Murphy, NC

Speechless Sunday in the Murphy, NC mountains. This photo is one from a grand old home located just down the road from Murphy, NC and still in Cherokee County in the town of Marble. My what a grand home it must have been back then. Even now with time wearing down on it you can still imagine how filled with family and neighbors it must have been.

Marble is between Andrews and Murphy and this photo was take by our Coldwell Banker High Country Murphy, NC office assistant, Amanda McGaha. Besides being there for all our agents, she is also very talented and creative and has just started taking a photography class at Tri-County Community College. Thanks Amanda for sharing this great scene in our western North Carolina mountains.

For more information about Buying and Selling in Murphy, NC contact
Lee & Carol Barbour ~ The Mountain Living Team www.MurphyMountainLiving.com

Licensed and Serving the western NC, northeast GA and east TN Mountains

The Mountain Living Team in Murphy, NC had a back-to-back closing today. The Roberts had their cabin listed with us at Coldwell Banker High Country and we’d also been showing them larger homes in the Murphy area for their anticipated offer and move.

Well, we got their residence under contract so it was really time to get busy, narrow down the list and find them the right new home to move in to. They absolutely love the area and wanted to stay within a few miles of the very desirable subdivisions just minutes to downtown Murphy, NC.

Wells Lake is one of their favorites and wouldn’t you know we found the perfect Custom Cabin there for them. Sometimes all things in the universe work out (along with great Realtors, Lenders, Inspectors and Attorneys) and they closed on the sale of their home and the purchase of their new home today!

For more information about Buying and Selling in Murphy, NC contact
Lee & Carol Barbour ~ The Mountain Living Team www.MurphyMountainLiving.com

Licensed and Serving the western NC, northeast GA and east TN Mountains

An old German Shepherd starts chasing rabbits and before long, discovers that he's lost. Wandering about, he notices a panther heading rapidly in his direction with the intention of having lunch. The old German Shepherd thinks, "Oh, no! I'm in deep trouble now!"

Noticing some bones on the ground close by, he immediately settles down to chew on the bones with his back to the approaching cat. Just as the panther is about to leap, the old German Shepherd exclaims loudly, "Boy, that was one delicious panther! I wonder, if there are any more around here?" Hearing this, the young panther halts his attack in mid-strike, a look of terror comes over him and he slinks away into the trees. "Whew!," says the panther, "That was close! That old German Shepherd nearly had me!"

Meanwhile, a squirrel who had been watching the whole scene from a nearby tree, figures he can put this knowledge to good use and trade it for protection from the panther. So, off he goes. The squirrel soon catches up with the panther, spills the beans and strikes a deal for himself with the panther.

The young panther is furious at being made a fool of and says, "Here, squirrel, hop on my back and see what's going to happen to that conniving canine!" Now, the old German Shepherd sees the panther coming with the squirrel on his back and thinks, "What am I going to do now"? But instead of running, the dog sits down with his back to his attackers, pretending he hasn't seen them yet, and just when they get close enough to hear, the old German Shepherd says...

"Where's that squirrel? I sent him off an hour ago to bring me another panther”!

Moral of this story: Don't mess with the old dogs. Age and experience will always overcome youth and treachery! BS and brilliance only come with age and experience.

Cyndi

PS My take-away from this as it relates to business is simple: When faced with adversity, the German Shephard didn't panic. He remained calm, looked around and used the tools that were available to him. He didn't try to reinvent the wheel or discover a new form of heat. He simply used his head (and a few old bones)!!

We finally made it into our "dream home in the mountains" of Murphy, NC thanks to the tremendous help of Lee Barbour.

Even before we were in a position to buy a home here, we made contact with Lee through his office. He was aware that we were not ready to buy at that time, but I'm sure he went out of his way to answer our questions and concerns about the process.

Of course when the time did come for us to for our new home, Lee was the one we wanted to work with. Lee lead us through the entire process and the concerns and questions were minimal because of his knowledge, incite and ability to anticipate the next step and keep us on top of the process.
Everything went very smoothly and on time right down to the closing day. Thanks for being the best in the area. We would highly recommend Lee & Carol Barbour to anyone who is starting through the home buying process.

-Warren & Betty Pentz

For more information about Buying and Selling in Murphy, NC contact
Lee & Carol Barbour ~ The Mountain Living Teamwww.MurphyMountainLiving.com

Licensed and Serving the western NC, northeast GA and east TN Mountains

While driving to preview a home, Bill and I passed by Shady Grove Cemetary in Murphy NC and came across this. The first to notice it, Bill stops and says, “Hey, you could write a post about this”!

I’m not sure, but I think this picture falls under the category of

“Things That Make You Go - Hmmmm”.

Is there REALLY a need to have a mailbox at a cemetary?

The best part is knowing that he too is now looking for interesting things, not only to photograph but to write about too. To me, that is awesome!

Cyndi