Thursday, July 30, 2009

Massive New and Beautiful Home in Edgewood, Texas- Find Airport Property on Aviation Acres

Quality abounds in this custom home set on a beautifully wooded 2.19 acre fully landscaped and irrigated lot!

Tailwind Airpark is 60 miles east of Dallas and two miles north of I-20 near Canton, TX. We have a 4000’ runway (2600’ paved & 1400’ turf). There is an operating FBO on the field, with a number of A&P mechanics and IA’s living in the community. We have a shared fuel farm and all utilities are underground. Upon entering you are greeted with soaring ceilings, dramatic iron and wood curved staircase and hardwood floors extending into the family room. There is 3,233 square foot a/c with an additional 2,900 square foot under roof for the attached garage and hangar. There are deep crown moldings throughout.

The family room features a stone fireplace with a custom wood mantle, a steeple ceiling with wood beams, double french doors and an open to kitchen floor plan for your entertaining ease. The gourmet kitchen has handcrafted cabinets, granite counters with a tumbled marble back splash and a 5’x8’ island that contains the Viking range.

The double Thermador oven is built into the inside brick wall. The dishwasher is a quiet Bosch. The refrigerator that has a wood front to match the cabinets stays with the house. The study walls are floor to ceiling with custom woodwork and includes a fireplace with a stone hearth. Custom plantation shutters shade all three windows. The master suite has a sitting area overlooking the rock patio. The huge master bath has a two person jetted tub, a glass block shower, separate vanities, two toilets, separate cedar closet and large walk-in closet. The media room with the 10’ screen and all equipment are included with the home. The equipment includes the Sony HD Projector!

To find out more information on this listing, go to this link at Aviation Acres- http://bit.ly/QSBEh

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Nice Home at 4 Salicornia Drive in Beaufort, South Carolina! Airport real estate

Beautiful home with a freshly painted interior and complete with immaculate landscaping. A home with a lot of heart. Warm and inviting is the best way to describe this four bedroom home with a master retreat, a relaxing soaking tub & a serene view of the woodlands. It truly is a tranquil setting sitting on 1 acre. Don't miss this chance of a great home at a great price.

This Marsh Hawk Plantation house includes a first floor master suite with separate his and her walk-in closets, a separate shower, a double sink, & a master office/nursery. The formal living room is complete with a beautiful marble fireplace, a nice dining room, a friendly kitchen with a center island and pantry. The porch is covered, the home has an oversized 25'x25' detached garage, a storage shed, a concete driveway, all along with a very private, peaceful, and well maintained yard.

For more information on this particular listing- http://bit.ly/u6POU

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The New Airport Property Sporting Ranch in Muldrow, Oklahoma (Rural Route)

It's the mega-sporting retreat ranch you've been waiting for! Sitting on 7,336 acres plus 50% of mineral rights on over 11,000 acres. This much land with half the mineral rights is an absolute rarity these days. Purchase your very own natural forest complete with marketable timber, creeks, ponds, waterfalls, wildlife, and clearings with pastures for bovine, mountains with views!

Make your own Equestrian riding trails for miles. Go fly Fishing in the year round creek for large mouth, small mouth and Kentucky bass. Go hunting for black bear or turkey, migratory fowl or make your very own wildlife refuge, whatever "floats your boat!" Views, views and more views, plus the mineral rights... this is truly a great opportunity for companies to purchase a grand scale corporate retreat property, or for the discriminating buyer who would like to fly to their private retreat (along with a 2700 X 50 foot runway and hangar).

Within minutes to international airports, there is a main home approximately 3500 square feet that is currently being updated to a four bedroom, four bath. An antique guest cabin that has been renovated from a 1930's WPA schoolhouse. There are unique amenities in the guest cabin including a sink that has been hand carved from a tree stump and and an elk antler chandelier, along with a custom native rock fireplace. There is a rock inground swimming pool behind the guest cabin. The owner has made several improvements on the land including roads and clearing hilltops for views an ongoing process.

