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Open House at 605 Pinewood Dr, Virginia Beach VA- Saturday Nov-19th  1-4 PM

Open House at 605 Pinewood Dr, Virginia Beach VA

Listing 6896829
Open and Airy; Very close to the beach

• 2,027 sq. ft., 2 bath, 3 bdrm 3 story - MLS® $340,000

Lakewood, Virginia Beach  -  Beautiful twin home just blocks from the beach. You will have a top notch school system in a charming neighborhood. You will love this 3 bedroom and 2.5 baths where you can enjoy barbecues in the back yard or sit on the porch and watch the sun set. Hardwood floors, granite counter tops, upgraded wood cabinets, open and airy feel, crown molding, surround sound in the living room, 2 Zone A/C, 9ft ceiling are some of the many amenities that you will enjoy in your new home.
Great 5 minute scenic walk to the beach! So close to all of the local hot spots at the boardwalk like Mahi Mahi's. Conveniently located right across the street from a little market and a sensational deli (Tads Deli)! Very quiet, peaceful neighborhood around polite, friendly, fun neighbors! Love bike riding up to the ocean!

Property information

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                                  Bergey's Breadbasket - Bread, Pies, Ice Cream, Milk,Flowers and More
                                                 2207 Mount Pleasant Rd, Chesapeake, VA 23322

Bergey's Breadbasket-  The store which sells Bread, Pies, Ice Cream, Milk, Flowers and More has been around longer than most people reading this blog.  Titus Bergey founded the farm in 1931 and it has been owned by his children and grandchildren eve since.  It used to be a working farm, but the City of Chesapeake made it impossible to continue running the business as a dairy farm circa 2007.  I used to take my kids to feed the cows, turkeys, chickens, pigs and some times sheep.  Now you find a beautiful store with produce brought from local farmers.  The milk is from Yoder's, and it is as good as the old Bergey milk used to be.  
The Bergey's Breadbasket- now sells Breads, pies, ice cream, milk, flowers, candy, honey and most of it locally grown.
Every time you visit the store there is a different flavor of ice cream.  Around Christmas, egg-nog , and egg-nog ice cream are available.  Halloween brings pumpkin ice cream, and the last time I visited (last week) cookies and cream was the flavor of the day.
A small menu with sandwiches and soups are served for lunch.   The soup of the day is always good, and the chicken salad sandwich is my favorite.  Make sure to try their smoke's barbecued ( done locally by Zook's Barbecue)
Customer service is excellent, and some days you get to see a female family member with their Mennonite wear working behind the counter.    During Halloween season a favorite local event was to go to the farm and pick your own pumpkin.  There were horse carriages that took 20 to 30 people at a time to the fields.  Plans of bringing this event back is in the works at Bergey's Breadbasket -    Bread, Pies, Ice Cream, Milk,Flowers and More will always be part of the menu at the Bergey's farm.

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                                                             East Beach - Norfolk - VA-  Homes for sale

While you tour East Beach  - Norfolk -VA you think you are driving in an old neighborhood with walk-friendly streets, ample front porches and  unique homes.  Not so, East Beach used to be a blighted, crime ridden neighborhood.  It has been redeveloped in to a Luxury neighborhood.  used to be a blighted, crime ridden neighborhood.
The 100 acre waterfront site on a peninsula between Pretty Lake Harbor and the Chesapeake Bay, East Beach is a neighborhood development designed in to a traditional neighborhood.  The development was designed based on a Master plan created by the team of Duany and Plater-Zyber.

East Beach - Norfolk - VA-  Homes for sale and community enjoy so many amenities that are almost to many to mention.
- Bay Front Club with a
        -Pool
        -Fitness center
        -Catering kitchen
        -Beach Access
        -Playgrounds
        -Giant outdoor chess set.
- Within walking distance to restaurants, a variety of shops, fishing access and marinas.
- Drive a golf cart
- 24-hour security patrol
- Location, location, location
        - Centrally located to Navy Bases
        -  10 minutes to Norfolk International Airport
        - 15 to Major Hospitals
- Due to it's planning friendly neighbors abound.
-  WALK TO THE BEACH

East Beach - Norfolk - VA-  Homes for sale will also enjoy future amenities.  There is a town center planned for the community.
In the master plan there will be a sunken croquet court, tennis courts and outdoor stage.



