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Malone Bay Lakefront Lot With Garden Space

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:36:57 +0000

The Malone Bay community features 18 lots at W. Kerr Scott Dam & Reservoir. Fourteen (14) are Lakefront and meet private dock requirements. All lots have access to public water, saving owners from $5,000 to $10,000 on drilling a well. These lots have public water and will save you the cost of drilling a well. The entire development also features underground utilities.

This is a gated community with lots ranging from 2.3+- acres to 6.8+- acres on the Hwy 421 side of the lake just off South Minton Road, Wilkesboro, NC 28697

W. Kerr Scott Lake is 1500 acres with 50 miles of shoreline and is controlled by the US Army Corps of Engineers. It is clean water with good fishing and is excellent for boating, kayaking, skiing, and swimming. The property is surrounded by National Parks. Wilkesboro is a beautiful community and town with friendly people. It is located just 40 miles east of Boone and Blowing Rock, NC and one and a half hours northwest of Charlotte.

Lot #10

MLS Number: 54632
List Price: $450,000
Lot Size: 2.8 acres
WATERFRONT, PRIVATE DOCK PERMIT, GATED COMMUNITY, PUBLIC WATER, UNDERGROUND UTILITIES
Wilkes MLS Area 2
Suitable Use: Residential, Single Family
Topography: Rolling, Lake/Pond, Exceptional View
Utilities: Underground Utilities
Water/Sewer: Public Water, None-Sewer
Road Frontage: Private Road, Paved Road, Road Maintenance Agreement
Miscellaneous: 1-5 Acres, Hardwoods
Location: Malone Way

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A Home With Garden Space Has Now Become More Affordable

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:46:19 +0000

Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.97 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending March 4, 2010, down from last week when it averaged 5.05 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 5.15 percent.

The 15-year FRM this week averaged 4.33 percent with an average 0.7 point, down from last week when it averaged 4.40 percent. A year ago at this time, the 15-year FRM averaged 4.72 percent.

The 5-year Treasury-indexed hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) averaged 4.11 percent this week, with an average 0.6 point, down from last week when it averaged 4.16 percent. A year ago, the 5-year ARM averaged 5.08 percent.

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Beautiful Valle Crucis Luxury Estate With Garden Space

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:34:17 +0000

High in the lush Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina at 3600 foot elevation on 40 acres of rolling hills sits this expansive, bucolic family complex with 360 degrees of spectacular panoramic views.

This estate includes a luxurious 5,200 square foot family mansion with every amenity and five (5) individual 1400 square foot, two bedroom, two bath extended family cottages.

Unique to this property is a four acre barnyard complex with a 950 square foot barn equipped with electricity and running water, tack room, loft, baby animal paddock, and three fenced and gated pastures. You will also find a 40,000 gallon koi pond fed by an onsite spring and stocked with 200 koi fish. For the young folks, there is a children’s playground, complete with climbing wall, swings, slides, a basketball court, and a 25 foot play fort.

Valle Crucis is in Watauga County, west of Boone and only a few hours from the jamming traffic of bigger cities. Day and weekend getaways are possible, but most eventually return for a much longer stay.

At over 3,000 feet elevation, Valle Crucis is famous for it’s abundance of North Carolina Christmas Tree farms. Valle Crucis is a vacation and retirement paradise with hiking, canoeing, fishing, swimming, mountain biking, horseback riding, skiing, golf and much more.

With both the Blue Ridge Parkway and numerous ski slopes nearby, visitors to Valle Crucis come to experience cool summer breezes, spectacular mountain scenery and outdoor recreation.

Contact Elizabeth Carter, 336.973.5594 or Greg Stikeleather, Broker, 704.880.5247 or email eacarter@charter.net

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Gardening On The Cheap

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:42:11 +0000

Vegetable gardening increased 19 percent last season as 43 million folks chose it as a hobby that also saves money. Then the newcomers went to the store and were shocked to find all the expensive gardening paraphernalia. It doesn’t have to be that way.

