You need to see this one to believe it! This renovation should have been on a TV show like Flip This House. Click on the image or here -
A High-Flyer Grounds Herself With a Vineyard http://www.equusrunvineyards.com/
After traveling the world for IBM, Cynthia Bohn transforms her Kentucky vineyard into a tourist destination.
By: Janet Holloway | 11/30/2007
IBM marketing executive Cynthia Bohn was presenting a case study on the Robert Mondavi Winery to the Harvard Club when she experienced what she calls her “retirement” epiphany.
Having worked with IBM for several years, traveling the world, she knew at that moment in 1995 that she wanted to own a vineyard in her home state of Kentucky some day. On the plane back to Kentucky, she started sketching out the business plan. By the end of 1996, at age 39, Bohn had found a partner in banker and friend Cindy Hall, bought a 38-acre farm outside of Lexington and begun her first planting. “What started as an idea became a passion,” says Bohn, “and the passion became Read the rest of this entry »
Danville, Kentucky Micro area ranks 38th in nation
The March edition of Site Selection magazine ranks the Danville Micropolitan Statistical Area among the top performing small town communities in the United States for new and expanding economic development projects in 2007.
The area includes Boyle and Lincoln counties and is a designation assigned by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget and applied by the U.S. Census Bureau. Read the rest of this entry »
If you are looking for a change of scenery - looking for a home or farm (a sister company) or a vineyard/winery in a fantastic area with low prices and high quality of life, you’ve found the right place. Go to our website for homes for sale in Danville, Perryville, Nicholasville, Lexington, Versailles, Harrodsburg or any other area right here in the Bluegrass. Maybe you want to start with a visit to any of our Historic Bourbon Distilleries - click here. You’ll love it - we sure do. KY Land Sales
My family has all transplanted here to the Bluegrass. My wife Cindy and I would love to have her folks here too, so we always ask them to move here where costs are much lower than New England and the living is much easier (read no snow and no harsh winters). My Mother-In-Love, who I adore once said to me, “are there Doctors there?”. I told her I thought so ;-) I stumbled across these Bluegrass region stats and thought I’d share them with you.
We have: 10 Major Hospitals, 35.6% of Lexington’s workforce has a bachelor’s degree or higher, Lexington has over 550 restaurants (good for us, we like to eat out), Kentucky has 49 state parks, there are 8 colleges and 5 universities in the Bluegrass. Lexington alone has over 1460 doctors! Lexington has 15 golf courses - I better get playing! The average commute time - this is for our California people 
- is just 19.3 minutes - how about them apples?
Lexington, KY is under 175 miles from 5 major cities - Cincinnati, OH - 1 hr+, Louisville, KY 1 hr, Knoxville, TN 2.5 hrs, Nashville, TN 3 hrs, Indianapolis, IN is just 2.5 hrs. Then we are just 3 hrs to Columbus, OH, 4 hrs to St. Louis, MO, 5 hrs and a little bit to Chicago, IL or Atlanta, GA. heck, look at the map, we are just 1 day’s drive to 75% of the US population. source: www.visitkentuckyusa.com
Lexington, Kentucky alone has over 3,000 acres of parks. 10,000 students graduate each year here in the Bluegrass. Nearly 30,000 students go to the University of Kentucky right here in Lexington. It is a huge campus - over 700 acres.
Lexington was ranked 9th best places for business and careers in 2004. In 2007, for Best Cities in America for young singles to live, Lexington, KY came in 5th!
Come for a site visit this spring - you’ll be glad you did. Call Cindy today 859-332-2000 ext 202
I hope you are having a great week. Here is another home we just sold in Lexington, KY.
We had some incredible buyers and I congratulate them on their purchase. They had great credit, got a great interest rate AND they are getting on our Fast-Track for paying their mortgage off in 10.4 years.
Ashley Estes listed this and found us a buyer in just a couple weeks - and in the worst time of the year to try to find buyers - supposedly.
