Saugatuck, MI

Come on over to Saugatuck, Mi and walk Oval Beach. There is always free access to Oval Beach after Labor Day and the room rates are less out of season.

Right now there is a lot of driftwood and fantastic wave action due to the high winds that recently came in from the West.

THESE COULD BE YOUR FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND.

While you are here, drop by Dee Dee Hanson's office in Douglas on Blue Star Highway near Wiley Road and pick up some maps. While you are there, you can look at all the Saugatuck real estate listings on the big screen in her office. Three ways to contact Dee Dee - call Dee Dee at 616-836-8535 or email her at deehans@ameritech.net or visit her website at www.mysaugatuck.com

Dee Dee's blog about at Saugatuck area, Saugatuck real estate, Saugatuck market studies is located on the blog to the right of the little dog. SEE YOU AT THE BEACH!

The City of Saugatuck is purchasing 171 acres from the Land Conservancy of West Michigan who is purchasing the land formerly known as Denison South from Aubrey McClendon for $20 Million Dollars. The new land will be added to the original Oval Beach and is located between the current beach and the Kalamazoo River.

It is a somewhat complicated transaction involving $6 Million in donations from various groups and a $12.5 Million Grant to the City of Saugatuck from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund. The grant still has to be awarded but at the meeting today everyone seemed pretty confident that it will be forthcoming at the Board Meeting on Dec 2. If so, the property will close before the end of this year!

Once the closing occurs, the land will be leased to the City of Saugatuck for immediate use and the City of Saugatuck will make future payments to complete the transaction from donations during the next few years in three payments.

A lot of people have been working on this transaction which started out as a gleam in someone's eye in the 1930s and a hope for the City of Saugatuck in the 1950s.

This is fantastic news and probably the best thing to happen to this area since Oval Beach began. It was a very emotional press release meeting for the presenters and the audience today at the SCA at 2 PM.

SOON OVAL BEACH WILL NOT END HERE as it does today. There will be nature trails and free access all the way to the Kalamazoo River.

The final photo here is the view of the acquisition from the north end of the first Oval Beach all the way to the Kalamazoo River.

This is even more reason to have your place in the Saugatuck Area.

For more information about the area go to www.mysaugatuck.com and click on Dee Dee's Blog to the right of the little dog for more information about the area along with market information. You can also see all the real estate listings in Saugatuck, Douglas, and the surrounding area on this website. Dee Dee Hanson can be reached at deehans@ameritech.net or by phone at 616-836-8535. Dee Dee can send you the listings as they come available. Lots of good opportunities NOW!

SEE YOU AT THE BEACH!

Living in Saugatuck, Mi on the shore of Lake Michigan one of the Great Lakes really puts you in touch with nature. Lots of wind and waves in the last couple of days. It has been spectacular !

What is wrong with this picture?

YOU'RE NOT IN IT!

Call Dee Dee Hanson at CB Woodland Schmidt at 616-836-8535 or email her at deehans@ameritech.net and you can correct that situation.

Always wanted a place in Saugatuck near Oval Beach? Now is the time. Prices have never been better.

Get your place here and you can be here for the wind, waves, and see the seasons change.

See all real estate listings at www.mysaugatuck.com Also read the rest of the blogs to the right of the little dog.

The fall colors are starting in Saugatuck, Mi. Drop everything and get to Saugatuck, Mi this weekend. The best time to see the colors is in the morning light and the evening light. Two great places to go are the Douglas Cemetery on Wiley Road. (Blue Star to the flashing light - Wiley and east to past the overpass for the expressway to the Douglas CemeteryThis is actually my second favorite cemetery - the first being in Key West, Florida. This cemetery is maintained beautifully by the Saugatuck Township. It is full of Maple trees with charming old tombstones.

Another great location to see the colors is the drive from Park Street to Oval Beach down Perryman in Saugatuck. You only get one fall every year and the best place to spend it is Saugatuck, Mi.

While you are here visit Dee Dee Hanson at CB Woodland Schmidt and check out all the saugatuck real estate on the big screen in her office and pick out your second home. There are some fantastic opportunities right now in the area. Then you will never miss fall in Michigan.

Call me at 616-836-8535 or visit my website at www.mysaugatuck.com to see all the homes available and read all my blogs about the area to the right of the little dog.

Life is short. You can't be to busy to miss the Fall Colors. See you soon!

Just sold my first property directly from a blog. The client read about foreclosure opportunities in a blog I posted on Activerain and called me.

We spent a lot of time looking until he was really comfortable with the market. He made an aggressive offer on this property in Saugatuck, Mi. Home was listed as a short sale in the MLS.

It took us all summer but we finally got bank approval and closed yesterday. HERE IT IS!

A lovely home with three bedrooms and a finished lower level near Goshorn Lake. Right near the bike path so he can bike into Saugatuck. Price - $133,000.

Due to our perseverance and after overcoming numerous hurdles, this was his reward. The last sale on this home was in excess of $200,000.

Now is the time to get a first or second home in the Saugatuck, Mi area. If you are interested in Saugatuck Real Estate, specifially foreclosures or short sales, call Dee Dee at 616-836-8535 or visit my website at www.mysaugatuck.com.

There are new opportunities every day and I can help you find you dream home. Learn more about the area by visiting my blogs located to the right of the little dog on my website or at activerain.com. Just go to Michigan and Allegan County, Saugatuck and Dee Dee Hanson. Let's get started!