Lake House Design Considerations

Buying or building a lake house for full or part-time living presents unique home design considerations.  Sometimes you do not realize what those design differences are until after the fact. My wife and I are at our lake house this weekend. As we spend more time here by ourselves, we contemplate the years ahead as we age. Our hope and plan is that this lake house will be a part-time home in retirement. We also want our family members to be able to enjoy using it as a vacation home. Thus, we have been thinking about its present design and how we might improve it for the long term. These are some of the design considerations that we have discussed. Read more

Best Waterfront Living and Property: Lake or Ocean?

Many baby boomers dream of owning waterfront property to use as a vacation homeor as a place to live full or part-time in retirement.  Mrs. GoTo and I purchased a lake house six years ago as a pre-retirement vacation home so we know something about the advantages and disadvantages of living on a lake. Read more