Smith Mountain Laker Magazine JulyAug Maintenance Free Guide

Lake Living

M ai n t e n a n c e - F r e e g u id e

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M aintenance - F ree G uide

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Lindsey Wagnon • Laker

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From one-bedroom condos to million-dollar homes with nearly 5,000 square feet, Smith Mountain Lake offers abundant options for those looking to leave the burden of yard work and other chores behind. If you're considering going maintenance-free, turn to pages 78-81 for a comprehensive list of communities that offer the lifestyle with amenities, price range, contact information and more.

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Maintenance-free properties, like Bridgewater Pointe (left), offer residents freedom from the burden of yard work and other chores, allowing more time for lakeside relaxing, golf and other activities.

M

ost people aspire to own their own home. However, few possessions require more time and attention, and maintaining a house and yard is no small feat. When you add waterfrontage to the list of amenities - as with so many Smith Mountain Lake properties - the management to-do list increases significantly.

That’s why many communities across the nation and at SML have gone maintenance-free.

By eliminating property chores, home owners in a maintenance-free neighborhood have more time for what they really want to do – relax, enjoy family, friends, hobbies and travel.

Bill and Barbara Mackay Vinson purchased a townhouse at Contentment Island in 2008, a getaway from their primary home in North Carolina. Barbara Vinson said along with lake access, a boathouse and dock, the maintenance-free aspect was an important benefit.

“Maintenance-free does have its perks,” she said.

“It’s very nice not having to mow [grass] or trim trees and shrubs or worry about outside painting or replacing the roof. We do, of course, have monthly dues, but when we are away from home for a SMITHMOUNTAINLAKE.COM

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M aintenance - F ree G uide weekend at the lake, it’s nice that we have time to relax, enjoy the lake and our new friends and neighbors.”

Vinson said being in a maintenance-free community has helped them cultivate new friendships. Instead of working on the neighborhood, she and other homeowners get to simply enjoy it and one another.

“We love the walking paths, which are wellmaintained, and we are looking forward to more plantings of trees and shrubs in the future,” she said.

“Neighborhood cookouts give us an opportunity to meet other homeowners. We have enjoyed our neighbors and we discovered we have much in common with them and have developed close friendships. We have fallen in love with The Cottages at Contentment Island and Smith Mountain Lake. It is our home away from home.“

“Maintenance-free does have its perks. It’s very nice not having to mow [grass] or trim trees and shrubs or worry about outside painting or replacing the roof."

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Mariners Landing Resort Community and Conference Center offers residents a variety of maintenance-free options, including The Pointe (left).

While some locals are already living the maintenance-free lifestyle at SML, other s are watching the trend grow around them – and not without envy.

Jiggs and Roberta Gruber built a home in Mariners Landing when the development was just gaining momentum in 1999. Roberta Gruber said when they built their house, it was only the fifth home in the community. Since then, the maintenance-free trend has become a staple at Mariners.

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M aintenance - F ree G uide “My property is not in the section with maintenance-free living. I love my home, and we are very happy here, but as I get older, the house seems to get bigger. I would like to have lawn care, irrigation and snow removal like the other sections of Mariners,” she said.

Gruber said the more time that goes by, the more she desires freedom from maintaining their property. It’s the same realization that is motivating development of more maintenance-free neighborhoods around the lake, among other property trends.

Matt White, developer and real estate manager at Mariners Landing, said making their neighborhoods maintenance-free makes sense for the residents.

“Would you rather swing a weed eater or a golf club? Would you rather drive a boat or a mower?

The list goes on and on, but the responses are consistent from our home buyers: ‘We want no maintenance’,” said White. “With the volume of maintenance and landscaping work, we are able to make the monthly dues cost effective and help our homeowners achieve more time to do things they enjoy.”

Within the general real estate scope, maintenancefree living is in high demand at SML. Vicki Millehan, a real estate professional with Prudential Waterfront Properties, said she talks to clients about it on a regular basis.

“Maintenance-free living has become very desirable around the lake. Family and friends come here to relax and enjoy their surroundings and find it is easy to lock up, go and come back to a pristine yard and beautiful home,” said Millehan.

Living in a community where exterior chores are handled by a property owners' association leaves more time for sailing on Smith Mountain Lake (left). Below, Golfer's Crossing at The Water's Edge Country Club is one of many maintenance-free communities developed by The Willard Companies.

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Maintenance-Free

Lake Living

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Community Name / Contact Info

Year Built

Dwelling style

StandAlone or Attached

Water front

Bernard’s Landing 775 Ashmeade Road Moneta, VA 24121

Bernard’s Landing Wayne & Cynthia Burris wayne@waynethelakeman.com 540-529-0200 bernardslanding.com

1981

Condos and townhomes

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The Boardwalk Scruggs Road Moneta, VA 24121

Boardwalk Cottages Cathie Daniel realest8@smithmtnlake.com 540-721-8659 thewillardcompanies.com

1996

Cottages

Stand-Alone

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Bridgewater Bay Bridgewater Bay Drive Moneta, VA 24121

Bridgewater Bay Ed Waters 540-484-2205 thebridgewaterbay.com

2004-Present

Villas and Condos

Both

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Bridgewater Pointe 100 Bridgewater Pointe Place Moneta, VA 24121

