Country living in Virginia’s Piedmont
Good signs for 2025 Walk score? Nah..not unless you mean walking in the woods Convenient to shopping? Not really but you begin to realize that 25 minutes to the grocery…
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January 16, 2025
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Is Virginia wine country?
Monticello AVA - https://monticellowinetrail.com/plan-your-visit Much is made of Thomas Jefferson’s dream of producing fine wines in Virginia and especially his failure to do so. How happy he would be to…
November 17, 2024
Curb appeal
The first carriage to pull into the circle drive in front of Frascati in 1823 was very likely bringing James Barbour and his wife, Lucy, to the just completed home…
August 29, 2024
Is Charlottesville, Virginia a good place to retire?
I wrote this article about my parents in 2014. They are both gone now but I find myself in those same happy shoes these days, enjoying the fruits of our…
August 15, 2024
Is land expensive in Charlottesville, Virginia?
Land close in to Charlottesville can be quite expensive with demand for nice building sites being in very high demand. A good building lot up to five acres for a…
August 5, 2024
Is it expensive to keep a horse in Virginia?
Few places in America are as naturally suited for horses as Virginia’s Piedmont. Rich, well drained pasture, four distinct seasons and a thriving equestrian culture and history make the Charlottesville…
July 14, 2024
Frascati and Orange County, Virginia
Orange County was established in 1734 and was the largest county that has ever existed in America, "The states of Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and West Virginia were once part…
June 13, 2024
Farms for sale near Charlottesville
If you are considering purchasing a farm near Charlottesville or any of the surrounding counties you may be contemplating having a horse or two, maybe some chickens perhaps planting a…
May 8, 2024
The Rest of Your Life
by John Ince, President Charlottesville Country Properties, LTD It’s time. Your career has run its course, your children have flown the nest and for the past few years you’ve been…
May 14, 2015