When we closed on 24 Bayberry Lane, the land was just land — forested mountain terrain in Lumpkin County with a view that took your breath away and a silence that felt borrowed from another century. Three years later, we are ready to start shaping it into something worthy of both.
Phase 1: What is Actually Happening
Phase 1 of The Woodlands is not the glamorous part. There are no cabins going up, no chandeliers being hung. Phase 1 is foundational — and that is precisely why it matters most.
Over the coming months, we will be clearing the primary building envelopes, constructing a pole barn for equipment and materials storage, improving the private access road, and beginning the utility infrastructure work that everything else depends on: wells, septic systems, electric service, and telecommunications.
None of this is visible to a future guest driving through the gate for their first stay. All of it is essential.
The Financing Picture
We have been active on multiple financing fronts simultaneously. The USDA Business and Industry loan guarantee program, the Georgia Small Business Development Center, and the Lumpkin County Development Authority have all been engaged. We are also in ongoing conversations with private investors through the investor outreach program described on this site.
The phased structure of The Woodlands means we do not need to raise everything at once. Phase 1 capital needs are the most modest, and Phase 2 revenue helps fund Phase 3. This is intentional and reflects how seriously we take the financial discipline required to build something that lasts.
What Comes Next
We will publish regular updates here as the ground changes beneath us. Site photography, financing milestones, team additions, and construction progress — all of it will be documented for the people who have chosen to follow this project from the beginning.
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