Nashville Lake Homes
One element of living in Nashville that is well known and amongst the current residents but something that may not be well known to people considering relocating and moving to the Nashville area is the sub culture of those people that love to live on the lake.
There are a couple of man made lakes that any visitor to Nashville will see as the fly in to the international airport. There is Percy Priest, which is just by the air port and provide excellent boating and fishing opportunities, and is surrounded by park land as as such is protected from any homes being built around the lake.
The other home, that allows residential developments is Old Hickory lake. This lake is well know for its lake homes and perhaps most famously was the home for over 30 years to Jonny Cash, the country music legend. In the movie about his life, you’ll see that his lake home played a large part in his life and was the focal point for many historic visits from all of the country music royalty. After Jonny died the home was sold for $2.5M to Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees. During the renovation the unthinkable happened and the home was burnt down. At the present time the plans to renovate the house retaining the original foundation are being discussed.
The advantage of actually living on the lake is enhanced by the ability to have a boat dock, after being granted permission from the Army Corp of Engineers, who maintain the shoreline of Old Hickory lake. Having a boat dock almost certainly adds about $150-200,000 to the value of the home. Just recently Fairvue Plantation, which is the only golf course community actually situated on Old Hickory lake, was granted permission for the addition of docks. This will greatly enhance the appeal and value of all the homes in Fairvue Plantation and in the coming years the owners of these existing homes will see their invest increase 10 fold.
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