268 Hidden Creek Road, Louisa, Virginia

3 bedroom, 2 bath, 1584 sq. ft., new construction, $219,900.00

This affordable new home on a private 3 acre lot offers one level living in Louisa County convenient to Charlottesville and Richmond, Virginia.  You will not believe all of the amenities that you get for the money: hardiplank siding, 30 year architectural shingle roof, hardwood floors with ceramic tile in the baths and carpet in the two additional bedrooms.  The master bedroom sports an attached bath with double vanities, whirlpool tub, and a tile shower.  The kitchen will have stainless appliances, a breadfast bar and recessed lighting.  You will enjoy the privacy of the 3 acre lot with mature hardwoods from the rear deck.  And don't forget the convenience of the attached two car garage leading into the mudroom. If you buy now, there is still time to choose your own paint colors.

This home is a must see!

Contact Pam Dent, e-PRO, SRES, NHD, REALTOR®, Real Estate III, Charlottesville, Virginia at  434 960-0161 , pam@JumpintoGreenerPastures.com, to list your property for sale or to buy a property in the following areas in Central Virginia: Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Keswick, Glenmore, Ivy, Crozet, Earlysville, Free Union, Cismont, Scottsville, Fluvanna County, Troy, Palmyra, Lake Monticello, Louisa County, Louisa, Mineral, Spring Creek, Orange County, Gordonsville, Orange, Barboursville, Greene County, Ruckersville.

To view all of the Charlottesville, Virginia and Central Virginia Homes for Sale click here and click on the mls search button.

Visit my other blog Charlottesville Horse Farms and Country Homes for more information on Charlottesville and Central Virginia events, homes and real estate.

This is Take A Child Outside Week.  Can you believe that we actually have a holiday expressly for taking a child outside?  What does it say about our society that we need to focus on making sure that children are going outside?  Don't children naturally play outside?  Apparently not anymore.  That is why nationally childhood obesity is on the rise.

Luckily Charlottesville, Virginia and Albemarle County are areas with a wide selection of outdoor activities many of which are aimed at children and families.  For instance there are many places available for hiking such as the nearby Skyline Drive.  Or you can walk along the Rivanna Trail. 

If water sports appeal to your child, in the summer there are many swimming pools in the area, both public and private.  Also take advantage of area rivers for canoeing, kayaking or fishing.

Team sports abound such as soccer, and lacrosse leagues.  The city of Charlottesville has a skate park.  Or sign up for riding lessons at one of the area stables.  In the winter, Charlottesville is an easy drive to several ski areas.

Don't forget the many area parks or the Ivy Creek Natural area.  Most important of all every child needs time to go outside, just pretend, and play with their friends.

Encourage you child to take advantage of the many outdoor activities that are available in Charlottesville and Albemarle County.  Lets keep from being a nation of couch potatoes.  Take a child outside this week.

Pam Dent, e-PRO, SRES, NHD
Real Estate III
Charlottesville, Virginia
 434 960-0161 
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Dont't Miss Viewing This Exceptional Glenmore Home!

1961 Piper Way, Glenmore, Keswick, Virginia 22947
Open House, Sunday, September 21, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

5 bedrooms. 4.5 baths, 3,389 finished sq.ft., 1,314 unfinished sq. ft.,  $759,000

Two story colonial with a first floor master, three car garage with guest quarters above, level lot with mature landscaping, located just a short walk to the club.

Glenmore is a gated community with the amenities of a country club with golf course, tennis, pool, fitness center and gourmet dining, plus walking and riding trails and adjoining equestrian center.  This is an area with natural beauty, and elegant homes ranging in price from the mid 400s to over 2 million.  If you would enjoy a tour of this unique community to experience first hand the Glemore lifestyle, give me a call; it is one of my favorite activities.  Glenmore is located in the Keswick area of Albemarle County just 10 minutes outside of Charlottesville, Virginia.

Search all of the Glenmore homes on the market today.

Pam Dent, e-PRO, SRES, NHD
Real Estate III
Charlottesville, Virginia
 434 960-0161 
Charlottesville Homes
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Charlottesville Real Estate Talk

One of the many pieces of information to consider when looking for a new home is the tax rate.  In Charlottesville, Virginia, Albemarle County, and the surrounding area there is a large variation in the tax rates.  For some people this may be a determing factor as to which Central Virginia Country they would like to live in.

The following are the tax rate for Charlottesville, Virginia and the surrounding counties.

