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IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME

IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME

Photo: Michael Patch Design a Family Retreat Where All Ages Gather All good things are meant to be shared. If you’re planning the home of your dreams, and those dreams ...
PLAN THE PERFECT DAY TRIP

PLAN THE PERFECT DAY TRIP

Lynchburg & Roanoke: So Much to Do in Our Own Backyard It’s no secret that beautiful Smith Mountain Lake, nestled in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, is the ultimate place to ...
SO YOU WANT TO BE A SHORT-TERM RENTAL OWNER?

SO YOU WANT TO BE A SHORT-TERM RENTAL OWNER?

Photo Courtesy of Lake Retreat Properties Before You Take the Leap, Consider Finances, Regulations and Boundaries When Holley Scheffel and her husband, Steve, bought their lakefront home in Huddleston in ...
COZY 1970s HOME REVITALIZED

COZY 1970s HOME REVITALIZED

Photos by Michael Patch The house a Realtor couldn’t bear to sell … so she bought it! For more than 20 years, Teresa Grant has been a real estate agent ...
THE WOW FACTOR

THE WOW FACTOR

Photography by Michael Patch  Water’s Edge Home Has Stunning Lake & Mountain Views The Link home, situated in a park-like setting of The Water’s Edge community in Penhook at Smith ...
RETURNING TO THE LAKE

RETURNING TO THE LAKE

Photography by Michael Patch  Envisioning a Craftsman-Style Dream Home A lot of planning, advice from design experts and assembling a strong construction team: those are the requirements for successfully building a ...
A BRIGHTER FUTURE

A BRIGHTER FUTURE

Photography by Michael Patch Remodel & Cottage Addition Bring a Family Together Zoey and Dan Shorts moved from Los Angeles to Smith Mountain Lake in 2018 to be closer to ...
The 17th Time’s the Charm!

The 17th Time’s the Charm!

Photography by Jared Hall COUPLE CREATES PERFECT RETIREMENT SPOT ON SML Bryan and Debra Stockdale are experienced at choosing houses. They first met as 12-year-olds living near Cleveland, Ohio, were ...