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Waterfront: it doesn't mean the home is kinda near some water

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I'm a member of an MLS that covers Comal County and Guadalupe County, including Canyon Lake, New Braunfels, Seguin, and part of the Hill Country north of San Antonio. There are a lot of waterfront properties in this area, mainly on the Guadalupe River and its various lakes. Many people have vacation or second homes here. But there are also a lot of properties advertised as waterfront that really aren't.

It happens a lot, and it makes me crazy.

I have a couple of automatic searches in place for waterfront properties. From time to time a listing shows up that is marked as waterfront--with frontage on a river, lake, or creek--but when I check it out, I discover the lot doesn't extend to the water.

Like this one.

Location map of so-called waterfront property for sale

I ask you: does this look like waterfront to you?

COUNTY: Comal WATERFRONT: Yes WATER FEATURES/VIEW: Waterfront

Does the listing agent think the buyers won't notice when they view the property that there is no actual water visible or accessible from the property? Unless it's raining.

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Posted Monday Jul 12