Call Frank Lay at 479-414-4402, or visit Aviation Acres at this link for more property information- http://bit.ly/17Dm0w

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1.5 to 3 acre airport property lots for sale in Pittstown, New Jersey! (Sky Manor Road)

Fantastic 1.5 to 3 acre lots for sale starting at a price of $195,000! Ready to build!

Adjacent to Sky Manor Airport in Pittstown, NJ. Build your own dream home in Sky Manor Airpark - a residential fly-in community. All lots have easy access to the 2900-foot paved runway at the Sky Manor Airport. Conveniently located 6 miles from the historic Delaware River, and an hour from NYC and Philadelphia, just an easy commute by train, and just around the corner from the Flemington Shopping District. With so many reasons to live here, consider it high on your list of places to live in New Jersey as a pilot!

For information about this particular listing, follow this link- http://bit.ly/O5i6P

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Aviators! Great new airport real estate listing in Ossipee, New Hampshire! (2 Old Mill Road)

An Aviation Paradise! This "dwelling complex" features a three bedroom, 2.5 bath with a walkout, finished lower level, cathedral ceiling, hardwood floors, an immense 40'x42' hangar, an oversized 2-car garage with guest quarters, and best yet...

A PRIVATE TAXIWAY to 4000' grass runway!

In addition to all of this, there is the beautiful seasonal mountain view, a porch, deck and a tranquil privacy you won't easily find anywhere else. Close to Rt. 16, and all comforts are here. To locate this listing on our site, follow this link- http://bit.ly/3NdNmz

Aviation Acres is continuing to grow! Real estate agents, I know I keep reminding you, but take a chance with our website, it will only help improve your odds of selling your airport property listings in the United States and Canada. We are our way to becoming a successful business venture, and any property that you can post on our site will help us grow! To those who are already becoming a part of Aviation Acres, thank you for your assistance, we greatly appreciate it!

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Beautiful new airport real estate listing in Marion, Kentucky (290 Airport Road)

Built in 1993, this is an amazing 2,200 square foot home that you should consider if you are looking for airport property! A four bedroom, 3 bath home with a 2 car attached garage, a 2 car detached garage, sitting on 2+ acres with an 800 square foot partially finished basement. Hardwood flooring in the dining room, carpet in the living room. This is a beautiful home, and if you are interested, you can use this link to get to its listing on Aviation Acres! http://bit.ly/FeeHA

Real Estate Agents! You'll notice that our website is continuing to grow everyday, and posting your airport property listings is only going to help increase your odds of selling those homes. Use our website as a tool to assist you in your endeavors, as search engines are already picking up our website at the top of their lists!

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New Airport Real Estate Listing in Irvington, Alabama (Walker Road)

Country living just doesn't get any better than this! Absolutely gorgeous property in an area with beautiful homes near the Roy E Ray Airport. Up to 6 mature horses are allowed per six acre lot. The road will be paved and the seller will provide a survey. Up to two 1800 square foot houses can be built on this land. This property is conveniently located near New I-10 exit and is convenient for mobile workers as well as those working in Mississippi. The lot size is approximate.

This particular listing can be located at- http://bit.ly/p3CyX

Aviation Acres is the website that connects pilots to airport, airpark and waterfront property listings across the United States and Canada. It's a user-friendly tool that can, is and should be taken advantage of by real estate agents and aviators alike. Thanks to all that are continuing to help our site be known!

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11086 Apache Lane, Glen Saint Mary, Florida Airport Property for Sale

A nice, 1 acre lot in Cuyler Field! Good level high and dry lot with hardwood trees. It is located at the end of a cul-de-sac. No one behind or to the right of the property. Close to Glen Saint Mary, and just a couple of exits from the Jacksonville city limits!

The airstrip is private, and the hangar is brand new at 50'x50' with 12'x40' hydroswing door. It has a steel roof with vinyl siding. Plus additional 20'x50' concrete slab with footers. 400 amp service for hangar and future home that you can build to your requirements!

Check out this property at http://bit.ly/feqTi. It has all the listing information as well as the contact information of the real estate agent selling the property.

