Gladwin County is located in rural Northern Michigan and is conveniently located within 3 hours of Detroit and 2-2.5 hours from Flint and Lansing making it easy to come "Up North" for the weekend. But, we encourage you to stay longer, and after you visit this area you will want to spend much more time here! An area that has become popular for a scenic lakes (including Wixom Lake and Secord Lake), plentiful state land, quaint parks, amish communities and down town shopping Gladwin County is primarily a second home/resort community. We have real estate to accomodate every buyer from very affordable cabins to luxurious homes. As a life long resident of Gladwin County I know the area well and I know the market even better!
Wixom Lake is an approximately 2,000 acre all sports lake located in Beaverton, Michigan inside of Gladwin County and taking in parts of the townships of Billings and Tobacco. Please click here to read a blog post about Wixom Lake.
There are currently 76 active listings available on Wixom Lake ranging in price from $49,900 to $1.750,000. From this wide price range you can see that almost any budget can afford to own a year round home or vacation home on Wixom Lake in Beaverton, Michigan.
Secord Lake is an approximately 2,000 acre all sports lake located in Gladwin, Michigan inside of Gladwin County and taking in Secord Township and parts of Clement Township. Please click here to read a blog post about Secord Lake.
There are currently 93 active listings on Secord Lake ranging in price from $44,900 to $698,000. From this wide price range you can see that almost any budget can afford to own a year round home or vacation home on Secord Lake in Gladwin, Michigan.
When you begin to search for your new home on Wixom Lake or Secord Lake you will want to have your new mortgage pre-approval in place so that you are searching in a comfortable price range for you and your family. This also ensures you are looking at the right types of housing approved by your lender. Most offers need to be accompanied by a pre-approval or proof of funds letter (cash offers) anyway so this step will be taken care of. The next step I would suggest would be to find an Accredited Buyers Representative (ABR) who works in the Wixom Lake or Secord Lake area. Sonya Loose is an ABR specializing in Wixom Lake and Secord Lake properties. She is a lifelong resident of Gladwin County and knows her area well and her market even better! Together with your buyers agent you can determine what specific search criteria are important to you and begin your search. Many options are currently available and as the water front or lake front real estate market is seasonal the most listings are available in April or May and sometimes the best prices are available in late fall before the end of the "season".
Buying lake front property is unique in that not only do you want to determine the number of bedrooms and bathrooms needed and other standard criteria involved in home shopping but you want to determine if you want to be on the "main" lake or on a canal or channel. On the "main" the view is great, swimming is usually better but prices are typically higher, lots smaller and the lake is busier. Maybe canal front is preferred where lots can be larger, swimming can be done but may be better by taking a short boat ride, fishing is good and boat traffic is slow and quiet.
If you would like Sonya to create a Secord Lake or Wixom Lake home search specific to your needs and criteria please contact her to set up your own Private Client Search. It will automatically email you all available listings meeting your criteria the moment they become available. It will also notify you of price reductions!
Please view Sonya's website at www.buyorsellwithsonya.com . Sonya can be reached via cell phone at 989-429-2600 (this number accepts text messaging) or by email at sonya@sonyaloose.com.
Begin the process of owning your own slice of "Up North" waterfront heaven on Secord Lake or Wixom Lake today!
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