Maine lakefront property – Page 7 – Mr. Lake Front

June 29, 2009

Flying into Fryeburg, Maine Provides Bird’s Eye View of Lakefront Real Estate

Reach Your Lakefront Vacation Destination By Flying Into Eastern Slopes Regional Airport in Fryeburg, Maine Ever thought of flying to the Sebago Lakes Region to reach your classic Maine lakefront cabin, camp or cottage? Oh, I don’t mean flying into Portland, Maine, though that is doable. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.” […]

February 2, 2009

Casco Offers Up a Wide Variety of Maine Lakefront Property

The village of Casco lies along Rte 121, about five miles north of Rte. 302 and Raymond. It’s a quaint little place with several white clapboard houses, a general store and gas pump, the library, a Grange Hall and a church. Cast an eye a little […]

October 31, 2008

Maine Waterfront Property – Betting on a Casino?

There’s an election next Tuesday and among the ballot items we get to vote on here in Maine is the following question: “Do you want to allow a certain Maine company to have the only casino in Maine, to be located in Oxford County, if part […]

October 22, 2008

Maine Waterfront Property – Have You Got Radon?

One of the components of most general home inspections in Maine is to test for the presence of radon, a colorless, odorless gas that is a known carcinogen. Radon gas seeps out of fissures in granite bedrock and can find its way into the basements and […]