Buying A Lake Home! 

Some basic steps will move the process along smoothly. 

Talk with your banker and get a pre-qualification letter on how much you can spend and then sit down with the family and decide what you feel comfortable spending.  If your banker says you can spend $650,000 but your comfort level is $425,000 look at homes in your comfort [...]

Merrymeeting Lake NH Contemporary saltbox located on Merrymeeting Lake, one of New Hampshire's clearest & cleanest lakes. Year round home features open floor plan with four 8' sliders opening to a 52'x14' deck with desirable southwest exposure overlooking the lake, new dock & terraced gardens. Attractive brick chimney, hearth & wood stove divides the cathedral living room and dining room. There are 3 bedrooms upstairs, the master features a new dormer providing views of the lake, lots of light and an attractive new pine cathedral ceiling and hard-pine floor. The walk-out basement level is unfinished leading out to the attractive under-deck patio. The unfinished space presents opportunities for additional living space, summer kitchen or storage. Enjoy swimming & diving from the new dock with a large base added extension for relaxing and to secure a boat. Along the shore line there is walk-in access to the lake. Detached 3 car garage provides plenty of space for cars, boats & more build-out potential.   Minutes to Gunstock Ski Area, Golf, Hiking and Shopping in Alton and Wolfeboro NH.  Listed by Randy Parker of Maxfield Real Estate. Sold by Carl Sack 

Merrymeeting is a 1200 acre deep water glacial lake

For additional information on this home call  1-888-737-5550 or e-mail at info@nhlakesrealty.com or visit our website to view similar lake homes in New Hampshire at www.nhlakesrealty.com or www.lakeorskirealestate.com.

Contact Paula Hinckley or Carl Sack today for NH Lakes Region Real Estate   #nhlakesrealty

The Internal Revenue has some guidelines in place when you sell your primary residence. You typically can exclude a profit of as much as $500,000 if you're married and file jointly with your spouse,  single, the maximum amount is $250,000. The amount is based on your profit, not on the total sale price of your [...]

Lake Winnipesaukee Lakefront Home, Alton NH

Take your choice of views from this well maintained waterfront home. Set directly on 100' Lake Winnipesaukee shoreline with easterly views is an affordable lake home waiting for you to make memories. The open concept floor plan lends itself to entertaining for all the friends and family who come to visit. Natural woodwork on the cathedral ceilings with exposed beams and hardwood floors will match any décor style you choose. The second floor master bedroom has amazing views and a private balcony. Upstairs you will also find a large second bedroom, open loft space and full bathroom. Your finished walk out lower level has ample opportunity to make the perfect game room or additional sleeping quarters - you be the judge! The large permanent docking system comes equipped with a 6 ton boatlift and a jetski lift. No parking issues to worry about here with an oversized two-car garage and large paved parking area. Minutes to Gunstock Ski Area, Golf, Hiking and Shopping. Owner is a licensed real estate agent. Listed by Ashley Davis of Four Seasons Sotheby's International Realty.

Open Water Winnipesaukee Views, Boat Lift - Garage - Close to Skiing & Golf

For additional information on this property call 1-888-737-5550 or e-mail at info@nhlakesrealty.com or visit our website to view similar lake homes in New Hampshire at www.nhlakesrealty.com or www.lakeorskirealestate.com.  Ask for Paula Hinckley or Carl Sack for all your lakefront real estate needs.  #nhlakesrealty 

Rehabilitated Bald Eagle Released on Island in Squam Lake

New Hampshire Fish and Game Department

HOLDERNESS, N.H. -- A juvenile bald eagle was released into the wild on a Squam Lake island today by N.H. Fish and Game Conservation Officers and wildlife rehabilitator Maria Colby of Wings of the Dawn Bird Sanctuary in Henniker.

Conservation Officer Christopher Brison rescued the injured bird in August of this year. It was found with a broken leg near its nest on Long Island in Squam Lake. A concerned island property owner on Squam reported the injured bird and helped Fish and Game reach the island by boat. Brison brought the rescued eagle to the Squam Lakes Science Center, which then relayed the bird to be rehabilitated by Maria Colby at the Wings of the Dawn Bird Sanctuary. It is not known how the young eagle was injured, but it may have fallen out of the nest or had a rough landing while learning to fly.

CO Brison, Fish and Game Sergeant Brad Morse and wildlife rehabilitator Maria Colby travelled by boat to Long Island this morning (October 10, 2014) to release the bird near its nest.

"We're glad to have played a positive role in rescuing this bird, so it could be restored to its healthy state and returned to the wild today," said Brison.

In its summary of the 2014 New Hampshire Bald Eagle breeding season, N.H. Audubon reported earlier this year:

"This spring marked the 27th breeding season in the post-DDT recovery era for New Hampshire's bald eagles. Since a sub-adult pair first returned to reoccupy an historic nesting tree at Leonard Pond on Umbagog Lake back in the late 1980s, our state's bald eagle population - once classified as federally endangered, currently still listed as state-threatened - has been rebounding

"Over the last decade, this population growth has been extremely robust, doubling roughly every 5 years - 10 territorial pairs in 2005, 22 territorial pairs in 2010, and 41 territorial pairs in 2014!

The confirmation of a total of 41 territorial pairs in N.H. in 2014 set a new state record-high for the post-DDT era. NH Audubon staff and volunteer eagle observers documented incubation by 27 (66%) of the state's 41 pairs. One-third of known New Hampshire pairs were not confirmed to have incubated eggs this year, which may be due to several factors, including early nest abandonment due to ill-timed snow events, and to new or inexperienced pairs connecting late in the 2014 season. Of this year's 27 incubating pairs, 24 (89%) were successful in fledging at least one young.

"The 24 successful nests also is a new post-DDT era high mark for New Hampshire. A record-high total of 41 young fledged in N.H. in 2014, an average of 1.52 young fledged per nesting pair and 1.00 young fledged per territorial pair. Both of these figures are above the state's 27-year averages of 1.33 fledged per nesting pair and 0.94 young fledged per territorial pair.

"NH now has bald eagles nesting in all three far-flung corners of the state - from Pittsburg to New Castle to Hinsdale. Perhaps nowhere is the growth of the eagle population more obvious than in the Lakes Region, where 11 territorial pairs now scattered between Newfound Lake in Hebron and Province Lake in Wakefield produced a total of 14 fledglings in 2014. That same geographical area only hosted only one known nest (Squam Lake) a decade ago. Two Lakes Region eagle pairs (Squam and Round Island on Winnipesaukee) produced three fledglings apiece in 2014, the only 3-chick nests documented in the state this year.

"Other highlights in 2014 included the first successful nesting on the Merrimack River north of Concord, confirmation of a new territory south of Concord near the Bow Power Plant, and the post-fledging discovery of a successful pair on the Connecticut River in Piermont."

For information on lake property call 1-888-737-5550 or e-mail at info@nhlakesrealty.com or visit our website to view  lake homes in New Hampshire at www.nhlakesrealty.com or www.lakeorskirealestate.com.

Contact Paula Hinckley or Carl Sack today for NH Lakes Area Real Estate   #nhlakesrealty