Minimum for tools are a shovel, rake, hoe and a trowel. You could buy these for $120, or do what I do — hit the garage sales. Everybody with a house has gardening tools. Almost every garage sale has tools. I’d say the average price of the quartet above is way less than $20.

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Malone Bay Lakefront Lots, With Garden Space Too

admin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:32:45 +0000

This is a gated community with lots ranging from 2.3+- acres to 6.8+- acres on the Hwy 421 side of the lake just off South Minton Road, Wilkesboro, NC 28697

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New River Lot For Country Living With Garden Space

admin — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:27:55 +0000

Waterfront on New River

Heritage Estates Lot 46. 1.3 acres. 100 feet on the river. Anchored gazebo stays. Septic permit. Shared well. Graded and ready to build on. Paved road.

MLS Number: 54345
List Price: $110,000

Very nice lot on New River. Good neighborhood, paved road to lot. Over 100′ on river, has a new gazebo anchored on lot that stays. Septic permit has been pulled as per seller. Grading has been done and shared well on lot. Ready to build on.

Ashe County
Lot Size, Apx Acreage: 1.37
Type: Waterfront
Suitable Use: Residential
Topography: Level, Stream/Creek
Utilities: Total Electric
Water/Sewer: Community Water, Septic Tank
Road Frontage: Private Road, Paved Road
Miscellaneous: 1-5 Acres

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Garden Your Way

admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:00:21 +0000

When choosing a title for this column the name of our county, Pickaway, was a natural. It also has other interpretations, which gave rise to this column’s name. You may remember as a kid, if you grew up here, when asked where you were from you would pinch the person several times and say, “Pick away!” It is another interpretation, which I want to explore.

You really can pick a way to garden. Chances are most of us have already made that choice whether it was conscious or not. There are several types of gardening to choose from: raised beds, rows, square foot, containers, rain gardens, greenhouse, etc. You can also practice most of these types of gardening indoors or outdoors. Some people like their flowerbeds to have a theme such as a white garden where all the blooms are white. Others like their flowerbeds to be a riot of color.

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Ample Garden Space With This Valle Crucis Luxury Estate

Editor — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:52:51 +0000

This estate includes a luxurious 5,200 square foot family mansion with every amenity and five (5) individual 1400 square foot, two bedroom, two bath extended family cottages.

With both the Blue Ridge Parkway and numerous ski slopes nearby, visitors to Valle Crucis come to experience cool summer breezes, spectacular mountain scenery and outdoor recreation.

Contact Elizabeth Carter, 336.973.5594 or Greg Stikeleather, Broker, 704.880.5247 or email eacarter@charter.net

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Sharing Plants With Your Friends

Editor — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:54:19 +0000

One of the great joys of gardening is sharing plants with friends. And many plants can be reproduced without the long process of cross pollination and seed production; you can just take a part of the existing plant and tend it until new roots or shoots form. There are several ways to do this.

Quite a few plants have the ability to grow new roots from pieces of stems that have been separated from the parent. These are referred to as stem cuttings. Some plants will only form roots on the stems of tender soft tissue, while others, such as shrubs, will only form roots on older, firmer stems.

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Malone Bay Lakefront Lots With Garden Space

Editor — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:32:12 +0000

This is a gated community with lots ranging from 2.3+- acres to 6.8+- acres on the Hwy 421 side of the lake just off South Minton Road, Wilkesboro, NC 28697

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Coming Of Spring Brings Seed Catalogs

Editor — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:11:24 +0000

This year’s price of a packet of 20 tomato seeds from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds is a mere $2.25. The variety I’m considering is called Furry Yellow Hog, and the catalog copy suggests that it has citrus notes and a four o’clock shadow, two traits I have never associated with a tomato.

