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 am so blessed? Look below.
08/21/2009
In this part we will look at working with Buyers. There are a couple of different types of folks who buy in the Mountains. Remember 32% of retiring baby boomers want mountain property. So we will focus on the buyer moving here. Advise your buyer. If your buyer is coming from out of the area and e
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08/21/2009
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 county in Georgia
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08/20/2009
In this post in the series we are going to cover the "tools of the trade." I am not talking about lock box keys and things we all have in common. But let's talk about things a mountain Realtor should have. 1 A compass. This is a really important gadget for a mountain Realtor. You are standing on
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08/19/2009
In parts 1 and 2 we covered getting started and land sales. It is now time to move on to housing. In the mountains you will run into homes that are different from other areas. 1 Log Cabins. You will have buyers who want the cabin feeling and look at log homes. You are not an expert but it is good
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08/17/2009
Remember the amazing Karnak? Well here is a prediction from me. It may be as valid as Karnak. If you are counting on an extension of the 8K credit don't. The merits of the credit , which are many, aside, there is an over riding issue. The issue is budget deficit. I think that pressure from our cr
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08/17/2009
The mountains are great. But a lot of times they present challenges to folks who like to walk or want to get back into shape and walk. In Big Canoe we have over 100 miles of hiking trails. One such walk is McDaniel Meadows. McDaniel Meadows is a wild flower meadow. It has been planted and trails
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08/16/2009
So you have read Part on and you are funded. You have your license and are ready to go. The North Georgia Mountains are beautiful and there is a large amount of land available for sale . So you are getting involved in land sales. You figure hey they are not as complicated as a home. Did you know
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08/15/2009
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 Paint Disclosure they looked at us a
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08/14/2009
At the turn of the 20th and near the end of 19th Century there was a big , what we would call today, grass roots movement in the South. It was called the Populist movement. It featured such colorful characters as Sock-less Jerry Simpson, and famous figures like William Jennings Bryan. There wer
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08/12/2009