Bridgewater Pointe Cathie Daniel realest8@smithmtnlake.com 540-721-8659 thewillardcompanies.com

2010

Condos

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Contentment Island P.O. Box 41 Union Hall, VA 24176

The Cottages Vicki Millehan vicki@vickislakehomes.com 540-520-2401 vickislakehomes.com, smlcottages.com

2003

Townhomes

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Celebration Square

2008

Condos

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Mayberry Hills

2007

Single-Family

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Mayberry Villas

2007

Townhomes

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Courtyards of Mayberry

2011

Patio Homes

Stand-Alone

Hammock Pointe Cathie Daniel realest8@smithmtnlake.com 540-721-8659 thewillardcompanies.com

2010

Cottages

Stand-Alone

Downtown Moneta Celebration Avenue Moneta, VA 24121 Lyons Team Realtors jody@lyonsteamrealtors.com 540-297-7777 downtownmoneta.com The Farm Scruggs Road Moneta, VA 24121

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$569,000+

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$325,000-$600,000

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1,685-2,294

$475,000

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$479,000-$599,000

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800-2,200

$150,000-$400,000

1,400-3,000

$225,000-$350,000

1,200-1,800

$160,000-$200,000

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$240,000-$300,000

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$200,000-$620,000

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Development

Community Name / Contact Info

Year Built

Dwelling style

StandAlone or Attached

Water front

LakeWatch Plantation First Watch Dr. Moneta, VA 24121

LakeWatch Plantation Pat Park patpark13@aol.com 540-580-8603 lakewatchplantation.com

2006-Present

Carriage Homes

Stand-Alone

Lands End Dillards Hill Road Union Hall, VA 24176

Lands End Barbara Brooks bbrooks@smithmountainlakeva.com 540-420-0135 smllandsend.com

2005-2007

Cottages

Stand-Alone

Mariners Run

2008-Present

Single-Family

Stand-Alone

Mariners Village

1998

Condos

Attached

Sixth Fairway Townhomes

2005-Present

Townhomes

Attached

The Pointe

2004-Present

Condos

Attached

Montego Bay Parkway Avenue Moneta, VA 24121

The Carriage Homes Glenda McDaniel glendamcd@aol.com 540-797-2247 thelakespecialist.com

2011

Cottage-Style Homes

Stand-Alone

Runk & Pratt SML Retirement Village 115 Retirement Dr. Hardy, VA 24101

SML Retirement Villiage Brian Runk info@runkandpratt.com 434-610-0591 runkandpratt.com

2008

Cottages

Stand-Alone

Vista Pointe 6605 Smith Mountain Rd. Penhook, VA 24137

Vista Pointe Ben and Katherine Brown vistapointe@jetbroadband.com 434-927-5724 vistapointe-va.com

1984

Condos

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Condominiums at Fairway Bay

1985

Condos

Attached

Townhomes at Fairway Bay

1985

Townhomes

Attached

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Gangplank Pointe Condominiums

1985

Condos

Attached

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Gangplank Pointe Townhomes

1985

Condos

Attached

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Golf Villas

1998

Villas

Attached

Section II Townhomes

1980

Townhomes

Attached

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Section V Townhomes

1982

Townhomes

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South Pointe Condominiums

2003-2005

Condos

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Mariners Landing Graves Harbor Trail Huddleston, VA 24104 Matt White mattw@rwpsml.com 540-297-3200 marinerslanding.com

The Waterfront Country Club Anchor Drive Moneta, VA 24121 Cathie Daniel realest8@smithmtnlake.com 540-721-8659 thewillardcompanies.com

The Water’s Edge Country Club Water’s Edge Drive Penhook, VA 24137 Cathie Daniel realest8@smithmtnlake.com 540-721-8659 thewillardcompanies.com The Windward Long Island Drive Moneta, VA 24121

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Windlass Pointe Townhomes

1985

Townhomes

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Golfer’s Crossing

2001-2003

Cottages

Stand-Alone

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2007-2008

Villas

Attached

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Island Green Pointe

1989

Townhomes

Attached

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Marina Bay

1998

Condos

Attached

Village Green

2004-2007

Villas

Attached

Craftstyle Cottage Homes Glenda McDaniel glendamcd@aol.com 540-797-2247 thelakespecialist.com

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Arts & Crafts

Stand-Alone

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1,230

$300,000-$350,000

2,700

$350,000-$450,000

300-2,300

$150,000-$450,000

1,800-2,300

$399,000-$450,000

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$269,000

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$239,900-$525,000

1,040

$174,900+

1,800

$349,000+

1,092

$285,000+

3,250

$664,000+

1,417

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2,100

$534,900

1,536

$299,900+

1,234

$295,000+

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$199,900-$350,000

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Yard Maintenance

1,200-2,400

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Interior Building Maintenance

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Exterior Building Maintenance

$479,000 +

Tennis

2,794-3,400

Golf

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$299,000 +

Pool

2,101-2,750

Hot Tub

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Dock

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$539,000+

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$1,449,500+

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$725,000+

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$298,900+

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$275,000+

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