Now is a great time to buy a Grand Lake waterfront home. You can get your new home in time to enjoy summer fun on the lake. Interest rates are very very low and one day we will wake up and low rates will be gone. Home selection is good and prices are right. If you have been thinking about a retirement home on Grand Lake or a second home retreat on Grand Lake  I would buy now while selection is still good.

Our team has several good waterfront Grand Lake homes listings in addition to the homes available to us on the Grand Lake MLS. Let me tell you about a few of them here, but bear in mind this is only a few of the homes available.

11-308 Gran Tara South Grand Lake gated community 3 bedroom/2 bath home, Cape Cod style, quiet area and has extra lots for buffer, great dock and swim deck area, cute as can be and ready to go. Priced at $379,000

12-72 Grove waterfront home with 6 bedrooms, 4 baths in 3546 sq ft m/l. New designer kitchen with granite and stainless appliances, heavy textured drywall in living area, great view, Honeycreek arm of Grand Lake home, in Grove but very secluded area. Priced at $400,000.

11-2373 waterfront log home in The Moorings just outside of Grove. 3 bedroom/2 bath, just finishing updates inside and out including new granite kitchen counters with glass tile backsplash and stainless appliances, 2 fireplaces-one in the huge master area that features extra large walkin closet and separate tub/shower. Nice boat dock. Price is only $319,000.

12-431 gated Grove Melody Point community. This home is not lakefront but is pond front with a waterfall to the lake. The community enjoys a community swimming pool and barb-que area at the waterfront and a community room for family or neighbor dinners. Low dues take care of these common areas and your lawn care. This home has 2 bedrooms/2 baths on main level and 1 bedroom/bath on lower level that could also be a family room. Priced for quick sale at $224,500.

12-733 is a Zena area waterfront home with commanding lake views and true peace and quiet at this off the main road location. 3 bedroom/2 bath for only $199,000.

12-1115 Monkey Island near new Chalet in an area with NO Dues. 3 bedroom/2 bath, 2 living areas. Concrete siding, composite decks, solid surface countertops and upscale appliances. Boat trolley dock and jet ski pad. Pella wood windows/doors, wood ceiling and some upper walls, sprinkler system, nice landscaping. Quiet dead end street and nice wide cove with main lake view. Only $300,000.

12-929 Monkey Island Main Stay gated community with 3 bedroom/2 baths. Boat slip just out the front door is near new. Near new roof, HVAC, deck, hot water tank. On site caretaker looks after community swimming pool, tennis courts, homes, yards. You just come and enjoy Grand Lake on the hot spot–Monkey Island. This great home can be yours for $274,500.

12-548 waterfront home at north end of the lake. Terrific views, great fishing, solitude, all at an affordable price. 3 bedroom/2 bath, huge garage/shop. And the price is only $159,875.

12-156 Monkey Island condo with views like an ocean. This is your cheap ticket for a Monkey Island waterfront home. Best views found on the lake and only $89,995.

There you go, several nice and affordable by Grand Lake prices waterfront homes you soon could be enjoying. Give them some thought, look them over at our featured listings at this website, give us a call or email and we will set up a time to show you your picks of these fine choices.

The Grand Lake Team at RE/MAX Grand Lake in Grove, OK where we work harder to find you the right place for your needs, desires, and pocketbook. Contact us today.  Aaron Hughes at 918 801-5645 or aaronhughes@remax.net or Joe Neill at 918 640-3300 or jneill@remax.net  We hope to hear from you soon.

Grand Lake Affordable Waterfront Homes is a post from: Grand Lake OK Real Estate with Joe Neill & Aaron Hughes

We have  just listed a very high quality built Monkey Island Waterfront Home on Grand Lake. Monkey Island is the place to be for many weekend lake home owners or vacation home buyers on Grand Lake. The new Shangri La Country Club has brought the entire island area to life with it’s beauty and pristineness. You now can come to Monkey Island and enjoy lake and golf activities to their fullest. You can go from one end of the country to the next and not find a more welcoming vacation destination than you do coming to Monkey Island. The six mile long island keeps the road ditches maintained on the drive in just like your lawn at home.

