Savannah Quarters Country Club

August Date Night. Enjoy happy hour, dinner, and live entertainment with your special date. Reservations start at 5:00.

3 New Closings in July

The Fairways had 3 home sales close in July with 2 more expected by the end of August. As the economy has started to recover, baby boomers are leading the way in the real estate market as they begin to downsize their homes and shed their maintenance intensive single family residences.

Lindy Turnbull Joins The Fairways

Sales Consultant Lindy Turnbull has joined The Fairways of Savannah Quarters, an Epcon Community.  Epcon is one of the nation’s largest villa style Condo/Townhome developers known for their well designed communities that offer maintenance free life-style.

Lindy Turnbull has moved to Savannah from the Midwest and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to The Fairways Team including 13 years in home and land sales plus 16 years of sales personnel management and training.   “I’m excited to be a part of this growing community” says Turnbull, “Buyers are responding to the upscale quality and love the amenities.  We have 5 new neighbors since the beginning of July and 3 more homes in contract!”

Lindy can be reached at (912) 450-9876 or at lindyturnbull@fairways-sq.com . The Fairways office is open Monday through Friday- 9:00 to 5:00, Saturday- 11:00 to 5:00, and Sunday- 12:00 to 5:00.

For more information visit www.fairways-sq.com

Savannah Quarters Country Club

Join us for a Dive-In Movie at the pool.

Is a Condo or Townhome in your Future ?

Hello from Frank at the Fairways                     Feel free to Comment

Alternative of Choice

Condominium/Townhome living is becoming a significant alternative of choice by real estate buyers in the USA.  As the demographics of the country continue to evolve with the “Baby Boomer” generation condo/townhome living provides them a lifestyle of truly more leisure time. They are pursuing these opportunities in housing to improve the amount of time for lock and leave living.  Further, this living is sought out by young professionals and single parents seeking the lifestyle associated with such developments. Many young professionals are totally consumed in advancing their careers and hence do not want to be consumed with yard chores when the day is over. Further, the single parent is also seeking the time to bond with their children after a long day at their job.

Association Regulations

Normally all condo/townhome developments are guided and controlled by an Association governed by regulations installed for the benefit of the community.  These associations have a Board of Trustees elected by the homeowners.  The Association will negotiate contracts with suppliers to provide services for external maintenance, yard work and landscaping services for your condo/townhome and the clubhouse and pool amenities.  Such services are desired by the homeowner as they have pursued this form of real estate ownership.  They are willing to pay typically a monthly or quarterly fee for this service as it is a basis for freeing up their time for pursuit of other activities.  The fees may seem high at first but owning a home will have similar costs over a same period of time.

When buying a condo/townhome:

• Request a copy of the Association regulations and the current budget.
• Compare the monthly association fees with other similar communities and what amenities are included.
• Find out if any increases in fees or special assessments are planned.
• Determine who manages the complex and view how well the common areas are maintained.

Ask owners in the community what they like and dislike about both the home and the community.  How good is the sound proofing? How does the maintenance of the homes and landscaping appear? Look for communities that are not adversely affected by street noise, parking facilities, or other atypical traffic. Is the community secure by a gate or manned entrance?  Stay away from predominantly rental condo communities as they are often poorly maintained as absentee owners usually vote against improvements and increases in maintenance fees.

Following these simple tasks will assist buyers in a process to not only start condo/townhome ownership but continue real estate ownership by downsizing and finding a freer lifestyle.

By: Frank Curran, a Principal at The Fairways at Savannah Quarters, an Epcon Community, one of the nations largest developers of condominiums/townhomes. He can be reached at 912-450-9876 or at frankcurran@fairways-sq.com or review www.fairways-sq.com

The Fairways Clubhouse

New residents dinner. Frank will be manning the grill to cook up some wonderful eats so everyone can get to know each other. 6:30-