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Eatonton, GA Real Estate News

By Tammy Lankford,, Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville
(Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668)
What were they thinking?  Seriously, what are they thinking?  How do you feel about cap and trade?  Did you take the time to write your congressperson?  I did.  I'm fortunate that what he had to say about it about sums up my own feelings and he voted against it.  Did your?  Will paying more taxes help you?  I didn't think so. The senate still has not passed this irresponsible legistlation so I am urging you to write your Senators NOW.  BEFORE THIS PASSES and is signed into law.  I really didn't think Pelosi was going to pull the wool over our eyes and get this passed, but she did. WRITE YOUR SENATOR HERE Also I think you should know how your representative voted and write to them if they voted for this legislation and you disagree with it. I love what my rep. Paul Broun had to say about...
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By Tammy Lankford,, Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville
(Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668)
Motivated seller would like for you to consider this home now BARGAIN PRICED. Price has been reduced to $239,000. Seller will pay $2500. in buyer closing costs. This 2 BR, 1.5 BA cottage has over 1000 sq. ft.  It is a site built home on a owned lot on the shores of Crooked Creek Cove on Lake Sinclair.  Great room has fireplace and overlooks lake, door opens to nice deck on lake side of home, at the water there is a new seawall, a dock and boathouse with lift.  Home is well landscaped and designed for minimal maintenance. New paint inside and out, new metal roof, new doors on the interior.  New carpet.  This home is really a bargain price.            706-485-9668 (Click on Lane Realty Logo for web site) Tammy Lankford, Broker/Owner Broker License # 169695  Lane Realty License # H-11420 C...
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By Tammy Lankford,, Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville
(Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668)
Phone call today went something like this: Caller:  I'm calling about your house on Lake Sinclair, how much is it? Duty Agent:  Where are you? Caller: On Lake Sinclair Duty Agent:  There's 15,000 acres and 417 miles of shoreline, could you please be a little more specific. Caller: Close to 441 Duty Agent: East or West of 441? Caller: I don't know Duty Agent: The side with or without the power plant? Caller: Without? Duty Agent: What does the house look like? Caller: Grey Duty Agent: Does it have a boathouse? Caller: Yes Duty Agent: Is the boathouse enclosed? Caller: Yes Duty Agent: Does boathouse have doors? Caller: Yes Duty Agent: Did you go under a bridge? Caller: No Duty Agent:  Sir, do you know what part of the lake you are in? Caller: Nope Duty Agent: Okay sir, tell me more about t...
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By Tammy Lankford,, Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville
(Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668)
 School is out for summerso kids might be playing, walking, bike riding and skate boarding in neighborhoods around Lake Sinclair.  Happens every summer.  And of course there is the occasional deer crossing that you must stop and wait to avoid an accident.  I also break for squirrels and possums occasionallyin my neck of the woods, but two days ago I encountered this coc-a-doodle-doo crossing the road.  I stopped, I blew my horn and he just slowly was walking across the street not paying any attention to me.  I even let my window down and snapped this photo and he just kept walking across the road. I love my neighborhood and when choosing a place to live in looking at the names of the streets in the neighborhood I knew I might be likely to encounter many animals.  You see I live on Possu...
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By Tammy Lankford,, Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville
(Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668)
In looking through the Showcase of Land and Homes... A publication for the __________ MLS, I noted two ads that I wish to address.  Of course I won't be pointing fingers and naming names.The first ad from Brokerage XYZ (30 agents)  says "We're # 1" because look at our numbers, we sold the most houses.The second ad from Brokerage ABC ( 39 agents) says ""We're # 2 and we are closing the gap"  We sold only X houses less than Brokerage XYZ last year and we are only Y # of home sales behind them this year"  Soon we will be # 1.Now if you were car shopping volume might be important.  The more inventory a car dealer moves, the less profit he can afford to take per sale and still make money.  But when it comes to real estate is that the case?  Do you want the agency that has the highest volume?...
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By Tammy Lankford,, Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville
(Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668)
Do you watch the news?  Have you heard what North Korea is doing?  They tested more missiles.  Did you also know the present congress has passed a budget with cuts to missile defense?  Does this make any sense to you? We have the knowledge that Korea isn't interested in "talks" and isn't stopping with their missile program.  I am now going to be writing my Senator and representative, and Speaker Pelosi to let them all know how I feel about cutting the missile defense budget.  If you care I urge you to do the same. Write your Representative Write your Senator Write Speaker Pelosi Read the story of today's missile test. I do think there is a lot of things that need to be cut from the federal budget.  I just don't happen to think missile defense should be among the cuts.
