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Quail Run features elegant three and four bedroom single family homes from the $200s. Southern style architecture combined with modern amenities make these homes in Lanett, Al. perfect for anyone who needs to live near the new Kia Georgia manufacturing plant.

Quail Run is currently being developed by the Greater Valley Group. Homes in this community sit on close to 1/2 acre lots and range in size from 1,800 to 4,000 square feet. With a wide variety of design choices, including ranch, two-story, traditional and craftsman, buyers are sure to find the home of their dreams in this peaceful community. Standard features include granite countertops, hardwoods in the foyer, front and back porches, crown molding and Whirlpool appliances, these homes exemplify class and dignity.

Neighborhood and community amenities will include:

• Pool
• Pool pavilion
• Tennis courts
• Multi-purpose sports field
• Access to numerous parks and recreation areas
• Equestrian Center
• Hunting preserve
• West Point Lake
• Chattahoochee River
• Valley Community Center and Sportsplex
• Riverside Country Club

Children that reside in Quail Run will attend schools in Chambers County including: Huguley Elementary, W.F. Burns Junior High School and Valley High School. The Springwood School, an independent, K-12 co-educational college preparatory day school is also conveniently located just miles from the community in Valley, Alabama.

For more information, visit the Discovery Center or call 706-645-7777.

In order to qualify for the $8,000 home buyer tax credit, you must have a contract on your house by April 30, 2010 and close by June 30. Highland Homes offers Florida new homes priced from $109,000, perfect for first time home buyers. In addition, they offer a variety of financing options, including $0 down payment for qualified buyers, to ensure that most everyone’s dreams of homeownership can become a reality.

As a home shopper, you can find exactly what you are looking for in a Highland Homes community. They build homes in central Florida, from Tampa to Orlando and everything in between. Highland Homes has over 40 plans to choose from, ranging from three to five bedrooms with two to three and one-half baths. Both ranch and two story plans are available and home shoppers can choose between two and three car garages. In addition, you’ll find luxury features like a master bath with a large walk-in closet, a garden tub, separate shower and double sink vanity in most homes. The builder also includes a feature that no other central Florida home builder offers as a final touch to most of their floor plans. The company not only includes a covered lanai to most of their plans, but they also include a screen enclosure and door that would typically cost thousands of dollars more with other builders.

There’s no question that when it comes to Florida new homes for first time home buyers, Highland Homes is your #1 choice. Visit any of their communities before April 30th to get a contract down on a new home and qualify for the $8,000 tax credit. Talk to any Highland Homes new home sales agent to get more information about the credit and financing options.