Charlottesville, Virginia - $.95/$100 of assessed value

Albemarle County - $.71/$100 of assessed value

Louisa County - $.62/$100 of assessed value

Fluvanna County - $.48/$100 of assessed value

Greene County - $.72/$100 of assessed value

Orange County - $.47/$100 of assessed value

Goochland County - $.53/$100 of assed value

Information obtained from the various county assessor's sites and while assumed accurate is not guaranteed.

If you are considering a move to the Central Virginia area, let me put my knowledge of The Central Virginia and Albemarle County real estate market to work for you.  I would love to help you find the perfect home.

Click here if you would like to perform your own search.

Pam Dent, e-PRO, SRES, NHD
Real Estate III
Charlottesville, Virginia
 434 960-0161 
www.JumpintoGreenerPastures.com
www.CharlottesvilleHorseFarmsandCountryHomes.com

What's so unusual about a green golf course?  Grass is supposed to be green.  In the latest issue of  Piper Magazine, the publication of the Glenmore Country Club, Tim Thomas, the golf course superintendent, talks about the proceedures that the Glenmore Country Club has implemented to make its golf maintenance as environmentally friendly as possible.

When the course was first constructed a fertilization system was installed that injects fertilizer directly into the irrigation water thus minimizing fertilizer runoff, since the fertilizer is absorbed directly into the soil.

The course also embraces the concept of integrated pest management which has the goal of controlling pests with the least environmental impact.  Pesticides are only used in the event that the problem is at a level that would affect the long term health of the plant.  Also rather that using a broad spectrum pesticide, they use a product that only affects the particular pest targeting some metabolic process specific to that pest.

Growth regulators reduce the elongation of the grass, thus enabling a reduction in the number of times the grass needs to be mowed and as a result using less fuel and reducing the greenhouse gas emissions from mowers.

When the new pumping station which controls the irrigation system was constructed a system was selected that uses variable speed motors.  This means that the speed of the pumps varies according to the water demand of the irrigation system.  This has resulted in about a 20% saving of electricity.

According to Tim Thomas "The main goal I have for myself and the staff is to develop an awareness of everything in our maintenance program that affects the environment and the energy that is used in our day to day operation.  We strive to make our course as environmentally friendly as possible...When at all possible we try to foster cooperation, rather than competition with our environment."

The Glenmore Country Club is located in the beautiful Glenmore community situated in Keswick just east of Charlottesville, Virginia.  I would love to take you on a tour and show you the features that make this neighborhood such a special place in which to live.

Pam Dent, e-PRO, SRES, NHD
Real Estate III
Charlottesville, Virginia
   434 960-0161   
www.JumpintoGreenerPastures.com
www.CharlottesvilleHorseFarmsandCountryHomes.com

Green building practices and energy conservation are becoming increasingly more popular to consumers.  Each person on the planet adds to the emission of greenhouse gases.  Through the choices we make in how we live our lives we have the ability to lessen the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that we create. 

The Nature Conservancy has a carbon footprint calculator that we can use to measure the amount of greenhouse gases that we are creating as a result of our lifestyle.  We can use this calculator to see the areas where we need to make different choices in order to reduce our negative impact on the planet.

Click here to use the calculator.

We are seeing an increase in the construcion of "green" homes in the Charlottesville, Virginia real estate market.  If you would like information on "green" or energy efficient homes for sale in the Central Virginia area, contact me.  I would love to use my local knowledge, love of the Virginia countryside and attention to detail to help you with your real estate needs.

Or if you would like to perform your own search of the homes currently on the market in the Charlottesville area click here

Pam Dent e-PRO, SRES, NHD
Real Estate III
Charlottesville, Virginia
 434 960-0161 
www.JumpintoGreenerPastures.com
www.CharlottesvilleHorseFarmsandCountryHomes.com

I just got home from the best open house ever held at Bowlers Mill Lake Estates in Louisa County, Virginia.  Tonight's event was a broker's open house designed to introduce this exceptional community to the Realtors. 

What ingredients combined to make this the best open house ever?

• Picture a perfect summer evening
• The next ingredient is a beautiful natural setting
• There is a band playing sort of a blusey country rock
• Excellent barbeque is on the menu
• Don't forget a fire and smores for dessert
• Add in 4 wheelers for fun while touring the lots
• And the best part was kayaks to paddle around the picturesque lake and view the lots from the water

Paddling around the peaceful, scenic lake made me want to buy a waterfront lot so that I could enjoy kayaking every evening.  I was totally sold on the lifestyle.  Will I recommend this special community to my clients?  You bet!

Bowlers Mill Lake Estates consists of 25 wooded homesites ranging in size from 3.1 to 26 acres on the Bowlers Mill Reservoir.  The lots are priced from $79,500-$275,000 and you may bring your own builder.  The community is located in Louisa County 3 minutes from the town of Gordonsville and 25 minutes from Charlottesville, Virginia.