Our home in the Lee Estates is one of the very few areas on Monkey Island that is NOT in a gated community with dues and home owner association rules. Yet this home is part of a small development built in 2006 and 2007 that are upscale chalet type homes. The home is built of long lasting low upkeep concrete siding with Pella wood windows and doors. The home is also built for low utility bills with 6″ walls containing R18 insulation and the roof insulated with R38. You will find composite decking in the front and lakeside decks. The decks and upper open interior floor has heavy duty iron powdercoated railings for beauty and security.

The home has 3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths. You will enjoy 2 living areas, one on each floor. The kitchen has solid surface counter tops and upscale Jenn-Aire Range and Whirlpool dishwasher, microwave, and refrigerator. You will enjoy the huge work space and counter top for eating or visiting at with guests. The floor plan is an open kitchen, dining, and family room. You have a large utility room. You will also love the wood ceiling and partial  wood

upstairs wall. The home will put you in instant vacation mode once you walk in. This can be your second home on Grand Lake dream.

This fine Grand Lake waterfront home is located on a deadend quiet street where peace, quiet, and enjoyment are the order of the day. The lawn has been sodded and landscaped to add to the beauty and a sprinkler system with water from the lake is shared with the two close neighbors. You have a boat dock and jet-ski pad right at lakeside.

You c0uld be enjoying Grand Lake soon if you act now to buy this top quality waterfront home on Monkey Island again with NO Dues! Grand Lake MLS listing #12-1115 is priced at a very good target for a large majority of Grand Lake waterfront home buyers at only $300,000. Contact the Grand Lake Team at RE/MAX Grand Lake for more information or to set up your showing. Aaron Hughes at 918 801-5645 or aaronhughes@remax.net or Joe Neill at 918 640-3300 or jneill@remax.net  We hope to hear from you today.

Grand Lake Monkey Island Waterfront Home with NO DUES is a post from: Grand Lake OK Real Estate with Joe Neill & Aaron Hughes

Have you been searching for your Grand Lake Retreat in a very quiet location but yet close to shopping, dining, and other city activities of Grove, OK on Grand Lake? We have just the place for you, Grand Lake MLS 11-2373 is a log home in a quiet cove just off the Honey Creek Arm of Grand Lake. Your boat will be protected in this quiet cove but only a minute from some of the best water on Grand Lake. By road the home is just off Lakeroad 6 in a very small and quiet subdivision, The Moorings and only 5 minutes to town. This is a fine second home on Grand Lake or for your Grand Lake retirement home.

This Grand Lake Waterfront Home is a log home that is in the final stages of a very nice update inside and outside. You will love the large country kitchen with abundance of storage, new glass tile backsplash and granite countertops. There are two living areas, an enclosed sunroom just off a huge deck on the first level. Two guest bedrooms and a bath complete the first level. The second level is a huge master suite with fireplace, private lakeside deck, large walkin closet, separate shower and bath and large dressing area with twin sinks. The home has been painted and updated throughout. The exterior shines with new sealer and new sod in front yard. The outside entry basement offers a ton of storage space. There is a privacy fenced area in the back yard as well as a nice fish pond. You will enjoy the many large trees in the summer as you spend hours in a hammock with a good book.

This log waterfront home is unique and certainly different from your home in the city. You will feel the vacation mode and life of no stress in this very nice setting.

I have left the best for last, the owner has not only updated the home in and out but also lowered the price! Formerly listed at $349,000, it is now updated and dropped to $319,000. Owner says it is time for this home to sell and put action where it counts to make it happen.

Call Aaron Hughes at 918 801-5645 or aaronhughes@remax.net or Joe Neill at 918 640-3300 or jneill@remax.net for more information or to schedule your showing.  We are the Grand Lake Team at RE/MAX Grand Lake in Grove, OK.

There are other homes on the lake for sale but none as unique and fun as a log home can be for your Grand Lake Retreat. Call today.

Grand Lake Waterfront Log Home, Quiet Location But Very Close To Grove, OK and Priced Right! is a post from: Grand Lake OK Real Estate with Joe Neill & Aaron Hughes

The Hughes and Neill Team at RE/MAX Grand Lake just listed a Grand Lake Monkey Island Waterfront Home in a Gated Community with 30′x12′ boatslip in a new dock right outside the back door. Mainstay is the beautiful gated community with on site caretaker, this community is know to be one of Grand Lake’s prettiest communities. The home has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, and a large open living, dining, kitchen floor plan. You will enjoy the woodburning fireplace when you come to the lake in fall, winter, and spring. In warmer times you will spend hours on the large new deck overlooking the lake. The area has a community swimming pool and tennis courts.

