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WHAT ARE THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS REALLY ALL ABOUT?

Frequently I’ve asked out of town customers looking for a cabin or land in the north Georgia mountains “So, how did you find out about Ellijay from where you currently live?”  A variety of answers usually come, but many times I hear “Oh, I have a friend who bought property in Ellijay and they love it there!” 

At the heart of my question is still a little bit of curiosity over someone finding a town of around 2500 people (28,000 county-wide) from somewhere usually several hundreds of miles away.  You see, I know that this is still a town quaint enough that you can’t really walk into the grocery store and not see someone you know.  For that matter, still a community where the once weekly newspaper is likely to include the prize winning pound cake recipe from the county fair or a front page story about the upcoming, and I must say, proudly held annual Georgia Apple Festival.  So what is really the draw to living in the north Georgia Mountains?

As a transplant to Gilmer County myself nearly thirteen years ago, I can say that I’ve witnessed positive and steady growth.  Amidst the conveniences that we all want and enjoy, however, the draw still remains.  In an increasingly busy society, it seems we all still need what folks find here:   peace, solitude, time to step back, reassess, recharge, a sense of community, and it all comes wrapped up in this package presented in the pristine beauty of the north Georgia mountains.  On any given day, a number of possibilities are at ones fingertips, including trophy trout fishing in one of many rivers or streams, hiking, kayaking, or trail biking, all for the active souls.  Since roughly forty percent of Gilmer and surrounding counties are maintained as Federally protected land, there’s an assurance of both development limitations and long-term conservation.  Most folks, it seems, like to know those things are available to them, but just want to relax on the porch on a cool evening and breath the fresh mountain air, taking in the unencumbered sites and sounds absent of big city noise and bustle.  Knowing that just a quick drive away are many great choices for shopping and restaurants, both wonderfully “local” and those of national chains, provides a great balance.   

Of course, there’s also the investment and value side of all of this.  In the last three years our market has enjoyed a healthy twenty percent increase in average home prices which now stands at $230,000.00.   Discovering that it’s completely possible to purchase a comfortable, brand new, three bedroom, two bath log style cabin in a variety of settings for around or even under $200,000.00 is both surprising and elating to most of these soon to be transplants themselves.  And that’s just what usually happens. The intention begins with finding a part-time get-away in the mountains.  After spending time here, often I see that it’s not long before all that drew them here becomes so much more enjoyable than wherever they found us from.   

Since living here, I’ve heard this quote repeated and even seen it hanging from artwork on cabin walls “I wasn’t born in the mountains, but I got here as fast as I could!”  I invite you to take a look for yourself and contact myself or one of my team mates at www.hillsofellijay.com. We’d be honored to help you carve out your own special slice of the north Georgia Mountains and experience for yourself what it’s really all about.  

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