Archive for 'Real Estate'

Spruce Up Your House for a Winter Sale

Issue: January 2012 by .

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A lot of people think the best time to sell a house is in the spring, when flowers are blooming, birds are chirping and all the world seems new, but what if you need to sell your house in the winter, when it can be gloomy? How can you make your home stand out against [...]

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First Homes Going Up at The Preserve at Oakwood

Issue: December 2011 by .

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One hundred fifty years ago, the land at the corner of Rivermont Avenue and Link Road was farmland. It was likely planted with corn and one can imagine cattle grazing on its pastoral fields. It was also home to the Clopton family, who lived there in a house called Greenwood. Over time, the 100-acre farm [...]

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Modular and Manufactured Homes: A Money-Conscious Option for Many Buyers

Issue: November 2011 by .

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Stylish, open floor plan designs paired with eco-friendly resources are attracting many local buyers toward purchasing modular and manufactured homes that are not only affordable, but also meet their personal needs. “Buyers are very pleasantly surprised at how far modular homes have come,” Keenan Nuckols, representative from Clayton Homes off of Wards Road in Lynchburg, [...]

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Auctions, Foreclosures and Trustee Sales: What You Need to Know, Part III: Risk Versus Reward

Issue: October 2011 by .

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So, you’ve been watching a lot of cable television lately. Particularly, shows like the A&E Network’s “Flip This House,” where people just like you buy cheap houses, fix them up and then sell them with the idea of making a fortune. With all of the foreclosures you’ve heard about on the national news lately−including about [...]

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Foreclosures, Auctions and Trustee Sales—What You Need to Know PART II: Buying a Foreclosure

Issue: September 2011 by .

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Four years ago, Lynchburg resident John Malec was having a dilemma. His 401(k) was tanking and retirement, while not imminent, was looking like a scary proposition. “My first thought was, ‘The market is doing some screwy things.’ I lost about 60 percent of the value of my 401(k) and that really ticked me off,” Malec, [...]

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Foreclosures, Auctions and Trustee Sales—What You Need to Know PART I: Buying at an Auction

Issue: August 2011 by .

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It’s a summer day in Lynchburg. The humidity is high, the sun feels inches away and the temperature is pushing 95 degrees. Gnats are in season and swarm about the heads of the hundred or so people who have gathered for a land and equipment auction on Mayflower Drive. Prospective buyers mop their brows with [...]

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Blickenstaff & Company, Realtors: Opening Doors to Happiness

Issue: July 2011 by .

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If you asked most people what their favorite part of their job is, many might state the flexibility, the benefits or that they are able to make a comfortable living. For Jane Blickenstaff, however, “meeting the people” is her favorite aspect. The old adage, “I love my job except for the people” doesn’t apply to [...]

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Cut It Down or Pay Up: Overgrown Grass Violations Still a Nuisance in the City

Issue: June 2011 by .

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It was a “nothing fancy” kind of operation in 1996. Back then, Carroll Baker cruised around Lynchburg in an old ambulance with a couple of inmates, knocking down the city’s greenest perennial eyesore—overgrown grass. That’s defined as 12 or more inches, if you want to violate code in these parts. “We’ve come a long way,” [...]

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Business Booming for Local Eco-Builder

Issue: May 2011 by .

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Contractors everywhere are getting into the green game. And why wouldn’t they? The demand for eco-friendly buildings and renovations is on the rise, plus it can be extremely profitable. David Wall is leading the way when it comes to sustainable construction in Central Virginia. But for him, it’s not about taking advantage of a trend [...]

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Counts Realty & Auction Group: Five Decades and Still Going Strong

Issue: April 2011 by .

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What began as a simple idea of merging the business of real estate with the auctioneering process has now evolved into more than 50 years of auctioneering both real estate and personal property for Lynchburg’s Counts Realty & Auction Group. Ted Counts founded the Counts Auction Company in 1963. After eight years of operating as [...]

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