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First Impressions of a Country Property

Preparing a country property for sale is a little more complicated than just staging a house. It’s ALL about first impressions. And nothing says more about the stewardship of a property than the condition of the pasture and fencing. Well-maintained fencing and nicely kept fields are often the first impression one gets as they enter a property…

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NAR Midyear Takeaways: Change, change, change

  This is the second year I have attended the NAR Midyear conference in Washington DC. For the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors (CAAR). Last year featured the Realtor Rally on the Mall with hopeful faces sensing a turn in the tide from the disastrous market Americans had endured for the previous five years. This…

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The Survey’s Role in Purchasing a Country Property

“From the chestnut stump at the bend in Wolf Run, four chains, to the hemlock growing by the stone pile.” Such colorful descriptions were typical in 19th century surveys but those chestnut stumps are long gone now and Wolf Run has changed course dozens of times. If you are looking at land you’ll need to…

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Creating a Family Compound

My father’s mother’s family emigrated from Germany and settled in Wisconsin. Several related families formed something like a commune with farmers, a butcher, a storekeeper and enough talent and diversity to survive on their own. That’s how my grandmother was raised as a child, one hundred years ago. About fifteen years ago I sold a…

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Why Would Anyone Want a Farm in Virginia?

When your world consists of finished square feet and you’ve found a way to make that wonderful with beautiful decorating, climate control and all the comforts money can buy, why would you even think about a farm? When your outdoor grill turns your multi level deck into a gourmet smorgasbord, why would you ever imagine…

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2012 NAR Conference Wrap Up-A Second Perspective

First of all, I’d like to thank the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors (CAAR) for sending me to this year’s National Association of Realtors (NAR) Convention in Orlando. It was the first year CAAR sent the whole leadership team, and was extremely valuable in team building and preparation for dealing with our national, regional and…

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Financing Country Property

A buyer looking at a lovely home on 75 acres near Charlottesville may be thinking that the timing is perfect. Prices have fallen over the last few years making properties like this much more affordable. Inventories are flush so there is a lot to choose from and ready, willing and able buyers are treated like…

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Whoa there! Country property considerations when owning a horse

Is Virginia’s Piedmont horse country? You bet! With five active hunts, Olympic caliber trainers, some of the best equine vets in the country and all the assets any breeder, trainer or hobbyist could ask for, this is natural horse country. It’s no wonder that the Charlottesville countryside is well known throughout the world as one…

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Details, Details, Details: What to consider when buying country property

You’ve been living the urban life for thirty years and dreaming of retiring to the country someday. Every weekend you drive down country roads and imagine that it’s you on that tractor, riding that horse, tilling that garden. Now it’s time to make it happen and you jot down your priorities. They have mostly to…

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