Real Estate advise needed...

kauriel · 08-17-2010, 02:02 AM

We just bought a condo at the Village and so far we are happy with it! We paid $72k for 2br 2ba top floor end unit. There's no boat mooring, but there are several marinas close by. I think the Akwa marina is somewhat struggling to bring in revenues/buyers, so they might have some slips for sale.

I would be careful about buying a ground level unit in Village because we noticed moisture problems in the ground unit we looked at. Ground floor units have a nice outdoor area, but you have to be very careful because many or all of these units are below grade in parts. To get an idea of the location, look at the last 2 digits of the unit #. The last digit reflects the unit (1 - 6 in most cases are end units, sometimes 5 or another digit is an end unit) and the 2nd to last digit reflects the floor 1,2,3. For example, 9 Treetop unit 122 is the 2nd unit in on the 2nd floor and 9 Treetop unit 115 is a first floor end unit (note this particular unit is partially below grade and is closest to route 3).

I don't think there are any cheap top floor units right now, but keep an eye out because the lower priced units that are better deals tend to come and go pretty quickly.

We liked the village because the fees range from 200 - 300/month depending on the unit and you can walk to Weirs Beach. It's a bit of a workout to get back up Tower Hill Rd, but it's worth it to avoid having to park down at Weirs beach!

You may also want to check out Meredith Bridge (I found them to be a bit small so we didn't look in person) and Weirs Beach Village (new construction houses - also didn't look because we were looking to stay under 100k and were weary of the quality given the change in project scope) http://www.weirsbeachvillage.com/.

Good luck!

08-17-2010, 02:02 AM	#4
kauriel Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Laconia, N. MA Posts: 290 Thanks: 119 Thanked 62 Times in 44 Posts	Village We just bought a condo at the Village and so far we are happy with it! We paid $72k for 2br 2ba top floor end unit. There's no boat mooring, but there are several marinas close by. I think the Akwa marina is somewhat struggling to bring in revenues/buyers, so they might have some slips for sale. I would be careful about buying a ground level unit in Village because we noticed moisture problems in the ground unit we looked at. Ground floor units have a nice outdoor area, but you have to be very careful because many or all of these units are below grade in parts. To get an idea of the location, look at the last 2 digits of the unit #. The last digit reflects the unit (1 - 6 in most cases are end units, sometimes 5 or another digit is an end unit) and the 2nd to last digit reflects the floor 1,2,3. For example, 9 Treetop unit 122 is the 2nd unit in on the 2nd floor and 9 Treetop unit 115 is a first floor end unit (note this particular unit is partially below grade and is closest to route 3). I don't think there are any cheap top floor units right now, but keep an eye out because the lower priced units that are better deals tend to come and go pretty quickly. We liked the village because the fees range from 200 - 300/month depending on the unit and you can walk to Weirs Beach. It's a bit of a workout to get back up Tower Hill Rd, but it's worth it to avoid having to park down at Weirs beach! You may also want to check out Meredith Bridge (I found them to be a bit small so we didn't look in person) and Weirs Beach Village (new construction houses - also didn't look because we were looking to stay under 100k and were weary of the quality given the change in project scope) http://www.weirsbeachvillage.com/. Good luck!

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