Vintage Township

Whether you're moving across town or across the country, moving is a big job. Planning and organization can make your move easier. Here are a few tips to help get your life and your possessions ready for an exciting new chapter in your life.

Getting Ready for the Move

• Make lists of things to do and things you'll need.
• If you're using a moving company, call early to get quotes and secure a moving date.
• Stop by your local Post Office or go online to www.USPS.com to fill out a change of address. Do this a few weeks prior to your move date.
• If moving out of the area, make sure you have all of your medical and prescription information handy.
• Contact credit card companies, your bank, newspaper/magazines subscriptions and Insurance Providers.
• Keep a list of service and utility companies easily accessible to make shutting off or transferring simpler.

Packing Tips

• If you're packing yourself, have plenty off supplies - boxes, tape, markers, packing paper to wrap breakables, etc. Have more than you think you'll need.
• Designate a color for each room and put a colored sticker on each box and on the door to each room so the movers know where each box belongs
• Pack as much as possible in advance such as off-season clothes, seldom used kitchen supplies, extra towels and sheets.
• Use luggage and duffle bags to pack
• Have extra laundry baskets available. They're easy to pack, you can see what's in them and they're reusable.
• Assign everyone in your family a "personal" storage tote for the items they will need right away in the new home
• Pack your important papers together and carry them with you in the car or on the plane.
• Moving is the perfect time to sort through your belongings and decide which items you don't need or want anymore. Have a garage sale, donate to a charity or give as gifts to your friends.

Moving probably isn't the most fun you've ever had, but if you plan ahead it will go a lot smoother. And visualizing your new home in Vintage Township will certainly keep you motivated to get the job done!

Need to know which utility companies you need to contact in Vintage Township, visit our website or give us a call at 1-806-771-1117...we're here to help!

Welcome to the neighborhood!

The decision to buy or build a new home is a momentous occasion at any stage of an individual's or family's life. Although price, size and floor plan of a home are important considerations, location has historically and continues to be the driving factor.

Location begins with the big picture - state and city AND then narrows to zip code and part of town. Final decisions are often based on lifestyle and/or life stage considerations such as schools, proximity to work or family, amenities and type of community.

Master planned community developments like Vintage Township offers something for families of all sizes, ages and life stages. Vintage Township, a Traditional Neighborhood Development, is located in the one of the fastest growing areas in Lubbock, Texas, with retail, medical, restaurants and entertainment just a few minutes away. As a matter of fact, according to the October 14^, 2008 issue of BusinessWeek, Lubbock, Texas, was cited as one of the top 20 cities to "ride out a recession" because of ".....its resilience in higher education (home to Texas Tech), health care, agriculture and energy sectors."

Vintage Township offers a rich variety of homes both in size and price point to fit any stage of life. Some of the unique amenities at Vintage Township include more than 30 pocket parks, green space, an amphitheatre for weekend movies, two community pools, tennis and athletic club, a community garden and, at the heart of Vintage Township, a wonderful town center. At Vintage Township's town center you'll find shops, restaurants, grocery store, library, a hotel and even an Assisted Living Facility.

Vintage Township is a carefully designed, happening-kind-of-place which offers you, and your family, a whole new way of living unparalleled by any other new homes neighborhood in Lubbock.

Call our Vintage Township Welcome Center today to schedule your visit at 806-771-1117...the cookies are warm and the smiles are friendly!

September 17, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Susie Stell
Vintage Township, Vintage Institute Director
(806)771-1117 office
(806) 438-6614 mobile www.VintageTownship.com

The National Association of Realtors^® Discovers Investment Opportunities in Communities Like Vintage Township

Peter Katz is the Founding Executive Director of the Congress for the New Urbanism and author of The New Urbanism: Toward the Architecture in which he predicted the rise in New Urbanism about 10 years ago.

In the article titled "Investing in New Urban Communities: It's Money in the Bag...If Done Right", The National Association of Realtors^® reports on the value and financial gains on buying homes and investing in New Urban Live/Work Communities like Vintage Township based on Peter Katz's expert advice on the subject.

In the article you will read and learn more about:

• Katz in Habersham - Katz describes his experiences buying a home in a Traditional Neighborhood and selling the lot for 100,000 more than he paid.
  
  
• What to look for in a New Urban Community - Katz offers 3 main points to look for when earning an optimal return in a New Urban Community.
  
• What to buy as a home and as an investment - Katz explains to investors the first decisions to make and the important cautions to take when purchasing property in New Urbanism Developments.
  
