Archive for January, 2008
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Wednesday, January 16th, 2008Our family loves winter weather here in the North Georgia mountain community of Big Canoe. All day long we have been monitoring the weather service, and as of 4:52 PM, the weather service has issued a “Winter Storm Warning” for Jasper, Ga (which includes Big Canoe). The prediction is for snow accumulations up to 3 [...]
Big Canoe Weekender Or Full Time Home???
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008What defines a Big Canoe weekender from a full-timer in the Big Canoe Community? If you’re heading to Big Canoe you are either downsizing, upsizing, simplifying, or just getting the Heck out of Dodge! Some people tell me they want a full time home so I ask them how they define a full-timer, and the answers I [...]
Big Canoe and North Georgia Real Estate Market Improving
Monday, January 14th, 2008Good news for Big Canoe real estate as calls and inquiries for North Georgia real estate have have been on the upswing. I’m excited to say that regardless of the enconomic forecast, Big Canoe has proven to be “outside of the box” once again. We have had several calls and emails from hopeful buyers looking for [...]
Pepper, A New Friend in Big Canoe
Saturday, January 12th, 2008There is no doubt that Big Canoe is a very pet friendly community. There is an active volunteer driven animal rescue headed up by Joyce Chura, a fun, big, and happy dog corral complete with tennis ball throwers and a water pump for the thirsty canines. The Jeep trail is a whole lot more satisfying when [...]
A Deal in the Big Canoe Real Estate Market
Friday, January 11th, 2008IBA has blogged repeatedly about many of the great deals that are available currently in the North Georgia mountain real estate market. IBA Mountain Homes operates almost exclusively within the community of Big Canoe which is located aboout 70 miles north of Atlanta in the foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains. Since the start of [...]
Romantic Big Canoe Getaway
Thursday, January 10th, 2008While the North Georgia real estate market is not as hot as it was in 2006 and early 2007, the Big Canoe real estate market (located in the North Georgia mountains) is still fairly active. Part of this activity is related to the very active Big Canoe rental market. For our company, IBA Mountain Homes, [...]
Bargains in the Big Canoe Real Estate Market
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008Every so often a home pops up in Big Canoe that is too good to pass up. My 7253 Ridgeview Drive listing had a traffic jam of agents when the rest of the listings were collecting cobwebs in the doorways. That home had a tough time selling at the very reasonable price of $539,000 because [...]
Big Canoe Rentals - Shooting Star Falls
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008We have many Big Canoe rentals listed at http://ibavacationrentals.com/, and one of my personal favorites is Shooting Star Falls. Shooting Star Falls can accomodate up to 6 guests comfortably. The owner of this Big Canoe rental describes this home as ”decadent and private” which is an accurate description as this rental home is in a quiet [...]
Suburban Conversion to the Mountains
Monday, January 7th, 2008One question about taking the living in the North Georgia mountains is “How do you manage up here without the daily conveniences of the suburban lifestyle?”. In Duluth, we had EVERYTHING available pretty much 24 hours a day! Child with a Fever at 2AM?? Go to Kroger!! “I NEED something to wear TONIGHT!!”, “I’m BORED and [...]
Big Canoe Agent Caravan
Sunday, January 6th, 2008I wanted to write about the Big Canoe Caravan tonight because I feel it is a very important tool for agents, Sellers, and Buyers. For many areas in Georgia, Caravans are not all that necessary, but Big Canoe is a unique community. Looking for a home here can be lots of fun, but it is also somewhat [...]
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