Are You Wanting A Waterfront Vacation Home?

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Are You Wanting A Waterfront Vacation Home?

9 January 2020
 Categories: Real Estate, Blog


Does your family love to head for the beach every time you have vacation time? Maybe you love fishing and you head to the lake on holidays. Whether it's a beach setting or a lake setting, are you are looking at waterfront homes for sale? Maybe you have decided that you spend so much money on hotels and other accommodations that you might as well invest in buying your own home. If that's the case, here are some ideas for you to consider as you start your search for the perfect house. 

It goes without saying that the amount of money you are willing to pay will help to determine the kind of house you purchase. For example, if you are keeping the house you live in throughout the year, then your waterfront house may not be as elaborate as your home base. In that case, what are the essentials that you want in your vacation house? 

  1. Instead of having both a living room and a family room like you have at your home base, do you want one big living area in your waterfront house?
  2. Rather than your children having their own rooms as they have back home, will there be one large sleeping area for all the kids to use? 
  3. The same goes for bathrooms. Do you want just one bathroom for the entire family to use, or do you want additional bathrooms, too?
  4. Instead of having both a dining room and a kitchen eating nook, will you have just one eating area? 
  5. Because you have the waterfront right outside of your door, will you not even bother with having a garden area? 

On the other hand, maybe you are financially able to maintain a waterfront home that is as large as the one back home. In that case, you still have decisions to make.

  • Do you want a multi-level home or a house that is only on one floor?
  • Besides your master bedroom and bathroom and a bedroom for each of your children, will you also want a guest room and a guest bathroom?
  • Will you want an outdoor patio complete with a full kitchen?
  • Do you want a house with a swimming pool and an outdoor shower?
  • If you love to garden, does that mean you'll want a garden as part of your waterfront home?

Once you've established the kind of waterfront home you want, meet with a real estate agent that handles this type of home. He or she will be very familiar with the homes in the area you love and will help you to find the vacation house that will suit your needs. 

To learn more about waterfront homes, contact a real estate agent.