Look in Gilford
No other town on the lake provides the services to island residents that Gilford does. Island Resident only dock space in Glendale. Trash Dumpster/single stream recycling for island residents too. Mark, Mink, Camp to name a few are very reachable from the Meredith side via Y-Landing Marina or Shep's. There have been a few less expensive places for sale on the southern side of Mark for a number of years. Not sure their status. Unaware of anything on the market on Mink.
We have several island neighbors from either Gilford, Laconia or Meredith - surprisingly common to have locals with a place on the islands.
I would also disagree that all contractors are in "the same price range". Granted, it's been 15 years, but we found HUGE variances in bids at the time. (ours was a teardown/rebuild). If you were to buy a lot or a tear down, be sure you are working with a builder that had done major island work in the past.
Good luck!
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