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By Tammy Lankford,, Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville
(Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668)
As a broker/owner it seems I am required to wear many hats!  Today I had to put on my "witch" hat to get my point across to the seller that if you HAVE the title to the manufactured home you need to get off your lazy rear end and go to the file cabinet and open the drawer and pull the file and find the hard copy and overnight them to  your attorney. The seller just happens to be a bank.  Now usually the titles don't get transfered to the bank when a manufactured home gets foreclosed, but for some odd reason this time they did.  Which is good.  Or it should be.  But when an employee of the seller said "I don't care"  it really just didn't sit well with me. May I please speak to your supervisor!  was my reply to "I don't care".  Of course the supervisor wanted to know:  "What makes you TH...
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By Tammy Lankford,, Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville
(Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668)
Last fall FEMA provided new flood plane maps for Putnam County and if you own property on Lake Sinclair in Putnam County you could be affected by the changes. You might have gotten a letter from your mortgage company telling you that you need to purchase flood insurance.  BUT if you don't have a mortgage could you still need to do something.  If you plan to sell the answer is YES! I have a home under contract that was scheduled to close on March 6, 2009.  BUT the new lender for the buyer required the purchase of flood insurance. Now the buyer agreed he would purchase flood insurance, but no insurance company would sell it to him unless he is in fact in a flood plane.  So if you are planning to sell your property don't wait until it's too late.  Call a surveyor and get an elevation surve...
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By Tammy Lankford,, Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville
(Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668)
For months now buyers around Lake Sinclair have been like this row of turtles, sitting back like a bump on a log watching the fish swim around and waiting for the sun to shine of them. No, of course buyers are not "really" sitting on a log or are you? Interest rates are currently at near record lows for the past 40 years.  There are lots of houses on the market at lake sinclair. See for yourself. There are homes that have been reduced to prices not seen in the past five years.  There are some great values available on Lake Sinclair right NOW. And the summer season is just around the corner, but already things have gotten busy around Lane Realty.  Mondays are sometimes busy after a weekend, but Tuesday is a typically slow day of the week, but not this week.  Tuesday I had two agents typi...
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By Tammy Lankford,, Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville
(Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668)
Kids lined the street in downtown Eatonton on Saturday May 9th for the 2nd Annual Steet Painting Festival. This is Jaboc McCranie, he was painting a car that was in the Car Show that was just down the street. I'll also includ a photo of the actual car, so you can judge for yourself, but I thought he did an awesome job. It looked like all the kids were having lots of fun.  I wouldn't have wanted to have to judge their work to award the trophies.  I think they all deserved one.  It was a nice day for it too, the weather was perfect. Here is the actual car. Other paintings photos: Some had messages. Some were out of this world. Others were just down right cute! Some were very beautiful. There was something for everyone to enjoy.  My daughter, Abigail and I had a wonderful time walking arou...
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By Tammy Lankford,, Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville
(Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668)
Maybe I shouldn't tell, but when I was in high school I "painted the town".  Class of '83!  I did get caught, and the Police Chief (Billy Wooten at the time) made me and my "partner in crime" clean up some graffiti.  We did not have to clean up what we got caught painting.  We had to clean up some dirty words that someone else had done. So I'm super thrilled that right here before graduation Putnam County Schools are hosting the second annual Street Painting Festival of Eatonton.  It will be held Saturday May 9, 2009 downtown from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m.  So kids, go downtown and paint until your hearts are content. And folks, some of those kids are very talented, so I'm sure you will want to see what is there. I'll follow up with some pictures on Monday.
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By Tammy Lankford,, Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville
(Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668)
A friend of mine who has owned several lake houses over the years is building their "dream" house on a lake lot that used to have their weekend cabin on it.  They have building the house for months.  They have working with the same lender they have used for years. Today they got a call and were told the bank would not be making their permenant loan on their new house.  Mind you, it is supposed to close in just three weeks.  The reason they were given was because it was a lease lot. Now my friend knows a lot about real estate and in fact the husband is a licensed agent in Georgia.  So yes, they were very up front with the fact that this home was being built on a Georgia Power Lease lot.  They have emails from the lender stating this is NO PROBLEM. Fortunately in our local market there is...
