Over 40 Buyers looking to purchase the lakefront home of their dreams met at the Mansfield Holiday Inn on Sunday…and one walked away with a FREE Kayak! “Purchasing a lakefront home is different than any other real estate. This seminar provided Buyers the vital knowledge to ensure successful transactions and avoid...
Realtor Steers to Success by Selling Lakefront Property
By Jennifer Heldt Powell, Sunday, March 18, 2012, The Boston Herald When the location scouts for the movie “Shutter Island” needed to find an isolated lake setting, they didn’t have to look far. They just called “The Lake Guy,” aka Realtor Scott Freerksen. They told him they wanted a...
Lakefront Living – Tips For Buying a Lakefront Short Sale
By preparing for a real estate short sale, you can emerge with a great lakefront home at a favorable price. Short sales can be lengthy and difficult, but if you know what you’re doing, you can end up with a great deal. When sellers need to sell their lakefront...
Lakefront Living – A Healthy Lake is a Happy Lake
What is a Watershed? A watershed is an area of land in which all the water drains into a particular low-lying river or other surface water body. The boundaries of a watershed are determined by higher areas of land which separate it from adjacent watersheds. Since all the land...
Lakefront Living – Lake Associations can Increase Your Lakefront Property Values
Lake Associations are formed to protect lakefront property and resolve problems that maybe threatening the lake’s health. When purchasing a lakefront property, it would be beneficial for you to speak with the lake association leaders. Educated yourself on the issues that the lake association is currently involved in. These...
Lakefront Living – Where on the Lake Should I be?
You already decided to be on the water… but which part of lake should you be on? Believe it or not, your lakefront experience can vary greatly from one house to another. Besides the home’s orientation, there are other factors that will impact your decision: Coves – Depending on...
Lakefront Living – When is Lakefront – not really Lakefront?
When purchasing lakefront property, it is important to understand the rights you have to use and access the shoreline. These rights can vary from lake to lake, town to town and state to state. On some State-Owned lakes in New England, there is a section of property between the...
Lakefront Living: Don’t Make a Mistake on a Lake
Lakefront Living offers expert seminar on buying and selling lakefront property, March 25, 10am to 2pm. When it’s good, there’s nothing better than lakeside living. Unfortunately, the dream of lakefront living can be dramatically altered by many of the issues lakefront property owners face—things that are even more important...
Lakefront Living – Two Quick Tips for Ice Fishing
Putting your bait or lure at the depth the fish are—and then not moving it much—are the keys to catching fish through the ice. Fishing at the right depth, and not moving your bait or lure much, can put a lot of fish on the end of your line...
Lakefront Living – Why Use a Lakefront Specialist?
Purchasing lakefront property is unlike any other real estate. You are not only buying a house, you are buying a lake and the lifestyle. Our simple mission: To keep you from learning the hard way! We help more buyers purchase lakefront property than any other Realtors® in New England....