SOLD! 111.5 Acres in Amish Community

Whether you’re a hunter, nature lover, horseman, logger, survivalist or want to put out some crops, this property has what you need.  There are 111.5 acres with springs to be developed, or an easement on neighboring property.

To reach the property take 24E from Hillsboro to left on Sinking Spring Rd., right on N. Elmville Rd., then left on Newkirk Ln.  The property is on the right.

Whether you’re a hunter, nature lover, horseman, logger, survivalist or want to put out some crops, this property has what you need.  There are 111.5 acres with springs to be developed, or an easement on neighboring property.

To reach the property take 24E from Hillsboro to left on Sinking Spring Rd., right on N. Elmville Rd., then left on Newkirk Ln.  The property is on the right.

Gentleman's Farm in Highland County

Do you want to get away from it all? Enjoy the great outdoors?  See sunsets like this one? Be able to count the stars at night?  Then Springhill Farm is for you.  The house has recently been updated and is ready for you to settle in with nothing further to do.  Located just 90 minutes from Cincinnati, Dayton or Columbus it's the perfect weekend retreat OR full-time home.  For more pictures click below:

Springhill Farm Video

Give me a call at 937-403-2425 to see for yourself.

Do you want to get away from it all? Enjoy the great outdoors?  See sunsets like this one? Be able to count the stars at night?  Then Springhill Farm is for you.  The house has recently been updated and is ready for you to settle in with nothing further to do.  Located just 90 minutes from Cincinnati, Dayton or Columbus it's the perfect weekend retreat OR full-time home.  For more pictures click below:

Springhill Farm Video

Give me a call at 937-403-2425 to see for yourself.

Curb Appeal #1 - From Ranch to Cottage Charmer

BEFORE

AFTER

In the following weeks I'll be offering a series on how to add curb appeal to your existing or future home.

If you are selling, you CAN NOT overestimate how much curb appeal helps when listing your home.

If you are buying, having the vision to see what a few inexpensive changes can do to a house can help you turn a "Plain Jane" (and probably less expensive) home into your dream home.

Click below for more details:
Curb Appeal - Ranch to Cottage Charmer

BEFORE

AFTER

In the following weeks I'll be offering a series on how to add curb appeal to your existing or future home.

If you are selling, you CAN NOT overestimate how much curb appeal helps when listing your home.

If you are buying, having the vision to see what a few inexpensive changes can do to a house can help you turn a "Plain Jane" (and probably less expensive) home into your dream home.

Click below for more details:
Curb Appeal - Ranch to Cottage Charmer

Property Wanted!

This is your chance!  I have a pre-approved buyer looking for property as follows:

• Within a 20 minute drive of downtown Peebles
• 25-100 acres
• MUST BE ON PUBLIC WATER
• House or vacant land -- either one is fine.

If you or someone you know how this type of property, please give me a call at 937-403-2425.

Thanks!

This is your chance!  I have a pre-approved buyer looking for property as follows:

• Within a 20 minute drive of downtown Peebles
• 25-100 acres
• MUST BE ON PUBLIC WATER
• House or vacant land -- either one is fine.

If you or someone you know how this type of property, please give me a call at 937-403-2425.

Thanks!

But What Is There to DO In the Country?

I get this question a lot since I moved back to the country, and it turns out there are so many I can't do them justice in one blog post. Therefore, I've started a Pinterest page with categories like:

• Wineries
• Places to Stay
• Nature
• Worship
• Amish and Mennonite Communities
• Community Supported Agriculture
• Antiques
• Local Barns
• History

Then there are boards on Staging, Curb Appeal, and of course my listings.

I'll add more and more as the weeks go on, so check back often.

Click below:
Places to See, Things to Do in the Country.