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By Tammy Lankford,, Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville
(Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668)
I have a new listing and it's the best bargain I currently have on the market. It's a 2 Bedroom 1 Bath Cabin that is cute as button and on good water. The home is just under 1000 sq. ft. and the greatroom and kitchen are open and spacious. The lot is gentle sloping to the lake where you will find a seawall, dock and boathouse with lift.  The water is about 7 feet in depth at the dock.  The view is nice from the house and fantastic from the dock. For more details and photos of this cabin click here.   706-485-9668 (Click on Lane Realty Logo for web site) Tammy Lankford, Broker/Owner Call me today for all your Lake Sinclair real estate needs. We always have water at lake sinclair Lake Sinclair stays full even during droughts.  Click to read why and how.  Search for homes on Lake Sinclair now
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By Tammy Lankford,, Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville
(Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668)
My husband, who works for the Georgia Department of corrections prefers me to say "Container Gardener", but my mom, my grandmother and my nanny told me there were flower "pots" so I'm a "pot" gardener. I can't plant a garden in my yard for a couple a reasons.  First of all, I love my trees too much and have LOTS of them.  My home has shade until about 11 a.m. and then starts getting shade on the other side at about 2 p.m.  Keeps the A/C from having to work too hard to keep me cool, so I'm not cutting down my shade trees.  And secondly, it is not uncommon for me to get home and have several deer grazing around in my yard.  And while I don't mind if they eat the grass, I'm not growing vegetables for the deer. I generally start my plants from seed.  My husband bought me a "pink" dogwood tr...
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By Tammy Lankford,, Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville
(Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668)
For years there has not been a great steak house locally.  Recently that changed and PJ's Steak House opened near Lake Sinclair and it's a GREAT steak house. The new local family owned Steak House prides itself on you getting more than you expect and leaving full and satisfied. I'm not a huge steak eater, but every now and again I do get the craving, but my husband LOVES steak. Recently when I came home from work tired and he was tired from his day at work he said... let's go to X for dinner, well poor sad Donald ... I had to tell him X was closed for remodeling.  So I suggested we give PJ's Steak House a try. Now I've known the Stevens family for years.  Our daughters went to grade school together.  PJ's had been a local bar and pool hall for 17 years when they closed down last July an...
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By Tammy Lankford,, Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville
(Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668)
I have to confess I'm not speaking from personal experience here.  My idea of "roughing it" includes unlimited hot water at the holiday inn and a mint on my pillow when I head to bed.  I'm very spoiled by my tempuredic mattress and camping is NOT my thing.  My parents took me a few times when I was a kid and counting bug bites and whining was how I spent a lot of my time. And if I want to eat fish, well Red Lobster always comes to mind. My daughter, husband, brother, step-sons and my parents on the other hand LOVE the outdoors and camping and fishing.  My parents actually go camping right here in the county we live in.  They have done it for years.    There are some fantastic places to camp.  And while I'm not a camper, I do enjoy day trips to Putnam Beach.  It has a roped off swim area...
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By Tammy Lankford,, Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville
(Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668)
Okay it wasn't actually the earth, but it was the floor of my office... and that sits on the earth. Saturday afternoon while in the office an agent and I were looking something up and the building shook.  I guess it depends on where you live to what your first thought would be.  Nancy and I went outside to see what crashed or blew up.  Nada, nothing.  We laughed and said.. yeah it was an earthquake!  HAHA. In central Georgia. Well turns out it was a 3.1 earthquake right here in Central Georgia. 13 WMAZ CBS STORY 11 ALIVE NBC Atlanta News Story Why and How often do earthquakes occur in Georgia.  Well history shows that we can expect one around 4.0 manatude every 10 years.  The last major earthquake anywhere in the east was in Charleston, SC in 1886 and 60 lives were lost. They are consid...
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By Jerrill Ewing, Builder
(N & J Lake Properties, LLC)
If you take a good look at this photo you can see that the screen is made in panels just like a window screen, only larger. If you frame the inside of the openings on your screened in porch and place individual panels of screen in them maintenance is so much easier.  If one area needs replacement it is simple and easy to repair that one area. And as an added feature if you will lay a layer of screen down on the runners before the floor boards are nailed down it keeps bugs from entering the natural spaces that come as the lumber dries. This way you can enjoy your screened porch bug free. If you are thinking of adding a screened porch to your home on lake sinclair this summer call me for a free quote. 706-473-1682 Looking for a home that comes with a screened porch:  Check this one out.
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