Pick of the Week- Fresh Find in Saxony

I get the chance to come across some great homes in my line of work. My "Pick of the Week" posts will allow me to highlight some different homes that you might not get to see everyday. These won't necessarily be my listings, but in this case (it being my first "pick of the week") I've decided to make it one of my listings.

This 4BR/2.5BA home is currently listed at $279,900 (started at $289,900) and is the lowest priced home available in Saxony. Saxony is a mixed-use development in Fishers that includes some unique housing options, as well as businesses, restaurants, shoppes, daycare, etc. It's kind of like Village of West Clay but much more affordable and done in a way that I think will attract more homeowners. From this house, it's super close to I-69 and near Hamilton Towne Center.

Here are some of the great features of this house:

• One of the only 3 Ryland Built Homes in this Neighborhood- Exclusive!


• Raised Ceilings & Open Floor Plan


• Hardwood Floors


• Rubbed Bronze Fixtures


• Butler's Pantry & Walk-in Pantry


• 42" Cabinets with Pullouts


• Sleek Corian Countertops


• Stainless Steel Appliances


• Sunroom/Breezeway


• Basement with Rough-in


• Screened-in Porch & Back Patio


• Low Maintenance HardiPlank Siding


• Dusk to Dawn Coach Lights


• Rear-Load 2 Car Attached Garage


• Professional Landscaping


• Irrigation System


• Imported Window Coverings

It's very close to the neighborhood park & to other Fishers restaurants & grocery stores. This is a great house for family or young professionals, anyone who really does not want to spend all of their free time maintaining their lawn. The home values in here go up to $550,000 or more, so this being in the high $200,000's is really a great deal. Check out this link to the virtual tour. Let me know if you have any questions on this house or any others in Saxony, which is almost completely built out now.

Good Habits & Habitat for Humanity

There are certain times of year that people are inspired to set new goals- New Year's, the first day of spring, lunar new year, and another time is when kids are going back to school. I have been seriously slacking on updating this blog and I plan to fix that right now. My goal is to write at least blog entry a week. Now that I've put that out there, I had better do it!

About a week ago I got a chance to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity in the downtown area. I've volunteered with other organizations before, but this was the first time I was going to get really physical. It was a lot of fun to really see not only the building of a house, but to actually help out. I mostly worked on putting up siding- learned how to correctly caulk, use a nail gun, and this automatic saw thing which I was at first terrified of, but then got the hang of it.

This was an especially momentous occasion because this is the first Platinum LEED certified home built in Indianapolis. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. It is kind of a complicated grading system, but basically for a residential property there are four levels- certified, silver, gold, and platinum -being the highest. So after the building is complete, this third party comes to evaluate the 'performance' of the house in energy savings, water efficiency, indoor air quality, building materials, harmful emissions, etc.

Here is some more info from the U.S. Green Building Council on LEED's rating system, which I'm also a member of. If you would like to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity too, here's the link to their website. It's very rewarding, especially when you get to meet the people and hear some of the stories of the people who will be calling the house you helped built their home.