When You Think About It... This Is a Very Happy New Year!

Carpenters Needed $25k year! Also Now Hiring Framing Superintendents $31k year! Permanent! Must be extremely responsible, able to efficiently run a crew, read plans, have own tools and work truck. Fast paced for Deadline jobs! Must produce Timely Quality Work! We Need Career Minded People Only!!! Profit Sharing & More! Email Resumes to ashevilleframing@gmail.com or call 828-645-4032.

Got Rentals?

With home sales being a lot harder than last year at this time, General Contractor Darryl Silwedel of E.H. Liles has decided to go in the spec rental direction. While many Builders and Realtors are suffering due to the market, some Builders such as Charlie and Roy of Patmo LLC are thriving with all of their Asheville rentals slammed full. Real Estate has many different directions and opportunities available for almost every situation you can think of. We are still needed! Opportunities somehow appear for a lot of us when we are backed into a corner. Some of us should follow the lead of these 2 companies and focus on the rental market while waiting for the home market to pick back up. Good Luck! General Contractor on this Fairview job pictured above is Darryl Silwedel of E.H. LILES Co., Darryl used Superior Walls for the basement, Wood Floor Trusses, SIP Panels on the main level, and 14/12 Attic Roof Trusses. Framing by Asheville Framing, Roofing by Home King Construction, HVAC by Gentry Heating, Electrical by Fairview Electric.

Great 2008!

Dear Administration,

Okay... so we made it to 2008! I know that half of us will be writing and typing 2007 for the next 6 months, but we will get used to it eventually... probably just in time for 2009 to arrive. For some of us 2007 went by pretty fast and we wonder what happened to the time. Others have had a long hard year and hope for better in 2008. We wish everyone a great year with a lot of business success. To me, Asheville is like a child that has so much potential and has a lot of good growing up to do. This is where we come in. We are here to help and mold Asheville into one of the greatest cities in America. Asheville is already on the map and I even think Google knows we are here, so lets take it to the next level. "For Asheville, By Asheville" was brought up in a business meeting the other day and it caught our attention. Then I went and took a look at some of your websites, and they are very complimentary of Asheville. Of course this is our business hub, so we are a little partial... but so what! If we did not think Asheville was awesome, we would definitely not encourage other people to move here. When we invite people from all over the country to move here, buy a home here, start a business here, etc... we are not doing it just to get a sale. We really believe in this City and it's future. Let us make 2008 a Great Year with little regrets!

Janet www.abandre.com

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year from Biltmore Farms, I hope this year brings health & happiness to you and your family!

2008 promises to be a great year for Biltmore Farms in Asheville North Carolina. With the introduction of new floor plans, the planning of new communities, availability of spectacular homesites and brisk home sales over the past few months, the outlook for 2008 is very exciting! Here are some links to view information about 2 of our communities where you can see what the excitement is all about-

http://www.biltmorelake.com/ and http://www.ramblebiltmoreforest.com/

Let me know when you plan to visit Asheville in 2008 so we can schedule your tour of our communities. Don't forget, I can assist you with hotel reservations and offer you a discounted rate at any one of our 4 hotels. In addition, if you decide to visit Asheville and tour The Ramble in January, I can offer you a complimentary 2day/2night stay at our Doubletree Hilton Hotel. I can extend this same offer to you in February based on availability.

I am happy to help you with your home or home site search and look forward to hearing from you soon!

Warm Regards,

Teri Smith
Biltmore Farms
Community Sales Concierge
Phone: 828-210-1674
Cell: 828-989-8575
tsmith@biltmorefarms.com
biltmorefarms.com

Dont Leave Home Without Us!

Western North Carolina is a haven for second home owners. They escape the traffic, the rush, and often impersonal nature of the cities in which they live and work most of the year. Their time here should be for relaxing and when they open the door to their homes, they should find a haven, not a floor covered with water.

A Wellcome Home, Inc. Second Home Management provides peace of mind for second home owners. In addition to their basic contracts which provide a thorough home assessment, bi-weekly visits that assure the owners that all is well both inside and outside their homes, they offer an array of home management and concierge services. They protect the integrity of the home, and pamper their clients.

"There is not much that we haven't done for our clients", says owner, Donna Bailey. We have coordinated and supervised complete remodels and worked with builders to complete punch lists on new homes. "We are the eyes and ears for absent owners and we are in constant communication with them, providing photos of what we see, progress on their homes, and even pictures of the seasons around their property."

A WellcomeHome customizes a care plan for each client. Contracts from one month to annual contracts enable homeowners to try out the service, get to know Donna and the myriad of great contractors she brings to her clients. Landscaping services, electrical and plumbing, housekeeping, and referrals to local spas, physicians, and veterinarians are among the most common requests by homeowners.

"We work closely with A Well Home Home Inspection Services to provide a thorough Home Assessment when we contract with our clients. We also offer WaterCop leak detections systems that shut off the main water valve if as little as a half an ounce of water leaks onto one of the sensors throughout the home. Our job is to pay such exquisite attention to the property that we anticipate problems for our clients." A WellcomeHome saved its clients well over $150,000.00 in the first year of business by preventing water leaks, overheated water heaters and major wood destruction in log homes.

AWellcomeHome is going into its third year of business. Their clients' homes range from exclusive multi-million dollar properties to smaller more modest homes. No matter the size of the home, the feedback is extraordinarily positive with everyone saying in their own way that they "don't know how they could do it" without us.

A value-added service for developers and builders, contracts are available at a reduced price for builders who want to wrap quality second home management service into their package. WaterCop is also available to developers and builders at wholesale pricing.

For more information, contact Donna Bailey at donna@awellcomehome.com or call her at the office at 828-258-2865.

Masters Gentry Architects

In 1998, after years of practicing architecture with firms around the country, Mark Masters and Kevin Gentry formed Masters Gentry Architects (MGA), P.A. in their hometown of Asheville, North Carolina. Mark and Kevin are registered, professional architects with more than 25 years of combined design experience. In their tenure at other firms and as principles of MGA, they have managed projects ranging from commercial buildings, medical facilities and public schools to churches, residences and resorts. Mark and Kevin also have extensive experience with master planning and community development. Given the broad scope of the principles' expertise, MGA is able to offer an array of services with a confidence and skill bred of first-hand knowledge.

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