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Soleil Laurel Canyon Gets Involved With Local Preschool
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Preschoolers at the Ralph Bunche Center in Cherokee County will soon have a new unit to shelter their toys from the elements.
The Soleil Tennis Club held its inaugural charity tennis tournament to benefit the school, which is less than three miles from the active adult community.
“We came up with the idea for the charity tennis tournament first, then began looking for an organization to benefit,” said Dan Byrne, co-chair of the charity event. “We met with several very worthy organizations, but after the committee spoke with the Ralph Bunche School, we just knew that was the one.” Read More→
Soleil Laurel Canyon Welcomes New Home Consultant Beth Jones
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Soleil Laurel Canyon is pleased to welcome Beth Jones to the community as a new home consultant, where she will work with potential home buyers in the Canton 55-plus age restricted community.
A seasoned real estate professional, Beth brings 29 years of real estate experience to Soleil and has worked across the state of Georgia. Her previous real estate experience includes selling new homes for Patrick Malloy Communities as well as selling land with Morris and Raper Realtors and Caliber Companies. Most recently, she was a sales agent at Woodstock Downtown Condos. Read More→
Are Real Estate Investments Good for Your Retirement Portfolio?
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Houses are going for such good prices these days, and interest rates are so low. Maybe it’s time to invest in residential real estate to provide extra money during your retirement years
Before you invest, it’s important to determine a reasonable estimate of the property’s income potential. For property that is already being leased, it’s easy enough to request documents that will show how much the property earns, how much it costs to maintain, and whether or not it has a history of being occupied consistently.
For new homes, you may have to dig a little deeper to determine supply and demand of rental housing in the area, as well as the going lease rate for homes of similar size, location and amenities. A licensed real estate agent who Read More→
Soleil Laurel Canyon Veteran’s Club Fundraiser Success
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Residents of Soleil Laurel Canyon and their family members gathered in the Soleil clubhouse on Saturday, May 15 for a Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser in the name of a good cause. The fundraiser, held by Soleil Laurel Canyon’s Veteran’s Club, raised $2,200 that will help support active military, Veterans and their families throughout Cherokee County and Northwest Georgia areas.
Mementos such as military uniforms and pictures from previous eras of Veterans lined the halls of the clubhouse while Cherokee High School’s Air Force Junior ROTC color guard and drill team performed the Presentation of Colors, Pledge of Allegiance and national anthem. George Bernard, president of Soleil Laurel Canyon’s Veteran’s Club, deemed the event as “outstanding” and praised the outcome as a huge success.
Meet Lois Farmer
Posted by: | Comments“At each step in the design and building of my home, the Boone Homes team made it clear to me that what was being built would be my home,” Lois says, “one that’s customized to my new lifestyle.”
A life well-lived is a life fully lived, on your own terms, with as few concessions as possible.
That philosophy has served Lois Farmer well at every stage of her life. And it’s a philosophy that stood her in good stead following her husband’s death, as she moved from the farm where she lived for decades to a new home in Roanoke’s Coach Homes Of Southwood community.
This was hardly her first new home – she and her husband had built two. But this was the first time she’d approached homebuilding and design without her husband’s support. Add to that some special needs and requirements imposed by her health, and it would have been all too easy for Lois Farmer to abandon her independence.
But that’s not Lois Farmer’s style, and never has been – she was determined that her new home be a step forward, not a retreat. Read More→