About Greene County, GA

There's a new business in Lake Country! Village Organics at Lake Oconee provides products and services to meet all of your health and well-being needs. Some of the services include Biocleanse Foot Baths, Paraphen smoothing treatments, and Reiki relaxation therapy. Drop by and visit with owner, Rebecca Barber, and her staff, Tammy and Randy. They look forward to serving your healthy lifestyle needs!

For an appointment or more information, call 706.453.1775 or e-mail at Villageorganics@att.net.

Village Organics is located near Reynolds Plantation in the Parkside Main center adjacent to Spotlight Theatre. The address is:

1000 Parkside Main, Suite 101A, Greensboro, GA 30642

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It's finally completed and open for business! The Spotlight Theatres opened on Friday, December 19th, just in time for the Chrismas and end of the year features. Rumored to be a "cut above the rest," the Spotlight Theatre (listed as Parkside Main 8) is located at 1050 Parkside Main, Greensboro, GA 30642 (adjacent to the Publix shopping center at Reynolds Plantation). For more information on current and coming attractions, visit the website at: www.spotlighttheatres.com, or call (706) 999-9999.

I love movies and my husband and I don't always agree on which are the "must see in the theater" movies we try to go at least once a month. You know date night. We're very happy about our new local theater opening TODAY!. There's stadium seating and a balcony. I can't wait to go and write a review.

want to know what's playing call 706-999-9999 to find out ticket prices and what is playing.

There's also a super website with trailers for what's coming soon. Spotlight Theaters

The location of the new theater is near the I-20 Greensboro exit, very near the Reynolds Plantation entrance. I'm looking forward to a new wonderful theater.

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Good Morning

The weather is finally cooling down and the leaves beginning to change here in Georgia's Lake Country. The bad news is this spells the end this year for water activities such as tubing and skiing. The good news is it provides excellent weather for Golf and Fishing. Both bass and crappie are abundant and this is a great time of year to catch them.

This might also be a great time of the year to catch a good deal on a lake property. Most of the Seller's are anxious like in most parts of the country. The difference here is that many sellers are fearful that it will be at least next summer before there will be a decent market for their home. So, many sellers are more willing to negotiate in this non peak season. In addition to this being a great time to get a good deal on a home it also allows the buyer some time to put their touches on the home so that it is completely ready for use in the spring and summer.

Greene County continues to be the only county in the state in which one can get a conventional loan up to $662,500. So, if you are thinking of looking at the Lake take advantage of this opportunity and save yourselves jumbo amounts of money on that jumbo loan.

As always I am happy to answer any questions concerning Lake Oconee or Lake Sinclair as well as provide a 35% referral fee to any Realtor who has a client interested in the Lakes.

Warmest Regards

Brad Warnock

I know I am a very lucky agent. I actually have good clients and good leads. It may be a poor market - I believe the technical term is 'stinky' - but I work hard to get and keep my people on the buyers' side. I also work hard to find them what they want, not what I think they should have.

One client I have is a young couple who are first time buyers. They are excellent clients. Pre-qualified and with some money to put down. Now, if we can just find them what they want. What is it?? Well, that's the $64k question. Not having done this before, they have a wish list that is unrealistic for the price range we are trolling in. Time after time, we have found something they like in the mls, I go over the particulars with them and explain exactly what type of property it is, then we go take a look-see and they don't like it because of something they already knew. They also can't seem to get on the same page. I call and verify listing appointments and then the husband backs out at the last minute.

You may be asking why I don't have better control over my clients and believe me, I've asked myself the very same question. Then the light bulb came on over my head and I figured it out. They have a bad case of first home jitters and it's my job to reassure them that everything will be alright. We all know how bad the headlines of foreclosures and equity loss have been for the past year. Imagine how absolutely terrifying it must be for someone taking their first plunge into the deep end of the pool.

I've made it a point now, to spend more time explaining finance to these folks and especially the difference between a good solid fixed loan with a down payment and a funny money, hundred percent, arm plus that can take you down faster than a sumo wrestler. I've also spent more time demanding that they pick out the items they absolutely must have and separating those from the things they would like to have if possible. Demanding nicely, but demanding anyway. It's the only way to see the forest through the trees.

This has been the breakthrough we needed. Commute was a big issue for them. We live on Lake Oconee - a Christmas tree lake and needless to say, I was keeping OPEC happy driving around simply to be told that it was farther than they had thought. Now, when we find something they like on the web, they clock it themselves before we ever set up that showing appointment. Sometimes they don't even drive all the way there if it gets to be too far. They've finally figured out that acreage is something that costs money. Smaller yard = more house, and we still look for the most room we can find. Things are easier and I now feel certain that we'll be able to get them into that first home in a couple of months.

So if you have any first time buyer's out there with the first home jitters, hold their hands, reassure them that they are making the right decision, protect them from what is to them the unknown, and when all is said and done, enjoy a lifetime referral.