Life in Big Canoe, Real Estate in the Mountains

Heed My Warning - Don’t Touch!
Have you ever done something, gone through a process, or committed to a course of action and then been smacked in the face with the cold hard truth that maybe your way of doing something was not the best way to do it? And to add insult to injury, something or [...]

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 [...]

Over the past weekend, we had several calls from clients looking for second homes or “weekenders” as we like to call them.  We also had a few clients looking over our Big Canoe real estate listings that were to be used for their primary residence.  Considering the different ways in which these two groups of clients intended to [...]

 
Believe it or not there are homes in Big Canoe that have wonderful views of the Atlanta skyline! You don’t need to drive to the top of Sanderlin Mountain to see Atlanta although the views are magnificent!! Many commuters don’t want to drive 20 minutes to the gate but still want to enjoy all that the North Georgia Mountains [...]

I try to feature homes every week and give a more intimate description of them. This week I thought I’d feature one of our newer Big Canoe real estate listings, 5216 Columbine Drive. This home is off the beaten path but still only 10 minutes from the North Gate. It is located towards the very [...]

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 [...]

We had a listing meeting today with some clients in the Big Canoe Community.  Our conversation for a listing meeting was fairly typical in that the sellers wanted to know about our marketing (particularly internet marketing in Big Canoe) as well as new suggestions on how to get their home sold.  Something they were not aware [...]

 
While our family was enjoying the Big Canoe Easter egg hunt this past Sunday, we noticed what appeared to be every emergency vehicle in Big Canoe heading up the mountains to what we later found out was a house fire.  Unfortunately the house was a total loss, but the fire crews were able to save the other nearby [...]

 
I realize it’s a little late to be writing about Easter but it was truly an event that needs to be mentioned. Last Easter we has a bout of nasty weather so this year everyone made a gallant effort to gather at Playfield Park in Big Canoe for a good old fashioned Easter Egg Hunt! [...]

Over the past few days, we have blogged about the different grocery stores serving the Big Canoe Community.  As mentioned in the past two articles, as a real estate company serving Big Canoe, its a topic we get asked about quite a bit. The last two grocery stores I want to mention are the Publix [...]