Lake Living Real Estate
So much in a community is connected to real estate. If home prices are up and foreclosures are down, more people are working.
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New home construction and existing home remodeling means more sales at lumber yards and hardware stores. It also means more jobs. More jobs means more disposable income, which translates to more business for local retailers and restaurants. The mercury is rising.
HART COUNTY PROPERTIES 904 Beacon Light
52 beautiful acres on Lake Hartwell
80 Kay Street
Charming 4 bedroom home with 2 car detatched garage in a quiet neighborhood. $118,900
512 Athens St.
5 bedroom historic home in excellent condition on 1 acre. $219,000
1315 New Hope Rd.
Building features 11 bedrooms and commercial kitchen on 4.85 acres. $120,000
44 W. Howell St., Hartwell, GA 30643
Rita Chapman: 706-436-2929 Buck Chapman: 706-436-3155
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f you want to take the temperature of the economy, the housing market is one of the most accurate thermometers.
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FOR SALE 52.84 Acres on Lake Hartwell
195894
• Approximately two miles from Hartwell Courthouse Square • Approximately 10 miles from I-85 • Restored farmhouse with central heat and air, plus a large screen porch • More than 1,300 feet of shoreline • Two docks on cove in Lightwood Log Creek • Two concrete walkways to lake • Long paved road frontage • County water, plus four wells and 5 sep!c tanks • Picnic Pavilion with water feature • Two rus!c privies with modern plumbing • Barn with apartment, central heat and air, plus a three-car garage • Horse barn with hay lo" • Big barn with 2 workshops and eight 12’ x 24’ stalls for equipment/boat storage • Metal hay barn • Po#ng shed • Pastures and woodlands • Extensive black board fencing • 30 acres with 6-foot black vinyl-coated chain-link fence • Hiking and horse trails • Pecan trees, vineyard, blueberries, raspberries, thornless blackberries, kiwi, fruit trees, raised vegetable beds • Large garden plot • Cleveland boat ramp nearby.
Buckaneer Realty Inc | 44 W. Howell St. | Hartwell, Ga. 30643
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Buck Chapman: 706-436-3155 Rita Chapman: 706-436-2929
664 LIGHTWOOD RD HARTWELL $2,500,000
781 TUGALOO STATE PK RD LAVONIA $990,000
1560 LIGHTWOOD RD HARTWELL $499,500
240 WEATHERSTONE WAY LAVONIA $475,000
376 TUGALOO POINT HARTWELL $379,000
115 APACHE TRAIL HARTWELL $277,500
309 RIVERBEND RD LAVONIA $249,500
513 PARKERTOWN HTS RD LAVONIA $179,000
43 CREEKWOOD RD HARTWELL $354,900
282 FALCON DRIVE HARTWELL $279,000
165 RICKS RD FAIR PLAY $249,000
96 SONG BIRD LN HARTWELL $159,000
51 YORK SHORES LN HARTWELL $625,000
679 HIDDEN POINT RD HARTWELL $599,000
1015 PAYNES CREEK RD HARTWELL $449,500
591 RUE CEZZANE LAVONIA $399,000
180 REED CREEK HGTS DR HARTWELL $339,000
664 STANSELL DRIVE HARTWELL $329,000
103 FOOTHILLS DRIVE HARTWELL $279,000
89 PARADISE POINT HARTWELL $269,900
24 FOREST CIRCLE HARTWELL $219,900
164 JAMES DRIVE HARTWELL $195,000
272 GUMLOG DRIVE LAVONIA $75,900
VIEW POINT 26A HARTWELL $40,000
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HAMMOCK REALTY NORTH GEORGIA www.hammock-realty.com 706-963-0269
CHARLES SANFORD REALTY
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Jon Shirley, Realtor 706-491-9334
Denny Brunt, Realtor 706-491-4639
Letha Phillips Realtor 706-244-0307
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P.O. Box 1187 146 East Howell St. Hartwell, GA 30643
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WaterMark REALTY *30 Years Experience
Commercial Lake Homes/Lots Acreage Tracks Residential
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13520 Jones Street, P.O. Box 613, Lavonia, Georgia 30553
www.watermarkreal.com
198761
Angie Phagan, Realtor 706-297-8792
199942
Michelle Ivester, Owner/Broker 706-244-4463
Together with a culture of work, there must be a culture of leisure as gratification.� -Pope Francis You have worked hard for your success and have earned the right to savor a culture of leisure. We at the PROS cater to those who know what they want and how to get it. We locate, market, and sell exclusive residential properties including ideal lake & beach front vacation homes - for discerning individuals. You deserve a home which physically represents the abstract concepts of your hard work and dedication. Relax and experience gratification by letting the PROS do the work of locating the luxury home of your dreams. Property Source Pros Julie A. Haley; Broker / Owner 706-376-PROS (7767) Www.LakeHartwellPros.com Julie@PropertySourcePros.com Licensed in Georgia & South Carolina 195836
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