Originally opening their doors in 1979 as a guitar teaching studio, Sim's Music broke ground on their current location in 1993. They have been a favorite location musicians and music lovers in the Greater Columbia, SC area ever since.

  Family owned and operated, Sim's Music has a partnership with Freeway Music and still helps eager students of all ages learn the love of mastering an instrument and these guys carry some of the best in the business. The staff is friendly, knowledgeable, and always happy to help with all your music needs. When my Son signed up for Ukulele lessons, this was the first place we thought of to buy his instrument and this wonderful music store has yet to disappoint. So, if you are in the Columbia, SC area and would like to check out a new instrument, sign up for lessons, have repairs made, or just speak with an expert on the subject, check out Sim's Music in Columbia, SC.

In case you have not caught on through many of my previous posts about Lake Carolina in Northeast Columbia, this community is wild about parks and green spaces. There are tons of them for residents to enjoy throughout the neighborhood. One such park, located in the heart of the Harborside community is the Village Green.

  The Village Green at Lake Carolina is a large open field with townhomes on either side, woods with a nature trail on one end and the Harborside pool and playground on the other end. The park plays host to several events throughout the year and is open year round for residents to enjoy. The Village Green is just one more way Lake Carolina makes the most of the development.

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Located along Lake Carolina BLVD between the main entrance and the Centennial section of Lake Carolina is Pinnacle Ridge. Pinnacle Ridge at Lake Carolina is single family home community with a mixture of preexisting homes as well as new construction homes for sale in a new phase that has recently opened.

  Pinnacle Ridge in Lake Carolina is zoned for Lake Carolina Elementary School, Kelly Mill Middle School which is also located in Lake Carolina, and Blythewood High School a few miles away. Home ownership in Pinnacle Ridge offer access to the many Lake Carolina amenities such as parks and pools.

There are currently 8 Homes for Sale in Pinnacle Ridge at Lake Carolina at an average price of $177,491.

There are currently 4 homes under contract in Pinnacle Ridge at Lake Carolina.

In the past 6 months 13 homes have closed in Pinnacle Ridge at Lake Carolina for an average price of $173,671.

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Well, Spring has sprung though out the Great Columbia, SC area and no doubt every other place now warm enough to sustain life. The trees are starting to show genuine signs of life, the grass all across the city is starting to green, the flowers are starting to erupt with every color of the rainbow. 

  The sight is a spectacle every year and welcome break from the dull browns and gray that seem to haunt our Winters.

So now Spring in full swing can only mean on thing, time to update those listing photos! Even in today's market where many homes for sale are flying off the shelf fast enough to give buyers whiplash, there are some higher priced or more unique homes that remain on the market a little longer. Even a home that was listed just a couple months ago may have had brown grass in the yard at the time, but likely has a lush green yard and blooming flowers now.

 The importance of curb appeal is not a foreign concept to most sellers and certainly should be no stranger to the listing agent either. A picture of a home whose yard is bursting with color and life will always catch ones eye better than even the same home in a picture that's mostly brown and dead. So now that mother nature has offered us a helping hand, it's time to look back through those listing photos of the front and back yard to see if we can improve them with some updated photographs.

  Ashland Mills is a community in The Ashland section of Lake Carolina off of Kelly Mill Road in Northeast Columbia, SC. Ashland Mills in Lake Carolina is a small community with only two street, Pennywell Ct and Parnell Ct with a round about and a green area between the two street at the entrance.

  Homes in Ashland Mills are single family detached townhouse type home with vinyl siding and were built by Mungo Homes, the largest builder in Columbia, SC. Home ownership in Ashland Mills provides access to Lake Carolina amenities such as play grounds, parks, the lake, and dog parks.

In the past 6 months 7 homes have closed in Ashland Mills at Lake Carolina for and average sold price of $183,454.

There are currently 2 homes for sale in Ahsland Mills at Lake Carolina for an average list price of $187,275

Prices are on the rise in Ashland Mills as well as other communities in Lake Carolina. If you would like to see any homes for sale in Lake Carolina or you would like a free Market Analysis of your house, feel free to contact me at 803-730-9601 or JLBoney3@Gmail.com. Feel free to visit WWW.JLBoney.com.

