There are a number of home styles from which to choose, and prices range from the mid-$150,000s to nearly $1 million, which is a wide range.  Condominiums are priced from $155,000 to $195,000, and town homes are for sale from $249,000 to $360,000 (80 total with 1,460 square feet to 2,500 square feet).   Carriage/patio homes range in price from $220,000 to $300,000, and custom homes sell for $225,000 to $900,000.  Wooded home sites are available for $50,000 to $125,000, depending on location which may be next to a small body of water or the golf course.  The average HOA fee is roughly $200 per month for a $290,000 home.  Call 910.814.2633 for more information.

The hallmark of this community is the semi-private Davis Love III-designed golf course which includes a 10,000 square foot putting green.  The course operates as a non-equity facility with memberships available to residents.  These memberships cost $1,200 to $1,320 per year or $100 to $110 per month, with a $2,000 initiation fee, and include complimentary green fees, a 10-day-in-advance tee time reservation policy and the option to bring up to three guests at a reduced rate.  Non-membership green fees run $25 (seniors) to $75.  A second course is also planned.

The elegant golf clubhouse features a 19th hole restaurant and bar, a fitness room, a library and a golf pro shop.  A formal dining room and larger fitness center are on the drawingboard.  There is also a community center with tennis courts, a swimming pool, a basketball court, a croquet course, a volleyball court, a soccer field, a sheltered picnic area, shuffleboard, horseshoes and a playground for kids.  All of the amenities, except the golf course, are supported by each resident's HOA dues.   Residents also enjoy 14 well-stocked ponds for fishing and canoeing.

The town of Spring Lake has a population of about 8,000 people and is a suburb of Fayetteville, which has a population of 340,000 in the greater metropolitan area; it was named after the Marquis de Lafayette, the French aristocrat who was an American Revolutionary War hero (he even actually visited the town in 1825).  Ocean beaches are roughly four hours away and the Sandhills area of North Carolina, famous for it golf courses, is just on the other side of Ft. Bragg.

Summer temperatures reach into the 90s and the humidity averages around 70% and can reach 90% in the mornings.  Winters are mild.  The area receives an average of 4 to 5 inches of precipitation per month with an occasional dusting of snow.