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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Pickens and Dawson Real Estate Tax Records Online - Too Much Info?

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

We often have clients ask us about the sales history on our listings in Pickens and Dawson counties (located in the North Georgia mountains).  Most of the listings we have are in Big Canoe which is located in both Dawson and Pickens, and Bent Tree, which is located in Pickens.  Here in Big Canoe, realtors often have a [...]

Big Canoe Homes for Sale - Preparing for Buyers

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

Many of the real estate agents who serve Big Canoe have a Caravan every two weeks to showcase Big Canoe homes for sale. If your home is on the Caravan you may feel a little like you’re trying out for American Idol. Approximately 25 agents will walk through your home and give their professional opinions and suggestions [...]

Craigslist - Great Real Estate Marketing if You Can Jump the Sharks

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

*Update 7/17/2008 - The Cragislist email scammers / spammers have a new name they are using in addition to fay, natalie, and the rest of the gang. Thanks to Christa for naming this one - gregory.sambo@gmail.com is apparently being sent out as well now, so if you’re advertising on Craigslist, keep an eye out [...]

Death Threats, Lost Dogs, and Real Estate Marketing

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

 
Anyone who reads this is probably wondering how death threats, lost dogs, and real estate marketing could possibly be tied together, so let me explain by fleshing out the title a bit more:
 
First, let me explain the death threats.
The metro Atlanta area has a very popular talk show personality named Clark Howard that hosts a consumer [...]

Stinging Caterpillars Teach a Valuable Real Estate Lesson

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

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 [...]

Outdoor Living Areas

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

My house just got a whole lot bigger, thanks to the warm sunny weather. Suddenly the rocking chair front porch is my new favorite office. The screened porch doubles as a great place to read a book and dinners taste a whole lot better cooked on the grill and served on the deck! This is [...]

Big Canoe Cabin Featured in New York Times!

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

 
The other day I received a phone call from a woman named Bethany Lyttle inquiring about one of my little cabins we have listed in the North Georgia community of Big Canoe. Ms. Lyttle explained to me that she was a writer for the New York Times Escapes section and wanted to feature one of our Big Canoe listings [...]

Real Estate, North Georgia Cabins, and Web Based Marketing

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

I have blogged about this before, but some recent events have swayed me to follow-up on the topic of web based marketing for North Georgia, specifically in the mountain community of Big Canoe.  You can read the previous article regarding web based real estate marketing for Big Canoe here.  My point tonight is about the [...]

Big Canoe Real Estate Under Contract - Renewed Interest in Laurel Ridge

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

I guess my last blog about the Laurel Ridge section of Big Canoe really hit home to some people!! I just put the very adorable 350 Laurel Ridge Drive under contract and several others have gone under contract and sold over the past few months. I’m happy to see this little village community active with renewed interest because it’s cute, [...]

Splogging Site Has Been Removed

Monday, February 18th, 2008

Over the past couple days, I have been trying to resolve a problem where another website had copied multiple blogs (in their entirety) from our site and re-posted them on their own site.  Not only had they taken the content from us, there was no link back to the original article or mention of the [...]

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