IBA Mountain Homes

IBA Mountain Homes is a realty group located in the North Georgia community of Big Canoe. Big Canoe® is a registered servicemark of Big Canoe, LLC. IBA Mountain Homes is not affiliated with the developer. IBA focuses on resales in Big Canoe including homes for sale, lots, and condos.

IBA created this blog to discuss living in Big Canoe as well as the North Georgia real estate market. We are full time residents of the Big Canoe community, and our job is real estate - thus the name of the blog! :) Our blog is opinion. Feel free to leave us a comment if you like, and as with anything on the internet, we urge you to always verify information independently.

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Dekalb Symphony Orchestra to Play in Big Canoe

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

( *Update - Due to weather, the concert has been postponed until Sunday, June 8 at 7PM. )
There is no greater sign that summer has arrived than hearing the beautiful combination of the Dekalb Symphony playing to a backdrop of nature’s own outdoor symphony of crickets and tree frogs. This resounding combination will be presented [...]

Bargain Barn in Jasper - Something for Everyone

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

Here’s a true story that has given me one more reason not to go back into the suburbs:
My son just started soccer in Big Canoe, and he needed to get a pair of cleats. I had a crazy busy day planned and simply could not fit a trip to Walmart into my schedule. Out of [...]

Big Canoe Soccer Begins at Wildcat Recreation Area

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

David Beckem would have been proud today to see the healthy group of kids eagerly lined up to play soccer in Big Canoe. The Big Canoe HOA sponsors several children’s co-ed soccer teams twice per year for some neighborly competition at the Wildcat soccer field. Several residents and some non-residents volunteer their time and efforts coaching [...]

Big Canoe Chapel

Friday, April 4th, 2008

Bored? Lonely? need a place to go? The Big Canoe Chapel is the perfect starting point. This non-denominational chapel provides activities for the young  and young at heart! Newcomers truly get a leg-up and get to meet their neighbors in a creative  and non restirctive environment. Many, many clubs get together from quilters to to [...]

Easter Egg Hunt in Big Canoe

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

 
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! [...]

Grocery Shopping in Big Canoe - Publix and IGA

Monday, March 24th, 2008

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 [...]

Community of Big Canoe Real Estate (Resales) Activity - March 2008

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Happy St. Patty’s Day to you all and best wishes to you tomorrow morning!!  So far for the month of March, Big Canoe Community real estate activity (resales) has:

3 houses pending with an average price of $445,966
2 foreclosures listed, 1 is under contract, average price is $239,900.  One of these is 1022 Sparrows Nest which is [...]

Sneak A Peek at the New Big Canoe Clubhouse

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

Right around 2 years ago, there was an ugly storm that thrashed around the mountains of Big Canoe just after lunch and whipped a bolt of lightning smack dab into the middle of the Sconti Clubhouse. Some of you already know about the old Sconti Clubhouse, and the day it burned to the ground. For those [...]

Big Canoe Book and Writers’ Groups

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

 
There are more than sixty clubs, activity groups, and volunteer organizations in Big Canoe.  Book and writers  groups are among the many and varied clubs and groups that help make living in Big Canoe such a pleasure.  My father belongs to the Big Canoe “No Name Book Club”.  It’s called the “No Name Book Club” [...]

Mysterious Stone Cairns in Big Canoe - Indian Rocks Park

Friday, February 29th, 2008

I have wanted to write a short article on Indian Rocks Park for some time now.  Indian Rocks Park is located in the North Georgia mountain community of Big Canoe.  If you just want to take a short hike through the woods or want to enjoy a meal at one of the picnic tables, Indian [...]

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