MARYLAND WATER FRONT HOMES - BUYING WATER FRONT REAL ESTATE IN MARYLAND
Many Maryland home buyers' dream is to own and live in a home on one of the thousands of navigable creeks, rivers, and of course, the Chesapeake Bay. Anne Arundel County alone has 433 active listings water front homes for sale. These homes are priced from a low of $230,000 to a high of over $10,000,000 with an average list price of about $1,275,630.
ABOUT WATER FRONT REAL ESTATE IN MARYLAND. Homefinders.com receives many telephone or e-mail inquiries from prospective home buyers interested in buying a water front home in Maryland. Buyers interested in Maryland water front real estate can benefit from information about the many water ways and communities in Maryland offering water front, water oriented and water view homes. The best values are probably homes on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge from Annapolis.
HELPFUL FACTS ABOUT BUILDING A WATERFRONT HOMES IN MARYLAND
TERMINOLOGY IS IMPORTANT. WHAT IS THE "MLW" FOR WATER FRONT PROPERTIES? This is one thing you need to know if you are interested in buying a water front home in Maryland. Boaters are familiar with the "Mean Low Water" information about properties on the Chesapeake Bay or the Rivers, navigable creeks, bays and inlets.
Water front home buyers are a savvy group. They pay a premium for water front real estate but the property must offer the features they want. Some questions we get include:
- Name of the water body, meaning river, creek, inlet, cove, interior bay, marshes, on which the lot fronts.
- Water frontage in feet.
- Mean Low Water depth at low tide. This measures represents the condition over a period of some years.
- Mean High Water and Mean Spring High Water representing high tides over a period of some years.
- Ordinary high water line and ordinary low water line is the present day measurement.
- Average water depths around the property.
- Distance to the navigation channel, where applicable.
- Disclosure of any wetland (marshes, swamps, tidal flats, 100-year flood plains, etc.)
- Water and sewer availability.
- Docks, Piers and Bulkheads constructed on the property.
- Well and Septic requirements and restrictions.
THINKING OF BUILDING a water front home?
Real estate agents can show buyers lots suitable for building. However, building on a water front lot is quite different from building on an interior lot in Maryland. The first step is to visit the county in which you have an interest and enjoy the experience and knowledge offered by the various county building permits personnel. The county personnel can aquaint you with the necessary set backs required for construction on water front lots, limits of construction, wet lands restrictions and some will offer bog maps for communities of interest.
Far too often a home buyer who is not familiar with water front construction will invest money in a lot that has so little "buildable ground", they are unable to obtain a building permit to build their dream home. Buyers need to exercise care and work with a Buyer's Agent who can assist with the research needed to protect your investment.
GET THE INFORMATION YOU NEED BEFORE BUYING A WATERFRONT HOME. Real estate agents who specialize in water front properties will help buyers obtain this information. Builders specializing in water front properties should understand the special requirements for water front properties. We understand the importance of these matters for boating enthusiasts and water front home purchasers who have specific goals for the use and enjoyment of the property they wish to buy.
Courtesy, Lenn Harley, Broker, Homefinders.com, 800-711-7988.
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Lenn Harley, Broker, Homefinders.com, 800-711-7988, E-mail.
