WHY THE HOLIDAYS ARE A GREAT TIME TO SELL YOUR CABIN

Who says that the holidays are a bad time to sell your property?? 

NOT ME! 

Blue Ridge, GA is a popular tourist destination just 90 miles north of Atlanta and the holidays are one of our busiest seasons.

During Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks our town is bustling with happy families making happy family memories they wish would never end. And, many feel that the best way to keep those memories alive is to BUY their mountain cabin!

In an area where the mountain cabin or luxury log home can be used as a vacation rental to generate income when the owner is not staying in it, who wouldn’t want a home-away-from-home?

If you are thinking about selling your mountain cabin or luxury log home, but fear that it won’t sell just because we’re nearing the holidays, call me today and I’ll show how professional marketing can get the job done in any season!  

This North Georgia Real Estate blog is hosted by BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY Georgia Properties  located in the quaint mountain town of Blue Ridge, GA. Please feel free to call (866-413-1781) or drop me an email gaylebarton@inbox.com if I can assist you with buying or selling your mountain home or property.

Apple Picking at Mercier Orchards Blue Ridge, GA

U-Pick 2010 is here!!!!

Mercier Orchards, nestled in the quaint north Georgia mountain town of Blue Ridge, has been growing apples since 1943.  This year they celebrate 67 years of business and their business has never been stronger!

I invite you to come experience "a taste of the mountains" at Mercier Orchards. The U-pick event is fun for the whole family. Enjoy lunch at the deli/bakery or a wonderful wagon ride through the orchards.


Apple picking is on Saturdays and Sundays from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM.

Mercier Orchards
1.5 miles north from 515 on Hwy 5
706-632-3411
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Dates for this event

September 11, 2010- September 12, 2010

September 18, 2010- September 19, 2010

September 25, 2010- September 26, 2010

October 02, 2010- October 03, 2010

October 09, 2010- October 10, 2010


Hope to see you there!






This North Georgia Real Estate blog is hosted by BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY Georgia Properties  located in the quaint mountain town of Blue Ridge, GA. Please feel free to call (866-413-1781) or drop me an email gaylebarton@inbox.com if I can assist you with buying or selling your mountain home or property.

We no longer own First Class Cabin Rentals

As we are still getting questions about the recent changes in our lives I am writing an open letter to all of the friends and customers who have so graciously supported us, and our business, over the last 7 years.


We thought that by now everyone would have heard (or we would have had the opportunity to speak with you personally) about the fact that we have sold our vacation cabin rental business here in Blue Ridge.

After 7 years, and with Dan's mom being in ill health, we made the decision as a family that we needed to set the goal of moving closer to family (TX & KS) as soon as possible. So, we sold our business in July.

Because we also have a commercial building to sell (East First Street - where our home and office were co-located) we knew that it would not be an immediate move so Dan took a job in Atlanta in the interim and I went back to selling real estate fulltime.

Unfortunately Dan's mom passed away in October so, while our goal remains to move toward getting closer to family, the originally urgency we felt is no longer there so we will likely be in Blue Ridge for the foreseeable future.

We would like to thank our customers for their business and hope that your loyalty to First Class Cabin Rentals will continue, our homeowners and staff members who have worked as our partners for the last 7 years and other local business owners who have supported us and our company through guest and homeowner referrals!

Warmest regards,

Dan, Gayle and Nicholas Barton



This North Georgia Real Estate blog is hosted by Gayle Barton of
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY Georgia Properties  located in the quaint mountain town of Blue Ridge, GA.

Please feel free to call (866-413-1781) or drop me an email gaylebarton@inbox.com if I can assist you with buying or selling your mountain home or property.