Visit Virginia has put together easy, quick and inexpensive fall getaways throughout the Commonwealth. This video is courtesy of Virginia.org, the official tourism site for the state of Virginia.
This past week, Virginia Beach City Council unanimously voted to approve residents and business owners installing windmills to generate electricity.
Homeowners may only install a windmill if they own at least 1/3 of an acre of land. In most zoning districts, one free standing windmill up to 35 feet high or a roof mounted turbine is permitted.
It is important to note that many Virginia Beach neighborhoods are part of a homeowner's association and approval must be obtained from the association prior to installing any type of windmill.
In business and industrial areas, there is not a height restriction on the wind turbines.
According to Virginiaplaces.org, Virginia Beach is considered a good-to-excellent wind resource. For more information on wind energy resources, visit the American Wind Energy Association's website.
Sorry it's grainy...I shot it with my iPhone while taking a stroll on the beach last night. We are in Carolla for a wedding and it is so quiet and peaceful now that the majority of tourists have left. If you are not familiar with Carolla, it is located in the northern part of the Outer Banks, the barrier islands of North Carolina. Our friends rented 2 huge beach houses and everyone is staying here together. It's been a fabulous time and I'm sure watching our good friends, John and Malesa get married tonight on the beach will be a beautiful, magical moment!
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Whether you are buying or selling a home in Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake or beyond, our goal is to provide you with the resources and tools you need to make a smart and stress free transaction.
Virginia Beach, Virginia - what a wonderful place to live! Mild winters, breezy summers and much more to do than just go to the beach! Virginia Beach is actually part of South Hampton Roads Virginia - which consists of the cities of Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Portsmouth and Norfolk. These cities are all unique and filled with a wealth of exciting things to do and see. Once known as mostly a Navy town, the Hampton Roads area has reinvented itself as a destination for many walks of life outside of the military. With large and small corporate headquarters, a nationally recognized health care system, excellent schools and southern hospitality, Hampton Roads is a wonderful place to live!
For more information on our terrific area of Virginia, please visit my community information page at: http://www.tinamerritt.com
My area of "expertise" is selling homes that are difficult to sell. Sometimes, all it takes is a price adjustment, furniture placement or a coat of paint. Other times, it takes a whole new marketing strategy, extensive networking or market repositioning to get a property sold.
My goal with buyers is to build their wealth and real estate portfolio, not to ensure their couch fits perfectly in their living room. I look at a house as a small business which is there to provide an immediate need, (shelter) but also to provide long term (or short term) income.
Now, the "REAL" Tina:
I am a wife and mother, first and foremost. My family is my life, my pride and my true love. After having the experience of living in a 3rd world country for a few months, I am grateful everytime I turn on the faucet to have clear, safe, drinkable water and go to sleep in my clean, comfortable bed.
As a graduate of Virginia Tech, I am a Hokie. My college experience played an important role in molding me into the person I am today. Blacksburg and Virginia Tech will always be near and dear to me and I support my alma mater as a season ticket holder and member of the Hokie Club and Alumni Association.
Real estate is a business transaction and while my clients can sometimes get very emotional, my goal is to keep their business interests as my priority. I want my clients to make smart and wise financial real estate decisions that will assist them in achieving their financial goals. Whether or not their couch will fit in the living room is not my priority; whether or not the property they are investing in will help put their child through college is.
"There aren't enough positive attributes to describe Tina. Time and again, she has held our hands through tough real estate transactions, making a normally stressful situation virtually stress-free. I cannot recommend her highly enough or often enough. We are so lucky to have met Tina and are better and more informed real estate purchasers and sellers because of it. If you are looking for a realtor, look no further. Tina and her team are the best." October 1, 2007 by Patrick Veverka
To learn more about Tina in Virginia and real estate in the Hampton Roads area, visit her site.
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