What's a good "wildcard" for selling a lake house?

Biggd · 02-16-2026, 10:27 AM

As a buyer, location is always the biggest wild card. The town it's in and which side of the lake it's on.
When we were looking, we didn't want the east side of the lake because it was a longer drive from our primary home. We also ruled out some of the higher tax to towns like Laconia and Sanbornton.
You can change a lot of things, but you can't change location. I bought 11 years ago when I was working, even though I'm now retired the same values still hold true.
Unfortunately, as a seller, you can't do anything about location.

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02-16-2026, 10:27 AM	#6
Biggd Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Waltham Ma./Meredith NH Posts: 4,421 Thanks: 2,428 Thanked 1,270 Times in 813 Posts	As a buyer, location is always the biggest wild card. The town it's in and which side of the lake it's on. When we were looking, we didn't want the east side of the lake because it was a longer drive from our primary home. We also ruled out some of the higher tax to towns like Laconia and Sanbornton. You can change a lot of things, but you can't change location. I bought 11 years ago when I was working, even though I'm now retired the same values still hold true. Unfortunately, as a seller, you can't do anything about location.

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