With the winter here one of the best activities at Ohio Lakes is ice fishing. But ice fishing has many dangers, as many Ohio anglers will tell you, so its important to know certain ice fishing safety tips to use at Ohio lakes. The first thing to understand that ice is...
4 Winter Activities at Ohio Lakefront Communities Whether you use your lake house for recreation, or if you live there year round, its always a good idea to know and understand what your lake has to offer in the winter. We know that the summer has boating, fishing, kayaking,...
Hide-A-Way Hills Lodge: Ohio Lakefront Restaurant Review One hour drive south of Columbus, Ohio is a private and gated lakefront community know as Hide-A-Way Hills. Like many private lake communities that are off the beaten path, one of the many questions asked is “where do we eat?”. Well at...
Buying a Lakehouse in the Offseason: Ohio Lakefront Market Advice Everyone knows that real estate in general has the “on” season or “busy” season and then there is the “slow “season. This is largely due because most people don’t want to go look at houses in the cold and...
3 Common Mistakes Made by Ohio Lakefront Buyers Often buyers make the mistake that buying a lakefront home in Ohio is the same as buying any other property. It’s not, and too often, if a person is not working with a lakefront specialist they can make a substantial mistake....
Jet Skis and Powerboats at Ohio Lakes: Choosing a Lakefront Community Two of the most common questions I get asked when I show a potential buyer a new lake is “Do they allow jet skis?” and “is there a horsepower limit?”. And the answer to that question can make...
Can You Own Your Own Lake in Ohio? The Pinnacle of Ohio Lake Living That was a question I asked myself when I first got into the real estate industry and started focusing on the lakefront property. And I thought “how great would it be if I owned my...
In Ohio there are several types of lakes, it’s a subject covered in our annual seminar but the topic is so important to determining where to buy property that it warrants it’s own series of blog posts. Each type of lake is different with a separate list of pros...
If there is one advantage to living at a public lake is that, unlike most private lake associations, public lakes have businesses surrounding them. And one of the most important businesses around the lake is the restaurant. Where am I going to eat? Can I go there on my...
If anyone has been following the Columbus news for the past year or so they have more than likely seen reports that the dam for Buckeye Lake, a public lake just 45 minutes outside of Columbus, was at risk of catastrophic failure. We here at Lakefront Living Realty even...