You can live in a city condominium and never know or meet your neighbours. And the truth is you can enjoy your real estate whether you ever do or don't. A house in the suburbs, well, if you don' get along you at least usually nod with recognition. However, neighbourly love at a cottage takes on a whole new dimension.
We can't tell you the number of people that have bought a cottage only to discover after everything is closed...they are living next to an all night party house! Whether this is fair or not isn't the question here. The thing is that everyone has a different idea of how they like to enjoy their cottage real estate. Some are looking to get away from the noise...and others are looking to let loose and make a little noise.
We always encourage new cottage buyers that before they sign on the dotted line that it's a good idea to find out who is living on both sides of the property. This is easily achieved by simply knocking on the door and pretending you are lost or ask "How's the fish in the lake?". Chances are you'll get a good idea of the folks next door. Better still, go two properties down and ask what their neighbour(s) are like. If it's good news most likely they'll love to tell you...and if it's bad, most likely they are going to tell you too!
However, if knocking on doors isn't your style, not to worry. We at BeyondCityLife.com make it part of our job along with a list of many other services that are unique to purchasing a cottage.
The opinions expressed on this page are those of the author's and not necessarily those of Coldwell Banker S.W.E. Heritage Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage
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