I will be going to Smith Mountain Lake area in Virginia to look for some retirement property. I want it to have a pond or a pond site(hopefully at least 2 or 3 acres). What do I look for as far as the lay out of the land is concerned? Two ridges that come together to form a "V" so I can dam the wide part, how steep should it be? In other words what does a good pond site look like? It may be hard to tell what it looks like on foot because of trees, brush, or just being overgrown with weeds. I am concerned that real estate agents will say that there is a pond site even if there isn't, just to make a sale.