Cheap Lake Living In NH?

After our annual trip to New England for the wife's family reunion she always kicks around the idea of moving there.

Typically we go to the Cape or South Shore. Nice places but not affordable or somewhere I would want to live.

This year they rented a place on Lake Winnipesaukee, NH. Loved it up there. Lake was fantastic and the area was great. Brother-in-Law lives about 30 miles away. He was trying to sell us on the area, affordability, good schools etc. Her folks and sisters are 2 hours away.

Wife sends me a link to this place this morning.

http://nhlakesrealty.idxbroker.com/idx/details/listing/a027/4501916/4-Prospect-Hl


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On 1.5 acres for $338k. Place would be double that here. I work from home and Mrs. Poorhouse is a nurse. There is a good hospital in the neighboring town.
Nurses make more there than they do here.

Well played Mrs. Poorhouse. Now I'm considering moving. :facepalm:

Look closely at property tax .From what I've heard they are really high. I love cruising the shore up there checking out the old boats.

Lake Winnipesaukee   is a true jewel in my opinion. the is boating access and docks for a number of villages and numerous restaurants is great. . the northeast corner can have some lily pad water and doesnt attract me as much as the remainder of the lake. I would be looking in a reverse J from center harbor to the north down the whole west shore to alton bay and north to the wolfeboro area. from those areas Laconia /concord are commutable. and shopper friendly. skiing in the mountains are pretty accessible from either the east side or west side. Don't forget the view tax in NH . there are quite a few water access neighborhoods ,some with decent beaches most have been oversold. if you buy off the water which i understand you are looking at there are some good options for marinas, some of which have pretty good purchase docks. Good luck . if i didnt have my kids settled in my area i would move to the Merideth area in a heartbeat.

we have great icy conditions here.. I know that sounds odd but it is challenging= fun

That looks like a really nice spot. As a Boston resident, moving just a little bit North to NH seems like a dream. Unfortunately, my wife's and my job are not very portable.

It's extremely hard to get into Boston, from outside of it, during commuting hours because or our horrendous traffic. Not an issue in NH itself, but in metro Boston.

Fixed link to the listing:
http://nhlakesrealty.idxbroker.com/idx/details/listing/a027/4501916/4-Prospect-Hl

Leave Montana for the east are you sniffing glue!!!!
I would give my left nut to live in Montana, Wyoming or Idaho but my wife make's a bunch more money than I do and this is where her work is

Nice looking home.. Anyone would want to jump at the offer, really great. real sneaky move from your wife lol,