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Deb Beran Properties Blog

I frequently update my blog to bring you the latest in news and events around the Smith Mountain Lake local area, in addition to insightful information on the unique real estate market here. I hope you will find some useful content here! Don't hesitate to reach out to me if you have any questions about the content you see here. I'll be happy to help :)

Tips for the Home Search at Smith Mountain Lake – Be Competitive

Last updated: May 6, 2014 By Deb Beran

When the market is good at a place like Smith Mountain Lake, the competition can be fierce – and not just for home sellers. A lake community that is considered a retreat destination is more competitive for buyers than you may think. Here, second homes, investment properties and retirement properties are all distinctive in style, […]

Tips for the Home Search at Smith Mountain Lake – Know What You Need

Last updated: April 23, 2014 By Deb Beran

Searching for a new home can be so exciting that sometimes buyers lose focus of the practical parts of home ownership. Daily life requires more than great curb appeal and beautiful interiors, each family has certain needs that have to be prioritized in order to ensure a perfect property selection. Forbes Magazine offers a few […]

Tips for the Home Search at Smith Mountain Lake – Get Pre-Approved

Last updated: April 14, 2014 By Deb Beran

When the weather improves, so does home buying. Spring is consistently the busiest time of year for real estate, marked by increases in property listings, open houses and buying interest. Forbes Magazine offers a few tips for buying a home in the spring, ones we thought were appropriate for any of our followers who want […]

Tips for the Home Search at Smith Mountain Lake – Hire a Professional

Last updated: April 14, 2014 By Deb Beran

In spring time many aspects of the economy get a lift from tourism to home and garden, fashion to the entertainment industry. When the weather improves, so do moods – and spending. Spring is consistently the busiest time of year for real estate, marked by increases in property listings, open houses and buying interest. Smith […]

Get Moving at Smith Mountain Lake

Last updated: March 26, 2014 By Deb Beran

In just a few short weeks, Smith Mountain Lake residents and visitors will take to the outdoors for another exciting summer at the nation’s most beautiful recreational lake. But first, many will self-consciously consider if they’re ready to don the appropriate attire for all that fun in the sun. Fortunately, SML residents have no shortage […]

More Spring Spruce-Up Tips

Last updated: March 19, 2014 By Deb Beran

On our last blog, we offered a few ideas for how to prepare your Smith Mountain Lake home for the busy, playful summer season while the weather is still keeping us inside most days. Here are a few more ideas for how to improve the atmosphere of your home just in time for company. Bring […]

Spruce-up Your Smith Mountain Lake Home

Last updated: March 19, 2014 By Deb Beran

While the weather is still too chilly to spend much time outdoors, this is a great time to focus your energy on sprucing up your Smith Mountain Lake home so that it’s ready for all the activity, hosting and entertaining you’ll do this summer. And we mean more than just giving it a good clean […]

Smith Mountain Lake – Where Home Improvement Is Easy

Last updated: March 11, 2014 By Deb Beran

Smith Mountain Lake is the type of community where everything you could possibly need to maintain a high quality of life is not only close by, but it’s offered by local residents who understand what a privilege it is to live at such a place. When your home needs work, something needs updating, interiors need […]

The Gains of a Golf Community

Last updated: February 28, 2014 By Deb Beran

Spring is just around the corner for Smith Mountain Lake which means it’s time to start warming up the golf swing. Soon, area golfers will take to our beautiful courses for months of their favorite sport in one of the most beautiful lake settings you could imagine. Those who live at one of our four […]

First-Rate Fishing at Smith Mountain Lake

Last updated: February 21, 2014 By Deb Beran

Among the perks of living or vacationing at Smith Mountain Lake is one that fishing enthusiasts can get very excited about. SML is one of the best striper bass fisheries on the east coast. Its striper bass habitat is so good, in fact, that ESPN Bassmasters has made it a regular lake in their competitive […]

Virginia Wine Regions Recognized in Forbes Magazine

Last updated: February 12, 2014 By Deb Beran

California, Italy and France are all places you would expect to make a list of wine regions worth exploring. But we are especially thrilled that a recent article in Forbes Magazine puts the state of Virginia as one of their Six Exciting Wine Regions To Explore In 2014. Of course, Virginia residents are aware of […]

There’s Something About a Smith Mountain Lake Wedding

Last updated: June 12, 2018 By Deb Beran

If you or someone you know is planning a wedding, you would be wise to check out the offerings here at Smith Mountain Lake. Its incomparable water and mountains setting, mild temperatures and variety of host locations are making SML more popular with brides and grooms each year. Smith Mountain Lake is a beautiful place […]

Meet The Moving Trucks

Last updated: January 22, 2014 By Deb Beran

It’s always nice to have a helping hand when you’re moving, even if the move is from one part of the Smith Mountain Lake community to another. When a home buyer uses Deb Beran Properties, we offer our team’s most helpful members – Max and Maxine – our 15-foot bed hauling trucks. Max and Maxine […]

Is a Homeowners Association Right For You

Last updated: January 7, 2014 By Deb Beran

Smith Mountain Lake’s residential scene contains neighborhoods with and without homeowners associations. The neighborhoods that do have HOAs vary quite a bit in standards, restrictions and benefits. The basics of an HOA, however, are prevalent in these communities and considering the pros and cons can be a great help to homebuyers who need to decide […]

Smith Mountain Lake a Craft Beer Community

Last updated: December 19, 2013 By Deb Beran

Sunken City Brewing Company put the Smith Mountain Lake to the test last spring when it opened in Westlake as a craft beer manufacturer reaching neighboring cities of Roanoke, Lynchburg and Danville, Richmond and Virginia Beach. The big question then was if a cultural trend could not just survive, but thrive outside of a more […]

How Smith Mountain Lake Home Owners Can Profit From Space Sharing

Last updated: December 12, 2013 By Deb Beran

Smith Mountain Lake is the perfect place for an affordable and convenient vacation, particularly for anyone living on the east coast. The charms that draw residents to its shorelines are the same reasons tourists come here in droves in spring, summer and fall, and occasionally winter. Our guests find that a week or weekend of […]

The Livability of Smith Mountain Lake

Last updated: December 5, 2013 By Deb Beran

One of Smith Mountain Lake’s neighboring cities was recently ranked number six out of the top ten places to retire on livability.com The site describes Roanoke, Virginia as a place with affordable homes, a moderate climate, cultural venues and a small-town vibe. Only a thirty minute drive from Roanoke, Smith Mountain Lake has all that […]

Measuring Positive Market Trends at Smith Mountain Lake

Last updated: November 25, 2013 By Deb Beran

Good news on the real estate market front is always encouraging. realtors.com released its October 2013 National Housing Trend Report which shows a positive increase in sales for this fall season. The report is encouraging as home sales are commonly known to slow during the fall and winter. Instead, the report indicates fast paced movement, […]

Smith Mountain Lake Celebrates 50 Years

Last updated: November 14, 2013 By Deb Beran

It is hard to believe a place as warm and welcoming as Smith Mountain Lake is only fifty years old. Though it is young compared to a lot of lake resort destinations, SML has a more established feel than most, secure in its identity and unwilling to simply be a vacation spot. Roanoke area television […]

Hints for Hiring the Right Help

Last updated: November 7, 2013 By Deb Beran

Being a Smith Mountain Lake home owner can mean a multitude of handyman needs throughout the course of your inhabitance. Even brand new houses have their weaknesses. From heating and air conditioning replacements to dock repair, plumbing issues to cracked concrete, the fix-it projects can certainly add up. Then there are the unforeseen disasters no […]

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