At some point, consumer choice begins to feel oppressive. It’s not about the money: Who would compare the value of a bumper tomato crop with the cost of a single subway fare? The problem is risk. What if the germinating seeds never awaken from their dirt nap? Or what if the tomatoes thrive, but taste like Play-Doh? Two hundred and twenty-eight varieties and I wasted a whole summer on a dud?

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Gardening At The White House Through The Years

Editor — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:05:27 +0000

WASHINGTON, D.C. —

THOMAS JEFFERSON: Jefferson (1801-1809) hired the first White House gardener, who also was responsible for cultivating a “kitchen” garden. But it wasn’t until 1825, when John Quincy Adams became president, that the vegetable garden and surrounding grounds began to flourish. Adams established a nursery for tree seedlings and a two-acre garden filled with vegetables, herbs and fruit trees, as well as flowers, shrubs and shade trees.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN: By the 1840s, a new kitchen garden had been planted southwest of the White House. Receipts for the seeds show that Lincoln and his wife, Mary Todd, enjoyed an assortment of fresh fruits and vegetables. The kitchen garden was removed in 1871, during the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant, due to the construction of West Executive Avenue.
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New River Building Lot Ashe County NC With Garden Space

Editor — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:34:40 +0000

Waterfront on New River

Heritage Estates Lot 46. 1.3 acres. 100 feet on the river. Anchored gazebo stays. Septic permit. Shared well. Graded and ready to build on. Paved road.

MLS Number: 54345
List Price: $110,000

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Cover Yourself During Your Next Move

Editor — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:41:02 +0000

So you’ve finally moved into your new house and currently unpacking your stuff to make your new home beautiful and comfortable. But what about insurance, did you get the right amount to cover your new home? When changing place of residence, even moving to another house in the same block, there are much more things influenced by your actions than homeowners insurance. Here’s a list of things you should consider analyzing and adjusting when moving to another place of residence.

Homeowners insurance

In case you’ve financed your new house purchase through a mortgage loan, your loan company will most likely require you to have homeowners insurance. Still, there’s a big difference in coverage amounts that comply with mortgage requirements and those, which meet your personal insurance needs. There may be special items you want to cover with your homeowners insurance (such as jewelry, pieces of art, or any other expensive objects), so getting an additional floater to your standard policy would be quite wise. You could also learn what are the additional risks in your new area of residence and get adequate insurance coverage for cases of flood, earthquakes, firestorms if any apply.

Flood insurance

Standard homeowners insurance policies do not carry any coverage in cases of flood and associated damage. Not only those who live near big rivers and oceans need flood insurance coverage. Only if you’re not living in a Designated Flood Area, you most likely need flood insurance. The company providing you homeowners insurance will likely to have flood coverage too, so ask your provider when moving to another house.

Car insurance

You may think that there’s no direct connection between auto and home insurance, but unfortunately that’s not true. In case you’re involved in a serious traffic accident and the damage exceeds your liability coverage limits, some of your most important assets (such as your new home) could be lost due to legal action. That is why it is important to revise both your home insurance and auto insurance policies to make sure you have just the right amount of liability coverage to have your house protected against any claims. In order to do so, it would be wise to consider umbrella coverage, so ask your insurance company about that. If you have both your home and auto insurance with the same company you may get more favorable rates on this one.

Life insurance

No one likes thinking about unpleasant things but what if you pass away while having your mortgage still un-financed? Do you want your family members to carry this burden and sacrifice things like your child’s college education or medical insurance? By getting life insurance you assure that your mortgage loan will be paid off no matter what. Besides, if you investigate the question a bit deeper, you will find certain term life insurance that provide benefits after a certain period of time while you’re still alive. On the other hand, some continuous life insurance policies have investments aspects with them, which would be nice if you have an extended mortgage deal.

You’ll Find Garden Space On This Malone Bay Lakefront Lot

Editor — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:20:33 +0000

This is a gated community with lots ranging from 2.3+- acres to 6.8+- acres on the Hwy 421 side of the lake just off South Minton Road, Wilkesboro, NC 28697

Lot #10

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