I get this question a lot since I moved back to the country, and it turns out there are so many I can't do them justice in one blog post. Therefore, I've started a Pinterest page with categories like:

• Wineries
• Places to Stay
• Nature
• Worship
• Amish and Mennonite Communities
• Community Supported Agriculture
• Antiques
• Local Barns
• History

Then there are boards on Staging, Curb Appeal, and of course my listings.

I'll add more and more as the weeks go on, so check back often.

Click below:
Places to See, Things to Do in the Country.

Hillsboro Then and Now

When I was growing up in Winchester, Hillsboro was the "big town" we came to for shopping, the movies and a nice meal.  It was the Mt. Pilot to our Mayberry.  (If you don't get the reference ask your parents.)  It looked like this:

 

 

Like many young people, I moved to "the city" -- in my case Cincinnati -- as soon as possible.  After spending most of my adult there, it was no longer the place I wanted to call home.  Feeling somewhat like Goldilocks, Cincinnati was too big and though in my heart it would always be home, Winchester was too small.  When I began to search for my forever home, the Hillsboro of my youth came to mind.  I took a drive and found it now looked like this:

 

 

 

Not much difference is there?  And that's the point.  In all the ways that mattered, it was still the same.  The pizza parlor where I had gone on dates is still here.  Not only that but it's still in the same family.  There's no mall -- but there ARE plenty of Mom and Pop shops.  There's no gourmet restaurant, but if you like down home cooking, or the best burger ANYWHERE (that would be Cowaburger) then you're in luck.  They use locally raised beef, and the buns are made at a local bakery. 

 

Highland County is home now.  Like Goldilocks I finally found the one that is just right.

 

If your just right is the same as mine, give me a call and we'll find a place YOU can call home.

 

 



 

 

 

 



When I was growing up in Winchester, Hillsboro was the "big town" we came to for shopping, the movies and a nice meal.  It was the Mt. Pilot to our Mayberry.  (If you don't get the reference ask your parents.)  It looked like this:

 

 

Like many young people, I moved to "the city" -- in my case Cincinnati -- as soon as possible.  After spending most of my adult there, it was no longer the place I wanted to call home.  Feeling somewhat like Goldilocks, Cincinnati was too big and though in my heart it would always be home, Winchester was too small.  When I began to search for my forever home, the Hillsboro of my youth came to mind.  I took a drive and found it now looked like this:

 

 

 

Not much difference is there?  And that's the point.  In all the ways that mattered, it was still the same.  The pizza parlor where I had gone on dates is still here.  Not only that but it's still in the same family.  There's no mall -- but there ARE plenty of Mom and Pop shops.  There's no gourmet restaurant, but if you like down home cooking, or the best burger ANYWHERE (that would be Cowaburger) then you're in luck.  They use locally raised beef, and the buns are made at a local bakery. 

 

Highland County is home now.  Like Goldilocks I finally found the one that is just right.

 

If your just right is the same as mine, give me a call and we'll find a place YOU can call home.

 

 



 

 

 

 



SOLD!!!! - 6000+ Square Feet of Office Space at 104 Erin Court

Does your company or organization need more office space?  Then this is the place!

It's the perfect space for a medical practice -- it's within walking distance of the hospital and has 14 exam rooms.

Have another type of business?  You can also walk to lunch, plus this low maintenance building has two huge conference rooms, huge blacktop parking lot, four restrooms, two lunch areas and two reception areas. 

Have I mentioned the storage?

You really have to see it to appreciate it, so give me a call at 937-403-2425.

Does your company or organization need more office space?  Then this is the place!

It's the perfect space for a medical practice -- it's within walking distance of the hospital and has 14 exam rooms.

Have another type of business?  You can also walk to lunch, plus this low maintenance building has two huge conference rooms, huge blacktop parking lot, four restrooms, two lunch areas and two reception areas. 

Have I mentioned the storage?

You really have to see it to appreciate it, so give me a call at 937-403-2425.