Dues cover all exterior upkeep except decks, lawn care, common area upkeep including pool, bug spraying in summer, insurance on home structure from studs out, on site caretaker, tree trimming, water, sewer, trash, wi-fi internet, you simply come and enjoy. When you go home you know with the gated community and caretaker that your home will be safe and sound upon your return.

This home since 2008 has had new roof, new heat/air, new hot water tank, new deck, new dock. It is just ready for your family and friends to enjoy.

Grand Lake waterfront homes under $300,000 that are nice and in a nice area are a very hard item to find but this nice home, Grand Lake MLS 12-929 is priced at only $274,500.  This could be your bargain on Grand Lake if you act now.

Monkey Island is booming with the new Shangri La  just down the road and  airport just around the corner if you wish to fly in your own aircraft. You will enjoy fine dining, golf, shopping, as well as all the lake activities on Monkey Island at Grand Lake.

To schedule your showing of this fine home or more information contact Aaron Hughes at 918 801-5645 or aaronhughes@remax.net or Joe Neill at 918 640-3300 or jneill@remax.net .  We look forward to hearing from you.

Grand Lake Monkey Island Gated Community Waterfront Home with Boat Slip Well Under $300,000 is a post from: Grand Lake OK Real Estate with Joe Neill & Aaron Hughes

People read how hard it is to get a home loan but that is not always the case. On Grand Lake we deal with people all the time wanting to buy a second home on Grand Lake or a retirement home on Grand Lake. People who have their financial house in order do not have any problems getting loans for homes in the Grand Lake area. We are blessed with several good lenders in our area who know the rules that are particular to Grand Lake waterfront homes and know how to structure a loan to get the job done in short order.

One of our wonderful lenders is Maria Welch-Keesling with Arvest Bank in Grove, OK. Maria has been doing home loans for 30 years and knows how to get the work done and without a lot of hassle to the borrower. She recently gave me a copy of the sheet she gives all new borrowers to make the process much smoother. She will take the information and fill out the loan application for you, saving you the time, trouble, and heartache of filling out a document you know nothing about. Read this check list below, you can get a loan without a ton of trouble.

Our Grand Lake Team of Aaron Hughes and Joe Neill also will work to make the buying process fun and easy. From picking out the right home area, home, and fitting to target price to helping a buyer get in touch with the lender, whatever it takes we all work together on Grand Lake to make your buying experience enjoyable and hassle free. Interest rates are very very low now and cannot stay that way forever, homes can be found that fit your target and be bought at a very good price, and we have a good selection of homes. For that retirement home on Grand Lake or the second home on Grand Lake why not call us today and start the process. Aaron Hughes at 918 801-5645 or aaronhughes@remax.net or Joe Neill at 918 640-3300 or jneill@remax.net  Now look at Maria’s checklist below and see how easy the first step of financing a home can be. We hope to hear from you soon.

ARVEST 

1818 South Main / PO Box 450847   Grove, OK  74345

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE NEEDED AT APPLICATION FROM ALL BORROWERS

• Current pay stubs for the last 30 days
• Last 2 years W-2’s
• If Self-Employed

Most recent 2 yrs Tax Returns, all schedules (Business /Personal)

Year to date Profit and Loss statement

• Two most recent Bank Statements on funds to close, all pages
• Home address for the previous 2 years and Landlord’s address plus phone number.

• PURCHASE:  Copy of Sales Contract, with all signatures

• Name and phone number of Insurance Agent for Homeowner’s

Insurance on new property.

       REFINANCE: Location of Abstract, Warranty Deed, Homeowner’s

Insurance Policy Declaration Sheet, HUD 1 Closing Statement and survey of the property if you have one.

• Miscellaneous (If information applies)

Trust Agreement – if property in Trust

Divorce Decree / Property Settlement Agreement

Bankruptcy – Filing and Discharge Papers

Rental Income (Current lease for 12 months each property)

Getting a Home Loan Need Not Be A Big Hassle on Grand Lake Homes is a post from: Grand Lake OK Real Estate with Joe Neill & Aaron Hughes

Spring has came early this year and home buyers on Grand Lake in NE Oklahoma were out this past Friday-Sunday looking for homes. We showed waterfront homes to a couple from Houston  on Friday and they now have an offer in on a moderate priced waterfront home on Grand Lake just outside of Grove, OK. Our next couple from central Kansas looked at waterfront homes in Grove but also in the new Polo Club development. They have made an offer on a brand new home in the Polo Club. Our third offer on Saturday came from a city couple in Oklahoma wanting to make their retirement home on Grand Lake. They made an offer on a golf course lot home at Patricia Island. We also had a couple on Sunday afternoon look at two Cedar Oaks 55+ waterfront homes. They are just starting to think lake homes but were eager to see two fine waterfront homes in this complex.

