Charlie Ragonesi in 'Ask A Pro' (part 2)......Why live in the North Georgia Mountains?

The North Georgia Mountains are unique in many ways. As a destination we know that 32 percent of baby boomers look for mountain property. This alone makes the North Georgia Mountain highly desirable.

North Georgia is on the Southern end of the Appalachian Mountains. Summers are cool and winters are milder than you will find further north in the chain.

The North Georgia Mountains are close to Atlanta, Chattanooga, and Asheville. This makes us centrally located with many different types of amenities and medical facilities.

From an environmental standpoint some of the Mountain Counties are as much as 50 percent green. Much of North Georgia, Lake Blue Ridge, Look Out Mountain, Dahlonega and Jasper have been written up as great places to vacation or live.

Things to do in our mountains are:

1. Pan for gold in Dahlonega the site fo the first gold rush in the US in the 1820's

2. Attend the Ellijay Apple festival . One of the oldest running festivals in the US.

3. Attend the Jasper Marble festival and see where the marble used in the US comes from.

4. Hike in the Chattahoochee National forest or horse back ride through many of the maintained trails.

5. Go White water rafting or float on one of our many lakes. Fish in Carters lake and try to catch a bass that runs so large it is considered a separate species.

With all these things to do you would think prices here are really high.

However land can still be bought for under $20,000 a lot.

Nice homes start in the $140,000's.

We are very, very economical in our land and home prices when compared to other mountain destinations.