaction contemplated herein or any other termination of this Agreement.

ARTICLE XIV — BROKERS

A. Purchaser and Seller hereby represent to each other that no real estate broker or agent was involved in negotiating the transaction contemplated herein. In the event any claim(s) for real estate commissions, fees or compensation arise in connection with this Agreement and the transaction contemplated herein, the party so incurring or causing such claim(s) shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the other party from any loss, claim or damage which the other party suffers because of said claim(s).

ARTICLE XV — MISCELLANEOUS

A. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto and cannot be changed or modified other than by a written agreement executed by both Purchaser and Seller.

B. There shall also be executed and delivered at Closing all other documents and instruments reasonably required or necessary to effect the transaction contemplated herein.

C. Irrespective of the place of execution or performance, this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or other rule requiring construction against the party causing this Agreement to be drafted. If any words or phrases in this Agreement shall have been stricken out or otherwise eliminated, whether or not any other words or phrases have been added, this Agreement shall be construed as if the words or phrases so stricken out or otherwise eliminated were never included in this Agreement and no implication or inference shall be drawn from the fact that said words or phrases were so stricken out or otherwise eliminated. All terms and words used in this Agreement regardless of the number or gender in which they are used, shall be deemed to include any other number and any other gender as the context may require.

D. This Agreement may be executed in more than one counterpart, each of which shall be deemed an original.

E. The captions of this Agreement are inserted for convenience or reference only and do not define, describe or limit the scope or intent of this Agreement or any of the terms hereof.

F. Time is of the essence of this Agreement and each term and provision hereof.

G. If any term, covenant or condition of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall, to any extent, be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such terms, covenants and conditions to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby and each term, covenant and condition of this Agreement shall be valid and be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.

H. All rights, powers and privileges conferred hereunder upon the parties unless otherwise provided shall be cumulative and not restricted to those given by law.

I. No failure of any party to exercise any power given such party hereunder or to insist upon strict compliance by any other party to its obligations hereunder, and no custom or practice of the parties in variance with the terms hereof, shall constitute a waiver of any party’s right to demand exact compliance with the terms hereof.

J. Purchaser shall have the right to waive any condition or contingency herein in Purchaser’s favor and Seller shall have the right to waive any condition or contingency herein in Seller’s favor.

K. Anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, (i) except as specifically set forth in this Agreement to the contrary, the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not survive Closing and shall be merged into the Deed; and (ii) except as specifically set forth in this Agreement to the contrary, Seller does not make any warranties or representations of any kind or character, expressed or implied, with respect to the Property, its physical condition, income to be derived therefrom or expenses to be incurred with respect thereto, or any other matter or thing relating to or affecting the Property, and there are no oral or written agreements, warranties or representations with respect to the Property, except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement.

L. The provisions of this Agreement shall extend to, bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors, assigns and the legal representatives of their estates.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed, sealed and delivered the day and year first above written.

		SELLER: PEACHTREE CORNERS CIRCLE LLC, a Georgia limited liability company
		By:		Roberts Properties, Inc., a Georgia corporation, Manager
				By:		/s/ Anthony W. Shurtz   Anthony W. Shurtz, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
						(CORPORATE SEAL)

		PURCHASER: ROBERTS PROPERTIES RESIDENTIAL, L.P., a Georgia limited partnership
		By:		Roberts Realty Investors, Inc., a Georgia corporation, its sole general partner
				By:		/s/ Charles R. Elliott   Charles R. Elliott, CFO/Secretary
						(CORPORATE SEAL)