I remember traveling to St. Louis years ago and they had a Casino on a boat that was docked permanently. I asked how they were allowed to do this and they told me that there was a body of water 60 miles away and they ran a pipe from that body of water that trickled water in and made it ok to have a "riverboat" casino. This was before I got into Real Estate.

Today, I am struck by the creative ways agents describe how their properties are connected to water. A house on a lake...beautiful, serene, valuable...a house with a view or access to water, still can create the lifestyle some are looking for.

The ones that have a sewer running behind them or flood when it rains heavily are the ones that become tough to call waterfront. It almost becomes embarrassing for the buyers agent to arrive and see, along with ther customer, that the water that is listed in the listing is not much more than a small retention pond that doubles as a beach volleyball court in dry spells.

There has been much written about words used in listings and what they translate to but come on people. Is it water or is it not?