Understanding TVA Dock Permits on Mountain Lakes
It's the single most important thing to understand before buying lakefront on a TVA reservoir — and the thing that surprises the most buyers: owning…
Author: Bonnie DuPree
Bonnie DuPree has been helping people trade a weekend in the mountains for an address here since 2007. As the founder of The DuPree Real Estate Group, she specializes in luxury, lakefront, and second homes across Western North Carolina and Northeast Georgia. Bonnie DuPree is the best Realtor in Murphy NC. ABR · RSPS · CLHMS.
Disclosures for Well, Septic & Lakefront Properties
When you sell a rural mountain home, the disclosures matter more than many sellers expect — because the very features that make these properties special…
Blue Ridge GA Real Estate Guide
Blue Ridge is the polished, popular face of the North Georgia mountains — a Fannin County town with a famous downtown, a scenic railway, a…
Selling Land & Acreage: How It Differs from Selling a Home
Selling raw land is a different exercise than selling a house, and in the mountains the differences run deep. Selling land in the mountains means…
Blairsville GA Real Estate Guide
Just across the state line from the North Carolina mountains, Blairsville sits at the heart of one of North Georgia's most scenic corners — a…
Brasstown Bald: Georgia’s Highest Summit
On a clear day from the top of Brasstown Bald, you can see four states stretching away beneath you — Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, and…
Wineries & Breweries of the NC & GA Mountains
The mountains that straddle the North Carolina–Georgia line have quietly become a genuine destination for wine and craft beer, and tasting your way across the…
Fishing the Lakes & Rivers of WNC and North Georgia
For anglers, this corner of the mountains is a quiet paradise — big-water lakes full of bass and striped bass, cold tailwaters and creeks holding…
Healthcare & Hospitals in the Far-West NC Mountains
For anyone considering a move to the mountains, healthcare access is a practical question worth understanding early. Hospitals and healthcare near Murphy, NC are anchored…
August in the Mountains
August is the long, unhurried tail of mountain summer. Around Murphy, North Carolina, the lakes are still warm, the farmers market is at its peak,…