 East Beach - Norfolk - VA-  Homes for sale Start at  $ 295,000 for 576 square feet  up to $2,900,000 for an Ocean front home with 5,177 square feet.

To buy or sell Real Estate in Virginia Beach, or Hampton Roads visit my website. http://www.tererottink.com/  visit my Blog at HamptonRoadsrealEstateVoice 

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Map of homes for sale in Ravenna - Chesapeake - Virginia

Ravenna - Chesapeake - Market Report, Homes for sale information has good news for the neighborhood.  Once again, priced right properties are selling.  Most neighborhoods have a long list of stagnant listings, but in Ravenna we find very few listings that have expired.

The blue line only tells us how long the houses that sold where on the market. 

- Of these listings 11 are New Construction. 

- Of the Sold homes only 1 has been New construction.

- Homes are selling close to asking price, but this doesn't take in to consideration prior price reductions.  It olny takes in to account the asking price at the time of the offer.

A total of 5 houses sold from January to June 2009 as shown by the Ravenna - Chesapeake - Market Report,  Homes for sale information

There are a total of 16 active listings and the average days on the market is 58.

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There are still new homes for sale in Ravenna - Chesapeake -VA.  Ravenna is a newer neighborhood that was built starting in 2003-2004.  As you come in the neighborhood, you find beautiful  manicured brick homes.  About half the houses  have swimming pools.  There are about 250 lots, and there are about 18 lots left for sale.  There are several builders actively building homes for sale in Ravenna - Chesapeake- VA.
Across the street from Ravenna you find Butts Road Intermediate.  Butts Road Primary and Hickory High Schools are the neighborhood schools.  Ravenna - Chesapeake - VA is conveniently located to Mount Pleasant and Centerville Intersection..  Farm Fresh, Bloom, Subway, Hickory Grill, Rudy and Kelly, Navy Federal Credit Union, Anytime Fitness, Bennets Bakery  are some of  the bussines available at the three strip malls located on the intersection.

Pre-owned and new homes for sale in Ravenna - Chesapeake - VA Start at  $ 392,900 up to $ 599,000.
Square footage from 2400 to 4500.

Located on the East side of Chesapeake - Virginia, Ravenna is located within 25 minutes to the Beach, the Norfolk Naval base and the North Carolina border.  The excellent Hickory school system is one of the main reasons to buy a new home for sale in Ravenna - Chesapeake - Virginia.

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Memories of my childhood home - Los Apartamentos _ is the result of Jason's Crouch contest in Activerain.  I grew up in the first planned apartment complex built in Bogota, Colombia.  Even back then "La Carrera 30" was a busy street.  My group of apartment buildings were made with brick exteriors and the neighborhood next door had white walls.
We lived n in the red buildings.  There were three buildings a 15 story "La torre" (The tower) a group of building with 3 or four stories "Los Planos" ( The flat buildings) and the building where I grew up with 8 floors. ( Can't remember if it had a nick name.)  We lived on the top apartment, and as there was a Mezzanine ( The second floor seems that had been intended for.... who knows what)  we really lived on the 9th floor.  I lived there, until I was eleven, and although it was a small place, and I had to share a room with my sister, as of lately I have been homesick for "el apartamento."
I don't know at what point we got a guard in each building, but until then we had to ring the door bell to have some one let us in.  There was a  an area with grass where we spent a lot of our time as children.   My brother and his friends played soccer, and we loved to rolled down a small hill with my best friend's Suzy.  There was an underground parking lot, but I don't remember going in there very much. On top of the under ground was the regular parking lot, and on top of that was a terrace where we also got to play.  On one corner there was one plant. This plant made popcorn.  We would steal the matches to go burn the seeds and they would turn in to good tasting popcorn.  Before, I tell you about a  true stories of life and death in this time of my life, let me tell you about the actual apartment.  
To go up you rode what today would be considered a tiny elevator.  To go down, I loved to jump as many stairs as I could and get to the first floor before my brother.  He is a year older, so I can't think of a time that I beat him.
The apartment front door was made of thick blurry glass.  There was a foyer where my Mom had the telephone table-chair and a beautiful mirror. To the right was the kitchen with a swing door and past this  was the laundry area  (no clothe's washing machine for many years) and then the maid's room.
Going back to the foyer; if you walked straight as you came in the door behind the large mirror was the living room and to the right the dining room.  Off the dining room the balcony.  From the balcony you could see the main avenue, and it was a favorite place to throw things at the passer by's.  Water and dirt were the favorite items.  I can't remember the number of times that we got in trouble because we got caught.  Here is where my Dad would  sit on Saturdays to read.  Going back to the foyer, to the left of the front door  was a hall way. It led to the three bedrooms and two bathrooms right next to each other.  No Master bedrooms there.  The floor was made of a black material; probably vinyl.  My Mom carpeted the entire apartment, so that the neighbors downstairs would stop complaining about us children running and screaming.  Even the bathrooms had carpet.  My mother has always had impeccable taste, so our little apartment was beautiful.

