Pottery Anyone? I'm not a big pottery guy, but I found these broken pottery pieces in our backyard in Smithfield, Virginia. They were found down the bank of our lot in the edge of a wooded area in a hole we had dug randomly. (A photo of where they were found is below)
Smithfield was established in 1750 and incorporated as a Colonial seaport town. Our county, Isle of Wight was settled by English settlers in the early 1600's. Our neighborhood, Gatling Pointe, is located where the Pagan and James Rivers meet. Indians inhabited our property during the period of time when the Jamestown settlers traded with the Indians on the southern shore of the James River, and what is now Isle of Wight County.
The pottery triangular piece is totally different and has a polished finish with some kind of Indian caricatures painted on it. The other pieces appear to come from the same bowl.
Our lot is on the marsh and we're on a waterfront cul-de-sac, which borders Moone Creek (named after Captain John Moone). I'd say the hole is at about the 10' above sea level mark and our home built is at the 19' above sea level mark. Our company, East West Partners of Virginia developed the company in 1988, and the property was a farm owned by the Edwin Gatling family.
Records indicate that there was a brick factory on the property, called the "Newport News Brickworks" which made bricks for the early Colonial homes. A sawmill was also on the property over 150 years ago. The land was also once owned by Mallory Todd, a Colonial sea merchant, who built a home in downtown Smithfield in 1753. Find out more about the history of the Gatling Pointe property.
Our home was built in 1996 and it's located on the marsh, near Moone Creek that surrounds the western past of Gatling Pointe.
The aerial photo above is of the Gatling Pointe Yacht Club marina and clubhouse. It is located at the mouth of the Pagan River and is bordered by Moone Creek.
For Information about East West Partners’ communities, visit www.eastwestcommunities.com. Discover the best in lifestyle communities at Founders Pointe, Eagle Harbor, Liberty Ridge, and The Riverfront at Harbour View. East West Realty Sales Centers are open 7 days a week on-site. Equal Housing Opportunity
Mid-Atlantic Home & Garden Show brings home inspiration just in time for spring
The New Home Expo and Mid-Atlantic Home & Garden Show by the Tidewater Builders Association opened yesterday at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. Thousands of people will get a great look at innovative ideas for their homes and their backyards when they walk through the exhibit hall.
Seminars will be going on all weekend, and builders, contractors, and various designers are on hand to help you with any home improvement project or new home plans that you may have. I saw alot of cool backyard kitchens and fire pits yesterday that would look great at my home.
Nora Firestone, pictured above, gave an interesting and creative DIY Kitchen presentation at the Sherwin-Williams booth. (She'll be there again today at 6pm Sat., and 2pm Sun.) I also got a free 5-gallon bucket from Sherwin-Williams, which I can fill with merchandise in-store Mar. 13-15 and receive 35% off whatever fits!
The stone paver backyard kitchen displays were very cool. Great food was also served along with creative ideas for the kichen. You can also find information about new homes and planned communities in the Hampton Roads area like the East West Communities booth- The Riverfront at Harbour View, Founders Pointe, Graystone at Eagle Harbor, and Liberty Ridge in Williamsburg, Viriginia.
To see more photos from the Home & Garden Show, visit our photo album on our East West Realty Facebook page.
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| Find inspiration for the inside and outside of your home at Tidewater Builders Association’s 27th annual Mid-Atlantic Home & Garden Show at the Virginia Beach Convention Center March 9-11, 2012. This show, part of the National Home and Garden Show Series will feature nearly 500 exhibits of products and services for the inside and outside of the home from flooring to roofing and everything in between. |
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Admission cost $10 for adults and is free for children age 12 and under. Two-day passes are $17 each and three-day passes are $23. Active-duty and retired military and senior citizens will receive a $2 discount. Parking is free. Show highlights include:
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For Information about East West Partners’ communities, visit www.eastwestcommunities.com. Discover the best in lifestyle communities at Founders Pointe, Eagle Harbor, Liberty Ridge, and The Riverfront at Harbour View. East West Realty Sales Centers are open 7 days a week on-site. Equal Housing Opportunity
What are Testimonials? Do you feature them on your website and in your Sales Model?
Testimonials are persuasive opinions from others that can help you sell your product or a portion of it. East West Communities, which currently has four new home communities in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, relies on it's community sales representatives and Activities Directors to help provide testimonials from residents and property owners.
How should they be used?
Why are they effective? Because they are real and from an unbiased, objective point of view. Consumers are more likely to relate and believe it when they hear it from people in a similar situation.
When should they not be used? When they're not true! Seriously, there may be some buyer personality types that prefer to hear just the facts without any emotional appeal.
