Found 3 blog entries tagged as Lakeway Golf Homes.

When Lakeway homeowners begin thinking about selling, one question comes up again and again:

What should we do to the property before we put it on the market?

Should we remodel the kitchen?

Update the primary bathroom?

Add a pool?

Replace flooring?

Paint?

Improve the landscaping?

Or leave everything alone and let the next owner make those decisions?

The answer is rarely as simple as a list of renovations with predetermined returns.

In Lakeway's luxury market, value is influenced by the entire property: location, homesite, architecture, condition, views, outdoor living, floor plan, improvements, neighborhood, competition and the alternatives available to buyers at that moment.

Some improvements can materially strengthen a…

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If you're considering a move west of Austin, there is a good chance two names will appear early in your search:

Lakeway and Bee Cave.

The two cities are neighbors in western Travis County, and residents often share many of the same surrounding restaurants, shops, services and recreational destinations.

But living in Lakeway and living in Bee Cave are not exactly the same experience.

Lakeway sits along the south shore of Lake Travis and has a strong connection to lake recreation, golf, established residential neighborhoods, parks, trails and greenbelts.

Bee Cave sits farther east near the intersection of the SH 71 and RR 620 corridors and combines Hill Country residential living with convenient access to a significant concentration of…

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For some buyers, there is something immediately compelling about a golf-course property.

The open view.

The manicured landscape.

The sense of space behind the residence.

The possibility of looking across a fairway from the patio, pool or living room.

And in Lakeway, golf is an important part of the area's recreational landscape.

But buying a property on or adjacent to a golf course involves more than deciding whether you like the view.

Where the property sits in relation to the course matters.

So do orientation, privacy, cart paths, landscaping, potential golf-ball exposure, outdoor living, property boundaries, restrictions—and whether the golf membership you envision is actually available to you.

A beautiful fairway view can be…

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