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Orange Virginia Real Estate Offers A Tranquil Lifestyle

Peace. That's what you'll find with Orange Virginia real estate. With its gently rolling hills framed by the distant Blue Ridge Mountains, the area's beauty, history, quaint antique shops and culture have been luring visitors for centuries.

Orange Virginia is one place where you can immerse yourself in American history. Travel the "Constitution Route" Virginia State Route 20 and visit presidential homes, Civil War Battlefields, and other historic sites. Orange County's most famous presidential site is the recently restored Montpelier, home to President James Madison and his wife Dolley.
 
A must see for Civil War enthusiasts is the Civil War Museum at the Exchange Hotel in Gordonsville. This elegant hotel was converted to a Receiving Hospital and treated over 70,000 men. Be sure to ask about the ghosts!

Orange is home to two award-winning wineries. Barboursville Vineyards offers history, exceptional wine, overnight accommodations and fine dining all at one location. It is here that visitors can view the ruins of the only building in Orange County to be designed by Thomas Jefferson as a home for his friend, James Barbour, who was governor of Virginia. The home was destroyed by fire on Christmas Day, 1884.

Another Orange winery is Horton Vineyards in Gordonsville, an old-world Tudor winery that features over 40 different wines including the only Vintage Port made in Virginia.

There's an abundance of recreational opportunities in Orange County. You can jump out of a plane, ride the Blue Ridge Mountains on horseback, golf, rent a boat and fish, swim or go tubing on the county's numerous rivers and lakes.

If culture is your calling, then pencil in a musical or Shakespearian production by the Four County Players, and be sure to visit any of the area's Fine Art galleries.

Living in Orange Va

Orange County has a population of nearly 32,000, with a median income of $50,185 living across a 343 square mile area. There are close to 14,000 homes in Orange Virginia, representing a 77.1 percent homeownership rate. Orange Va homes areaffordable and fabulous and have a median value of $290,135.

The Town of Orange, Virginia, serves as the seat for Orange County and its business center and is a great place to visit, live and work.

The Orange County Public School system prides itself on its mantra: “Dare To Be the Best.†Orange schools employ 365 high quality, creative teachers who educate 5,160 students in eight schools, including five elementary, two middle schools and one high school.

The Orange County Parks and Recreation Department provides a wide variety of organized leisure activities for all ages and operates five licensed child care facilities, four before/after school programs and one early childhood center for ages six weeks to five years.

One of the most popular events in Orange is the Orange County Fair. Each July residents enjoy an old-fashioned country fair, with crafts, pageants, contests, parades, pig races, Jack Russell races, milking demonstrations, animal shows, and musical entertainment and other activities aimed at creating a fun atmosphere that focuses on the joy of rural living.

The Town of Orange is centrally located, approximately 70 miles from Richmond, 83 miles from Washington, DC, 27 miles from Charlottesville, and 35 miles from Fredericksburg.

Now is a perfect time to look into building your new Orange Va home.

With the state of the housing market, you may believe that it’s anything but a good time to even consider building a new home, at least until the market stabilizes somewhat. Now is in fact the perfect time to build a home in Orange Virginia if you had ever previously considered doing so, and we'll look at why.

The foreclosure and mortgage crisis has certainly brought troubled times to many families, but if there's one silver lining to this sad scenario, it's that land prices have fallen a good deal, but beyond just that, building materials have reduced in price a great deal in Orange County Virginia as well, not to mention that numerous contractors and builders are currently out of work and may be willing to work for prices that they would have scoffed at just months ago, with new home starts down 34%.

When the housing market was booming, contractors really got away with charging just about whatever they wanted for their services. That scenario has now flown out the window, with costs back at a level they were ten years ago.

It’s been reported that framing lumber is now close to 20% cheaper than it was just over a year ago, with drywall as much as 40% less during the same timeframe. Land prices as well have dropped as much as 20% across the country, with developers who snatched up too much land during the boom now frantically trying to get rid of some of it.

Additionally, there is much less red tape to cut through when trying to build a new home these days. Building permits and fees are now easier to get a hold of than they have been in a long time, with fees also readjusting downwards in response to the recent changes in the market.

That said, building a new home with the intent of flipping it is still not a safe bet. While it’s impossible to predict what the market may be like six or twelve months from now, it’s expected the mortgage and lending crisis will be just as strong as it is now, and possibly worse.

Optimists have recently predicted that the credit crisis is coming to an end, but in all reality there is no data to suggest this is the case, and that lenders will be any more willing to finance mortgages than they are at present.

If your intention is on building your own dream Orange Virginia real estate and taking advantage of the current lull in prices, you certainly can't go wrong with the current situation. Orange County Virginia land is cheaper than ever, and surely as beautiful and pristine as ever.

Should you ever need to relocate down the line, you may very well find that your Orange County Virginia property has appreciated a great deal in the intervening years, giving you the best of both worlds.

Tips for selling your Orange Va home

There are many little tips to consider when selling your Orange Virginia real estate that can help boost not only your chances of selling it, but selling it for more.

Many of these tips will not cost you any money at all, just a little bit of personal time, and should make your home more enjoyable for your own time left in it as well.

Cleanliness
This really is so much more important than you might think. You may think the buyer will dismiss it as something unrelated to the home itself and its value, and the buyer themselves may be consciously thinking the same thing, but a dirty or unkempt home can have a subconscious effect on its appeal nonetheless.

This includes not only overall cleanliness, but also in reducing clutter around the house.

Neatly pack away any excess knick-knacks or items that you can and really open up your rooms. If you don’t have flowers or plants in your home, you may want to add a few to your rooms. They can add a nice fragrance to any room, and really add a nice visual touch.
 
Repairs
Another thing to consider is all those nagging little small repairs that need to get done around the house. A buyer looking over your home is going to be giving it a good look, pretty much the equivalent of a full-on financial audit by the IRS if you've ever had that misfortune.

While little things like squeaky doors, leaky faucets, loose door knobs, etc may not seem like a big deal, they all add up in the mind of the buyer, giving the impression of an old or falling apart home.

Spending just a little time or money fixing these little things up will make your home appear in tiptop shape.

Kitchens
This is without a doubt one of the most important rooms in your home when it comes to showing off your house. While updating your kitchen with new appliances may be out of the question there are other things you can do to improve the look of your kitchen.

Countertops and cupboards are one of the most prominent features in a kitchen, so if these are peeling away or are in otherwise poor condition, you should certainly have them resurfaced.

Outdoors
Another important are that is often overlooked in home sales. The first impression of your home will come from outside, and you want it to appear as neat and inviting as possible.

Clear away any weeds or stray branches from the front of your home, as well as any toys lying around.

Make sure your windows are clean, and that any siding is clean as well. You also can’t go wrong with a welcome mat at the front door, this will give your home a warm and inviting feel before the potential buyers have even stepped inside your house.

These are just a few things you can do to help improve the appeal of your house in Orange County, Virginia, and some of the cheapest and easiest ones you can undertake. Your Orange Virginia real estate agent should be able to supply you with additional tips as well.

Toby Beavers - Your Orange Va Realtor

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