Where do you get Testimonials? From your residents, past buyers, and from customers who share the reasons why they love your product/community.
Know your community's main selling points. Conversationally, you can point out what's special about your community and your Featured Models. Real life examples told in a short story format can also be more memorable to a prospective customer.
Display your Testimonials in the Sales Model or Information Center using scrapbooks, newsletters, or on bulletin board displays. Of course, adding them to your website and blogs is another way to promote your features and benefits of your new homes and neighborhood.
Your ‘tag line’ says it all – “Live close to what matters most.” This can mean something different to everyone but to us Founder’s is desirable because of the serenity it provides. When we drive into this planned community we feel like we have arrived at a resort destination. The trees, breezes off the James and overall tranquility contribute to this vacation-like feeling. Overall, this will be the friendly, family-oriented development that we have been looking for. ~ Jeannie Landis
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The Tanner Family moved to the Riverfront for the strong community feeling and the activities offered here. "The reason we moved to the Riverfront was for the sense of community, we also appreciate the on going activities at The Riverfront Residents' Club & pool, there's something for all ages. We love it here!" ~ David, Beth, Kelly and Marlyn Tanner
| Testimonials can also be in a video clip. Kristin and Mike Meyers discuss why they love living in The Riverfront. Click Here to watch.
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For Information about East West Partners’ communities, visit www.eastwestcommunities.com. Discover the best in lifestyle communities at Founders Pointe, Eagle Harbor, Liberty Ridge, and The Riverfront at Harbour View. East West Realty Sales Centers are open 7 days a week on-site. Equal Housing Opportunity
Don't miss this big event tomorrow, Friday, March 9th!
HRRA"s New Home Expo is being held in conjunction with TBA's Mid-Atlantic Home & Garden Show, and REALTORS® get in free on Friday, March 9 - if you bring your business card! Complete your Eazy Pass and you'll be eligible for cash door prizes!
There will also be Free Seminars in Expo all weekend including: Outsmart the Current Credit Crisis with Douglas Muir, CEO of Credit Justice Services; Careers in Real Estate; Energy Tips and Tricks from an Energy Professional; Evernote© for your iPad and iPhone; and Keynote© for the iPad and iPhone.
Learn more about this fantastic event here.
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For Information about East West Partners’ communities, visit www.eastwestcommunities.com. Discover the best in lifestyle communities at Founders Pointe, Eagle Harbor, Liberty Ridge, and The Riverfront at Harbour View. East West Realty Sales Centers are open 7 days a week on-site. Equal Housing Opportunity
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For Information about East West Partners’ communities, visit www.eastwestcommunities.com. Discover the best in lifestyle communities at Founders Pointe, Eagle Harbor, Liberty Ridge, and The Riverfront at Harbour View. East West Realty Sales Centers are open 7 days a week on-site. Equal Housing Opportunity
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Our company's mission is to develop quality, lifestyle communities that offer distinctive architectural home styles, resort style amenities, specializing in the Hampton Roads area (Tidewater) of VA.
Instrumental in the development and sales success of Gatling Pointe, The Riverfront, Eagle Harbor, Liberty Ridge, and Founders Pointe - premier planned communities by East West Partners of Virginia. Currently overseeing the sales operation for the Hampton Roads division of East West Communities and work closely with our preferred custom builders at each community.
Actively involved in the sales and marketing for single family custom homes in The Riverfront at Harbour View, an award winning, waterfront community in Northern Suffolk; for Founders Pointe, an award winning waterfront community in Isle of Wight County; and in Eagle Harbor, a highly successsful master planned community in Isle of Wight County, near Smithfield. Liberty Ridge is the newest East West community in Williamsburg and offers 3 to 9 acre homesites and custom homes.
Our waterfront communities offer quality, custom homes, reputable custom homebuilders, and superior lifestyle amenities. Luxury homes in The Riverfront at Harbour View range from the $500's to over $2 million. Custom homes in Founders Pointe range in price from the $400's to over $1 million, and in Eagle Harbor $300's to over $700,000. Liberty Ridge in Williamsburg offers custom homes on lots over 3 acres with homes starting in the $600's. If you're looking for new homes in the Hampton Roads area (Southeastern part of Virginia or the Tidewater area), visit one of our quality neighborhoods or check us out at www.eastwestcommunities.com.
COMMUNITY AWARDS-
FOUNDERS POINTE - www.founderspointe.com a waterfront community with 319 homesites in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. Neighborhood cul-de-sacs overlook Batten Bay, The James River, and the Hampton Roads. Some of the awards include "Best Community" in '05, '07 by the SMC of the Peninsula Home Builders Association.Founders Pointe also received numerous other awards in recent years including"Best Marketing Campaign" for a Community in '05, '06, '07, Best Sales Office, "Best Entry Monument, Advertisement of the Year,"Best Community Signage, and also Best Website. Visit www.eastwestcommunities.com for a detailed listing of marketing awards. Involved in the Spring 2010 Homearama model home show where over 35,000 visited in a 16 day period.
