Jerri McCombs

Meet Michael and Marina Champion. They purchased a home in Hendrsonville, NC in 2007. They came here from New Jersey with their black lab Bart, where they lived together for seven years. Although Michael is originally from New Jersey, Marina came all the way from Russia. She was a professional Ballerina and traveled all over the world dancing.

After moving to Hendersonville, they purchased Rose Petals Floral Creations, a great florist shop in Asheville. They are located at 1025 Brevard Road, across from the Biltmore Square Mall, and they have a great shop with gifts and beautiful floral designs. See their website here.

Stop by their business if you are in that area and see what they have to offer. And don't forget to ask Marina about her travels all over the world.

This years 32nd Black Mountain Sourwood Festival will be held on Ausust 8-9, 2009. Saturday the streets will be open from 9-9 and Sunday from 9-5. You will find ovr 200 vendors with Food, Crafts and Music. This is a non-alchoholic venue, and is very Family Friendly. Don't miss out on the fun.

I just previewed the most gorgeous home I have seen in a long time. Listed at $500,000 it beats out any million dollar home I have seen in a long time. It is all on one floor, making it ideal for mid to upper aged persons. Yet it has a large basement that could be finished easily to accomadate more living space.

When I first arrived, I wasn't expecting what I found inside. The front would never tell the story. Take a look.

First off, I have to say that this is not even my listing. I am a buyers agent here in Hendersonville. But when I entered this home I had to ask myself, why isn't every buyer jumping at this home. It is gorgeous, and the price is a steal.

I think that with so many homes on the market today, it is hard to find those that stand out. The market is full of the typical cookie cutter homes thrown together. It is a rare find to locate a home that was put together with love of the craft, and care. This home sits amoung some very nice homes, don't get me wrong. But the attention to detail is lacking in most new homes.I hope that this builder continues in his quest for top craftsmanship in our little community.

Anyone who wants to see this beauty, please call me ASAP! I would love to see it again. I would love to put you in it!

We have a lot going on here. For a complete calendar

follow this ling for the latest on activities and entertainment:

http://www.hendersonville.com/

If you are not here right now, you are missing the best time of the year.

The dogwoods and azaleas are in full bloom!

I have written about this before but I wanted to make sure everyone knows about this so here it is again.

If you buy a home betwen January 1 and November 30, 2009 you can get up to $8000 back from Uncle Sam. The government with give you 10% of the purchas price, up to $8000. Already filed your taxes for the year? With your HUD statement in hand return to the tax preperation person you used and they can file an ammended return, to get the money back right away.

What qualifies you for this money?

*This is for first time home owners. The definition they are using is anyone not owning a home in the last three years.

*You must own the home for three years. If you sell before the three years you will have to pay back some or all of the money.

*This is for primary residences only, you can not use it to buy investment properties, or a second home.

For more information on this credit go to the following link:

http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/13/real_estate/homebuyer_tax_credit_finalized/index.htm

Happy Home hunting!