Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2013 - 16

G Lapping Waters, Lakeside Living
Paul Clark

Great Buys
in the
Mountains

the word on waterfront properties is "affordable."
The mountain Home

Smith Mountain Lake, Va.
Walk into the water
Listed price:

$699,500

Agent:
Leigh Howard
540-721-1020, laketeamrealty.com

Lake Lure, N.C.
Carriage house
included
Listed price:

$849,000
Agent:
Charlene Efird
828-231-5503, carolinalure.com

Lake James, N.C.
Year-round views
Listed price

$675,000

Agent:
Denice Rechtiene
828-432-6976,
lakejamesrealestate.com

Boone Lake, Tenn.
Water toys included
Listed price

$289,900
Agent:
Josh Taylor
423-366-2353, tricitiesagent.com

Flat Top Lake, W.Va.
Skiing, boating
encouraged
Listed price

$339,000
Agent:
Brandon Meade
304-561-8477, flattoplake.com
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Stats

Why it’s a great Buy

Built in:
1987
Bedrooms: 3
Baths: 3
Size:
1,836 square feet
Lot:
0.7 acre

} A-frame

Built in:
1987
Bedrooms: 3
Baths: 3
Size:
1,891 square feet
Lot:
0.39 acre

}Views of the lake can be enjoyed from both decks.

with loft bedroom and lake-view windows.
300 feet of waterfront permits a triple boat dock.
} Trees cut the lake glare and shade the house and deck.
}Off the main channel, the water is better for swimming.
} Zoned for short-term rental, will help pay for itself.
} Agent’s quote: “The beauty of this house is the lot
itself. It’s so flat that you can walk into the water,
instead of having a 10-foot drop into the lake.”
} Its

}Updated kitchen: stainless appliances and granite counters.
}The 600-square-foot carriage house has a bedroom, bath

and view.
}Stone fireplaces, high ceilings and lots of woods.
}The boathouse sundeck’s built-in seating is perfect for

watching the sun go down.
}Agent’s quote: “I could live in the carriage house. The

views are stunning from there.”
Built in:
2006
Bedrooms: 4
Baths: 4
Size:
2,705 square feet
Lot:
1.57 acres

interior walls are knotty pine.
levels include a finished basement with garage,
game room and walk-out patio.
} The gated community has a community slip for boats.
} Outside of the great room with wood-burning fireplace is a wrap-around deck on a sunny lot.
} Agent’s quote: “This Craftsman-style home looks like
a lake house.”

Built in:
1984
Bedrooms: 3
Baths: 2
Size:
1,749 square feet
Lot:
1 acre

} This

Built in:
1979
Bedrooms: 3
Baths: 2
Size:
1,858 square feet
Lot:
1.75 acres

}Travertine foyer opens to stone great room.

} Warm-colored
} Three

house has longe-range views of the water.
kitchen and new carpet in bedrooms.
} Lots of windows on the lakeside of the house.
} The master bedroom has access to lake-view deck.
} Current owners are leaving a pontoon boat and Jet Ski
for the new owners.
} Agent’s quote: “A lot of house for the money. There
aren’t many homes on Boone Lake for under $300,000.”
} Remodeled

}The master bedroom and bathroom have been recently

remodeled.
}The house has mountain views.
}The 60-foot boat dock has two boat slips.
}One of the largest lots on the only recreational lake in south-

ern West Virginia.
}Agent’s quote: “When they do the fireworks on the Fourth

of July, the cabana is the place to sit and watch the show.” 

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