When A House Becomes A Home

When A House Becomes A Home

Underneath all the paperwork and the contracts, after all the phone calls, inspections, and late night reviews, there is someone working for you – that person is your Realtor!  You need a Realtor on your side who takes YOUR home purchase serious – and personal!  You need someone with knowledge and experience but also someone with a heart!  After all, a house only becomes a home, YOUR HOME, after you move in, unpack and make it your OWN!  That house that you’ve just bought will not only be a dwelling for you to have shelter in, but once you have it set up the way you like with all your personal belongings, it will become a HOME! Your new home will see all the wonderful joys of family & friends, warm winter fires, summer cook-outs, beautiful sunrises & sunsets, love, laughter & fun along with so many other memory-making occasions.   

You deserve to have someone working for you that wants you to have that house just as much as you do – someone that will do everything within their power to make that happen.  And when it does, will call you and cry tears of joy WITH YOU as they congratulate you on getting the home of your dreams!  

Buying a home is such an exhilarating experience.  A home tells a story- a story about the people that live in it.  You’ve heard the expression, “If these walls could talk…” – we would love to hear your stories!  We’ve all got them!  I’ve written mine below.  After reading it, won’t you share your story with us?  We can’t wait to hear it!  

As Real Estate Agents, we don’t just “SELL A HOUSE!”  There’s so much more to it than that.
Mick and Jane understand that.  They have built a reputation for client satisfaction, and are devoted to making your move as easy as possible. Working with them, you will have the added benefit of working with a team who understands your needs when buying, selling, or relocating in the Murphy, North Carolina, Blairsville, Georgia or Blue Ridge, Georgia area. Finding the right home is only the beginning. They will assist you every step of the way to ensure smooth sailing.

The Goebel Team is on your side - and we can help you find the home of your dreams.

Let us put our knowledge, experience, and dedication to work for you. Give us a call today, and we will immediately get to work for you - satisfying your real estate needs.

828-361-9442

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My Story of Many Yards

As a child, I only remember living in one house, a little white single wide mobile home located at Rt. 2, Box 425, Murphy, NC 28906. I lived there for 17 years. We moved there when I was only 2 years old and I left when I married at age 19. As an adult, I have had 23 addresses. Some of those are more memorable than others. One home in which I have beautiful memories of is the second home we ever bought. It was a brick house with beautiful landscaping, mature, as the realtor called it. It was a three bedroom, 2 bath home in a lovely neighborhood on a quiet street. It was right on the corner of Julia Lane and Pebble Creek in Toccoa, Georgia. Our children were 9 and 13. I loved watching them play from the kitchen window. We had a huge deck that was so inviting on cool spring mornings. It was a coffee drinking deck for sure. Many plans were made on that deck. My husband and I loved to rock and talk on that deck until long after the sun had set. Not all the plans that were discussed were fulfilled, but memories were made, nevertheless.

Each home, each address, and indeed, each yard, has many stories to tell. Each unique and each one is just as special as the other. The home we now live in has its own stories. Our boys are now grown and so this house has witnessed memories of a different kind. They have included others, not just our family of four. Our boys brought home girls and made memories of dating, dinners, class rings, football games and things that either don’t include their father and me or include the four of us and then some. This house has witnessed the first born leaving the nest and flying off to start making memories of his own. This house is the first home that the yard really wasn’t used much at all. This yard hasn’t seen the forts being built or the trees being climbed. This yard, with its grown up mess in the back, doesn’t have the trails worn through it or holes leading to China. Yes, this home has seen different memories – memories of graduations, weddings and even grandchildren. The walls of this home will tell the whole story, from little boys to grown men. The cycle is now going on with them, but as for us, I hope to make many more plans with my husband and see many more dreams fulfilled.
As I look back on these homes, the thing that strikes me most about all of them is how different each one is, yet how much they are the same. They are all stories of plans, dreams and memories…and of family.

