About Clayton's Riverwood Athletic Club

Is Choosing The Right Contractor Important?....You Better Believe It!!

Here's the story! 316 Collinsworth Drive in Clayton, a great four bedroom home in Riverwood Athletic Club was under contract, we had negotiated the price, my seller was happy, the buyer was happy! We negotiated the repairs,seller was happy, buyer was happy.

Called the Buyers agent to make sure there was nothing else we needed to do.....nothing else, just waiting on the bank.

Clear to close Tuesday before Thanksgiving...Yeah! On Monday I get a call from the buyers agent saying the VA wants to make sure the gas logs (which have never been used ) have an Oxygen Depletion Sensor.

I understand even though I have never heard of such a thing, I agree to meet the HVAC person at the house.

Now this guy is getting paid $85 regardless of whether it takes him five seconds (my estimate) or five minutes to find this thing, but I knew we would have to do the dog and pony show, so I went along as he lays down on his belly, switches the torch from side to side, slides around on the floor like a synchronized swimmer, taking logs out with the finesse of a brain surgeon. finally I couldn't stand it.

Did you find it ? I asked

He replies " sure did"

"Great" I say

He replies " It's got a sensor all right.....But it ain't got this valve!"

"What Valve" I reply, "this one and points to a spot on the front" " And what does that do?" I ask

He's not sure but it ain't on there!!

Of course he doesn't have one on his truck and writes the report with "MISSING VALVE"

VA says.... replace missing valve.....now we're not closing on Tuesday.

I call a HVAC Contractor who specializes in gas logs, he comes out, takes a look at it and says "there is no valve for there. He puts a cap on it and says

"You can have the VA call me and I will explain what it does."

One week ( a lifetime in Real Estate) $85.00 from the selling agent $95.00 from the listing agent.

We closed on 316 Collinsworth Dr. in Riverwood Athletic Club.....sigh!!

Riverwood Athletic Club, Clayton, NC Market Update, November 2010.

Riverwood Athletic Club in Clayton, NC is a planned community consisting of multiple housing options ranging from townhomes to executive custom built homes. Riverwood Athletic Club is located in Clayton, Johnston County and is just over the Wake County Line. It is a short commute to Raleigh and has easy access to 540 for travel to the airport. The community has both Riverwood Elementary and Riverwood Middle within walking distance and a full athletic club with indoor and outdoor pools.

Riverwood Athletic Club in Clayton for November 2010 had the following Real Estate transactions

In November 2010 Riverwood Athletic Club Subdivision had the following.

There were 44 Active properties in Riverwood ranging in price from $99,900 to $549,900

There was 1 Sale in Riverwood Athletic Club at $187,000 (my listing)

There are 5 sales Pending in Riverwood price ranging from $119,900 to $329,000

There is one Contingent Sale in Riverwood at $219,900

The Average # of Days on Market for the Active homes in Riverwood was 112

The Average # of Days on Market for the Sold homes was 109

The Average price per Square Foot was $105 for the Active homes.

The Average price per Square Foot for the Sold homes was $94

New Food Lion Opens At Riverwood Athletic Community in Clayton NC.

It's been a while in the making but the new shopping center across from Riverwood Athletic Club is open for business as of today. The Food Lion is the first store to open and today was opening day. As is to be expected the parking lot was full and there were deals to be had. The store is big and shiny and has nice wide aisles. The produce section looked good as did the meat section. The store is bigger than the other ones in the area and has a decent wine section.

The residents of Riverwood Athletic Club must be thrilled to have a supermarket literally within walking distance (there is a sidewalk). So now if you live in Riverwood, you have the fitness center, the pools, the walking trails, Riverwood Elementary School and Riverwood Middle School all within a couple of minutes away.

Riverwood is a planned community with homes ranging from townhomes to single family homes to custom built executive homes. Prices can start from below $100,000 and go up to $500,000. The majority of homes are in the 3-4 bedroom, 2000-2500 square feet range and prices for these are in the $170,000 to $250,000 range.

Riverwood is located in Clayton, North Carolina and is a short ride to Raleigh, (State Capital) Raleigh Durham International Airport, Research Triangle Park is a bit further. There are a lot of activities in and around Clayton for kids and grown ups alike. There are all sorts of soccer, t-ball, baseball teams. Cheer leading, gymnastics and the new Clayton Center has fun stuff like art and pottery classes.