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It’s Time to Embrace Spare Time and a Maintenance-Free Lifestyle!
After years of doing for others, you’ve reached an age where you want to do for yourself. At Cornerstone Homes, we can absolutely help you achieve that goal. Our communities are all about encouraging your freedom and pursuing an active lifestyle. Life here means no yard work, no maintenance issues, no snow shoveling. Instead, we offer carefree homes in a maintained community… and plenty of spare time to do whatever you want!
We’re also firm believers in the lock-and-leave lifestyle. For people who travel, or have second homes, or are simply are too busy to deal with the nuisances of homeownership, a low maintenance home that is secure and looked after while you’re off living your life is a dream come true.
Legions of active adults, retirees and Baby Boomers have learned to embrace the concept of worry-free spare time, indulging in leisure activities, traveling, volunteering, socializing or even taking on second careers. Join the crowd! Instead of fussing about annual upkeep, go on a cruise or visit the kids. Instead of mowing the lawn, go for a swim, take a yoga class, or pick up a new hobby. Enjoy your spare time… you’ve earned it!
Maintenance-free living is one of our principles at Cornerstone Homes. We build high quality, affordable single-story homes in secure, maintenance-free communities in Virginia and North Carolina. We want our homeowners to have lives full of choices and opportunities, for them to have the homes and lifestyles they envision and deserve, whether that means more free time to travel, or more freedom to enjoy family and friends.

