Life in North Georgia, Real Estate in the Mountains

Executive Retreat on Private Lake

We just listed this spectacular executive retreat on 3.78 acres and I thought you might want to take a look at it.   The home is located just outside Bent Tree and only a few miles from Big Canoe so it is only about an hour North of I-285, but it is decades away from Atlanta.  The home overlooks its own 1.23 acre lake and looks up into Bent Tree towards Little Hendricks and Mole Mountains.  The home has been completely reworked by its current owners and it now has Brazilian Cherry floors and granite counters to go with its spacious rooms and warm inviting ambiance.

The Home Looks Over the Lake and up into the Mountains

The master suite has been doubled in size and now has a Master Closet large enough for a Board Meeting and spectacular new Master Bath with dual furniture style vanities and a stone and glass enclosed shower and tub with multiple shower heads – a real spa!

Huge Den with massive fire place and flat screen TV

The home has formal living and dining areas, a spacious kitchen and an enormous den that over looks the lake along with 3 guest bedrooms in addition to the master.

Glass, stone and lots of water sources!

The sky did not fall in 2008, but we did have a pretty low ceiling for most of the year. 

Pickens County Georgia

According to REALIST, a national tax and real estate information service, overall sales in the county fell from 688 units in 2007 to 394 units in 2007.  That amounts to a decline of almost 43% year to year.  On the other hand the average sale only fell about 13%.  That includes foreclosure sales so the value of resale homes actually held up pretty well.  According to the First Multiple Listing Service (FMLS) one of the two major real estate services in this area and the one that most properties in PIckens County are listed on there were 257 listed single family homes sold in 2008 with lowest listing price of $49,999 and a highest of $2,295,000.  The average list price was $219,008 and the average sold price was $205,964.    Continue reading »