Does your Homeowner Insurance cover you in a Natural Disaster? With the recent arrivals of Hurricanes Florence and Michael through our area – although a bit east of Charlottesville – it is understandable for local homeowners to wonder if their home insurance policies are up to date in the event we get a direct hit […]
Should You Buy in a Gated Community?
Should You Buy in a Gated Community? We have already looked at the pros and cons of buying a home in a neighborhood that has a Homeowner’s Association. Let’s now look at homes that go one step further – those that are located in a gated community. A gated community is a collection of homes […]
A Tour Around Charlottesville
A tour around our Charlottesville area Afton Afton straddles Albemarle and Nelson counties, and is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, about 20 miles west of Charlottesville. Its highest elevation is 1,362 feet and one of the most beautiful vistas of the area can be seen at the lookout at the top […]
Home Trends for 2017
Charlottesville Home Trends for 2017 Every year, it’s always interesting to see what designers are looking at in the way of trends for the home. Although everyone has their own personal style, many trends do end up either coming back in style, expanding their reach or quietly going back into the past again, until the […]
Why buy a Charlottesville Home in the Winter
Why Buy A Charlottesville Home in Fall/Winter? In a place where spring is one of the most beautiful seasons of all, it makes sense that our Charlottesville real estate market is also incredibly busy during that time – with homes often selling within hours or days of coming on the market after fielding several contracts […]
Crozet Graffiti or Art?
For many people, the town of Crozet is really not very big. I often hear from people who are visiting that say “we are driving out to Crozet”. I have mixed thoughts when I hear that. First, I love Crozet but to me it is more of a feeling that a place. Second, I think […]
Haden Place Crozet Virginia
We are pleased to annonce that a new neighborhood is just breaking ground in Crozet. Haden Place is located on Haden lane, between Old Trail and Jarman’s Gap. Details of Haden Place This 34 home subdivision has been planned for years and is being brought to you be Gibson homes . The 14 single family homes […]
Zillow or Trulia which is best?
For Charlottesville Real Estate the answer is Neither – read on… Using the Web to Search I have clients who use a computer to do everything from ordering pizza to trading stocks. When people become so accustomed to using the web to find everything, they can sometimes over think things, and real estate is one […]
Open House at 1604 Bruce Ave, Charlottesville VA
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Why Charlottesville is rated so highly
From my wife’s perspective… Well, the answer to that question depends on who you are. Let me answer using my own family as an example. For my husband, Charlottesville offers an environment which allows his small business to flourish and grow by being a small enough town to enjoy word of mouth advertising yet big […]
Old Trail and Charlottesville Real Estate
We often talk with clients about Old Trail and the options available. I was recently asked this question: Charles why are are seeing so many homes on the market in Old Trail? The answer has a couple sides to it. First: There is the resales. People that have purchased or built and for one […]
Charles discussing Charlottesville Real Estate-8-26-11
A beautiful day in Charlottesville and my wife and I had coffee early. Spending part of the day enjoying the countryside is always a pleasure. There is something about being outdoors that I love. I hope that you enjoy your weekend!In our area, people are talking about the Hurricane, be we are far enough in […]
Just Listed Charlottesville Real Estate
Charlottesville Real Estate Just Listed (in the last 24 Hours) Many of my clients check my site every day for homes and in response to a clients request, I have recently added “just listed” homes to my site. Below are home that have been listed in the last 24 hours in all areas. These are […]
Your new Key comes with a warning
OK, so I am using the title of this post to make a point. I just closed on a Charlottesville Home and one of the first things that I discuss with my clients is the locks. You see a person who buys a home is always excited to get the keys to their new home […]
Crozet Real Estate-what a variety
Crozet Real Estate Charles McDonald, REALTOR® / Principal Broker with Charlottesville Real Estate Solutions, and is “Licensed to sell Real Estate in Virginia” main: 434-515-1585
Another quick question from Solutions
As you know we are always striving to add features and make improvements to our Solutions website and your input is very valuable. So we have a quick question: Which do you prefer Gallery or Spreadsheet? Do not discount the Spread-Sheet to quickly as you can easily sort data and scan down the price for […]
Crozet Real Estate
Crozet Real Estate Understanding Crozet Real Estate requires understanding Crozet and the Charlottesville area. Crozet is a small town about 15 minutes west of Charlottesville. It is located at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains and is actually growing vs a lot of areas that are stagnate. Originally called “Wayland’s Crossing”, Crozet was renamed […]
Just Listed-Nice Feature
I was just sent this message from a client:Charles, I love the new feature showing Just Listed Homes but why do some listing only have one photo or sometimes none? Great Question and the answer is simple. Remember than all listings are available on our Solutions site and this means that when an agent lists […]
Crozet was host to Evan Almighty
Who does not love Steve Carell? The movie “Evan Almighty” was filmed right here in Crozet Virginia, just outside of Charlottesville. It was in a wonderful neighborhood called Old Trail at the base of the Blue Ridge mountains. This is a photo I took of the ARC being built. It was amazing and as I […]
Best Search tool now available
Working with buyers in the Charlottesville Real Estate market has prompted me to design and build a site that offers them tools to find the perfect home. Below is just one of those tools. By using google maps, global position and our local MLS data, I have a tool that allows you to set parameters […]