Click here to search all of the lots currently on the Central Virginia real estate market.

If you would like information on the Charlottesville, Virginia real estate market or the surrounding counties of Albemarle, Louisa, Fluvanna, Greene or Orange, I would be glad to talk with you.  Whether you are interested in buying or selling, I would love to use my professionalism and attention to detail to help you with your real estate needs.

Pam Dent, e-PRO, SRES, NHD
Real Estate III
Charlottesville, Virginia
  434 960-0161  
www.JumpintoGreenerPastures.com
www.CharlottesvilleHorseFarmsandCountryHomes.com

A waterfront home at Lake Monticello is the perfect choice for a second home.  Although the majority of the homeowners at Lake Monticello live in the community year round, we are also seeing a number of clients from Northern Virginia who have discovered that a waterfront home at the Lake makes an excellent second home investment.

Latke Monticello is a gated community located in Fluvanna County a short drive from Charlottesville, Virginia.  The heart of the development is a 350 acre manmade lake with 22 miles of shoreline.  A wide range of amenities such as boating, swimming, golf, tennis, fishing and basketball make this an excellent weekend getaway.  Yet it is close enough to Charlottesville to take advantage of the excellent restaurants and area activities.

There are currently 8 waterfront homes on the market at Lake Monticello priced from $429,900 to $1,100,000.  6 of the homes are priced under $500,000.

This is the view of the lake from a waterfront home that I sold last winter.

If you would like more information or a tour of Lake Monticello, contact me; I would be glad to help you.

For a great vacation home in the Central Virginia area don't forget Lake Monticello.

If you would like to search all of the homes on the Lake Monticello real estate market click here.

Pam Dent, e-PRO, SRES, NHD
Real Estate III
Charlottesville, Virginia
 434 960-0161 
www.JumpintoGreenerPastures.com
www.CharlottesvilleHorseFarmsandCountryHomes.com

We have all been marveling at the feats of the Olympic Athletes.  Now its time for the Glenmore Olympics!  Unlike the real Olympians, all you need to be a competitor at the Glenmore Olympics is enthusiasm and a sense of humor.  Teams will consist of 6 peopleand can be any combination of ages from 6 to adults.  A minimun of 4 teams is needed.  So form your teams and sign up. 

The competition will take place on Saturday August 23 starting at 9:00 am.

Schedule of events:
9:00 am    Running of the torch.  Starting in the front of the Clubhouse
9:30 am    Field events - potato sack race, obstacle course, tug of war
                Tennis events - Quad match, ball machine challenge, pass the racquet
                F&B events - Pizza toss, dash & dine
12:00 pm  Lunch buffet in the ballroom
                Golf events - Driving, chipping and putting challenges
                Pool events - Fitness jeopardy, Noodle race
4:00 pm    Closing ceremonies and medal presentations
                ice cream and popcicles

There will be a special award for the team with the most spirit.

The Glenmore Country Club is located in the heart of the Glenmore Community in Keswick just east of Charlottesville, Virginia. 
I would love to give you a tour of this community so that you can experience the Glenmore lifestyle for your self.

To search all of the homes currently on the market in Glenmore click here.

Pam Dent, e-PRO, NHD, SRES
Real Estate III
Charlottesville, VA
  434 960-0161  
www.JumpintoGreenerPastures.com
www.CharlottesvilleHorseFarmsandCountryHomes.com
               

For first time homebuyers and even buyers who currently own a home, applying for a mortgage can be daunting.  It is easier if you have an idea about the documentation that you will need to supply in order to obtain a mortgage.

You will need the following documents:

• The signed contract and addenda
• Social Security card and photo ID
• Past 2 years employment history including pay receipts or W-2
• Checking and savings account statements for the past 2 months
• Past 2 months statements for all stocks, bonds and investment accounts
• Retirement Plan - current statement
• If you are self-employed you will need the past 2 years tax returns.
• If you are divorced or separated you will need the divorce or separation agreement and settlement.
• Proof of taxes and insurance on all real estate currently owned
• Renters must provide contact information for their landlords for 2 years.

Now you will know what information to have on hand, so that when you find that perfect home, you will be able to move forward as quickly as possible.

Click here to search all homes currently on the market in the Charlottesville, Virginia real estate market and the central Virginia area.

Pam Dent, e-PRO, SRES, NHD
Real Estate III
Charlottesville, VA
  434 960-0161  
www.JumpintoGreenerPastures.com
www.CharlottesvilleHorseFarmsandCountryHomes.com

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