This property is in a great location, but the facilities are a little rough around the edges with some blaring maintenance issues.
The first floor has a large, well equipped kitchen with both a cozy eating area and an adjacent deck with great views of the lake. The living room boasts a massive fireplace and a decent seating area to relax, read, or watch TV. After that, the rest of the home is a bit Spartan and in need of repair.
First, beware the pictures and listing. We were wooed by a dock that was not installed, an outdoor gas grill that was in poor working condition and filthy, a host of outdoor patio seating that was rarely cleaned and heavily worn, a fire pit near the lake that has not been cleaned out in likely years and surrounded by wet, spongy lawn.
Inside, the master bathroom had a toilet that seeped at the base, towels that were rust stained from the well water, the lower level bedroom was wet at the edges as moisture seeped through the concrete slab, and a lower toilet room where access to the outside allowed various insects to crawl about. There is no AC, so if you are there in the summer, the upstairs bedroom has no windows and smells accordingly. The owner provides many fans which can help somewhat, but with running at night and the constant drone of the dehumidifier, the lower level rooms are not as comfortable as they seem.
At the end of our week, a storm arrived and dumped heavy rains in the area. Given the water drainage issues we decided to leave early, and boy were we glad we did. No power meant no water, no showers, no fans, no cooking….and the whole yard flooded while the smell of sewage wafted through the front of the home near the septic tanks.
At the beginning, the owner communicated well with us and showed us the ropes, but it is very evident to us that he is pinching pennies when it comes to some basic maintenance issues.
We asked for a one day refund given the house was not livable during the storm, but the owner was not responsive and accused us of being “hoity toity”.
If you can handle some of these kinds of issues, we did manage to make the best of it, but the house in its current condition is not worth the price. We also felt the owner misrepresented the property in terms of the usability of certain amenities like the dock and gas grill. The owner did allow us to use his firewood the first night, but we had to buy our own for the rest of our stay. The area and neighbors were great.
