Jake Paul Bought the Most Expensive Private Land in Georgia History and Nobody Talked About What He Plans to Do With It

Less than a year after Jake Paul made headlines buying Southlands Plantation for $39 million, a new property just showed up that could quietly take that record away. And unlike most record-challengers, this one might actually deserve it.

Spring Creek Plantation, a 5,519-acre estate in southwest Georgia’s famed quail belt, just listed for $44 million. If it sells anywhere near that number, it becomes the most expensive sporting property sale in Georgia history, full stop.

The same broker who sold Jake Paul his ranch is handling this one too. That detail alone tells you something.

The Land That Has Been in One Family for 130 Years

Spring Creek Plantation sat in the Singleterry family for approximately 130 years. Not 30. Not 50. A hundred and thirty years. That is four to five generations of a single family managing, farming, and building on this land before deciding it was time to sell.

That kind of tenure is almost unheard of in large-acreage real estate. Properties like this rarely surface. When they do, serious buyers move fast.

Located in Early and Calhoun counties near the small town of Blakely, the estate sits in the heart of Georgia’s historic Albany Plantation Belt, a stretch of land long considered some of the finest quail and recreational terrain in the entire South.

It is the same belt where wealthy industrialists from the Northeast came after Reconstruction, riding trains south to find land, warmth, and privacy. Not much has changed about what this region offers.

The kind of history that makes a property like this worth sitting with is the same energy behind a North Carolina estate built to honor a Founding Father’s legacy, now listed at $9.75 million. Some properties carry weight that numbers alone do not capture.

The Numbers, and What $44 Million Actually Gets You

Here is what the asking price covers. 5,519 acres. That is 8.5 square miles, which is more than six times the size of Central Park in New York City.

At the center of the property is a 182-acre spring-fed lake. Crystal clear. Fed by deep cold spring water from below.

During the worst drought in Georgia’s recorded history, that lake did not drop a single inch. Jon Kohler of Jon Kohler and Associates, who holds the listing, called it simply “spectacular.”

The main residence is a newly completed 5,000-sq-ft lakefront lodge. Five bedrooms. Vaulted beam ceilings. A chef’s kitchen with Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances.

A 30-foot stone fireplace. Nobody has even spent a night there yet. The owners put roughly $3 million into the lodge and carriage house alone before listing.

There is also the Gibbs Guest House at 2,167 sq ft, the Arlington House at 2,828 sq ft, a remodeled lake house, and a carriage house.

Five residences total, all fully furnished. Plus barns, agricultural facilities, and a private 5,000-foot jet strip just eight minutes from the property.

The Detail That Sets This Property Apart from Everything Else

Here is what most coverage misses. This estate is not just a sporting retreat. It generates income.

Agricultural operations and mining royalties on the property bring in roughly $500,000 annually. There are more than 1,000 acres of productive irrigated farmland and 60 acres of an active rock mine running alongside the hunting and recreational use.

Kohler describes buyers at this level as “recreational investors,” people who see premier sporting estates as both lifestyle assets and long-term stores of value.

Nearly 2,000 acres are under intensive wild quail management. Trophy whitetail deer habitat runs through the entire property. The land is so well managed that Kohler calls it like having your own national park. Only better managed, in his words.

There is one more detail worth noting. The manager who currently runs Spring Creek Plantation is the same person who previously managed Southlands Plantation, the property Jake Paul bought last year.

That is not a coincidence. That is a quality benchmark. The same standard of land stewardship, on a different property.

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Why This Matters

This listing is happening at exactly the right moment, or exactly the wrong one, depending on which side of the deal you are on.

According to the USDA’s 2025 Land Values Summary, pasture values in the Southeast are averaging $5,720 per acre and have risen consistently for five consecutive years.

Large recreational land in this region is tightening fast. Properties of this scale and quality are becoming genuinely rare, and buyers who understand land as a long-term store of value are paying attention.

Spring Creek is priced at roughly $7,970 per acre. For a property that includes a spring-fed lake that does not drop in drought, nearly 2,000 acres of managed quail habitat, five residences, and half a million dollars in annual agricultural income, that is not an unreasonable ask.

The Georgia quail belt has historically been quiet. Private. Most of these estates never see the open market because they transfer between families or through relationships that never make the news. The fact that Spring Creek is hitting the open market at all is the story.

This pattern of big land moving publicly and breaking records is becoming more common. Just look at Jake Paul’s Southlands acquisition, or even the way celebrity landowners like Paris Hilton are treating their estates as full private ecosystems.

The line between real estate purchase and personal world-building has completely blurred at this level.

When you see a property like Spring Creek surface, it rarely comes around twice. Kohler noted that potential buyers were already looking at it seriously within days of listing.

Key Takeaways

• Spring Creek Plantation is listed at $44 million, which would make it the most expensive sporting property sale in Georgia history if it closes near asking price
• The 5,519-acre estate spans 8.5 square miles in Early and Calhoun counties, near Blakely, Georgia
• The Singleterry family held the property for approximately 130 years before listing it
• A 182-acre spring-fed lake sits at the center of the property and did not drop during Georgia’s worst drought on record
• The estate generates roughly $500,000 annually through farming and mining royalties
• The listing is handled by Jon Kohler of Jon Kohler and Associates, the same broker behind Jake Paul’s $39 million Southlands deal
• The property includes five furnished residences, a newly built $3 million lodge, and access to a private 5,000-foot jet strip eight minutes away
• Serious buyers were already circling the property within days of the listing going public

What kind of buyer do you think picks this up? A private family continuing the Singleterry legacy, a celebrity following Jake Paul’s playbook, or a fund treating it as a recreational investment? Drop your take in the comments. Genuinely curious what people think will happen here.

Wrapping Up

Spring Creek Plantation is not a trendy listing. It is not a celebrity vanity purchase waiting to happen. It is 130 years of serious land stewardship quietly coming available for the first time, in a market that is moving fast and a region that does not give up properties like this often.

Whoever buys it is taking on something with actual weight behind it.

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Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only. All details are based on publicly available reports at the time of publication. The property is currently listed and has not yet sold.