SOLD!!!! - Come Home to History at 634 N. High Street in Hillsboro, Ohio - SOLD

Come home to history at the Daniel Faris Scott House located at 634 N. High Street near uptown Hillsboro, Ohio.  This fully renovated home was built in 1881 and owned by the Scott family for five generations until 1990, then purchased by the current owners in 1995.  A complete history of the home and the Scott family is available upon request.

While historic elements have been kept intact, the house has been lovingly upgraded with all the amenities of a new home.  You will find:

•          Three finished floors with two separate zoned heating and air conditioning
•          Partial finished walk-out basement with catering kitchen
•          38x30 Barn  (Great potential for an event venue)
•          Master suite which includes huge dressing room
•          Screened porch with walkout to terrace
•          First floor study with fireplace which could easily be converted to bedroom
•          First floor half bath
•          Attached 2+ car garage with  parking for four cars and turnaround area
•          Original hardwoods all entertaining areas
•          Original woodwork
•          Many original crystal chandeliers
•          Four fireplaces, two operable gas
•          Adams style mantel in living room was hand carved from one piece of wood
•          Gorgeous built-ins

      May be purchased with a total of 5.501 acres.  Rear wooded acreage has road frontage on East and Speigle Streets

Please click below to watch the video:

634 N. High Street Video

For further information call Kim at 937-403-2425.

Come home to history at the Daniel Faris Scott House located at 634 N. High Street near uptown Hillsboro, Ohio.  This fully renovated home was built in 1881 and owned by the Scott family for five generations until 1990, then purchased by the current owners in 1995.  A complete history of the home and the Scott family is available upon request.

While historic elements have been kept intact, the house has been lovingly upgraded with all the amenities of a new home.  You will find:

•          Three finished floors with two separate zoned heating and air conditioning
•          Partial finished walk-out basement with catering kitchen
•          38x30 Barn  (Great potential for an event venue)
•          Master suite which includes huge dressing room
•          Screened porch with walkout to terrace
•          First floor study with fireplace which could easily be converted to bedroom
•          First floor half bath
•          Attached 2+ car garage with  parking for four cars and turnaround area
•          Original hardwoods all entertaining areas
•          Original woodwork
•          Many original crystal chandeliers
•          Four fireplaces, two operable gas
•          Adams style mantel in living room was hand carved from one piece of wood
•          Gorgeous built-ins

      May be purchased with a total of 5.501 acres.  Rear wooded acreage has road frontage on East and Speigle Streets

Please click below to watch the video:

634 N. High Street Video

For further information call Kim at 937-403-2425.

The Power of Marketing with Sotheby's International Realty - London, England Meets Manchester, Ohio



I have an incredible listing -- Hilltop Golf Course -- in Manchester, Ohio.  Imagine my excitement when I received an e-mail from Sotheby's press department in London informing me that The Daily Telegraph (largest newspaper in Great Britain) was doing an article on "boys toys" property, and wanted to include the golf course!!!

There are a number of great agents in our community, but how many can offer you the chance for THIS level of marketing? 

If YOU are putting your property on the market and want the power of international marketing give me a call at 937-403-2425.



I have an incredible listing -- Hilltop Golf Course -- in Manchester, Ohio.  Imagine my excitement when I received an e-mail from Sotheby's press department in London informing me that The Daily Telegraph (largest newspaper in Great Britain) was doing an article on "boys toys" property, and wanted to include the golf course!!!

There are a number of great agents in our community, but how many can offer you the chance for THIS level of marketing? 

If YOU are putting your property on the market and want the power of international marketing give me a call at 937-403-2425.

Decorating Trends for 2014

What Are the Hot Home Décor Trends for 2014?
Just like fashion designs and hair styles, home décor trends are constantly changing and evolving. Each new season brings a new must-have feature for your home. In order to keep your  home looking fresh and chic, what are the hot trends for 2014 that you can incorporate into your décor?

