TheVanTeam at Smith Mountain Lake Blog

Sunrise over Smith Mountain at Smith Mountain Lake Virginia-Are you an early riser and enjoy the peace and quiet time of early morning?  If so, living at Smith Mountain Lake can offer you some fantastic morning sunrise views as the sun rises over Smith Mountain.  See photo's below:

It never fails, nice weekend, no clients, plan to get the boat ready for summer and....unexpected call "I'm in town and want to come by to visit."  I love visitors...but it never fails, the second call comes in "Hi, I'm so and so and I was just driving by the property you have for sale. Can I see...

Smith Mountain Lake Waterfront Home with Georgous Wide Water and Mountain ViewsWaterfront home with deep water boat dock and mountain views5,073 sq ft104' rip rapped shoreline5 bedrooms, 4.5 bathroomsHome TheaterGourmet KitchenCovered Dock w/ boat house$1,599,000Property Information: Mountain, wi...

A non responsive agent to questions regarding the status of a contract offer gives our profession a bad name.  I recently submitted a contract offer that had to go to the government for approval. The agent was very responsive to my first phone call and provided all the documents I needed.  A cont...

Short sales -- a nightmare if you have to work with an uncooperative lender.  We experienced two short sales within the past 3 months.  In both cases, the borrowers wanted to work with the bank and did not want us involved with their negotiation process--understandable.  With the first client, th...

Long and Foster is on the move again -- our Westlake Office in Hardy was short lived.  With the decrease in buyers and change in managers, we once again are cruising the Hales Ford Bridge that "bridges" Franklin and Bedford county over Smith Mountain Lake (Roanoke River portion) to our old locati...