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Just up the road from Jeep Rogers YMCA in Lake Carolina and across the street from the campuses of the Lake Carolina Elementary Lower Campus and Kelly Mill Middle School is Woodleigh Park. Woodleigh Park at Lake Carolina has a wonderful mixture of townhomes at the beginning of the community and single family Charleston style homes throughout the rest of the Neighborhood. there are currently new construction homes available as well from Fortress Homes and Mungo Homes. Home ownership of course allows access to Lake Carolina amenities.

There are currently 7 homes for sale in Woodleigh Park at Lake Carolina. The average list price is $200,643.

There are currently 5 homes under contract in the community.

In the past 6 months 4 homes have closed in Woodleigh Park at Lake Carolina for an average sold price of $136,175.

If you would like additional information about homes for sale or  in Woodleigh Park or any other Lake Carolina communities or if you would like a free market analysis on your current house, please contact me at 803-730-9601 or email me a JLBoney3@Gmail.com

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I would have to call myself something of advertising and I really enjoy it when someone does it well. I like a good play on words and people or companies that have a little fun. For some reason that connects with me.

  Recently I saw a commercial for a real estate company that explained their ability to sell homes faster and for more money than their competitors. They accomplish this as they explain, by not going the traditional route of looking at sold homes in the community but rather through their own method of predicting what a home is worth now that prices or rising. They can accurately predict what a home will sell for not based on homes that have closed, but by future value. This future value is of course the result of rapidly rising prices in the area and they are the only company with the ability to find this future price through their cutting edge pricing techniques.

  Well I would like to announce that you now have another option for this type of service here in Columbia, SC. I just bought myself a new crystal ball so that I too can accurately predict the future.

  I make fun of the situation a little, but the truth is this, no one can predict the future or ensure the future value of your home. The reason that agent look at past sales to gauge price is because those homes have closed at that value. This means that homes comparable to those homes that close at a similar value will also appraise.

 Everyone wants to make the most off selling their home and trust me, we as real estate agents want to sell your house for the highest price we can. But that only works if you price it the right way. I know that no one wants a lecture about being responsible, but when it comes to pricing a house for sale, that's exactly what you need to be.

  New construction homes continue to be a huge part of the real estate market in all of Columbia, SC and Lake Carolina. One particular example is Pinnacle Ridge at Lake Carolina where Essex Homes, a popular locally owned builder, has a detached town home style product that had been selling very well.

  A new construction home in Lake Carolina for under $200,000. Selling well by the way is a bit of an understatement, but again a brand new home in Lake Carolina at the reasonable of a price is obviously very tempting.

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New Construction Homes for Sale in Elgin, SC

  If you are looking for new construction homes for sale in Elgin, SC then maybe the Villas at Woodcreek Farms is an option you should consider. The Villas is an all brick, low maintenance new home community that offers several floor plan with designer and energy efficient features. All floor plans are one level and start at just over 2,000 square, topping out at around 3,300 square feet for the largest homes.

  As if the wonderful finishes on these new construction homes are not enough to command your attention, The Villas not only enjoys a private gate but are located in the highly desired Elgin, SC community of Woodcreek Farms. Homes for sale in The Villas start in the $320's and are sure to not disappoint. So if you are in the market for a new construction home for sale in Elgin, SC, do yourself a favor and keep The Villas at Woodcreek Farms in mind.

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New Homes for sale in Blythewood, SC Under $300,000

   If you are looking for new homes for sale in Blythewood, SC under $300,000, then you are in luck. With the market hotter than ever and builders busier than ever in Blythewood, there are plenty of homes for sale in Blythewood, SC for you to choose from. One such new home community is Longcove in Longcreek Plantation which has just opened the community model home.

  Currently lots are being developed in preparation to start building the first field models, standing inventory homes that have not yet sold, in Longcove. These beautiful new homes for sale will feature hardy-plank siding and offer a wide variety of interior options that are sure to satisfy many buyers in the Blythewood, SC area.

  In addition the new homes for sale in Longcove will start under $300,000. So if you are looking for a new home in the Blythewood, SC area, then maybe Longcove is the place for you.

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