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Escape to the Blue Ridge Parkway

It’s time for another season of Sunday afternoon music at the Hump Back Rocks Visitors Center under the old walnut tree from 2 - 4 PM.  If you’re going for the music, call Humpback Rocks Visitor Center 540-943-4716 to verify the performer and time.  Karen and I enjoy...

Purple Bags Invade Virginia

UPDATE:  4/24/2012  The purple bags returned to Central Virginia this month!  Have you seen them? While driving around Virginia this week, I keep seeing purple triangular objects suspended in trees.  I’ve been wondering what the heck they are.  Not being a conspiracy...

Montpelier, Virginia Wine Festival

Spring of 2011 has arrived in Central Virginia and so has Festival Season.  The Montpelier Wine Festival remains one of my favorite festivals of the year.  With James and Dolly Madison’s Montpelier serving as a back drop, you would be hard pressed to find a prettier...

Rent vs. Buying a Home in Charlottesville, Virginia & the Surrounding Counties

With the low home mortgage rates, home prices adjusted down, & the great homes for sale, many renters choose to explore purchasing a home. I've worked with several renters this year who became homeowners.  Perhaps 2011 is the year for you to become a home owner. ...

James’ Ride

Check out the new signage on my Yukon!  Now I’ve got the ultimate vehicle for real estate (Homes, Farms & Land) so my clients can travel in comfort to tour properties.  If you see me traveling around Virginia, stop and say hello!  If you’re have real estate...

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Fall Color in Virginia

    Passing through Swift Run Gap the week, I enjoyed seeing the changing colors along the Blue Ridge Mountains.   This weekend would be a great weekend for a ride on the Blue Ridge Parkway or Skyline Drive.  Take some time to read the historical markers and learn...

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Covered Bridge

We were up and moving early this morning (saw the sunrise in the rear view mirror!) crossing the Blue Ridge Parkway to explore real estate in Rockingham County, Virginia just east of Harrisonburg.  While traveling between properties I thought I glimpsed a covered...

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Stonefire Station & Kitchen, Barboursville, Virginia

What a beautiful fall day in Central Virginia.  Karen joined me for a beautiful afternoon driving down back roads to preview properties in Orange and Louisa Counties.  We stopped at Stonefire Kitchen to enjoy a great lunch.   Karen likes vegetarian items so she...

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Real Estate Market Update – 10/15/2010

I keep getting asked, “How’s the real estate market?”.  My standard reply for 2010 has been, interesting!  Then I try to ask a few questions; listen, finding out which market segment interests them; then discuss the market segment of interest.  The Charlottesville...

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Treasures From the Past

While walking land Albemarle, Nelson, Orange, Fluvanna, Greene, Augusta, and Louisa Counties, we find some neat things.   I've found stone walls, similar to this one in the Blue Ridge Mountains, old cabins and home sites, grave yards and orchards.  In the spring it's...

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