Jack Roth

There are many things that we as Real Estate agents can do to help our customers, and hopefully to turn them into long term Clients. One thing that I found very helpful is that I wrote some HTML pages on my website that help customers and clients when they are in Aiken from out of town with their accommodations and dining needs. The screen shot of my website (www.jackrothhomes.com) below from my IPhone shows 10 of the 26 restaurants in Downtown Aiken. If you "click" the phone number on the IPhone it calls the restaurant, if you "click" the website, it goes to the website and you can see the restaurants menus!

The same holds true for the Accommodations tab on my website, you can click the phone number to make reservations or click the website for pricing and room availabilities.

Making strangers feel comfortable is what it is all about in the Real Estate World and any small thing that we can do to help them while they are visiting is appreciated.

44 Equestrian Developments In Aiken, S.C.!

It is hard to believe it but Aiken, SC currently has 44 equestrian developments and more are on the way! Aiken is truly a city with a love for horses without any comparison that I know of, particularly in the South. These neighborhoods range in size from 200 acres to 4000 acres.

The lot sizes vary from 2 acres up to over 20 acres and the prices vary from $8,000 per acre up to $40,000 per acre. Some of the properties have dedicated green space that encompasses riding trails for horses and carriages in the woods, along rivers and creeks and some are even around lakes.

Many of these communities have amenities for show jumping, cross country, dressage and steeplechase.

Six of these developments have regulation size polo fields, three of them have covered arenas large enough for indoor polo and some even have swimming pools, clubhouses, golf courses, community barns, fitness centers and tennis courts.

Three have exercise tracks for horses ranging in lengths from ½ mile up to a full mile complete with starting gates!

So if you love horses and are looking for a great city to live in, Aiken is the place to be!

Two Aikenites Chosen to Represent the USA in Olympics

Heidi White and Phillip Dutton, each with farms in Aiken, SC have been selected to represent the United States in Hong Kong for the 2008 Olympics next month.

Heidi and Northern Spy, known around the barn as "Farley," heard today (July 13, 2008) that they are leaving for England tomorrow. Heidi had this to say about her selection to the Beijing Olympics. "Farley is a phenomenal horse and I am just the luckiest person," she said.

Phillip Dutton, a native Australian and Connaught, The Irish Sport Horse gelding, owned by Bruce Duchossois of Aiken were also chosen to be on the team.