bent tree homes: Are you a private property advocate - 11/15/09 10:42 AM
I am a private property advocate. What does that mean? It means I support the bills that go through our state legislation that defend the rights of property owners. Property cannot move. So it is an easy target for those who want to raise money through taxes. This struggle goes back … (5 comments)
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bent tree homes: Big Canoe Home update - 11/08/09 09:06 AM
If you are looking for a home in Big Canoe this is a great time to buy. Prices are really good right now. Yes you will have association fees but you do get a lot of things for your money.
As my wife and I drive and look at beautiful North … (5 comments)
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bent tree homes: Yes I know Football started today - 09/06/09 04:20 PM
Yes I know football started today but in Georgia a seventeen year old young lady from Marietta has stolen the show. Melanie Oudin is into the next round of the US open. She has knocked out the giants Maria Sharapova , and a great playing Elena Dementeva.
So tomorrow we North … (2 comments)
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bent tree homes: The North Georgia Mountains Summer review - 08/30/09 10:10 AM
The North Georgia Mountains usually get busy in the summer. This is when we see many of the buyers. This summer started slow but picked up some as the summer went on.
We are seeing prices in places like Big Canoe adjust downward as the sales volume starts to pick up. … (0 comments)
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bent tree homes: Looking to start a Real Estate Career in the North Georgia Mountains pt 6 - 08/22/09 05:16 PM
After the sale
You have a contract on a house and are going to a closing. What more is there to do ? There are a lot of things you should be doing. But since this is about the North Georgia Mountains we will limit those things to things that are … (0 comments)
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bent tree homes: Morning Photo - 08/21/09 03:11 PM
Last night we had the Thunder, lightening, and rain as the storm front moved through. But this morning it was calm and really pretty. We were up early and took this picture from our back deck as the sun started to come up over the mountains. Want to know why I … (7 comments)
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bent tree homes: Let's hear it for us !!!! - 08/20/09 04:22 PM
Our board of Realtors is very active in the community doing many things to help. In general even the community I live in is very active in the county. Today at a meeting it was announced that per capita Pickens County had more volunteers involved in the community than any other … (1 comments)
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bent tree homes: REMEMBER TO DISCLOSE Informational Post - 08/14/09 03:18 PM
This year we have been involved in 3 listings that belonged to others and we are the second party in to try and sell the home. What makes these 3 unique is the homes were built before 1978. In all three cases when we presented the seller with the REQUIRED Lead … (8 comments)
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bent tree homes: The Club house at Lake Sconti - 08/11/09 02:04 PM
The club House at Lake Sconti is a great place to relax and eat. Whether you are eating inside or outside you will be in for a treat. The dining room is in a beautiful building and can host good size events
The Club house really does look like a … (2 comments)
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bent tree homes: Old Fashion Barber Shop Photos in small town America - 08/09/09 11:18 AM
The Old Fashion Barber shop is exactly what it says it is. A small building on South Main Street in Jasper Georgia.
The Barber poll works and is the traditional advertisement. There is a bench outside where you can sit if you do not want to wait inside. This shop has … (5 comments)
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bent tree homes: Wed photo The cabin with a Preachers porch in Big Canoe - 08/05/09 11:55 AM
When folks think of Big Canoe they think of many things. But not usually old log Cabins
This home was built in the 1830's. It started life in South Georgia . It was moved and reassembled in Big Canoe. The beauty of this cabin is that it is being used today … (2 comments)
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bent tree homes: An Interesting Dilemma - 08/03/09 09:13 AM
Last week the Federal cash for clunkers program ran into trouble. The trouble was success. This program makes so much sense it is hard to believe it comes out of Washington. After all if we get better gas mileage we reduce our dependence on foreign oil as well as help the … (8 comments)
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bent tree homes: Zondervan Farms North Georgia Real Estate - 08/03/09 08:43 AM
Zondervan farms is a new addition to our North Georgia Landscape. North Georgia has a very active and large horse loving community. Whether you are attending steeple chase in Alpharetta or riding our trail North Georgians love their horses. Zondervan farms specializes in Dutch Warm Bloods
Thatcher is a Champion Warm … (4 comments)
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bent tree homes: Working with Baby Boomers II - 07/31/09 04:04 PM
There was not going to be a working with boomers 2 except for a headline I saw in business week. The headline read Boomers Nest Egg Shrinking.
So the question is should you dump working with boomers? The anser is no. My blog gives some great strategies for working with boomers. … (1 comments)
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bent tree homes: North Georgia Real Estate Insurance - 07/31/09 10:18 AM
Getting insurance in the mountains is a tricky business. You need to be aware of the factors that go into the cost of Home owners insurance. Living on the coast may create different types of policies for insurance as it relates to weather. Living in the mountains does the same thing
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bent tree homes: worded WED. - 07/29/09 08:15 AM
Today the mountain that I live on is covered in mist and periodically it rains. A picture of this would just be all white and not really convey the beauty of the mountains in any weather. So let me quote Carl Sandberg
The fog
"The fog comes n on little cat … (3 comments)
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bent tree homes: Afternoon of the Fawn (photo) - 07/28/09 04:53 PM
We had a great deal of rain this winter and spring. It seemed the flowers and plants really loved it. Along with the flora comes the fauna. We have had a lot of fawns late this year. I was able to snap this one before it ran away.
Being a … (9 comments)
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bent tree homes: Wordless Wed the Cabin - 07/22/09 02:05 PM
This pretty log cabin is set in the woods near Jasper. It is the real deal. It is over 100 years old. Around it are all Rhodies and Mountain Laurel. Next to it is a small spring fed pool. You can see the water bubbling up out of the spring. … (7 comments)
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bent tree homes: Anticipation - 07/15/09 07:46 AM
The gathering of storm clouds in the mountains is really the definition of Anticipation. You await what is to come. The storm brings violence and the threat of fire through lightening. It is also noisy as windows shake to the sound of thunder. But at the same time the storm brings … (8 comments)
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bent tree homes: Hey Mom, WAIT UP !!! Photos - 07/10/09 03:25 PM
One of the things that make working in the North Georgia Mountains is you never know what you are going to see. Our gated communities often have a large amount of green space and act as nature preserves. So today while driving to preview some land for a client coming in … (11 comments)
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