| A large percentage of our population is | | | | Greenway or at the Community College, |
| approaching retirement age. They are looking for | | | | exercising at the Wellness Center, the YMCA or |
| the best possible place to invest their money in | | | | Lifequest, playing golf, and swimming keeps our |
| property that will be used as their current | | | | bodies active.Joining the Wilkes Playmakers little |
| vacation home now and their permanent | | | | theater group or one of the many community |
| residence when they retire.I have seen many | | | | service groups keeps us active and involved.When |
| trends come and go in real estate. Planned | | | | you retire, consider the possibility that you might |
| communities have become the most recent | | | | want to continue to work on a scaled back basis |
| trend, offering accessibility to health care, grocery | | | | doing something that was an avocation. Having a |
| stores, restaurants, shopping, golf courses and | | | | larger community to work in is often a major |
| lakes. There are many advantages to such a | | | | advantage.That is one place our commercial real |
| community. There are also some disadvantages | | | | estate qualifications may be of use to you.If you |
| that are not readily apparent.The nature of the | | | | want to open a small shop, day spa or restaurant, |
| planned community is that it appeals to a certain | | | | etc., we can help you find just what meets your |
| segment of the population. That is very nice in | | | | requirements.Our familiarity with the community |
| many ways, but it is also limiting.In a community | | | | can put you in just the right location.Nestled in the |
| such as Wilkes, you will have all age groups | | | | foothills of the Blue Ridge, we are: |
| interacting and therefore a greater variety of | | | | |
| opportunities available to you and to your families | | | | minutes from the Blue Ridge Parkway |
| as they come to visit. The BMX track, the lake, | | | | one half hour from Boone and Blowing Rock, NC |
| the soccer fields, golf, fishing, stores, restaurants, | | | | forty-five minutes from Hickory, NC |
| etc. provide a wide variety of activities that will | | | | one hour from Winston-Salem, NC |
| appeal to you all.Having children and young people | | | | one and one half hours from Charlotte, NC and |
| around helps us all to stay younger at heart. | | | | Greensboro, NC |
| Attending classes at the Community College is a | | | | two and one half hours from Raleigh, NC |
| wonderful way to stay mentally alert, informed | | | | The people are friendly, courteous and talented. |
| and active.Walking the track on the Yadkin Valley | | | | We have a wonderfully mild four season climate. |