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In this issue... The Fannins head for the NC mountains ... Building a Log Home: Sturdy, Energy-Efficient and Luxurious...News You Can Use...Berkshire Forest's Getaway Special …and more

Maggie Valley Club	MAKING THE MOVE The Fannins of Jacksonville, Florida While a lot of his clients are people who have moved to Florida from elsewhere, financial advisor Richard Fannin’s family has been in the Jacksonville area for three generations. For nearly that long, they‘ve also been heading to the mountains of North Carolina in the summers. Richard’s grandfather went to camp in North Carolina, as did Richard’s father and Richard himself. So, when Richard and his wife, Amy, began thinking about a second home, they naturally turned to a very familiar and comfortable part of the country. “I looked a little bit in New Hampshire and Vermont,” said Richard, “but that wasn’t very practical with three children and my business down in Florida. How often would we actually be able to get up there?” Richard used the Internet for most of his research on potential properties and communities in North Carolina. A self-confessed “statistics nut”, he wanted to find a place with exactly the right climate - not too cold in the winter, just right in the summer. He also wanted the location to be a reasonable drive from Jacksonville and he wanted a city nearby with a commercial airport so they could fly in if they had to. Finally, he wanted a community which represented a good value and which had a robust rental program, so he could rent out his unit when he and his family were not using it. Haywood County, North Carolina (“the highest elevation of any county in the southeastern U.S.”), 20 miles due west of Asheville, looked good from the standpoint of climate, size and geography. Richard visited a couple of properties in Haywood County. When he saw the Maggie Valley Club, he called his wife to tell her he had found a three-bedroom condo unit in a community that was perfect for their family. Her response: “I trust you. Go for it.” He did and they love it. Share your story with us	Upcoming Events The Townhomes on Eastwood Bluff at Sea Trail June 29th – July 1st, 2007 Sunset Beach, North Carolina Lowe's Ferry on Fort Loudoun Lake Saturday, June 23rd Lowe's Ferry Knoxville, Tennessee St. James Plantation Reception, July 1st - 8th Southport, North Carolina Eagle Point Shores Summer Preview July 31st Eatontown, New Jersey Eagle Point Shores Summer Preview August 2nd Falls Church, Virginia Eagle Point Shores Summer Preview August 17th - 19th Gretna,Virgina New Communities Arizona Bison Cove Bison Crossing Bison Ridge Golf Villas at Torreon Georgia NorthShore The Peninsule at Golden Isles Mexico Villa La Estancia Beach Resort and Spa North Carolina Creston Community Cutter Creek Plantation Eagle's Watch Kingfish Bay Mimosa Bay San Rio Ocean and River Club Wolf Creek Ranch South Carolina Brigadoon Catawba Shores Estates Goodsprings Plantation Equestrian Estates Hammonds Ferry The Ponds Tradition South Carolina West Virgina The Retreat at Glade Spring

Heritage Log Homes builders of the IdealHideaway Home	CHECK IT OUT Building a Log Home: Sturdy, Energy-Efficient and Luxurious Log homes’ sturdiness, insulation value, ease of construction and relatively low cost have made them a popular building material for centuries. But today's log homes are a far cry from Abe Lincoln’s house. Modern building techniques make it possible to construct log homes that are luxurious as well as utilitarian. According to Eric Gibson of Heritage Log Homes in Lake Lure, North Carolina, homeowners are choosing to build log homes because of the log home “lifestyle” and the fact that owning a log home allows them to “relax, renew and reconnect.” Unlike a traditional house, log homes are really “built” at the factory, not at the job site. Once the plans are finalized to the smallest detail, each log is milled in the factory to exact specifications. Using this factory pre-cut method of construction, there are significantly fewer contractor mistakes, no badly cut joints and no leaky windows or skylights. Literally every log is numbered and lettered, then bar-coded to make final assembly at the construction site free from errors. There is no waste and the project is not subject to delay due to material shortages or scheduling problems. Obviously, in this scenario, the design and planning stage is critical because the owner must make almost all construction decisions prior to the factory production phase. It is not possible afterwards to change things like wall locations and beam systems. This lack of flexibility, though, has its advantages. The owner can live hundreds of miles away and know that the project will not need constant oversight, since everything has been decided and pre-determined when the house goes into production at the factory. There are 70 Heritage Log Homes dealers across the U.S. For the one nearest you, go to http://www.heritagelog.com Was this interesting?

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	GETAWAY SPECIAL – Berkshire Forest, Myrtle Beach, SC We invite you to take the 3-Day, 2-Night Discovery Getaway and experience the Berkshire Forest way of life. Stay onsite or in nearby accommodations, then tour our community and its wonderful amenities. Golf at select area courses and entertainment opportunities are also available. For pricing and availability, give us a call at (866) 686-3588. We look forward to seeing you soon!