If you enjoy the lake, and a little more temperate climate than that of the “sand blast” heat of the beach, you might try renting a home on an area lake for vacation this year. It also couples nicely with the idea of a lake home purchase at some point in your life. Why not rent different homes on different parts of the lake to get a feel for where you want to be on your favorite lake as well as a feel for various neighborhood communities? It is a nice way to “try it before you buy it.”
VacationRentalBuyOwner has been a favorite Web site of mine for many years now. After doing a text search for Lake Hartwell I find 112 rental homes on Hartwell. There are 84 properites on Lake Keowee for weekly lease. In Georgia, on Lake Oconee you will find 124 properties for lease, some near or in the famed Reynolds Plantation. I have never tried this site out before, but GreatRentals.com seem to have a nice layout on their site. On Lake Hartwell the numbers are far fewer, in terms of the number of lake homes for rent, but I do like the layout of their site. They provide option tabs to help you determine which side of the lake you might be interested in to property types (cabin, condo, cottage, house), things to do, how many each properties sleeps, and all the way down to how many bedrooms to make your search easier. 
If you are a buyer in our market, these are probably the best buying conditions in 30 years! If you would like to search for Lake Hartwell Homes in GA please take a look at listings on the GA MLS, the largest Multiple Listing Service (MLS) in the southeast! On this MLS search solution you can search every listing on the Georgia MLS for real estate on Lake Hartwell or in your Georgia town! If you would like to look for property on Lake Hartwell on the SC side of the lake or on Keowee please contact me and I will refer you to a trusted real estate broker who makes his home on the SC side of the lake!
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If you are looking to get far away from the fast paced life of Atlanta, Greenville, Charlotte, or some other big city, the Currahee Club off Lake Hartwell will seem a world away from everything that distracts in life! The Currahee Club on Lake Hartwell is near Toccoa, Georgia, a enchanting mountain town of 10,000 residents. 
When on Lake Hartwell, you have a variety of restaurants and flavorful foods to experience and enjoy! From a low-country boil at dock side to sushi at Nami Asian Bistro at Portman Marina! From your much expected, and anticipated I might add, “Fish House” type eatery to hot wings and beer! Lake Hartwell has pretty much whatever you are looking for to stop those hunger pains and get you back out on the water! Please note eateries, mostly waterside, with buoy information below!
If you are a buyer in our market, these are probably the best buying conditions in 30 years! If you would like to search for 
The average listing price for homes for sale in Seneca SC was $318,424 for the week ending Jun 10, which represents a decrease of 2.9%, or $9,536, compared to the prior week.” It seems that the main property sales that exist in Seneca right now are off Keowee for median sales prices to be only in the mid-$100’s. It is also to hear that overall in Oconee County, SC that foreclosure and preforeclosure activity reported is as low as it is per Trulia’s report.
