Is 2017 the year you will follow your heart?  Commit to a place perfect for quiet solitude as well as family gatherings? Find joy in the enduring pleasure of nature and a craft built antebellum cottage?   Discover Scalybark Cottage on Lake Oconee - C.1818 cottage lovingly restored and ready for you to unwind.This C.1818 cottage is simple and historic, with a wide center hall and four large rooms, each with its own fireplace – and an enormoous lakeside porch.The lot is exquisitely private – 3.7 wooded acres, with a wrought iron gate and fence surrounding the homesite. A wooden boathouse,one of only a few permitted on the lake, and almost 400ft of private shoreline. The original smokehouse is adjacent, ready for your dreams! The property is located on a deep water cove in a mid-lake locat... 01/14/2017

Finding a bargain lakefront home on Georgia’s Lake Oconee is not easy. With the average sales price this year for a private lakefront home close to $625,000, and the average sales price of an undeveloped lakefront lot nearly $450,000 – what can you buy for under $300,000? The first thing a Lake Oconee bargain hunter needs to think about is what matters most – the quality and location of the lot, or the quality and size of the home. You may be surprised, but for many lakefront properties, most of the value is in the lot! Lot quality is hard to improve over time, and location does not change – homes can be remodeled and expanded. When you’re choosing a bargain lake house on Lake Oconee, you have to pick your compromises. Some questions to ask yourself: what kind of boating do you have in ... 10/24/2016

Just two! That’s right, with 181 homes on Lake Oconee for sale today, just two are priced below $200,000 Property 1 is a screen porch tacked on to an old single wide, with an older L dock, located on the north Oconee section of the lake – priced at $159,900The other offers so much more: an oversized 2 car garage with a comfortable one bedroom apartment above and a guest room with private bath on the ground level, on a deep water lakefront lot complete with composite max dock and seawall located on the quiet north Apalachee section of the lake – priced at $194,500. Whether you want a simple lake getaway with room to store your boat and lake toys, or you’re planning ahead for retirement but would like to enjoy your lake property from day one – this budget-friendly option should be on your... 04/07/2016

Your life is busy, and when it’s time to relax you value your privacy above all. Gated golf communities are not your thing. Discover Jacob’s Creek, Lake Oconee’s best kept secret with legacy properties that seldom change hands. What could be better than a 3.7 acre lot on a deep water cove, with almost 400ft of private frontage and a max dock? The spacious 4 bedroom/4.5 bath craftsman cottage, built in 2003, has a floor plan that suits a couple or a crowd, with a spacious main level master suite and additional bedrooms both up and down, with gathering rooms on all three levels. Notice the carefully selected materials – cypress siding with shake accents, architectural shingles with copper accents, clad windows in the exposed areas. The home has a soothing presence that blends into the nat... 04/07/2016

  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 further       This updated ranch home sits on a private 2 acre lot in an established Lake Oconee community with boat ramp. The home lives large, with an open floor plan, formal living and dining rooms, and a split bedroom plan that offers you the privacy you are seeking.  The vaulted ceilings and custom windows add to the spacious feel.       Are you tired of looking at fixer-uppers in your price range?  This well-maintained home features a new roof, new well pump and bladder, and updated light ... 02/21/2015