Life in Big Canoe, Real Estate in the Mountains

 
*Update 07/28/08 - Thank you all for your hilarious comments! We loved them all and had a tough time choosing! After much debating we decided to do it the old fashioned way-pick a name out of a hat! And the winning comment of the $25 gift certificate to the Last Catch in Jasper is:
“I [...]

Today is a lucky day because I picked up a FABULOUS listing!  It’s one of only 3 homes on Lake Sconti with a clear lake and golf course view. It is centrally located and within walking distance to all the amenities, especially the new clubhouse!! The 2 bedroom, 2 bath home with loft has a huge private lake view [...]

She wants the cottage in the woods with a trickling stream or lake, high ceilings, big kitchen with granite, and a stone lined path to the front door and less than 3 minutes to the gate. He wants a rustic log cabin in the middle of nowhere with a big view, built in flat screen TV over the [...]

Today started out with heavy clouds over the North Georgia mountains, and buckets of rain falling from the sky.  Not exactly the kind of day where it’s easy to find something fun to do outdoors, but that’s exactly what we did - we went blueberry picking.   After a quick breakfast at the local Huddle House, [...]

Thank you for all the calls, emails and follow-ups on my blog post regarding the Big Canoe foreclosure on the waterfall lot. I was joyfully overwhelmed by the response!! I probably showed that house 20 times and met a lot of people who shared the same vision that I did about that property. Others I [...]

 I haven’t been blogging recently due to a rush of house hunters looking to purchase, move,  and get settled in Big Canoe so they can enjoy Fall in the North Georgia Mountains. It seems so strange to me because I just came back from Ellijay with a crate of fresh summer peaches! However these buyers are [...]

Wow! What a great fourth of July in Big Canoe!! I’m still recovering from a full day and night of fun. It all started with the Bike Parade. We arrived a little late but the kiddies were in full force riding their decked out patriotic bikes and scooters. There had to be about 30 bikes! [...]

July has brought about a new burst of enthusiasm from buyers looking for real estate in Big Canoe.  The responses to our last blog about the Big Canoe foreclosure on the creek kept me busier than a squirrel collecting nuts in Fall!  I was also delighted to see that I have officially contradicted myself in the [...]

We had quite a few calls on the Big Canoe foreclosure I last wrote about, so I decided to add more pictures of the house itself. They may not make it on the cover of Architectural Digest, but Frank Loyd Wright certainly would have considered a lot like this! As I mentioned the house needs [...]

I have a great home! It’s pretty big, 3 bedrooms on the main with level entry and even a big laundry room! My kitchen may not be gourmet, but it sure has fit the bill for some big parties. I have heard that my terrace level is a “man-pit”, with a big bar, pool table, [...]