3243 Daisy Log Road 17+/- Acres Offered at $1,950,000

Lakeside country estate on 17 acres with breathtaking views of mountains, lake and pasture! This unique 4BR/3.5BA contemporary home on three levels features an ensuite master on main level, kitchen with breakfast nook, separate dining room, great room with cathedral ceiling and floor-to-ceiling rock fireplace. Green features include energy efficient appliances, extra insulation and thermal pane windows. There are other amenties, both inside and out, too numerous to mention. If you want to live in rusric luxury, this may be the home for you!

I've always wanted my own fire engine. Not the kiddie car type, but a full size red fire engine with sirens, hoses, ladders...the whole works. So when I heard that there was a 1936 Maxim fire engine for sale in North Georgia, I hesitated only a short time before I gave into temptation and made it mine.

Now as all of you who have acquired fire engines know, the next big question is: what on earth am I going to do with it? Fortunately, I own a real estate company that will take any good publicity it can get. Suddenly my 1936 Maxim Fire Engine was slated to become a drawing card for Mike Kelly Realty.

Getting the fire engine ready to meet the public took a lot of work. The brakes didn't work, the choke had to be set just right before the engine would start and plumes of black smoke poured out of the exhaust. I and my riders - hesitant ones at that - jolted around and bounced up and down until I figured out how to work the clutch. And, since the fire engine, after all, was built in 1936, there was no power steering! Do you know how hard it is to get a fire engine to go where you want it to go without power steering?

Eventually, though, we took care of all the problems, polished up the brass and chrome, added a CD player and we were good to go.

Our debut onto the Blairsville scene took place at the Blairsville Memorial Day Parade a few years back. I drove the fire engine and members of our company sat in the back wearing fire hats and waving flags. It all went very smoothly, except for some overheating of the engine at the end of the parade.

Since then the fire engine has been a big hit in our town. On nice days, it sits in our parking lot, where passersby stop to examine it, sit in it, pretend to drive it, take pictures and even come into our office to ask if they can have a ride (generally, the answer is yes). I've been invited to take the fire engine to church festivals, grand openings, fund raisers and car rallies. I've even transported a whole birthday party to the local ice cream store!

The moral of this story is: if there is something you really want but can't justify getting it, figure out a way to make it work for you. That way you'll avoid the guilt!

7.5 Acres Offered at $499,000

Long-term lease or Owner-Financing available! Property is adjacent to the proposed Lowe's in Hiawassee, Georgia. The property has 7 septic tanks, city water, 2 trailers and a bathhouse. Upper acreage has a private bored well. Proerty is bordered on the back side by Crooked Creek. THIS IS AN IDEAL COMMERCIAL LOCATION which is just a minute to Lake Chatuge, entertaining and tourist attractions!

Built in 2003 .76 Acres Offered at $239,900

PEACEFUL, YET CLOSE TO TOWN! You can have it all with this immaculate 2 story home only a few miles from the center of Blairsville. It features 3 Bedrooms and 3 .5 Baths on a full, unfinished basement with tall ceilings should you wish to expand. Great open, light, flowing floor plan with extras like a woodburning fireplace, main floor office with French doors and 2 levels of shady back yard decks. The master bedroom suite has a bath with jetted tub, separate shower, dual vanity and large linen closet. There are many dogwood trees on the property. This is a good value for the money!