I listed a charming Geneva lakefront home today, and thought you’d like to know about it. It’s a three bedroom home in fantastic shape, situated on the South Shore of Geneva in Fontana. It’s a winner, and here’s why. Aside from the charm and cottage style that exude from this home, the price is what makes it so attactive right now. The home was listed last summer for a period of time with a $2.475MM. I have it listed today at $1.795MM. That’s a wise seller who’s looking for a sale, and a wise buyer would be just fine to make this home a vacation home for decades to come.
The location within Indian Hills is quite desirable, with elevated, but not bluff frontage.
There are hardwood floors throughout, a wildly charming stone fireplace in the living room, den or office off the living room, and a fantastic lakeside sun porch with views West to the village of Fontana, and northeast to Conference Point in Williams Bay. There’s a large lakeside deck, and obviously a private pier down at the lake for boating and swimming. That deck is just begging for a big wide hammock, the kind that is low enough in the middle so you can reach your favorite beverage on sunny Saturday afternoons. Speaking from personal experience, if you’ve never spent a Saturday afternoon in July napping/reading in a hammock within 100′ of Geneva Lake, you really haven’t lived. Vacations to far flung tropical locales are great, but trust me on this Lake Geneva hammock thing. Don’t even get me started on how magical summer evenings spent with friends on a lakeside deck can be. I honestly can’t understand how someone who could afford this lifestyle wouldn’t want it. Frustrating…
The tax bill of just over $20k is affordable for the lakefront, and when you consider the rental opportunities that would exist for a home like this, a buyer looking to offset some ownership costs could easily accomplish that goal with a month or two worth of rentals throughout the entire year. Wow that was a long sentence. Can you tell I like this house? If you or anyone you know is looking for a vacation home on Geneva, why not give this Fontana lakefront home a tire kick. I’d be more than happy to show it to you, and I’ll even show up early to turn the lights on, HGTV style. Negotiate a deal now, and close in May. You’ll have the place just in time to start off the first of many summers spent at The Lake.