Frequently Asked Questions
Q: WHY WEST VIRGINIA?
- Because it is clean, safe, verdant, spacious, and beautiful
- Because your hard-earned dollar goes much further
- Because it is proximate to and conveniently connected to Metropolitan DC and other urban areas
Q: WHY SHEPHERDSTOWN?
- Because Shepherdstown, on the banks of the same Potomac that runs through Washington, is a unique and special place. Sophisticated due to its proximity to Washington, it is less than an hour from Metropolitan area.
- Because, wonderfully, it still holds the charm of a small village safely nestled in the Shenandoah Highlands.
- Because it is complete: with shopping, boutique shopping, fine dining, medical facilities, educational facilities, industry, wineries, golfing, theatre, fresh markets, an international airport, history, gambling, antiquing, skiing and outdoor and water sports . . . all nearby and all without the Holiday, Weekend, or Morning Congestion.
Q: WHY SHEPHERDS COVE?
- Because it is a ‘quality-of-life’ decision for your family
- Because Shepherds Cove is a small, protected community with resort-like Amenities
- Because Shepherds Cove has direct private access to Twelve and a half miles of navigable Potomac River and the spectacular Valley it carved as it runs along the Historic Federal C&O Tow Path.
- Because Shepherds Cove is intended for families that are seeking what Ideal Living Magazine has labeled: “Best of the Best”
Q: WHY PROTECTIVE COVENANT?
- #1. To Protect YOUR INVESTMENT
- #2. To Provide for your Family’s Safety and Security
- #3. To Provide and assure you and your family use and enjoyment of Shepherds Cove’s Facilities and Amenities
Q: DOES THE SUPERIORITY OF SHEPHERDS COVE ESTATES COST MORE THAN OTHER SIMILAR COMMUNITIES?
- If there were similar Communities, they would be “hard-pressed” to match the significant economies that come with each of the 19 Shepherds Cove Estates, some of which are:
- Large Estates with low per-acre cost
- Well-thought-out enjoyable Amenities
- Carefully engineered Lots to optimize design, accessibility, and constriction
- Underground utilities are already in place at each Estate Lot
- No need or cost for ‘Percolation Testing’
- No Impacts Fees that usually range from $6k and up
- No Power Company service construction costs
- No Septic System Drain Field to install
- Roads and Facilities are built to the highest engineering standards, assuring longevity and economy for years to come.
- Low West Virginia taxes
- Low Homeowner fees
- But the “real value” is providing your family living in a verdant healthy environment on 115 Acres of luxuriant trees and topography in the Potomac Highlands, safely away from urban crush and urban air.