{"id":11265,"date":"2015-12-31T12:51:16","date_gmt":"2015-12-31T17:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/?p=11265"},"modified":"2015-12-31T12:51:16","modified_gmt":"2015-12-31T17:51:16","slug":"so-low","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/so-low\/","title":{"rendered":"So Low"},"content":{"rendered":"

Winterguide 2016 | view this story as a .pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Head north for million-dollar views south of $200K.<\/strong>
\nFrom Staff & Wire Reports<\/p>\n

31 Hardy Point Road, Pembroke <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

$169,000<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Low-WG16\"The view this home has looks up and down the entrance to Hersey Cove,\u201d says Edward Nadeau of Due East Real Estate. <\/span><\/p>\n

To get there, follow Route 1 to the Pembroke Post Office. \u201cGo down to Old County Road, turn left, and in about 1,000 feet, go straight onto Hardy Point Road.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe home sits half a mile from the end of the bay. Sitting on the deck, which extends right out over the water, you have a view of the entire Hersey Cove.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

The 1960 cape has been moved onto a new poured-concrete basement. \u201cThe nice, deep, eight-foot basement preserves this home\u2019s structure,\u201d says Nadeau.<\/span><\/p>\n

Years ago, the 2,200-square-foot commercial garage that\u2019s included was a family-owned auto shop where the owner did fine-auto painting. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA couple things make this home special. One is that current ordinance would not allow an over-the-water deck like this to be built now. It\u2019s a wonderful concrete pad with room for 10 or 15 people below a wood-framed trellis providing shade. There\u2019s a pretty yard, and to the right there\u2019s a place to back a small boat down into the water. Hersey Cove is a very safe large bay that\u2019s excellent for kayak or small-boat use. It opens up into Cobscook Bay.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Then there\u2019s the potential for making use of the commercial building. A home business with a waterfront home is a very attractive concept at $169,000. Taxes are $1,646. <\/span><\/p>\n

95 Dewey\u2019s Lane, Lamoine<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

$199,000<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This sweet spot sits just above Mount Desert Island in Hancock County, close to Lamoine State Park and Lamoine Beach. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTo get there,\u201d says Realty of Maine broker Travis Coffin, \u201ctake Route 184 for 1.5 miles past the Lamoine General Store. Just before you reach the Lamoine School, Fire Department, and Garage, turn onto Shore Road and continue another 1.5 miles. Take a right onto Dewey Lane, a dead-end road. The property is located .4 miles down, almost at the end.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re on Mount Desert Narrows (Eastern Bay) here, facing south toward Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park. Views of Cadillac Mountain are great from this elevated shorefront property.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe 1940 cottage has year-round potential with private septic and private water, but I feel three-season usage is probably best unless you want to lift the cottage and put it on a foundation.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

The two-bedroom, 750-square-foot shingled getaway includes wood floors, a laundry, deck, and fireplace. <\/span><\/p>\n

The property has been in the same family for over 60 years. It consists of two separate small lots, so there\u2019s room to expand or simply keep the private setting naturally landscaped. Taxes are $1,367.<\/span><\/p>\n

29 Snyder Road, Eastport<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

$122,000<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“I listed this house about nine years ago as an estate,\u201d says Edward Nadeau of Due East Real Estate. \u201cFamily sent me the key to go look at it. Basement had eight inches of water in it, and some minor things needed work inside.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was contacted by a local nurse who looked at several homes and loved this one, even with the water in the basement. She hired a few contractors to look at it and decided it was something that could be corrected fairly inexpensively.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI heard from her over the years. She loved the house, location\u2013and the nice dry, full basement. She would have stayed here forever, but her job was not offering the challenges she needed. She has family in the Portland area, so she decided to take a job there.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

To get here, take Route 190 into Eastport. After a large woolen mill building, turn right onto Toll Bridge Road, then turn right onto Snyder Road. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe view driving along Snyder Road is of Half Moon Cove, a quiet bay of Cobscook Bay. Views from the kitchen, deck, and anywhere in the yard are of that open ocean bay. Eastport has the second highest tides in the world at 24 feet per cycle, so the view is always changing every hour you look out here. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe owner loved evenings, with the tide slightly out. She has a rock fire pit down on the beach and would sit around the campfire right on her own private beach. The house is on a corner, so it has water frontage all along the road and around a bend\u2013very private and serene. But a five-minute drive and you are in Eastport\u2019s historic downtown waterfront district.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe hidden secret with this property is that it includes 1 Lovelace Road, which has a derelict house on it that\u2019s been vacant for years. Tear it down\u2013or have the fire department use it for training\u2013because once it\u2019s removed, you have an expansive yard. You could build a double garage\/workshop or even put up a rental home.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Nadeau sums it up. \u201cGreat value here for $122,000.\u201d Taxes are $1,819.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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