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Nice Home in the Sierra Foothills of Mariposa, California (2391 Rainbow Road)

Fantastic view of the lush green trees and the majestic hillside. A three bed, two bath home built in 2007, approximately 1,262 square feet. Take a look into the listing information at this link- http://bit.ly/nGUpN.

Aviation Acres is moving along at a steady rate, and given a little time will be an absolutely fantastic tool for both pilots and real estate agents across the country. For anyone who has added to our website already, thank you, and for those of you who have not, take the time and look into the site at the very least, because the truth is, it can only help your odds of selling your airport, airpark or waterfront property.

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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Stunning Home in Sanger, Texas (10766 Merlin Drive)

Home is on 3.6 acres in a private airport community! Originally built in 1980, it has been remodeled ever since 1999. Large rooms, sitting area off of the master, spectacular balcony views, gorgeous landscaping, tranquil outdoor living space including a pool and cabana, with an approximated 4,200 square foot hangar. Buyer to verify all information.

The home is a beautiful four bed, three bath house, and just one of many great airport properties that can be found on Aviation Acres! The site is growing by the hour, and any real estate agents with listings should take advantage of the opportunity that is our website. Your audience of potential buyers changes from a small community to a nationwide target through the use of our services, and therefore, your odds of selling property such as this goes up significantly! This particular listing can be located at- http://bit.ly/12q0iH

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Large Custom Home in Sandpoint Idaho

Pilots! If you are looking for a beautiful area to live, with a number of recreational activities available to you, look no further than Sandpoint, Idaho!

This listing is located on the only residential airstrip in town, built with ICF construction. The property features a 55 foot by 50 foot hangar with a 50 foot Schweiss electric bi-fold door and a 600+ square foot heated shop area with a full bath, direct taxiway access to the 3,500 foot FAA approved airstrip, soaring blue spruce cathedral ceilings throughout the house, beautiful tile work, a massive art gallery hallway, stainless appliances, and an amazing amount of space. You can locate this listing and its information at http://www.aviationacres.com/idaho.asp?CMD=ResDetail&LI=75688&SI=43289.

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Very Nice Home- 6351 Industry Ave., Fort Myers, Florida

About a 4 acre home with direct access to Buckingham Field (ID# FL59). Four beds, three baths, an outbuilding workshop, commercial greenhouse and shade house, citrus orchard, along with many new improvements. There is room to build and develop property, seller is very motivated and the property will never be listed lower! It really is a one of a kind property that any pilot wanting to find a home in Florida should look into.

Aviation Acres is off to a great start, helping real estate agents sell their property and pilots to locate the perfect home to suite their needs. Check it out, view the listings, and add you own! No matter what the case may be, adding a listing to Aviation Acres will only help your odds of selling your airport property! You can locate this particular listing at http://www.aviationacres.com/florida.asp?CMD=ResDetail&LI=75675&SI=43276

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15303 Sparta Ave., Kent City Michigan Home

This is just one of the many airport properties being listed on Aviation Acres! (http://www.aviationacres.com)

If you are an outdoorsman, this home may be for you. A walk out ranch, with a large hangar and workshop located on nearly 4 acres. Half of the property is wooded complimented by the creek running through it! This home is where you can enjoy the "serene" life living with your plane on 24M.

And it is only located 30 minutes north of Grand Rapids, so if you hunt, hike or fish, this home may be ideal for you! You can locate this particular listing and all of it's information at http://www.aviationacres.com/listingpages/SpartaAveKentCityMI.htm

A Brief History of Aviation Acres

Aviation Acres was created in 2006, evolving over the course of the new few years into the site that you see today (http://www.aviationacres.com). The theory behind the website was always this- The internet is loaded with aviation-related sites that list property on airports, but most are simply "Classified Ad" sites that were not very useable for pilots, so by creating Aviation Acres, we could not only solve this problem, but become a very useful tool for the aviation community.

We wanted to provide a true database of real estate properties on airports and airparks around the US and Canada. What if you needed a three thousand square foot, four bedroom, three bath home in Florida with a 4000+ foot runway... and you wanted the airport to have fuel service? No other place on the web can you locate such a home, and here, you can do it with ease.

