When Do You See Who Is Actually Behind a Website?
In the online world faces always help. So who am I? I am a life long Lake Muskoka cottager who has been extending what’s known as ‘cottage season’ since I had my drivers license! Always the business lady, even when I had a job where I had to go to an office downtown, one could find me […]
7 Great Muskoka Spots That Won’t Bust Your Budget This Fall
It’s the most magical time of the year; frigid snow is pretty and all, but a colorful tree vista beats it any day. If you’re idea of a good time involves fresh air, light exercise and a grounding experience in beauty we can’t recommend Muskoka enough. But where to go without spending a fortune […]
2nd Rule of Reselling Homes
Flip a home … it goes without saying that no one is going to be remotely interested in going inside if they do a drive-by and don’t like what they see on the outside. Likewise, if the first picture on realtor.ca is ugly they won’t click through the rest. The second rule of reselling homes […]
1st Rule of Reselling Homes
Tomatoe, tomatoe; staging, flipping. No matter how you say it; whether you actually live in the house and are selling it or it’s an investment property, the first rule of reselling homes always applys. 1. Work backwards from the potential list of what COULD exist within the current walls. It’s no joke that home prices are […]
What Would You Do If You Walked Into This Home For Sale?
RUN right?! It constantly amazes me how some people live, but even more so it amazes me how one would think that it would be ok to list this home FOR SALE like this! My rose-coloured glasses they may be, but where you may see where others see grime, dirt, garbage, grossness all I see is […]
Whats Brewing in the Muskoka Real Estate Market
2 crappy weather summers seem like a distant memory after the sun, heat and drought of summer 2016. It seems the boat sales market isn’t the only thing booming around the Muskoka area however. For the first time in over a decade there are bidding wars on cottages going down! In taking a gigantic overview of the […]
Two Thumbs Up!
We’ve been so crazy busy lately that I forgot that we had tickets to the Gravenhurst theatre, thankfully remembering a few hours shy of the curtain call! Pretty happy that I did because we spent two hours in a suprisingly non-packed theatre watching four extremely talented actors/tresses execute a brilliantly clever and witty theatre production […]
Return of the Dock!
Spring may have sprung, or in the case of last weekend, summer, but today is far more exciting than any day yet because docks have resurfaced on Lake Muskoka! That’s right no more this … While it could have been alot worse in the end, and very few folks will arrive to find scenes like […]
Muskoka Flood 2016 Causing Significant Damage to Lakeside Properties
Despite the MNR having drawn down more water each year since the massive flood of 2013, we are yet again witnessing significant flood conditions in 2016. On March 16th Lake Muskoka measured 2 FEET higher than the same time last year so flooding was inevitable. Currently, water levels are sitting 7″ short of 2013’s peak level […]
Imagine …in the time it took to fight traffic to the Hamptons you could be in Muskoka?!
We’ve been saying for years wouldn’t it be great if Porter came to Muskoka, and according to the news from the Muskoka To-Daily we’re one step closer than we were before! If you’ve been to the Muskoka airport (YQA) lately you know that their is a new 6000 ft runway to accommodate the ever-expanding line up […]
Sure Fire “Pits” You Need to Check Out
Having just marked the start of spring and with the days growing longer, our thoughts shift to those warm summer nights spent outdoors with friends and family. Fire features provide a wonderful aesthetic and create a welcoming ambiance to any outdoor space. You might be into roasting marshmallows and feeding the open flame of a […]
Tis the Season! Let the Lake Muskoka Water Level Games Commence
That’s right cottage season 2016 is upon us and the ice-out date pools are taking shape. Facts: Top of our dock level sits at 384″ In April 2013 the water peaked at 402″ (ie major flood) In April 2014 the water peaked at 389″ (still flooded) “Water levels generally begin to rise on their own through […]