About Chesapeake's Deep Creek

One thing I love about Chesapeake, Virginia is the possibility to live in subdivision with a real neighborhood feel but live on a three acre parcel of land. One of the nicer 3-acre neighborhoods are Shillelagh Farms and neighboring Foxwood North in Southern Chesapeake. Shillelagh Farms and Foxwood North have it all: An active homeowners' group that has frequent social events, wide streets with very little traffic where children can ride their bikes and enjoy the great outdoors, access to a Hunt Club, mature shade trees, and huge parcels of land. Shillelagh Farms and Foxwood North are zoned for the sought-after Grassfield school district and is conveniently located just six minutes' drive to the nearest shopping center. Enjoy the stars at night from your own little piece of heaven. The area is zoned for horses, although most of the neighbors do not exericise this option.

Homes do not come on the market very often in Shillelagh Farms or Foxwood North. However, the following homes are currently on the market within Shillelagh Farms/Foxwood North:

Street Address Square Feet #BR #BA List Price
1901 Hallmark Way 2700 4 2/2 $514,500
1913 Foxwood Drive 3636 4 3.5 $540,000
1850 Shillelagh Road 3000 4 3 $349,000

For more information about these neighborhoods, or other Chesapeake treasures, please contact Kathryn Maguire at (757) 560-0881 or Kathryn@MyAgentKathryn.com.

You can learn a lot about someone when you take a peek under their kitchen sink. And here in rural Chesapeake, Virginia, it is no different. To the left, you can see the contents under the kitchen sink of my rural Chesapeake home. It looks like the typical assortment of household cleaners. But look behind the cleaners and there you will see one thing that you want to see under the sink in a property that is not supplied by city water.

Can you see it?

It is the reverse osmosis filter and holding tank that supplies my family with their drinking water at the kitchen sink. When we first moved into our home, the previous owners had only a water softener through which the well water flowed before coming out of the taps in the bathrooms and kitchen. As a result, the water was smelly and had a funny color. My children did not want to take baths or showers because warm water made the smell intensify and washing clothes resulted in a nasty smell permeating the laundry room. Bathing in water that smells funny seems to be counter-intuitive. In my garage, a water softener has been joined by a variety of tanks and doo-hickies that take the hard metals out of the water, remove any sulfur gases, and generally help to ensure that the only thing flowing into my house is H2O. My reverse osmosis filter under the kitchen sink quietly works in darkness, making sure that my family has safe and clean water.

If you are considering purchasing a home in Chesapeake Virginia that is supplied by well water, pay attention to the water supply and how the water is being treated. If it is only being serviced by a water softener, you may need to purchase supplemental filtration equipment.

The second thing that is not normally found in a property with a septic system is my super-charged Insinkerator garbage disposal. And I have to admit that I am bit nervous admitting this to a group that is populated with very wise home inspectors like Mr Charles Buell. However, I just could not break the garbage disposal habit (There, I admitted it). My husband tried to talk me out of a garbage disposal but you know how the saying goes: Happy wife, happy life and my wonderful husband relented.

If you are considering a Chesapeake Virginia home served by a septic system, whether you have a garbage disposal or not, understand that you will need to diligently apply bacterial boosters each month and pump the tank every three years (at the minimum). Septic systems are quite expensive to fix or replace. However, if you treat them right, you can extend their life significantly.

Summer Park is a charming area of new construction that features mature trees and the feel of a "traditional neighborhood". Elegant new construction is gradually replacing some of the older homes in the neighborhood. This is a place where people enjoy walking outside and enjoying the sounds of birds. There are several builders represented within Summer Park, and they are offering a wide variety of price points to satisfy a range of buyer requirements. I represented builder Alan Strickland who has produced two lovely homes within the Summer Park neighborhood.

Summer Park is currently zoned for the much desired Grassfield High School, the newest and most technologically advanced high school in Chesapeake.

Four homes have sold within the past three months (period between July 4 and October 4, 2010). I am pleased to say that I was the listing agent for the home located at 1970 Lemonwood Road. The particulars for the sales are listed below:

Address Sq Ft #BR #BA Date Closed Sales Price
1967 Reefwood 2550 4 2.5 7/22/10 $289,900
1970 Lemonwood Rd 3122 4 2.5 8/23/10 $358,500
1936 Rockwood Dr 2704 4 2.5 8/18/10 $399,900
1845 Rockwood Dr 2350 5 3 7/29/10 $400,425

For additional information on homes in Summer Park and other Chesapeake Treasures, call Kathryn Maguire (Rose and Womble Realty) at 757-560-0881 or Kathryn@MyAgentKathryn.com.

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It may be hot outside this weekend but it will be nice and cool at 1970 Lemonwood Road! Stop in and fall in love with this beautiful new home in the friendly neighborhood of Summer Park in Chesapeake, Virginia.

Please come by and take a tour of this lovely new construction in Summer Park on Saturday, July 31 from 1 to 4 pm and Sunday, August 1 from 2-4 pm. The builder is offering $5000 in Closing Cost Assistance to be used at the buyer's discretion. If you combine that with the current record low interest rates, now is a fabulous time to make this home your own.

1970 Lemonwood Road represents 3122 square feet of quality that you will not be able to resist. It features all of the details that the discriminating buyer desires, including granite counters, master bathroom spa, spacious rooms, CAT5 wiring, and gleaming hardwood floors. 1970 Lemonwood Road is offered at the amazing price of $358,500.

This is the best value in Summer Park. Come make it yours before it is gone! A deal this HOT won't last forever!

For additional information about this home, contact Kathryn Maguire at 757-560-0881 or Kathryn@MyAgentKathryn.com.

For those homeowners who live around the Shillelagh Road/Cahoon Parkway area in Chesapeake, you may be aware of the plans that a developer has for building a large apartment complex in the farmland between Shillelagh Road and the Eagle Point golf course. The Planning Commission for the county has recommended that the plans be denied. However, the city council is free to vote any way they feel compelled. If you feel strongly about this issue, you should write your city council members or show up at the meeting tonight (May 18, 2010). Let your voice be heard!