What is Aviation Acres all about? It's about matching pilots with properties. It's that simple. It is our goal to give pilots the best location on the web to search for their next aviation real estate, regardless of the state they are looking in, or if it is listed with a real estate company or for sale by owner.

We have gone to great lengths to build this site to be as user-friendly as possible. Our three goals while working on this site were-

  1. To provide a great tool for pilots looking for aviation property.
  2. To make it affordable for the real estate agents, agencies and private sellers to list their property, and
  3. To make it easy to use the website, both for real estate agents and pilots

We believe we've met those goals, and we hope that you do too. If you have any questions about the site, or suggestions on how to improve it, you may contact any of the names below.

Eric Skinner (President)- eric.skinner@aviationacres.com

Brent Stevens (Owner, IT)- bstevens@sandpoint.com

Ken Lenz (Design, Admin)- ken.lenz@sandpoint.com

Ryan Skinner (Web Developer)- ryan.skinner@aviationacres.com

For Sale By Owner Airport Property

Sellers- Use Aviation Acres to your advantage!

Our new website makes selling your FSBO property much easier. Aviation Acres (http://www.aviationacres.com) is a new website designed to help pilots locate airport property across the country. This specialized site helps you to sell such property without any hassle!

  • Do you own waterfront property that float planes can call home? Aviation Acres will give you an audience of potential buyers far outspanning your current market.
  • You can save money on commissions when you sell your property yourself on Aviation Acres. For a simple annual listing fee, you can have your property seen nationwide.
  • Think about the number of way you can advertise your property to pilots looking specifically for listings similar to your own. Private runway? Check. Airport Access? Check. Hangar with space to rent or lease? Check! And these are only a few of the options that you can use to get your property noticed!

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Why should you use Aviation Acres?

There are a number of reasons why it makes sense to use Aviation Acres as your tool to sell airport property- here are just a few that all real estate agents should consider.

  1. You can benefit your clients by listing their property on a specialized website. It's important for your clients to know where their property is being seen. By listing on Aviation Acres, you've increased the odds of selling the property with little expense to you or your customer.
  2. Most MLS and private real estate websites let you search by price, location, acreage, and other basic information fields. However, pilots cannot normally find information specific to airports and hangars. Aviation Acres solves that problem.
  3. Understand your audience- many pilots are looking for property in other areas, even if they don't plan on moving to that area. Pilots want to be able to fly somewhere for a short period of time, then head out.
  4. Pilots are not afraid to purchase real estate on the opposite side of the country, and they do!
  5. Do you have clients that are going to sell "build to suit" structures adjacent to an airport? In the past, there has been no search criteria for this type of sale. We've solved that online gap as well.

Real Estate agents, do not miss out on this opportunity to post your airport, airpark and waterfront property listings at http://www.aviationacres.com. The site will only prove beneficial to your cause.

Friday, July 24, 2009

Are you marketing your waterfront listings to the right audience?

Are you MARKETING your WATERFRONT LISTINGS to the right audience?

Is your waterfront property on a major body of water? Like a river or large lake? Don't forget to consider marketing your waterfront listings to the aviation community. If your waterfront listing can support a float plane or seaplane, maybe you should be looking for your buyers in the aviation community. Pilots generally have good incomes and can afford properties on the water.

I realized a couple of years ago that not only do real estate agents overlook the aviation community, but MLS do as well. They completely leave out the ability to search for properties based on aviation criteria. I realized this when I attempted to sale my property which had legal runway access to our local counties airport. I hope to change this with a site I've created for the aviation and real estate communities. AviationAcres.com is a true database website, much like a MLS where you can add your airport, airpark or major waterfront properties (for float planes) and search for properties by a whole host of criteria. I believe we are the first true aviation real estate database created for this community.

