The Dirt Lady, serving Madison GA and Lake Oconee

 You can have it all!      Waters Edge Farm is a showcase horse farm for sale with 36 rolling acres including a 3.5ac spring fed pond, located in a gated community in the heart of Lake Oconee, Georgia. Imagine building your dream home, and waking up to bucolic pond and farm views.    The custom b...

Thinking about simplifying your life?  This Tiny House has everything you need for uncluttered living – 512sf studio floor plan with full kitchen and bath, plus a laundry/storage room, and sits on nearly 9 beautifully managed acres in a fly-in community in the heart of Georgia’s Lake Country.  Th...

Smart buyers in the Madison and Lake Oconee Georgia market understand that having a strong pre-approval letter from a local lender known to understand local properties can give them an edge when competing for the best properties. Will sellers with no other offers take a pre-qual - maybe. Why not ...

My business is fairly evenly split between buyers and sellers - so I have the advantage of being able to see a broad range of perspectives on most issues. Its a rare occasion when a verbal offer leads to an actual binding contract - for many of the reasons detailed below. When I have a buyer thin...

  Are you dreaming of living in the heart of Lake Oconee, with a budget under $150,000?    If your dream includes:   Privacy, with no restrictive covenants   Room to garden   Access to a lake with great fishing   And a well maintained home     All at a price that won’t break the budget – look no ...

  Are you dreaming of living in the heart of Lake Oconee, with a budget under $200,000?    You could be on the lake whenever you like if you lived here – the Swords Public access boat ramp is just a mile from your driveway, and the Blue Springs and Sugar Creek Marinas are less than 10 minutes awa...

With a typical Limited Service brokerage, sellers get a range of services to choose from "a la carte". Georgia Realtors (r) use a Listing Contract that offers a choice of "full service" and "limited service" agreements - I always get a laugh when I'm reviewing the contract with sellers and say "I...

Markets are made up of Buyers, who would like to buy at the lowest possible price, and Sellers, who would like to sell at the highest possible price. Each home is unique - some may be in better condition than others, some may have more updates than others, and some may have features that others l...

If downsizing is part of your plan for your next home in the Madison and Lake Oconee area - read these tips. Way back in 2002, I did my own downsizing project when I sold my 3000sf suburban home to come live in the 1000sf cottage on my lakefront farm - and I used many of these tips! Right-sizing ...

Tuesday was Legislative Day for Georgia Realtors, and about 845 of us descended on the Golden Dome to press our legislators to understand the importance of private property rights, home ownership, and our ability to continue to serve the public as Realtors. Tuesday was also the day new Georgia St...