About Barrow County, GA

So you've just moved to this area and now you're wondering where in the world are you going to go to get your pet groomed, buy their food and take them to the veterinarian?! Well, no worries because I've put together a list of businesses that specialize in pet services and pet care. Although this list does not encompass all of the businesses that service this area, it does give you some options.

And at the same time, you get to see pictures of my cute Chihuahua, Jackson!

Pet Boarding and Grooming:

*The Paws Resort: 770.867.2021 Located at 681 Tucker Road, Winder, GA 30680

• www.ThePawsResort.com
• Won 2008 Best of Winder Award in the Dog and Cat Pet Sitting Services category by the U.S. Local Business Association
• Services include: boarding, day camp, day spa and grooming
• Property is located on 9 acres of scenic countryside

*Indian Shoals Pet Resort: 770.995.9123 Located at 3560 Indian Shoals Road, Dacula, GA 30019

• www.IndianShoals.com
• Services include: boarding, grooming and spa
• Property located on 34 acres
• Dogs, cats, birds, ferrets and hamsters are welcome

*Bay Creek Kennels and Grooming: 770.466.8944 Located at 5126 HWY 81, Loganville, GA 30052

Pet Super Stores:

*Pet Super Store: 770.979.2980 Located at 3413 Diversified Drive SW, Loganville, GA 30052

*PetCo: 678.425.1184 Located at 968 Atlanta HWY, Auburn, GA 30011

• www.PETCO.com

Feed & Seed Stores:

*Cooper Feed & Seed: 770.868.4433 Located at 1550 University Drive, Auburn, GA 30011

*Boss Brothers Country Store: 770.466.0570 Located at 3084 HWY 78, Loganville, GA 30052

Training:

*Command Performance Dog Training: 770.554.6688 Located at 1480 HWY 81, Loganville, GA 30052

• www.DogTrain.net

Veterinarian:

*Hog Mtn. Animal Hospital: 770.614.9060 Located at 2885 Hog Mtn. Braselton Rd. NE, Dacula, GA 30024

*Loganville Veterinary Clinic: 770.466.1513 Located at 4158 Pecan Street, Loganville, GA 30052

• This is my personal veterinarian for my dogs; very affordable prices--not expensive at all.

*Apalachee River Animal Hospital: 678.376.0503 Located at 822 Dacula Road, Dacula, GA 30019

• www.ApalacheeRiverAnimalHospital.com

Miscellaneous:

*Invisible Fence: 888.798.6089 or www.InvisibleFence.com

*1800PetMeds: 888.767.5174 or www.1800PetMeds.com

I hope this list of pet resources is something that you have found valuable. Please know that I have not used all of these places before, so I can't give a review of every business. If you do use one these places, I would love for you to write a comment about your experience--good or bad, to make this resource guide more complete.

Thanks for reading!

The Big Finale:

Well, I had a very difficult time finding a home that has sold in the $600,000 to $700,000 price range in Barrow county, Georgia. In fact, I had to go back to September 2007 to find a sale, so this will be the last post in this series. I don't only work in Barrow county, I also work in Gwinnett and Walton counties as well, so maybe in a few weeks I'll begin a series in one of those counties. I think that will be a good comparison of what you can get for the money by just moving to a slightly different area.

What You've Missed:

In case you are just joining us, I've been doing a series over the past week of what you can get in my local market in different price ranges--at $100,000 increments. To look over the previous posts, simply click the links below. You'll find that right now especially you can get a lot of house for not much money in my area!

• Part I
• Part II
• Part III
• Part IV
• Part V

The Last Home:

The Features:

This beautiful home was built in 2007 and is in the city of Hoschton. It has five bedrooms and four and a half baths. The neighborhood is a golf course community. The listing agent described it as a "Southern Living Beauty" built by award-winning architect Frank Betz. The home sits on a one to two acre lot and has a full daylight basement. It's built from brick and hardi-plank siding. The family room has a stacked stone fireplace and the kitchen features cherry cabinets and dark granite countertops.

SOLD! For the price of...

It sold September of 2007 for $650,000. Interesting how much more house you can get in today's market than you could a year and a half ago, isn't it?!

*Based on information provided to and compiled by GAMLS.com. GAMLS.com does not guarantee or is in any way responsible for its accuracy.

