Gary Ashton's Blog: Equestrian Homes

Hidden River is a gated community in Franklin Tennessee that is propably the very pinnacle of the real estate market in the Nashville Tennessee area.

The natural beauty of theis upscale estate home community is something that never will lose its appeal. As a result homes in the subdivision do not come on the market very frequently and even though the entry level is around $3,500,000 these homes don't stay on the market for long either.

The level lots are all around 8 acres and more and in some case over 20 acres. The community is surround by the river which is hidden from immeadiate view buy all the trees, hence the name Hidden River.

The community was originally built with the idea of the owners all having their personal horses living on the…

Yesterday I spent most of my day doing what I find most enjoyable about my job. Spending a day in the coutry side with two very interesting clients and just looking at the Franklin area estate homes over $1,500,000.

My clients were looking for a recreational retreat to entertain friends and family as they felt there current home was a potential diaster zone with millions of dollars worth of antiques and expense wall treatments...not the place to have all the kids running around and enjoying themselves!

As a result, they picked the Nashville area as the buyers have had some history here, and have always enjoyed the temperate climate as well as the proximity to their home in Texas.

One of the criteria they had was for the home to be set on a minimum of…

Beechwood Plantation, Leipers Fork

Beechwood Plantation is another development by the Tower Land Company that is responsible for the equestrian development at Traceland Estates which is on the other side of Leipers Fork just off Old Hillsboro Rd.

Lot Size and Costs

The lots is Beechwood Plantation range in size from just under 10 acres all the way up to just over 40 acres and range in price from $400,000 to just under $750,000

Horse Trails

The development has created some fantastic horse trails for the residents to ride their horses in their own "backyard"

Home owners will also have the opportunity to trail their horses to the local Natchez Trace scenic parkway which has access points for horse trails.

Leipers Fork

The historic…