Observations and Commentary

May 5, 2009

Kezar Lake Lakefront Property Nudges $4.5 Million

As a real estate broker specializing in the purchase and sale of lakefront property I often hear from folks how expensive lakefront real estate is. Well, it’s true. It has become expensive – I agree – but I also like to point out that you used to […]

May 1, 2009

The “Build or Buy” Decision For Maine Lakefront Property Buyers

Mr Lakefront is often asked by lakefront buyers “which is a better deal for me: finding a nice lakefront lot and building exactly what I want or is it better to find an acceptable existing home and taking a run at it From a good deal […]

April 22, 2009

Maine Lakes and Ponds with Restricted Motorboat Use

We often get asked by Maine lakefront property buyers what the restrictions are on the bodies of water they are buying on. The restrictions have to do with whether or not motor boats are allowed on a body of water and, if so, if there is […]

April 17, 2009

Here’s a System For Finding Your Maine Lakefront Property

“We’ve been looking for our cabin on a Maine lake for years and can’t seem to find something we like”. If I’ve heard this once, I’ve heard it a hundred times. In most cases, their search lacked balance. What one needs is a system, or methodology, […]

March 18, 2009

Buying a Maine Lakefront Vacation Home can be Perfectly Divine

Recently I worked with a buyer “from away” who had their heart set on a particular property here in the lake region. The place was a real charmer. Rough-hewn exterior, wraparound porch, with sunsets and wide water views of the lake, and a warm pine interior. It was […]

March 2, 2009

Bridgton, Maine: Vacation Destination Hits the Big “Times”

We locals know all about Bridgton – a second home in the summer for vacationers for years, home to several beautiful lakes and ponds, a refurbished downtown, active in the winter with skiing and snowmobiling, and sporting such amenities as a wonderful hospital, two grocery stores, […]

March 1, 2009

Maine Lakefront Summers Recalled in Mid-Winter Reverie

Acclaimed Maine author Richard Russo described Maine as a serious place masquerading as a summer paradise. How perfect a description.Mainers must put up with a lot to live and work here – a high cost of living, high taxes, a paucity of good paying jobs and […]

February 25, 2009

Maine Lakefront Property Offers Value in a Down Market

Even though we got pasted with a huge dump of snow a few days ago, I can say without reservation that spring is within sight. I have seen robins all winter long and a neighbor told me he saw a bluebird. Can spring be far behind? […]

February 12, 2009

Seeking Lakefront Perfection is the Enemy of the Good Maine Vacation Property

Writer/philosopher Gustave Flaubert coined the expression “Perfection is the Enemy of the Good”. I heard a variation of this quote recently when Maine’s Senior Senator Olympia Snowe, when explaining her decision to vote for the compromise stimulus package, said “Perfection is the enemy of the essentials.” […]