Earlier this year I sold my own house in Collingwood and moved to the Thornbury/Clarksburg area. This move was part of a grander plan that my spouse and I came up with thinking about the future in terms of where and what we would like to doing in five or ten years. I love my work in real estate serving my clients and I see myself working for many more years. Nonetheless we are all getting older and it is never too early to think about the future and the possibility for me of working in a different real estate market than southern Georgian Bay.
Those that know me are aware that I have a passion for and a deep connection with Manitoulin Island. My brother and I jointly own a cottage property there which we have had for 45 years. Our mother was born and raised on Manitoulin, we have family there as well as a lifetime of memories from our many summers spent there. My two children aged 28 and 30 also share the same enthusiasm and love for Manitoulin and its unique lifestyle. My daughter, son-in-law and 11 month old granddaughter Ivy just spent time there with us during their three week visit from home which is the island of Maui, Hawaii. As my daughter always says, "Dad, Manitoulin is still my favourite island, it's a very special place."
As of today my spouse and I own an additional piece of Manitoulin Island. In addition to the cottage property I already own and have enjoyed, we purchased a 1.5 acre waterfront lot on one of the inland lake, Lake Manitou. Besides being a lovely treed, private property on which to potentially build our dream home for the future, it has the added distinction of being located on the largest lake (40 square miles) on the largest freshwater island in the world. Very cool!
Although there is no home currently on the property, the driveway and hydro is already installed and there is an excellent building site with a view of the lake. In addition there is a recently built garage perfect for storing my 30 boat trailer this winter plus a variety of other vehicles etc. Two additional spaces under roof on each side of the garage can easily be enclosed providing over 1,500 square feet of garage space, a shop or for other storage uses. It's the garage I was always going to built, now I don't have to.
Dreams do come true but it doesn't just happen. It takes vision, hard work and the support of a loving partner that shares your passion for similar things in life and is not afraid to work for them. I am in trouble as she is already going through home plans. It looks like I will be working for a few years yet and that in my books is just fine.
If you have dreams as well that involve real estate be it an in town, rural or waterfront property, I would be delighted to share my experience to help you in achieving whatever goals and or dreams you may have. The southern Georgian Bay market offers a variety of options whether it is for full or past time use
Contact me and I would be happy to have a no obligation consultation as to where you would like to be further down the road of life.
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