As data centers sprout across Georgia, the state’s utility providers are building new power lines to meet the demand for electricity. We speak with residents in Fayetteville, about 25 miles south of Atlanta, who say the new lines will run through their backyards and make it impossible to resell their homes at their current value.

Over five frantic days, I gambled my family’s life savings on a hunch that A.I. could outperform a real estate agent.