kim southern: Pine Tree Drive, Blue Ridge -- Mountain Cabin - 11/04/10 09:39 AM
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kim southern: Blue Ridge Cabin -- Priceless Garage - 07/14/10 12:56 PM
Used to be, second-home buyers coming up to the North Georgia mountains were content with a basic cabin with few amentities. Most of the cabins built through the '80s and '90s were fairly rustic affairs with tiny closets and baths, stripped-down kitchens, small rooms, and little else. Simply being able to escape from the city and glory in the finest nature has to offer was incentive enough to come to the mountains. Doing without all the creature comforts was no problem.Over the past ten years or so, the tastes of buyers have grown more sophisticated, and the cabins being built have … (6 comments)
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kim southern: Blue Ridge Calendar of Events -- July 2010 - 07/04/10 08:36 AM
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kim southern: Blairsville, GA continues it's run of great press... - 05/17/10 05:38 PM
The quaint mountain town of Blairsville, GA continues to enjoy some great press. Hot on the heels of a recent article by a nationally-syndicated travel columnist extolling the virtues of this lovely town, the accolades continued as the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ran an article about the joys of Blairsville.Come to Blairsville and see for yourself what these travel writers are falling in love with!
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kim southern: Thousands of Acres of National Forest in Your Backyard!! Blue Ridge, GA Cabin - 04/24/10 01:14 PM
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kim southern: Golf & the Beautiful Mountains of North Georgia -- What more could you ask for!! - 04/14/10 01:17 PM
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kim southern: ~~LOFTY HEIGHTS~~Beautiful Blue Ridge, GA Cabin - 04/07/10 02:43 PM
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kim southern: Does paying down your mortgage make sense? Maybe not. - 03/22/10 07:13 PM
For many years, conventional wisdom held that it made sense to pay down your mortgage. After all, with mortgage rates ranging anywhere from 7 percent a few years ago to over 15 percent in the 1980's, it was 'money in the bank' to try to pay off your home as quickly as possible. With the unprecedented lows we've experienced in the past year-and-a-half or so, however, that may not be the case. Here's a great article that can help you evaluate whether or not making extra payments on your mortgage makes sense.
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kim southern: Things to do in Blue Ridge, GA - March 2010 - 03/12/10 03:28 PM
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kim southern: There's Treasure in Them Thar Hills! Geocaching in Blue Ridge, GA - 03/10/10 07:36 PM
Looking for something different to do in Blue Ridge? Try geocaching! Geocaching is a sort of high tech outdoor treasure hunt where you use a GPS in place of a treasure map. Now, you won't find a gold-filled treasure chest in the cache, but you will find fun and goodies hidden within each one. Plus, you will find the beauty and grandeur of the North Georgia mountains along the way! The Fannin County Chamber of Commerce has hidden five geocaches in Blue Ridge. Simply enter the coordinates of each into your GPS, and you're off! The Welcome Wow (N 34° 52.508’ W084° 17.950’) … (8 comments)
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kim southern: Program Will Pay Homeowners Who Sell at a Loss - 03/09/10 01:43 PM
The Obama administration has announced a new short-sale program aimed at alleviating some of the roadblocks that now impede the process, which will hopefully inject some life into the nation's ailing real estate market. According to a New York Times article, the program -- that will take effect on April 5 -- will help some of the five million households who are currently behind on their mortgages by compelling lenders to accept a short-sale arrangement in lieu of foreclosure. A short-sale can occur when a lender agrees to take less for a property than the amount owed on the mortgage, thereby avoiding foreclosure.The program will not help everyone; … (6 comments)
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kim southern: Your Second Home: A Place for the Grandchildren - 03/03/10 03:20 PM
"Never have children, only grandchildren." - Gore Vidal More and more retirees are calling the beautiful mountains of North Georgia home. The lovely laid-back atmosphere and natural beauty of the area, combined with the multitude of activities available, make the mountains the perfect location for retirement. Grandparents will soon find that grandchildren feel the same way about the mountains...they LOVE them! The ability to do the things they usually can't do at home -- fish, kayak, raft, hike, go to the drive-in -- with the extra added attraction of being able to do it with Grandma and Grandpa, makes a trip … (4 comments)
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kim southern: Blue Ridge Market Report -- January 2010 - 03/01/10 03:08 PM
An analysis of Fannin County home sale data for January showed some positive signs. Although the number of closings was down from December of 2009 (30 in January compared to 40 in December), the median sale price was up substantially ($247,500 in January vs. $200,000 in December). Sales were also up from January 2009 numbers - there were 20 closings in January of 2009 versus 30 in January of 2010. The percentage of the market comprised of foreclosures continues its upward climb: 35% of the closings in January of 2009 were foreclosures; 37.5% in December of 2009; 40% in January 2010. … (2 comments)
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kim southern: Your Second Home: Hardy Perennials to the Rescue - 02/27/10 10:45 AM
We bought our cabin in the beautiful North Georgia mountains in the dead of winter. When we came up from Atlanta on the weekends during the cold months, we busied ourselves on the inside of the cabin making it our cozy nest. Once Spring arrived, we welcomed the opportunity to start digging and planting. We planted what we thought were hardy varieties of plants, and for a few months - as we came up weekend to weekend - we were delighted to see the progress that our 'babies' were making. Come May, we sank a pretty penny into buying hanging baskets of ferns … (0 comments)
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kim southern: The Pinnacle -- Blue Ridge Cabin - 02/22/10 10:15 AM
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kim southern: December 2009 - North Georgia Mountains Calendar of Events - 12/09/09 01:32 PM
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kim southern: 'Elevate' Your Point of View -- Blue Ridge Cabin - 11/11/09 12:30 PM
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kim southern: We LOVE the Folks We Have the Privilege to Serve! - 11/05/09 09:49 AM
They say a picture paints a thousand words...Here are the beautiful flowers we received as a gesture of appreciation from two of our incredible customers after a closing we had last week. The cards read: "Kim, You are the best!" and "Dawn, You made this happen for us!"
It was such a lovely surprise to get these roses. We don't do this for the glory (God knows!!), but it is so heartwarming to 'feel the love' like this! Thanks Jim & Maria! We are so happy to have helped make your dream come true!
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kim southern: Halloween Night in BOO Ridge! - 11/02/09 03:24 PM
The rain that fell Saturday evening did little to dampen the spirits of the hundreds of kids who visited downtown Blue Ridge's Halloween Safe-Zone. Witches and goblins, princesses and fairies shared Main Street as they Trick-or-Treated their way among all the shops. A spook-tacular time was had by all!
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kim southern: Wordless Wednesday: Ellijay Wearing its Autumn Finery - 10/28/09 08:42 AM
A view from my father's deck in Ellijay overlooking a pasture and the lovely mountains of North Georgia.
Visit my Website to find out more about the beautiful Mountains of North Georgia and the great home-buying opportunities that await you right now! Or, call me at 404-435-6470.
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