SNOWBIRDS

SNOWBIRDS

HERE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA (AND ESPECIALLY IN THE MURPHY AREA), THERE’S AN AFFECTIONATE TERM FOR THE FOLKS THAT LIVE HERE PART TIME AND SOMEWHERE ELSE PART TIME – IT’S KNOWN AS SNOWBIRDS!

IN THIS WEEK’S BLOG WE’RE GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME THINGS TO THINK ABOUT BEFORE BECOMING A SNOWBIRD – JUST IN CASE YOU’VE EVER BEEN CURIOUS.  NEXT WEEK WE MIGHT EVEN TACKLE THE TOPIC OF THOSE THAT MOVE AWAY FROM THE HEAT TO A MORE TEMPERATE CLIMATE IN THE SUMMER!  😊

FIRST, WHAT DO I MEAN BY THE TERM “SNOWBIRD.”

ACCORDING TO WIKIPEDIA, “A snowbird is a person who moves from the higher latitudes and colder climates of the northern United States and Canada and migrates southward in winter to warmer locales such as Florida, California, Arizona, Texas, or elsewhere along the Sun Belt of the southern United States, Mexico, and areas of the Caribbean.

I GUESS WIKIPEDIA DOESN’T KNOW ABOUT THE SNOWBIRDS OF THE CAROLINA’S!!  

NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE, BECOMING A SNOWBIRD INVOLVES MOVING TO A WARMER CLIMATE DURING THE WINTER.  VERY OFTEN, IT IS A PERSON IN RETIREMENT THAT BECOMES A SNOWBIRD BUT THAT ISN’T ALWAYS THE CASE – SOMETIMES IT IS SOMEONE PREPARING FOR RETIREMENT TOO.  

HERE’S JUST A PARTIAL LIST OF THINGS TO CONSIDER:

LOCATION

FINANCES

HEALTH CARE

TAXES

RESIDENCY

RENT VS OWN

PROPERTY MAINTAINANCE 

ORGANIZATION OF PAPERWORK:  EMBRACING THE CLOUD

FOR MORE INFORMATION, READ THE FULL ARTICLES BY CLICKING ON THE LINKS BELOW.  THE GOEBEL TEAM WILL BE GLAD TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS

AND HELP YOU IN ANY WAY WE CAN!  GIVE US A CALL TODAY!  828-361-9442

http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2014/06/12/looking-to-become-snow-bird-in-retirement-know-this.html

http://money.usnews.com/money/retirement/articles/2015-12-31/5-finance-tips-for-future-snowbirds

Seasons

Seasons of The Goebel Team 

What is your favorite season?  Are you Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter?  Or maybe you like them all – or maybe just a few?  No matter what season is your favorite, you’ll find it here in Murphy, NC.  Which seasons have you experienced in Murphy?  Maybe you’ve never been here before.  Now is the perfect time to plan a trip or a move.  Come check us out and let us help you decide if Murphy is the right location for you.  Maybe you’re looking for an investment property.  Maybe you are looking for a second home.  Maybe you are ready to retire and Murphy has been on your radar for some time.  

Now is the time to decide!  

Spring is just around the corner, or so we’re told.  We’ve had some serious cold temps these last few weeks across the southeast.  This is normal for our northern neighbors but I for one, am ready for spring!  There are however, some of us (like Jane!) who love winter.  But that’s just one of the great things about this area.  Murphy, NC, Western North Carolina and Northeast Georgia are fortunate to have 4 very distinct seasons.  Click on the links below and look at some of the things Murphy, NC and the surrounding area has to offer and then stop by or call our office at: 828-361-9442 and let us help you find what you are looking for; whether it’s for retirement, part time living, investment or whatever.  We are experienced licensed Realtors who know the area and the market.  We’re here to HELP!  Just give us a call!  We can’t wait to sit down with you and help you find your new home! 

http://www.mickandjane.com/102/Local-Information

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g49381-Murphy_North_Carolina-Vacations.html

http://www.visitcherokeecountync.com/

Spring

Summer

Fall

Winter