Bright Paint Colors
Vibrant (and even neon) hues are very popular in fashion at the moment and they also look really chic on your walls. If you are looking for a way to freshen up a dull room, a bright pop of color can really do the trick. It doesn’t have to be overwhelming if you keep the rest of the room neutral and use the bright color as an accent.

Original Artwork
Decorating your home with unique and original works of art from funky local artists is a hot trend this year. You could find such pieces at a local art fair or on online craft auction websites. You could also check out a local art school or university art program in your area where you can buy some student artwork at cheap prices.

1920s Inspired Designs
With the Roaring 20s being revitalized on the silver screen in the show Boardwalk Empire and the film The Great Gatsby, designs from the 1920s are becoming more popular. Why not incorporate some gorgeous Art Deco furniture or decoration into your home? Check out auctions to find authentic vintage pieces for cheap prices.

Simple Wood
 Another hot trend for 2014 is unfinished exposed wood furniture, with a very natural texture and feel. These simple wood pieces give your home a natural beauty that compliments any color. It works well with neutral accents to give the home a very peaceful and welcoming atmosphere.

Stripes and Graphic Prints
Crisp patterns, graphic prints and stripes are popular at the moment in everything from fabrics to wallpaper to furniture. If you really want to make your home décor look cutting edge, incorporate some of these eye-popping graphic designs into your décor.

These are just a few of the hottest home décor trends of the year 2014. Which ones will you incorporate into the décor of your  home?

For more information about home ownership, feel free to contact me at any time by calling 937-403-2425 or emailing KimA@RobinsonSIR.com.

Resources:
Art Deco furniture or decoration http://www.bbc.co.uk/homes/design/period_artdeco.shtml

artwork at cheap prices http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2010/02/16/affordable-art/

bright pop of color
http://www.hgtv.com/color/6-tips-for-painting-with-strong-colors/index.html

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What Are the Hot Home Décor Trends for 2014?
Just like fashion designs and hair styles, home décor trends are constantly changing and evolving. Each new season brings a new must-have feature for your home. In order to keep your  home looking fresh and chic, what are the hot trends for 2014 that you can incorporate into your décor?

Bright Paint Colors
Vibrant (and even neon) hues are very popular in fashion at the moment and they also look really chic on your walls. If you are looking for a way to freshen up a dull room, a bright pop of color can really do the trick. It doesn’t have to be overwhelming if you keep the rest of the room neutral and use the bright color as an accent.

Original Artwork
Decorating your home with unique and original works of art from funky local artists is a hot trend this year. You could find such pieces at a local art fair or on online craft auction websites. You could also check out a local art school or university art program in your area where you can buy some student artwork at cheap prices.

1920s Inspired Designs
With the Roaring 20s being revitalized on the silver screen in the show Boardwalk Empire and the film The Great Gatsby, designs from the 1920s are becoming more popular. Why not incorporate some gorgeous Art Deco furniture or decoration into your home? Check out auctions to find authentic vintage pieces for cheap prices.

Simple Wood
 Another hot trend for 2014 is unfinished exposed wood furniture, with a very natural texture and feel. These simple wood pieces give your home a natural beauty that compliments any color. It works well with neutral accents to give the home a very peaceful and welcoming atmosphere.

Stripes and Graphic Prints
Crisp patterns, graphic prints and stripes are popular at the moment in everything from fabrics to wallpaper to furniture. If you really want to make your home décor look cutting edge, incorporate some of these eye-popping graphic designs into your décor.

These are just a few of the hottest home décor trends of the year 2014. Which ones will you incorporate into the décor of your  home?

For more information about home ownership, feel free to contact me at any time by calling 937-403-2425 or emailing KimA@RobinsonSIR.com.

Resources:
Art Deco furniture or decoration http://www.bbc.co.uk/homes/design/period_artdeco.shtml

artwork at cheap prices http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2010/02/16/affordable-art/

bright pop of color
http://www.hgtv.com/color/6-tips-for-painting-with-strong-colors/index.html

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