The tower was the corner building  bordering the 30th and 26th streets.  On the street floors of "La Torre" my Mom had a boutique right at the corner where she sold women's clothing.  One day , she heard a commotion, and went to see what was going on.  People were gathering and yelling in front of our building, and everybody was looking up at the top of the building.  Well, it turns out that my 4 or 5 year old sister decided to take a stroll on the window ledge that connected the windows  of our 9th story apartment.   My 3 year old brother and me at around 2 years old were following in tow.  Of course, none of us has a recollection of this, but the story was told for many years, and people knew who we were because we all survived.  ( I believe the baby sitter was  fired ).

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Map of Active Listing in Courthouse Estates - Virginia Beach - Virginia                                                                                                    

The Courthouse Estates - Virginia Beach - Virginia Market Report shows what we have seen in the region.  Houses are selling, as long as they are moderately priced and in great condition.  Above you can see the Active listings in Courthouse Estates as of July 24 of 2009

Blue: Days on the Market       Green: List Price           Red:  Sale Price

Notice that houses have been selling under the asking price, but this doesn't take in to consideration prior price reductions.  It olny takes in to account the asking price at the time of the offer.                                              The Courthouse Estates - Virginia Beach - VA - Market Report doesn't include properties that were sold buy owner.  

A total of 27 houses sold from January to June 2009 as shown by the Courthouse Estates - Virginia Beach - VA - Market Report.

There are a total of 20 active listings and the average days on the market is 76.

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The homes for sale in Courthouse Estates: Virginia Beach, VA are centrally located to South Hampton Roads.  Courthouse Estates is within 20 minute driving distance to the Oceanfront, or to my favorite beach Sandbridge

Located on North Landing Road, it's close proximity to Oceana Naval Air Station, the Virginia Beach Municipal Center, the Chesapeake Municipal Center to name a few localities make the Homes for sale in Courthouse Estates: Virginia Beach, VA fit the description of Location, location, location when considering the purchase of real estate.

The neighborhood started in 1995 on what used to be farm land and homes are still being built today. Courthouse Estates consists of fifteen (15) villages with over 1100 single family homes. Each village is marked by  a lantern lit entrance while the entire neighborhood shares a warm landscaping of hedges and trees.  The main loop makes a nice 2 mile road that is used for walking, jogging and socializing on a daily basis.  Ponds line each village.  The homes for sale in Courthouse Estate: Virginia Beach, VA boast the kind of feeling of neiborhoods of old.

Square footage range from 1200 to 3500 square feet. Except for one house, all homes have a minimum of three bedrooms.  Two car garages and vinyl siding are the norm. The Bergey's Breadbasket is withing a couple of miles where tourists and locals visit for the ice cream, organic fare and history.

