In these strange times when it is dangerous to live in the city or the crowded suburbs, get ahead of the exodus and make your tactical move to the wide-open mountains of North Georgia.   Check out the menus above for specific details about where ☞you☜ need to be living.

Watch the video below to learn what the top-selling real estate agent in The Preserve at Sharp Mountain wants you to know about the community...  She doesn’t just sell properties in The Preserve, she lives there.

The Preserve at Sharp Mountain is a nature-based community located near Jasper, Georgia, in Pickens County. It is one of three mountain communities in Pickens County, and the only one dedicated to maintaining its natural amenities. There are 12 miles (19 km) of paved roads running through the community, but the population density is intentionally low (approximately 300 lots over 1,600 acres (6.5 km2) ranging in size from a minimum of 3 acres (12,000 m2) to over 20 acres.) Unlike many planned communities, the Preserve at Sharp Mountain does not have swimming pools and tennis courts with club houses or golf courses. Instead, the Preserve at Sharp Mountain offers many acres of green space, hiking and nature trails, a nature pavilion, waterfalls, a bird sanctuary, and various nature parks. The community's two main entrances are gated to restrict use of its 12 miles (19 km) of privately owned roads to those living in the community. The Preserve at Sharp Mountain was developed by Four Seasons originally, which later became Naterra Land.  Naterra's stated goal in all of its projects is "to better connect people with nature." Naterra Land's inventory in the Preserve was sold out, and control of the community is now governed by a Property Owners' Association (POA). [In 2011, the Preserve Association switched from being an HOA (Home Owners' Association) to being a POA (Property Owners' Association), each being viewed differently under Georgia law.]

You can also delve deeper by reading the
Preserve's Covenants and By-Laws
Builder Guidelines
Design Review Manual

In summary, community features include:

• Community is under owner control, not by a developer.
• No minimum time to begin construction within The Preserve.
• Over half a million dollars in the community reserve fund.
• No tennis courts, golf courses, or swimming pools to maintain — keeps the annual POA dues low.
• All utilities are underground. The roads are wide and not steep as in other mountain communities.
• US Mail, FEDEX, UPS, and garbage pick up at each residence— not at a distant communal location.
• A true nature preserve with miles of manicured trails, streams, waterfalls, and pavilions among seven nature parks.