House ticks 90% of our boxes, but it is on a smaller lake next to the lake we want- worth considering?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would wait for the place you want to be. You can modify a less than perfect house but you can’t change a less than perfect location.

This. 90 acre is a very small lake

[Anonymous]

No.

[Anonymous]

It's not where you want
For a vacation home, nothing else matters

[Anonymous]

Where is this that you can get a lake house for $215k?

[Anonymous]

I would wait. Location location location.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn’t do it. Too far from the place you actually want to be.

[Anonymous]

I’d buy the house. You may appreciate being on the small lake- lakes that don’t allow gas powered motors are much quieter and more serene. Visit the busy lake whenever you want.

[Anonymous]

What’s your main goal here - having a nice relaxing spot on a lake or being part of the ‘lake’ community? If the later, I would wait, unless it’s unlikely the same opportunity on Big Lake will arise in the next couple years (in which case I would consider Small Lake since it still gets you in the area).

The little beach and playground may be appealing now with small kids, but kids grow up really fast and if you’re looking for the place your teenagers can enjoy, and young adults can return to to hang out with their cousins, you are likely to have regrets. The playground years are gone in a heartbeat.

[Anonymous]

What does your sister thinks about the house ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We've been looking for a lake house for about a year now. One just came up this morning that ticks 90% of our boxes, but is on the very small lake next to the big lake we want to utilize.

Wish list:
-3 bedrooms with an additional space to WFH
-Walkable to beach
-Fenced in
-2+ car garage to store lake toys
-$400k or under
-Want to be at one specific lake bc I grew up going there and my sibling and my best friend each have lake house there and our kids are all the same ages/we have a ton of family fun all together

This house:
-3 bed plus loft
-Fully fenced in corner lot
-2.5 car garage plus 2 sheds
-$215k(!!)
--5 min walk to a beach on a much smaller lake next to the lake we want, 8 min drive (golf carts/ATVs/snow mobiles permitted) or 20 min bike to the lake/beach we want and our friend/sister's houses

Would you consider it? Everything flies off the market in 1 or 2 days.

Here are the three golden rules: Location, location, location. Hold out for your preferred lake.

[Anonymous]

Is the small lake more prone to getting shallow in the late summer/having issues with algae overgrowth than the bigger lake? This is what happens at similar lake communities in VA.