Wednesday, November 12, 2008

2nd Day, Roanoke to





I'm including some photos that belong to yesterday's blog. 
 dinner last night was awesome:  chateaubriand, followed by a great desserts
 (bad on us).  

Elegant breakfast overlooking the mountains, then on to the helicopter tour.

Great ride, great views, lots of fun for about an hour.  This was followed by a pickup by Vince, our guide.  It turns out that he worked for Baxter/American Hospital for about 20 years.  We had a very full day seeing a lot of different properties.  there are some truly spectacular lots that have unbelievable views.  Some of them sit on top of, or at the top edge of these ridges.  You can see from 180 to 360 degrees for many, many miles.  Big enough for multiple dwellings.

The big problems are that this place is not 70 degrees in December through March.  It averages in the 50's we're told.  Also, it's not on the ocean.  We're looking at lakeside properties tomorrow to see if there's any hope for wind surfing, but it doesn't sound very likely.  one possibility for investment came up today that Gary and Lori did in Colorado.  they are about to build 3 model homes that they would sell and then lease back so that the first one to two years would be cash positive.  at the end, you could sell, or put in the rental pool.  we'll see what they have to offer tomorrow.

bottom line, these are beautiful properties that are truly stunning.  the place is a very first class operation, of a size that i've never seen.  it will not have the density of something like hilton head or amelia island, but also will not have the ocean, and will be colder.  

who knows?  more manana.  tonight we go into Greensville to have dinner, about 15 minutes away. 

No comments: