About Hamilton County, OH

Sycamore Township (45236) Patio Homes: Pinehurst Lane

Looking for a detached home condo or landominium community? Then Sycamore Township's Pinehurst Lane might be just what you're looking for! Composed of ONLY 18 single and two story brick homes, Pinehurst Lane is conveniently located between Olde Montgomery and Kenwood with a private street branching off the west side of Montgomery Road. Look for the yellow pushpin on the map below.

Pinehurst Lane homes are 1660 to almost 3000 square feet and full basements are common, with most basements finished living space. The community is well established with the last homes built in 1998. The last three sales have ranged from $380,000 to $455,000. Two of the three sales were CASH.

For more information on what a patio or lifestyle home is, please visit our post that explains PATIO and LIFESTYLE HOMES.

For the latest information on lifestyle homes that are available for sale in Pinehurst Lane, please contact us and we'll be happy to provide you up to date MLS information! Based on the small size of the community, homes for sale in this community aren't common. On 3/10/12 there was one Pinehurst Lane home for sale with an asking price of $434,000 (3 bedrooms, 3 full baths, 2829 square feet per county record).

Below is key information for Pinehurst Lane lifestyle home community.

Any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us!

Serving Cincinnati's patio home niche,

Liz and Bill aka BLiz

Madeira Ohio 45243 Lifestyle Homes: Bradford Place

The closer you get to downtown Cincinnati, the less likely you are to find Lifestyle Homes. You'll find condos, but a detached patio/lifestyle/garden/villa home? Just scarce! So that's just part of what makes the Bradford Place development in Madeira so special! The location is primo, with two nearby interchanges to I-71 (Kenwood Rd and Montgomery Rd), Kenwood Towne Center, Trader Joe's and a host of restaurants and amenities.

Bradford Place is a Riverstone Development Group community and includes not just stand-alone lifestyle homes, but also cottages and townhomes. It's pretty exclusive, with only 25 homes being built on a U shaped street just off of Euclid Avenue. Only 6 of the 25 homes are detached style homes. You're NOT talking Plain Jane living with these homes, with luxury touches: hardwood floors, granite counters, tile baths and the like are standard. Floorplans vary and there's an option of finishing basement space to expand the homes.

Bradford Place Townhomes are averaging about 2700 square feet and with optional finishing as large as 4400 square feet. Prices for the townhomes are typically in the $600ks.

Bradford Place Lifestyle Homes are around 2000 square feet base plan with option to expand to 3000 square feet. Prices for the lifestyle homes are typically in the mid to high $400ks. Some are detached, others are adjoining.

The two Cottage homes are complete and sold.

Bradford Place new construction is available so it's not too late to make your choices, but at the rate the community is progressing don't expect this to remain an option for long.

Other perks for living in Bradford Place? A tax abatement for the first 15 years with a 50% reduction of valuation. That will put a few thousand a year back in your pocket.

Another Bradford Place perk is besides the usual lawn care that patio home HOAs cover (currently $292/month for Bradford Place), Bradford Place will also cover the fiber cement siding, roof, gutters, sidewalks, driveways, community fencing, street signs, street lamps, and entry lighting. You're living maintenance free on the exterior of the home.

Like typical area builders, you won't get a discount or special treatment by negotiating without a REALTOR® dedicated solely to you. If you're interested in pursuing the purchase of a Bradford Place lifestyle home, we'd like the opportunity to work with you and protecting YOUR best interests and NOT the builder's best interests.

For more pictures of Bradford Place home interiors and exteriors, along with floorplans, you can visit www.YourBradfordPlace.com. For the latest on what is offered in MLS, just let us know and we can quickly send you the link. For the Bradford Place map location, look for the red balloon with the black dot located on Madeira.

If you have further questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at 513-520-5305 or email Liz@LizSpear.com.

Serving the Cincinnati area Lifestyle Home niche,
Liz and Bill aka BLiz

Model Railroad Show in Cincinnati March 10-11 2012

Whether you just want to bring back some childhood memories, introduce your kids to the hobby or you're already a hardcore model railroad hobbyist, you're going to want to make the World's Greatest Hobby Train Show this weekend! With 100,000 square feet of exhibit space at Cincinnati's Duke Energy Center (525 Elm St), you're not going to have a shortage of trains to enjoy!

200 booths and all the major model train manufacturers will be there! 50,000 square feet of operating model railroads! Over 100 trains for kids to play with! Even some set-ups for the "big kids" to run too! Mix in demonstrations, seminars and new products displays and what more could you ask for? Well how about a FREE Thomas the Train operating track for the kids to ride? (check the video below).

Open Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., admission is $10 for adults (CASH only!!!) and FREE for kids! And that ticket is good for BOTH days! Visit the World's Greatest Hobby on Tour website for more details on this event!



We hope you have a great time!

Serving Warren County's residential real estate needs,
Liz and Bill aka BLiz

P.S. Thinking about buying or selling a Warren County home and need someone to "conduct" your journey? Just give The Liz Spear Team of RE/MAX Elite a call!

Lake Isabella Open for 2012 Season!

You like the peace and quiet of wetting a hook in the water? The early spring warmth got you itching to cast? Then you'll be happy to know Symmes Township's Lake Isabella is now open for fishing from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily through May 3rd. After that, summer hours start.

Add 750 pounds of rainbow trout to the lake and you've got some potential tug of war with the occupants of this 28 acre lake! And don't worry, they won't run out of fish since they restock weekly March-October!

Fishing tickets cost $10 for adults and $1 for kids 6-13 and $2.50 for seniors and Golden Buckeye cardholders. You'll need a Hamilton County Park motor vehicle permit too, $10 annual or $3/daily. You DON'T need an Ohio Fishing License for Lake Isabella.

So what does Lake Isabella have to offer? A fishing pier, full service boathouse, picnic areas, playground and even access to the Little Miami River. And boats are available to rent and boats with electric trolling motors are okay. They also have a reservable room and lodge along with a picnic shelter available for group outings.

Where is Lake Isabella? 10174 Loveland-Madeira Rd, just off of I-275 (Loveland-Indian Hill exit)

So for more information, visit Hamilton County Park Lake Isabella website or GreatParks.org for all Hamilton County Park information. You can also call 513-521-7275.

Good luck!

Serving Warren County's residential real estate needs,
Liz and Bill aka BLiz

P.S. Want to buy or sell a Warren County home and not worry about someone trying to hook you? Just give The Liz Spear Team of RE/MAX Elite a call! We know the right lure to sell you're home and which waters hold the best homes for the buyers!

Would you like to be an "INVISIBLE" home buyer?

How do most home buyers look for properties in today's market?

Let's look at the 3 most common ways:

1. looking on the Internet
2. picking up a real estate magazine
3. driving by properties in the neighborhoods of their choice

With Internet access, it's very easy for home buyers to stay invisible when looking online for properties. Most web sites don't require them to register by filling out their name, phone number, address, etc.

Real estate magazines are getting harder to find in public places and when you do find one, there's not a table of contents to search the areas you want to view. Each page or two has listings scattered all over and you can't search by area or price range, because there's too many of them and all of the agent photos are irritating. It's very frustrating!

Driving through neighborhoods that you like is still a common occurence and you can find out more information about the home by calling the company or listing agent's phone number. Sometimes there will be a brochure box that provides you with additional details. Then some listings have a hotline recording that you can call and listen to the property's details. The problem with doing this is many times when you call the number on the sign, the company has caller-ID on the phone number and when you dial the number, your cell phone number will be displayed and the company has an opportunity to call you back. Well, do you want to be bothered? Most people don't.

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