Lately, the market has gotten wild. Some people are getting discouraged by it, however, I see it as a new opportunity. Whether you’re a seller, buyer, or an investor, this market is SO wide open to anyone who wants to take a step in any direction.
The problem today is that most people are asleep. We have a limited inventory and the market still favors sellers to a certain degree, while buyers are getting another shot at some of these incredible interest rates! —
You all are hearing the news - it seems it is on EVERYTHING - newspapers, TV, radio, etc. and you know exactly what’s going on. Take advantage of it!
| Date | September 25 - October 10, 2010 |
| Duration | 16 days |
| Anticipated economic impact | $150+ million |
| Number of athletes expected | 800+ |
| Number of Horses expected | 900+ |
On Dec 6, 2005, the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), the international governing body of equestrian sport, announced the selection of the United States, specifically, Lexington, Kentucky, as the site of the 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games.
http://www.feigames2010.org/ The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF), the national governing body for equestrian sport, submitted the bid on behalf of the Kentucky Horse Park and The Commonwealth of Kentucky, as the host venue for the competition.
The World Equestrian Games, held every four years, are comprised of the world championships for eight equestrian sports - show jumping, dressage, eventing, driving, reining, vaulting, endurance and para-equestrian. The inaugural games were held in 1990 in Stockholm, Sweden, and have never taken place outside of Europe. The 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Kentucky will represent the largest equestrian sporting event ever held in the United States. http://www.feigames2010.org/
Timing the market is the way to create wealth - will prices be less or more in 3 years? If you miss this window of opportunity, will you be throwing money away and kicking yourself? I know how it feels - I’ve missed opportunities in the past, it doesn’t feel good - it also doesn’t ever make me feel smart when I miss the boat. I’ll let you decide and call Brad at 859-319-5000 or go to our site and see what we have available. remember, not all our properties are on our site, so be sure to call. Kentucky Horse Farms and Vineyards For Sale - click here.
Do you have someone going to the University? Are you looking for some rental property? Just 3 blocks from Main Streets trendy area and just 3 blocks from Transylvania University. This home will easily rent for $800/mo! Pay $400, rent for $800? - that’s over $4,000/yr cash flow - yes.
3br, 1.5 ba Lexington, KY 2-story with a marble floor in the kitchen. The flooring in this home is great marble, laminate and super-plush carpeting - Was 81,000 - now just 65,000 - FORECLOSURE - Excellent condition home. They just scraped the entire block 1 block from this home and they are putting up a new School!
Awesome renewal area and an awesome home. Why so cheap? It was a Foreclosure, I am the Trustee and I have been ordered to liquidate. Call Quick, it won’t last long - this is a good home at an unreal price. $0 down, $384.50/mo, 5.875% int, 30 yr term - With Approved Credit - get pre-approved - call 859-936-1811 ask for Chris.
Listed with Raquel Williams, Guide Realty 859-421-8984
Smart young couple - They not only bought instead of renting, but they took advantage of two more very intelligent opportunities. They bought now while the interest rates are super low (6%, 30 yr fixed for these early 20-somethings!) and they looked to us for a bargain - instead of paying retail.
Why pay retail when you can get $30,000.00 in instant equity your 1st day of ownership?
I am so proud of these guys - I love to see people win. Click here to see what homes we have for sale right now.
All my best (Hunter too) to you - it is a great day indeed.
Kentucky’s Youngest Winemaker Cultivates Her Career
Danville’s Dominique Brousseau, 28, is the youngest female winemaker in the state. She creates award-winning wines at her family’s winery near downtown Danville.
You might say that the art of winemaking runs in Dominique Brousseau’s family.
Her great-great-great-great-grandmother started a winery in France in the 1600s (it’s still operating under different ownership), and Brousseau is the head winemaker at her family’s Chateau du Vieux Corbeau Winery at Danville’s Old Crow Inn.
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