We don’t know yet if any or all of these offers will turn into sales yet, but we do know excitement was in the air. It is a realtor’s dream to have multiple deals being looked at on any given day or weekend. On three offers from buyers ready to buy. We are still trying to get deals together at this writing.

The Polo Club is Grand Lake’s newest gated development located on South Grand Lake with views as good as it gets. The new homes are beautiful, docks are in for your boat, community swimming pool is going in next month, and again the views are terrific.

Patricia Island is Grove, OK’s finest golf and lake subdivision with a wonderful golf course with lake views. You will find fine dining, shopping, health care, churches and civic clubs in Grove to enjoy for your retirement years in a wonderful setting all the family will want to come visit as often as they can.

Cedar Oaks is again a 55+ townhome community with community room, work out room, pool, library, game room, and association yard and outside upkeep of homes. It is a great place to enjoy retirement.

Interest rates are low, home prices are very good, selection of homes is good, why not think about buying your family retreat on Grand Lake or your Grand Lake retirement home now. The Grand Lake Team at RE/MAX Grand Lake of Aaron Hughes and Joe Neill will make buying a home on Grand Lake fun and easy. Contact Aaron at 918 801-5645 or aaronhughes@remax.net. Joe can be reached at 918 640-3300 or jneill@remax.net  We hope to hear from you soon.

Spring Home Buyers on Grand Lake in NE Oklahoma is a post from: Grand Lake OK Real Estate with Joe Neill & Aaron Hughes

Just when you thought it was not possible we have just listed a very nice luxury waterfront home on Grand Lake in Grove, OK for the unheard of price of $375,000 for pure luxury. This is not a foreclosure but just a motivated seller that has had to move from the area.

This home has many added features including several display cabinets for your keep sakes, central vac, morning kitchen in guest suite, 2 wood burning fireplaces, sunroom, huge master bedroom with a wall of glass to enjoy the lake scenery from, large walkin master closet plus additional wall closet. 3 car garage, large open living-dining-kitchen, and a bonus den/office room with great views. Maybe the best feature is you will enjoy sunset views like you have only dreamed of from this fine luxury home on beautiful Grand Lake waterfront.

This home has all the nice features wanted in a home for retirement on Grand Lake or for your Grand Lake retreat. It has 2841 square feet per county records and shows like new. You owe it to yourself to see this wonderful home, Grand Lake MLS 12-731 again listed for $375,000. Call the Grand Lake Team of Aaron Hughes and Joe Neill at RE/MAX Grand Lake in Grove today to set your time to see this home. Contact Aaron at 918 801-5645 or aaronhughes@remax.net or Joe at 918 640-3300 or jneill@remax.net . We look forward to hearing from you.

Luxury Waterfront Home on Grand Lake for $375,000 is a post from: Grand Lake OK Real Estate with Joe Neill & Aaron Hughes

Today’s Tulsa World Business Section (March 21, 2012) has a bold and large type headline “Home Market on the Rise”  Also sub head line states “Sales, Construction Up”. The article goes on to say home sales for January and February are the highest since 2008 and 20.3% ahead of last year. Article says weather has of course helped but has a quote stating “Buyers are starting to regain their confidence and make purchases again”. We feel confidence has been the one key element holding back many buyers who have solid jobs and credit. The economy is improving and will improve more as people start to make purchases they have put off such as a new home.

