Don't buy at Smith Mountain Lake until you read this book. 207 pages of straight answers from a broker with 20+ years on the water — free.
The 7 factors that move price — view, slope, water, and more.
The Shoreline Management Plan, permits, and the rules that surprise — and protect — buyers.
What "waterfront" really gets you — and what it doesn't.
What to check before you build your waterfront dream home.
Whether the numbers work — and the other factors in the equation.
Options most buyers never hear about — including how to convert a 1031 exchange into your retirement home.
The due-diligence steps that protect your money.
He's biased — and he's not alone!
Coming from DC, the Carolinas, New England and beyond — learning the lake from a distance.
Everything you didn't know you needed to ask before you fall in love with a waterfront home.
Discover the 7 factors that drive SML property values (hint: it's probably not what you expect!).
Read about the expensive lessons of others so you don't have to pay for them yourself.
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A real estate broker with 20+ years on Smith Mountain Lake, author of this book, and the only SML Realtor selected by HGTV for their waterfront-week House Hunters special.
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