I have a cartoon on my bulletin board, two cats spread out on a couch in typcical cat fashion. From a July issue of New Yorker a few years ago:

“My God, do you realize the year’s half over?”

It ain’t July any more. And the year’s not half over: it’s pretty much history. Wow…. Did that fly by!

I hope 2011 was a good year for you: and that 2012 will be that much better.

As I’ve said so many times in these entries over the years, Highlands is a unique spot in the world….certainly the Southeast. Old Edwards Inn has brought a number of first timers to Highlands, people who even if they live fairly closeby (Charlotte, Charleston, Atlanta, Savannah, etc.), they simply did not know that much about us. I hear over and over again comments such as “My Gosh: I had no clue it was so nice up here.” And as the summertime visitors say: “You mean Atlanta is only two hours away” on a blue-sky 82-degree day when it’s 97 down the mountain.

But we’re not immune to the issues which have affected the rest of the world. Real estate prices have come down; sales are slow; buyer’s are picky; and some sellers are ready to deal. Opportunities exist, and now may indeed be the best time in a couple of generations to stake your claim to Highlands.

If you want to be here for a few weekends a year, all summer, or all year: now is the time to look. And winter is an even better time because the leaves are gone and we can really see what’s out there to see. Let me know how I can help.