Other awards received in recent years include Advertisement of the Year, Best Marketing Brochure, Best Signage, Best Website Design, Best Sales Office, Best Special Promotion, Best Marketing Campaign, and the Conservation and Preservation Award given by the Tidewater Builders Association. East West also received a Silver Award for Best Marketing Campaign by the National Sales & Marketing Council. Visit www.eastwestcommunities.com for a detailed listing of the awards and the years won.
EAGLE HARBOR - www.eagleharborva.com Located in the Carrollton area of Isle of Wight County and just ten minutes to the Peninsula and near the town of Smithfield, Virginia. Awarded "Best Community" in 2003, 2005, and in 2007 (for neighborhoods over 300 homes) by the Peninsula Home Builders Association. Also received Best Sales Office, Best Marketing Campaign, Best Website Design, Best Signage/Entry Monument, and Advertisement of the Year.
GATLING POINTE - www.gatlingpointe.com Located where the James and Pagan Rivers meet in Smithfield, Virginia. Over 500 single family homes are built in both Gatling Pointe and Gatling Pointe South. Named the "Community of the Year" in '88, '89, '94 by the Peninsula Housing & Builders Association.
Waterfront communities that East West has developed in the Hampton Roads area - Gatling Pointe in Smithfield, Founders Pointe in Isle of Wight County, and The Riverfront at Harbour View in Suffolk, Virginia. The Gatling Pointe Yacht Club (pictured below) features a 68 slip deep water marina, a full service restaurant, riverfront pool, volleyball and tennis courts, playground, and fishing pier. Summer camps include a junior sailing club and numerous other special family activities for the water.
Professional Memberships
Served on the HRRA Board of Directors 2000-2001, 2004-2005, and 2006-2008. Served as a member of the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors for Smithfield/Isle of Wight County 2004-2006. Served on the HRRA's New Home Council 2000-2001, New Home Planning Group in 2000 for HRRA. Currently serves as co-chairman of the New Homes Coucil for the Hampton Roads REALTORS® Association.
Currently serving on the Founders Pointe Community Association Board of Directors. Also currently serving on the Architectural Review Boards for The Riverfront, Founders Pointe, Eagle Harbor, and Liberty Ridge communities. Also current member of the Gatling Pointe Architectural Review Board. Gatling Pointe South Community Association Board 1999, Gatling Pointe Beautification Committee in 1997 and 1998. Gatling Pointe Yacht Club Governing Board since 1997.
Member of the Real Estate Information Network, Peninsula Housing and Builders Association, Tidewater Builders Association, Sales and Marketing Council for the PHBA, Virginia Peninsula Association of REALTORS®, Hampton Roads REALTORS® Association, Willamsburg Association of REALTORS®, and National Association of Home Builders
EDUCATION
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Received 18 consecutive year Platinum Awards from the Virginia Peninsula Association of REALTORS®. Have also received 20 consecutive Sales & Marketing awards for Outstanding New Home Sales (SMC of the PHBA).
Received the New Home Salesperson of the Year Award for the Hampton Roads Association of REALTORS® in 1999.
Named as one of the Top Ten Top Agents in Hampton Roads by the Virginia Business Observer publication in 2000.
Recognized as the #1 top producing agent in the Hampton Roads Association of REALTORS® in 1997 and 2002 - also the #1 top producing agent in the Portsmouth/Chesapeake Association of Realtors in 1989 and 1990. Awarded the #2 top selling agent in the Hampton Roads REALTORS® Association in 1996, 1998, 2000, and 2001.
Recognized as the #1 new home agent for the Virginia Peninsula Association of REALTORS® (for sales success) in 1997, 1999, & 2000.
Received Longevity Award from the HRRA for receiving a Circle of Excellence Award for 20 years Has also received the same award from the Peninsula Association of REALTORS®
Golden Achievement award from East West Partners for extraordinary success. Instrumental in Gatling Pointe South's community awards and recognition in Southern Living® magazine
Civic Responsibilities-Youth basketball coach Isle Of Wight Parks and Recreation in 2000-2010. Baseball coach in Smithfield Parks & Recreation 1995-2009. Nansemond Suffolk Pop Warner football coach 2004-2007. Nansemond Suffolk Academy Assistant JV football coach 2009. Assistant coach for AAU basketball TEAM Evolve 15yr old, Soccer coach in Isle of Wight Parks and Recreation 1995-2003
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