If you are looking for a friendly, safe, centrally located neigborhood within the Kellam High School district call me today, and I will be happy to show you the homes for sale in Courthouse Estates: Virginia Beach, VA

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                                           Sandbridge is my favorite beach

We are very lucky to live in an area were we are surrounded by beaches.  I have visited several of them, but by far my favorite is Sandbridge.

Sandbridge  is located in the southern part of Virginia Beach.  Between the Virginia Beach oceanfront and Sandbrige you find two military bases.  US Navy Amphibious Base and Damn Neck Combat Training center. 

There are no hotels in this beach, but like most waterfronts you will find million dollar beach rentals.  There are a couple  stores, and this past beach day I saw  a new small restaurant.  I have been going to Sandbridge for the past 15 years. It used to be a wonderful little beach with average houses, and I remember back then there was a lot for sale on the waterfront for $75,000. 

The water can get pretty rough; there was an occasion when I was holding my then 1 year old baby by the end of the water, when a wave came over and knock me down.  My daughter slipped off my hands. I almost lost my heart in the process too.   We used to go in front of some vacant houses, and there were no lifeguards close by, but after this incident I started sitting as close as I could to the lifeguards.

There are public bathrooms and showers.  You want to carry whatever you will need for the day with you, as there is the convenience store and the restaurant, but not much more.  As any tourist place every thing is overpriced. 

The route to go to Sandbridge is very colorful.  There are beautiful vistas, and a few fruit stands.  There are also a few restaurants and places where you can buy fresh seafood, and live crabs.   I grew up in the mountains, so eating fresh seafood happened very seldom in my life, before we moved to The Tidewater area or Hampton Roads.   One time I stopped to buy a bushel of crabs and asked the store owner what was less painful for the crabs: boiling them in water, or to freeze them.  His answer “ I don’t know, you would have to ask them your self.”  I know it was a dumb question, but he made me laugh with his answer, and the realization of my stupid question. 

Little Island park is at the end of Sandpiper Road.  There is public parking where you pay $5.00 for the day.  Cold showers and bathrooms available.  Pavillions where  you can reserve for special occasions.  The sign mentions False Cape, a gorgeous park that I got to visit last year. ( Next in my series regarding parks)                

                                                                              Photos   Courtesy of "Oak Moon Photography"

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Another school year is finished.  I think about this time of the year and can look back at it the same way that we look at  the end of the year.  For year end we think of the things that we did or didn’t accomplished.  In some parts of Colombia, my home country, People burn a stuffed man as in a metaphor of burning old man last year to welcome the New Year.  

This school year my son finished Elementary School, moved from being a cub scout to a boy scout, he is now taller than me, and now I am the shortest person in my family ( It doesn’t take much as I am pretty short. ) 

This past year my daughter wore make up for the first time, went to her first dance and decided to learn another language ( not Spanish, which she already takes at school but Korean.  She loves all things Korean.)  She has also picked up another instrument and almost got straight A’s.  She is also learning to drive.   I love hearing her practice her violin.   I just finished re-reading Harry Potter, and I couldn’t help but think of Valerie when they describe Hermione and how she always has to do the right thing. 

I have had my worst year financially since I started working, but once I decided to reinvent my business I have relaxed, as I know that things will change and all to soon I will be very busy.  In the mean time, I have decided to enjoy so many blessings that have come my way.  I have wonderful friends, wonderful loving relatives and an awesome husband.  My kids are such good kind kids that try so hard to do what is good and right that I couldn’t be prouder.  I have decided to go on a diet and shed the extra weight that I put on while I was so stressed with real estate. ( I will share my before and after pictures in a few months ) My wish for all you parents out there and those who will be parents one day, and those who have chosen not to be parents is that life is short and it is our choice to concentrate on what our life is missing or what we already have.  It is our choice to be happy or not. 

My father passed away a year ago this month, and the more time passes the more I wish I had visited him more often while he was alive.  I am grateful for him having been a part of my life, and every morning before I put my feet on the floor I give thanks for it all.  Good and bad.

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