On the water
Lake Hickory
A thin market. A waterfront deal is not a house deal with a view. What transfers with the property, what you are allowed to build and who governs the shoreline change from lake to lake. Get it wrong at contract and you find out at closing.
What gets verified before you offer on the water
- The dock permit, whether it exists, and whether it transfers to you
- The shoreline classification and what it lets you build, repair or extend
- What conveys with the property at the waterline and what does not
- Which authority governs the water here, and what its current rules say
- What the survey shows against what the listing photos imply
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