Life in Big Canoe, Real Estate in the Mountains

I heard on the news yesterday that the United States has now reached the 1 million mark in foreclosures. Nevada, California, Arizona, and Florida are leading the nation in foreclosures but Georgia is not far behind. Where this is grim news for most, it is a big opportunity for others. This breaks us up into 3 [...]

As a follow up to last night’s blog regarding the amazing deal on the Disharoon Ridge condo foreclosure I have a few words of advice. Deas Nealy made a great point in his comment last night in reference to carrying costs. My buyer was already familiar with Big Canoe and the fees involved with the condos [...]

Every once in a while as I scan through the FMLS listings I come across a great deal! Last month in Big Canoe , I found a 1 bedroom, 1 bath Disharoon Ridge condo foreclosure with the rock slide in the back yard. It was fully furnished with TVs, linens, and custom window treatments.  The listing [...]

Avoid Foreclosure Pitfalls
I was recently looking over statistics for our web site, and one of the main keyword phrases that brought visitors to our site was “Big Canoe foreclosures” or “North Georgia foreclosures.” Buyers are out there. It’s just that many, if not all, of them are looking for a deal. Over the past two [...]

The Big Canoe Community has been remarkably stable throughout the nationwide dip in real estate sales.  I blogged about this fact the other night, and I’ll repeat a thought I mentioned in that article:  It’s very reassuring to me that our mountain community has retained its character, and that prices have been so stable.  Even with [...]

The communities of Big Canoe, Bent Tree, and The Preserve at Sharp Mountain are all gated communities located in the North Georgia mountains.  All three of these communities offer a wide price range of homes and home styles.  IBA Mountain Homes often receives calls from people looking for great real estate deals in the form of [...]