South Down Shores - Golf Village

joey2665 · 10-30-2019, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Heddiemcd

Is it difficult to the extent that people play the 'towel game' and set up shop early in the morning and don't show until the afternoon? Or are people respectful of the limited beach space?

No not really. If you get there by 11 you are usually good and then sometimes it gets busy late in the afternoon with people coming off their boats and meeting people at the beach

brk-lnt · 10-31-2019, 07:26 AM

We owned a place in Golf Village for 10 years. Overall the units are very well built, would rarely hear much from the neighbors, even when we knew they were there. For as long as we were there, the board was well-run, and maintained a healthy cash balance to avoid unexpected "special assessments".

The pool at GV is nice, though it's not heated, so we never really used it much, even though it was very close by.

Would highly recommend getting a unit that has a garage available, there is not much room for storage of things, particularly a golf cart, which is almost a must in SDS.

BroadHopper · 10-31-2019, 09:45 AM

I choose a small HOA (less than 100 units) to avoid the crowds. Beach is never crowded even on holidays! Tennis courts are crowded first thing in the morning but fairly free the rest of the day. Most years, mooring is available. There been a couple of years when we had to 'pick out of a hat' for mooring privilege. Units are well built, well insulated, and heated with natural gas. HOA is run by the home owners, excellent reserve for emergencies and surprisingly the lowest monthly dues that I am aware of. Unfortunately units are sought after. Rarely does a unit stay on the market more than 15 days. I'm happy here than the mega campuses of SDS, Suissevale, Balmoral, Samoset etc.

Lakeboater · 10-31-2019, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by BroadHopper

I choose a small HOA (less than 100 units) to avoid the crowds. Beach is never crowded even on holidays! Tennis courts are crowded first thing in the morning but fairly free the rest of the day. Most years, mooring is available. There been a couple of years when we had to 'pick out of a hat' for mooring privilege. Units are well built, well insulated, and heated with natural gas. HOA is run by the home owners, excellent reserve for emergencies and surprisingly the lowest monthly dues that I am aware of. Unfortunately units are sought after. Rarely does a unit stay on the market more than 15 days. I'm happy here than the mega campuses of SDS, Suissevale, Balmoral, Samoset etc.

Care to share where?

BroadHopper · 11-01-2019, 08:14 AM

Wildwood Village on the shores of Lake Winnisquam.
https://wildwoodvillagecondominium.com/

I can walk to the WOW trail, walk to Lakeport Landing and enjoy Winnipesaukee. Occasionally walk to downtown Laconia for my morning coffee at Wayfarer or pickup a breakfast sandwich at Deja Vu, just off the WOW trail! One morning I took a kayak up Winnipesaukee River to Avery Dam. Port the kayak around the dam and kayak up to Lake Opechee!

10-31-2019, 07:26 AM	#2
brk-lnt Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South Down Shores Posts: 1,944 Thanks: 545 Thanked 570 Times in 335 Posts	We owned a place in Golf Village for 10 years. Overall the units are very well built, would rarely hear much from the neighbors, even when we knew they were there. For as long as we were there, the board was well-run, and maintained a healthy cash balance to avoid unexpected "special assessments". The pool at GV is nice, though it's not heated, so we never really used it much, even though it was very close by. Would highly recommend getting a unit that has a garage available, there is not much room for storage of things, particularly a golf cart, which is almost a must in SDS. __________________ [insert witty phrase here]

10-31-2019, 09:45 AM	#3
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,597 Thanks: 3,237 Thanked 1,113 Times in 799 Posts	Small HOA I choose a small HOA (less than 100 units) to avoid the crowds. Beach is never crowded even on holidays! Tennis courts are crowded first thing in the morning but fairly free the rest of the day. Most years, mooring is available. There been a couple of years when we had to 'pick out of a hat' for mooring privilege. Units are well built, well insulated, and heated with natural gas. HOA is run by the home owners, excellent reserve for emergencies and surprisingly the lowest monthly dues that I am aware of. Unfortunately units are sought after. Rarely does a unit stay on the market more than 15 days. I'm happy here than the mega campuses of SDS, Suissevale, Balmoral, Samoset etc. __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

11-01-2019, 08:14 AM	#5
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,597 Thanks: 3,237 Thanked 1,113 Times in 799 Posts	Wildwood Village on the shores of Lake Winnisquam. https://wildwoodvillagecondominium.com/ I can walk to the WOW trail, walk to Lakeport Landing and enjoy Winnipesaukee. Occasionally walk to downtown Laconia for my morning coffee at Wayfarer or pickup a breakfast sandwich at Deja Vu, just off the WOW trail! One morning I took a kayak up Winnipesaukee River to Avery Dam. Port the kayak around the dam and kayak up to Lake Opechee! __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

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