As a owner of a real estate company and a pilot, this has become a passion. I've decided to also allow FSBO properties in my database. Before you close this message after saying this... ask yourself how this may HELP you. Here's how I see it.... you can use our site to farm for FSBO properties that you may be able to pick the listing up for - listings you may never known existed. Also if you have a buyer looking for aviation or major waterfront property in your area, and you can't find what your looking for in your MLS, we are just another resource for you.

We are allowing agents for a short time to post and use or site completely free - so add your waterfront of airport properties while it cost you nothing. Don't forget to remind your Sellers that you added their listing to our site as well - that shows them you really are working for them by finding new ways to market their listing!! See an example listing on our site by Clicking Here!
I hope you'll visit our site and give it a chance, we are working hard everyday to provide the best Aviation and Waterfront real estate tool available on the internet. If you have suggestions we'd love to hear them! http://www.AviationAcres.com

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Opportunity to advertise for free on AviationAcres.com

AviationAcres.com is getting ready to launch it's new website in the next couple of weeks.
AviationAcres.com is a real estate database for aviation and major waterfront properties (for float planes). A couple of years ago we purchased the site (which is currently up and doing well) but we felt the site was lacking in a lot of areas. We have spent an incredible amount of time rebuilding the site and we believe we will be the first truly database driven website for aviation properties.

When we launch the new site in the next couple of weeks, you will be able to search for properties not only on criteria of the home or listing, but the airport information as well. For instance, if you're looking for a 3 bedroom 2 bath 2500+ square foot home with a paved runway and 100LL fuel in the state of Florida - We'll be able to tell you what's available!

With the new site, we will be allowing some advertising. Since we have never allowed advertising before, we are looking for our first advertisers, whom we will run free ads for for participating. We will select advertisers from different states (and Canadian provinces) that we feel will look and be professional. If you would like to possibly have a free ad on our site, please email us at AviationAcres@gmail.com . Once you contact us, and if we choose to allow your ad, we will give you access to see the new site, that has not been published to the web yet, so that you'll feel comfortable with where your ad will be. There will be no cost to you at all - we will design the ad and get your approval befor we link it to your site or email address. You don't have to have aviation property to participate. This is a great opportunity to get FREE exposure on a site that already gets great traffic. We hope you'll take the time to contact us - I don't think you'll be disappointed if you do!

Eric SkinnerAviationAcres.com

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Why I love aviation, real estate and north Idaho

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This is a picture I took this week of the Delta Shores Airport (00ID) in Clark Fork Idaho... this is why I enjoy both aviation (hobby) and real estate (my career) as you get to see property like this!! Do you have great airport or aviation photos we can use on our site? I would love to hear from you!

Delta Shores Airport, Clark Fork Idaho - Photo by Eric E Skinner - May 2009

Monday, July 20, 2009

Airport Property for the Investor

Do you have an investor looking for a good opportunity? May I suggest looking at airport and airpark properties?

An Example...Sandpoint Idaho and airport referred to in the example

About four years ago I found a five acre parcel of land and older home (1960's) for sale in our town that just happened to border the county airport. I purchased it for $210K, with a friend we immediately split it and I kept 2.5 acres and the house, and he kept 2.5 acres for 60K - This means I now had a home and 2.5 acres for $150K. I talked my wife into selling our home to move into this home while we also worked on a "t the fence" access to the airport from our property. It took about four months to work with our local county & city for an access agreement. Once it was completed the property was rezoned as light industrial with airport access. After about two years we sold the home and were able to benefit from capitol gains as we had made this our primary residence. I then sold my 2.5 acres for $840K - not a bad return!

The purpose of all of this is to say... don't forget to look at opportunities of properties around airports for large returns. Even in a down market, a property that gets converted into airport use carries a totally different price tag from those that don't.

In our new database for Aviation Property on AviationAcres.com (Due out in the next couple of weeks) we have a field for "Airport Access" (Yes / No) - that's because if you have a property that borders an airport, but doesn't have airport access, their may be investors that are interested and we would love to know about it.

The photo above I took above is Sandpoint Idaho (with plane added for effect), I'm an Owner / Agent of Century 21 RiverStone in Sandpoint, Idaho.