Let's See What You've Got:

I'm sure for most of you, this is probably where your series would just begin...at least if you want to get anything of a decent size. So, let's see what you can get in your market...please let me know if you do this series, I would love to see what you've got!

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Well, I have a beautiful home to share with everyone today for the fifth installment of "What You Get for the Money." In case you've missed out, feel free to look at what you can get in other price ranges in Barrow county, Georgia.

Part I

Part II

Part III

Part IV

I have several pictures to share with you today; this gorgeous home is located in the city of Hoschton.

This six bedroom, five and a half bath home is in a gated community and sits on .669 acres. The home is four sides brick and has stone accents. The beautiful kitchen with granite countertops and custom cabinets is open to the keeping room. The master is on the main floor and has a built-in morning kitchen. Other features of the home include: two fireplaces, a theater room on the terrace level, separate formal living and dining rooms and a study with coffered ceilings. The trim detail throughout the home and the paint colors really flow well together.

Originally listed at $600,000, this home sold in January 2009 for $512,500.

*Based on information provided to and compiled by GAMLS.com. GAMLS.com does not guarantee or is in any way responsible for its accuracy.

Now I would love to see what you can get in your area in the $500,000 price range!

For today's edition of What You Get for the Money, I had to go back three months to find a sale in the $400,000 to $499,000 price range.

If you would like to look back at the other parts of this series, here they are:

Part I

Part II

Part III

Today's home located in Barrow county is within the city of Hoschton (which if you've read one of my previous posts, you know that's the Scarecrow Capital of the World. To learn more, you can read it here:

Scarecrow World Record

Unfortunately, these were the only two listing pictures provided to the MLS. So we don't know what the inside of this gorgeous home looks like--I'm guessing the kitchen is fabulous, but who can say?! It seems crazy to me that a $400,000 listing only has these two pictures--no matter what price range the home is in, I feel that it's important to offer as many pictures as your MLS system will allow. But that's just my personal opinion...what do you think?

Just going off the listing description, here's what I found out about this home: the construction consists of four sides brick with stone accents. It's on a rather small lot, only about .595 acres. It has four bedrooms, three and a half bathrooms and two fireplaces. Some of the other rooms are: a family room, formal dining room, office and formal living room. Also, the master is on the main floor. The home was built in 2007 and was a bank-owned property with a price reduction of over a $100,000! As you can see from the picture, it's on a full daylight basement.

The home sold in October 2008 for $415,000.

*Based on information provided to and compiled by GAMLS.com. GAMLS.com does not guarantee or is in any way responsible for its accuracy.

Okay, now it's your turn to show me what you can get for the $400,000 price range in your part of the country. I'll be back tomorrow with the $500,000 home.

Have a great day! Thanks for reading!

Today's edition of What You Get for the Money features a home that sold in the price range of $300,000 to $399,000 within the past two months.

In case you have missed the first two parts, here they are:

Part I: $100,000

Part II: $200,000

As you know, all the homes in this series are located in Barrow county, Georgia. I had the choice between four different homes that had sold recently. All of the homes had at least an acre of property that came with the home; one of them had over 5 acres.

This home in Auburn, Georgia is a two-story home with a contemporary, European style. Here are a few pictures followed by a description of its features.

This beautiful five bedroom and four bath home sits on a private lake lot that's between one and two acres. Built in 2006, it's four sides brick and has a full daylight basement. The kitchen has beautiful stone features and granite countertops. I typically like the dark counters with cherry cabinets look in a kitchen, as opposed to these lighter cabinets, but this one looks very warm and inviting--it would be a relaxing place to cook dinner in. Hardwood floors run throughout the main floor. Did you notice the large front porch?! I love porches and this one looks like a great one to sit a read a good book on...it's hard to tell from this picture, but it looks as if the porch continues on and wraps around the side of the home--that's even better if it does!

This home sold in December, 2008 for $327,000, only $10,900 less than the asking price.

*Based on information provided to and compiled by GAMLS.com GAMLS.com does not guarantee or is in any way responsible for its accuracy.

You know what to do...show me what you can get for $300,000 in your market area and check back tomorrow for the $400,000 to $499,000 price range.