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2014
By all accounts, Sylvia is a pleasant and well mannered ghost. Residents and guests of historic Panola Hall have reported sightings since the 1800's. When Sylvia appears, she is gay, her voice is sweet, she is dressed in white, a red rose typically adorns her dark upswept hair, and her appearance...
10/30/2014
Another Madison Georgia farm for sale is now SOLD! Its one of my favorite kinds of days - Closing Day, when buyers and sellers meet at crossroads in both their lives. This Madison Georgia farm is really unique - completely renovated historic cottage on 15 acres set up for horses. The property inc...
10/30/2014
Ever since I bought my 80 acre lakefront farm near Madison back in 2001, one of my favorite things to do on a crispy fall day is to walk through my woods and meander creekside. There's nothing quite like the crunch of leaves under your feet, the smell of burnt leaves lingering about, and the sou...
10/25/2014
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The Madison and Morgan County Georgia market is influenced by a number of factors: The successful local charter school system makes it a top choice for families with school age children. The vibrant downtown in Historic Madison appeals to empty nesters looking to get away from the surbaban crowds...
10/22/2014
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How's the market? Its one of the most asked questions in real estate. The real question is "how's the market for the type of home I am thinking about buying or selling?" In the rural and resort market where I live and work - Georgia's Lake Country, including historic Madison and Lakes Oconee an...
10/22/2014
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Being a Georgia Realtor® in addition to being a Georgia licensed real estate agent has many benefits. The newest benefit is the new top level domain .Realtor We are all familiar with .com, .org, .edu – well there’s an expansion underway that introduces industry specific top level domains, and t...
10/20/2014
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If you've been following my blog, you'll see that its a mix of original work and sharing good work done by colleagues here on Active Rain. This is one of the latter, highlighting a book I'll be reading soon called "Unselling". The point is - most of us are looking for a great experience, not to ...
10/15/2014
Think about what $3000 could do for your new home buy that fabulous range you've been dying to get turn a covered porch into a screen porch upgrade your lighting create an outdoor kitchen space (add your dream in this space...) Just announced - Buyers who purchase a lot in Waterstone Farms on Lak...
10/15/2014
Got Beef? One of the rarest things to find within 2 hours of metro Atlanta is more than 100 acres of pasture land, suitable for cattle. With beef prices sky rocketing and land prices still depressed, it’s the perfect time to invest in a cattle farm. Just listed – 190 acre cattle fa...
10/13/2014
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"We've got to choose carefully, because this will be our last home" I'm hearing a version of that statement more and more when searching for homes with buyers from the baby boomer generation - makes sense that folks born in the mid-forties to mid-sixties would be thinking about things like aging ...
10/12/2014
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Thoughts and news from Georgia's Lake Country, featuring Madison and Lakes Oconee and Sinclair, from the perspective of a land-focused Realtor, horse mom, and farm owner.