  
• Am I too late to buy and still make money? - Katz explains the issue of timing with a home in a New Urbanism Development; price appreciation, inflation and about how long to wait.

Excerpt:

"Investors who don't buy early often kick themselves for missing out on the lowest prices and pass up later opportunities to jump on the escalator."

For a PDF copy of the full article, "Investing in New Urban Communities: It's Money in the Bag...If Done Right", visit the Vintage Township Website www.vintagetownship.com and click on "In the News."

If you have other related articles that you would like to share, we encourage you send them to us at info@vintagetownship.com and have them posted on our website.

In many of Vintage Township's home styles and pre-constructed homes, a porch is a special feature that brings a lot of added value to a home. In this new traditional community in Lubbock, Texas, porches are intended to encourage interaction among families and fellow residents. Most of the community members take full advantage of their porches and love to be outside in the fresh air, and in the company of others.

Most of the things you can do in your home, you can also do outside on your porch. Being experts on porch living, some of Vintage Township's residents have listed their favorite porch activities:

Dinners by Sunset - No matter what you're having for supper, it can be enjoyed just as much outside. With the sun setting around dinnertime, it is a special experience to sit around the porch table with your family and unwind from a long day's work (or school.)

Tip: Bring an insect repellant candle to sit on your table. Not only will it keep your food bug-free, but it will smell yummy, too.

Game Night - In the evening times, many of the porches that are nestled in the front of Vintage Township homes are hushed. But ever so often, you will hear a few families laughing and shouting over a good game of Monopoly. With some candle- or porch-light, the outside atmosphere is not only intimate, but fun and collaborative, too!

Tip: Don't forget your paperweights. With a cool Texas breeze, you could watch your fake money fly right into the pockets of your opponent!

Recreational Reading - As hard working adults, reading is the easiest activity to put off until we have more time. But reading is also one of our favorite hobbies that we often wish we could do more of. Summer and weekends are the perfect times to dedicate to going through your reading wish list. Reading outside on a comfortable chair, couch or hammock can make is so much nicer.

Tip: Make some lemonade to quench your thirst. It's light and refreshing and will make your "porch reading" experience more indulging.

We invite you to come join us at Vintage Township. For information, visit www.vintagetownship.com or call 806-771-1117. If you do take a tour of our available homes in Lubbock Texas, feel free to sit on a porch and enjoy the Texas sunlight. While you're there, look out for neighbors walking and waving. They too, may be joining you one day on your very own Vintage porch.

Getting to know your neighbors at a traditional new homes community entails more than just borrowing eggs or a cup of flour. It could be more than collecting their mail when they are out of town. There are times in our lives which present perfect opportunities to get acquainted with each other, to work together to build a sociable community, and to build trusting relationships with neighbors with whom you feel you can always turn to.  Vintage Township invites you to learn how a traditional neighborhood can add so much more value to your life…schedule a visit with them today at (806) 771-1117!

Town Assemblies – Traditional neighborhoods, like Vintage Township, have neighborhood town assemblies for you to bring yours and your family’s thoughts to the table. Join this committee and relate to your neighbors by voicing your concerns for protecting the architectural and community integrity. By sharing your ideas, you will find yourself bonding with your neighbors and sharing a lot more than just lawn maintenance tips.

School Functions – Helping your children practice their lines for the school play just isn’t the same as having them practice with the neighbor next store. Building school projects together can promote friendship without the help of mom or dad. Neighborhood friends can be lifelong friends and school functions are the best way to spark that friendship.

Holidays – Even a little friendly competition like neighborhood Christmas lights contest can help build neighborhood relationships. Have your neighbors and their children over to construct ginger bread houses. Go trick-or-treating together and double up on parent supervision. Holidays are great ways to share fun and safe times together and more importantly, to share memories.

Forming relationships with neighbors could really bring fulfillment to a person’s life and can generate a sense of belonging in the community. Neighborhoods like Vintage Township, in Lubbock, Texas offer so much opportunity to mingle with the neighbors through neighborhood organizations like The Vintage Institute and parties like the Summer Bash. By attending these events and reaching out to your neighbors, you’ll really start thinking of them as friends and successfully turn your neighborhood into a fun-and life-filled community.

Vintage Township is a new traditional neighborhood where families can truly live, work & play! This community offers homes ranging from 1,100 -5,000+ square feet at prices from as low as the $170s to over 1M!  The Township will have over 36 parks and greens and two main street districts filled with shopping, dining and entertainment venues. For more information, visit our website at http://www.vintagetownship.com or call us today at (806) 771-1117!