This house was built for us to live in long-term.  We designed and contracted the building of the house to our specifications.  We upgraded many features from the typical "builder spec" homes you usually find for sale: 

• This home is located in the beautiful community of Smith Mountain Lake Virginia located just outside of Roanoke.  It only takes 25 minutes to get to there.
  
• The lake divides Bedford and Franklin counties.  This home is located in Franklin County which has some of the best schools around.
• 5.01 acres of clear land.  We mow approximately 3/4 to 1 acre.  A farmer will mow the rest for hay (he will do this free of charge for the free hay).
• 3 miles from Westlake Center (main shopping destination for lake residents with Kroger, Food Lion, multiplex theater, gifts, hardware/lumber, much more).
• This home has 4 bedrooms with a 4 bedroom septic tank.  Many homes in the county may be advertised with more than 3 bedrooms but will only have a 3 bedroom septic system.
• There is a guest suite located in the basement with a full bathroom.
• There are 3 full baths and one ½ bath.
• All windows are Low-E with Argon gas for better insulation and low solar gain.  This helps to lower the electric bills during the hot summers.
• Dual zone heat pumps – SEER 15  (Federal code only calls for SEER 13 -- the higher the SEER number the more efficient the HVAC system is and the lower your electric bills will be).
• Dual water heaters -- separate heaters for the master bath and guest/children's bathrooms.
• Living space above ground -- 1120sq ft main floor + 1120sq ft upstairs + 624sq ft family room = 2864sq ft.
• Basement finished space -- 848sq ft.
• Total finished living space -- 3,712sq ft.
• Basement unfinished space used for storage -- 272sq ft.
• Total Sq Ft -- 3984.
• Home office on main floor.
• 2 dining rooms (formal & informal).
• 9’ ceiling on main floor.
• 10’ ceiling in family room.
• 9’ ceiling in basement.
• 8’ ceiling on top floor.
• Wood, tile, and carpet throughout.
• Custom kitchen cabinets built by a Franklin County cabinet shop (bathroom cabinets too). 
• Dual fuel stove by Jenn-Air -- gas cook top with electric oven.  Cook top is configurable with 4 eyes or 2 eyes and a grill.
• Second wall oven by GE.
• Quiet GE Profile dishwasher.
• All appliances are stainless steel.
• Pot filler over stove by Danze.
• Copper vegetable sink hand made in Amish Country, Ohio.
• Tin roof.
• Lots of handmade period light fixtures.
• Wood fireplace with gas log lighter in informal dining room.
• Dutch West propane stove in family room for ambiance in the winter.
• 16’ x 16’ covered rear porch ready to be screened in.
• House is ready to build additional uncovered deck space without modifying the siding.
  
• Wired with Cat-5e computer network throughout.