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What About Water Depth and Dredging?

What About Water Depth and Dredging?

The depth of water in front of your home will affect both the value and long-term enjoyment of your home. While a few buyers are looking for shallow water to launch a certain type…

Water Quality At Smith Mountain Lake

What is the Water Quality at Smith Mountain Lake?

Excellent water quality is one reason people are flocking to Smith Mountain Lake. The vast majority of spots on more than 500 miles of shoreline have crystal-clear water year-round. Unfortunately, as in any fresh…

How is Smith Mountain Lake Waterfront Property Valued? - Key Factor #7

How is Smith Mountain Lake Waterfront Property Valued? – Key Factor #7

Property Value Factor #7: Lot Size We often get first inquiries from people asking for the typical price of property per acre here. While there are rare individuals who want more acreage, most buyers…

How is Smith Mountain Lake Waterfront Property Valued? - Key Factor #5

How is Smith Mountain Lake Waterfront Property Valued? – Key Factor #5

Property Value Factor #5: Location This issue is way down the list here at Smith Mountain Lake because the location is already established. Everyone choosing to buy at Virginia’s Jewel of the Blue Ridge…

Waterfront Real Estate is Valued Partly by its VIEW

How is Smith Mountain Lake Waterfront Property Valued? – Key Factor #1

Many people looking at home listings over the web are surprised when they see the wide variation in home prices here at Smith Mountain Lake. They wonder why a beautiful, large waterfront home is…

Smith Mountain Lake Factoids

Smith Mountain Lake Factoids – Channels & Tributaries

Is Smith Mountain Lake natural, or is it man-made? What do the channels of Smith Mountain Lake look like? Learn about the answers to these questions and more, in this my first "factoid" post.

Quick Facts about Smith Mountain Lake

Quick Facts about Smith Mountain Lake

Shoreline: 500+ miles Main Channel: Approximately 40 miles Elevation: 795 feet above sea level at the lake Local Population: Approximately 20,000 Nearby Cities: Roanoke – Under one hour.Area population approx. 290,000 Lynchburg – Under…

SML Real Estate: Short-Term Opportunity, Long-Term Windfall

SML Real Estate: Short-Term Opportunity, Long-Term Windfall

Advantages for the Short-Term It is no secret that the national real estate market is in a slump. This slump has hit investors especially hard, and those holding waterfront property at Smith Mountain Lake,…

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