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Practical guides for buying and selling in Columbia County, Augusta, and Aiken County, written by the team that does it every week. Each one names its sources and the date it was last updated.
For buyers
Buying new construction in Columbia County and the CSRA
What is different about buying a new build in Grovetown, Evans, Augusta, or Aiken County: builder contracts, incentives, inspections, and why representation still matters.
Read the guide For buyers · updated September 25, 2026Buying your first home in Columbia County and the Augusta area
A practical sequence for first-time buyers in Columbia County, Augusta, and Aiken County: budget, financing, the search, offers, due diligence, and closing, with the Georgia and South Carolina differences called out.
Read the guide For buyers · updated September 25, 2026Georgia or South Carolina? Buying on either side of the river
The practical differences between buying in Columbia or Richmond County, Georgia and Aiken County, South Carolina: property tax treatment, licensing, contracts, closings, and commute.
Read the guide For buyers · updated September 25, 2026Relocating to Fort Gordon: a housing timeline
A 90-day relocation timeline for households moving to Fort Gordon and the Augusta area, with the neighborhoods people choose by gate and the questions to settle before you arrive.
Read the guide For buyers · updated September 25, 2026VA loans and military buyers in the Fort Gordon area
How VA home loans work for buyers assigned to Fort Gordon, what the VA decides versus what a lender decides, and the local steps that make a PCS purchase go smoothly.
Read the guideRun the numbers
Know your payment before you fall for a house.
The payment calculator on the home page separates loan cost from taxes and insurance, so two homes at the same price are never a surprise.