The above news is for the Tulsa, OK area and is great news. On Grand Lake we have not yet seen this much of a jump in sales but things are for sure on up swing. We have found, the Grand Lake market usually lags the Tulsa market on the start since a large percentage of the home sales on Grand Lake are waterfront homes used as second homes on Grand Lake. We also do have a large market of retirees who move to Grand Lake for their retirement home on the lake. Retirees have been holding back and some working longer before taking the move to enjoy years of working and settling in to a relaxed life style on the lake. Many retirees come to Grand Lake because they know their married kids and grandkids will love to come visit them in such a great setting. Grand Lake has access to three major airports all within an hours drive which is very handy for todays families strung out all across the country. We have excellent health care with the new Integris Grove Hospital and wonderful health care professionals. I saw an email forum one day this week where one writer in the forum was telling another, “don’t wait too long to retire and enjoy the good life, do it while health is good and you can enjoy some wonderful years”. I thought how true this is.

We feel like the spring and summer selling season on Grand Lake will be very good this year and is just starting. We have a nice inventory of waterfront homes, golf course homes, and lakeview homes on Grand Lake to choose from with many at very attractive prices. Prices are better than we have seen in years and interest rates remain at all time lows. It almost seems like a no brainer to think buying that family lake home or retirement home now. These are good reasons to buy a lake home on Grand Lake now.

If you would like to know more about Grand Lake real estate, please contact our Grand Lake Team at RE/MAX Grand Lake, Aaron Hughes and Joe Neill. We know the lake area, the MLS listings, and where the good deals are. Contact Aaron at aaronhughes@remax.net or 918 801-5645 or Joe at jneill@remax.net or 918 640-3300. We hope to hear from you soon.

Grand Lake Real Estate News is a post from: Grand Lake OK Real Estate with Joe Neill & Aaron Hughes

Interest in building new homes on Grand Lake in NE Okalhoma seems to be picking up nicely. We have a nice selection of waterfront homes to choose from but many people want to build their dream home plan. If you don’t mind going through the struggles along the way of home building you can get the plan, the location, and a brand new home for about the same cost of buying a home ready to go. Either way is a good choice, but if you would really like to build, now is a good time to do so. Interest rates won’t stay down forever and the choice of good location building lots is good now but there are just not that many available areas to build on new lots left, so as lots are sold off there will be fewer to pick from.

Now you can have Grand Lake waterfront lots from $69,000 to $300,000 depending upon the area and surroundings. The $200,000 range will buy a nice lot close to town. The lots under $100,000 will be nice lots but farther from town or some will not have as deep water. Of course for $300,000 you simply get the best on all of Grand Lake.

When you want to think Grand Lake homes and are trying to decide whether to build or buy call the Grand Lake Team of Aaron Hughes and Joe Neill. We can help you through the thought process of which way to go. We will show you the best buys in waterfront homes and the best waterfront lots in all price ranges and give you the pros and cons of all in a professional manner so that you can then make an informed choice. RE/MAX Grand Lake is the leader on Grand Lake for all types of real estate and the Hughes and Neill Team are in the top sales leaders at RE/MAX. Call Aaron Hughes at 918 801-5645 or aaronhughes@remax.net or Joe Neill at 918 640-3300 or jneill@remax.net  We are here to help you in this big ticket purchase.

Grand Lake Waterfront Lots is a post from: Grand Lake OK Real Estate with Joe Neill & Aaron Hughes

The Hughes and Neill Grand Lake Team at RE/MAX Grand Lake in Grove, OK  just listed an affordable waterfront home on Grand Lake with a boat dock and terrific views. Yes this home is ready to be bought today for only–$159,875. This 3 bedroom/2 bath home has 1836 sq ft m/l per owner’s appraisal. It has a wonderful oversized detached garage with two recently new doors, automatic openers, with room for your vehicle and a workshop. The grounds have many pretty plants. It includes a boat dock.

The home’s living area windows just draw the lakeview right into the home for year around enjoyment. The kitchen has been recently remodeled with new appliances. It has an open floor plan. Current owner uses the home as a Grand Lake retirement home but this would also make an excellent Grand Lake weekend home.

You will enjoy excellent fishing in this area and all water sports. As I said the view is just not to be beat. Beautiful Grand Lake from your home and from your waterfront lot. Grand Lake MLS 12-548 only $159,875. You just don’t get a deal like this often. Call Aaron at  918 801-5645  or email at aaronhughes@remax.net or Joe at 918 640-3300 or email to jneill@remax.net to schedule your showing. Don’t wait on this home. You too can enjoy an affordable waterfront home on Grand Lake if you act now!!

New Listing–Affordable Grand Lake Waterfront Home with Dock and Terrific View is a post from: Grand Lake OK Real Estate with Joe Neill & Aaron Hughes