How To Maximize Your Weekend In Pine Mountain Club While House Hunting
Shopping for a home in a new community can be daunting and exhausting if you are not familiar with the unique nuances of the town’s inner-workings. Here is a guide to make buying a home in Pine Mountain Club’s small community as fruitful and enjoyable for you as possible.
Many home buyers choose our small mountain village as the ideal location for a second home, while some are shopping for an investment property in Pine Mountain Club. Now that AirBnB has become a popular venue for investment buyers who choose to provide a picturesque getaway for others, home sales in the area are abounding. Given the comparatively low home prices in Pine Mountain Club in relation to other vacation destinations, like California’s beach communities, second home investors quickly realize the significant potential for return on investment that they can achieve in Pine Mountain Club home buying.
Yet just like in other small communities, non-residents looking to purchase a home up here often find that driving up for the occasional weekend of house hunting may not produce the results they are looking for.
Eenie, Meenie, Meinee, Mo!
The first hurdle to overcome in purchasing a home in Pine Mountain Club is determining if you need to talk to a realtor or if your time is better spent driving around, looking for properties with for sale signs. Driving around is certainly picturesque, and a buyer can certainly find a few homes for sale in Pine Mountain Club, but ultimately, serious buyers will opt for the benefit of accessing the MLS through a professional realtor.
Get In With The Locals
Using a seasoned, professional realtor who actually lives on the mountain will also yield you access to homes that may have not hit the MLS yet, enabling you to get in on a truly sweet deal before there is competition among offers.
Pine Mountain Club is not short on realtor options! So how does a home hunter determine who is best to work with? And is the protocol to just drop in on a Saturday morning or do you need to make an appointment? Best practices encourage the buyer to be as professional and prepared as they would expect their realtor to be. The top realtors in Pine Mountain Club are busy, so call ahead and make an appointment to make sure you will receive top notch service. That way you can make every second count while up here.
Whenever possible, check out local realtor’s websites to determine which office represents the type of house and price range you are searching for. Find a realtor that is well established and truly local. (Check out www.truenorthrealty.com to start!)
Immerse Yourself In The Local Culture
Another great way to learn about Pine Mountain Club real estate is to soak up the local culture. Take a stroll around the scenic country club, play a round of golf or a game of tennis, go on a few hikes, dine at the local restaurants, and don’t forget to enjoy the multi-genre entertainment options at Pine Mountain Club’s very own Basecamp. This unique and cozy coffee house and local hangout offers a wide array of entertainment options, not to mention top-notch gourmet coffee and treats!
From comedy night to story telling, to one-of-a-kind, locally produced plays brimming with color and talent provided by Pine Mountain Club’s eclectic community of movie producers, artists, writers and performers, Basecamp is the local hotspot any weekend you happen to land here.
While rubbing elbows and sipping delicious, gourmet coffee with the locals, get their opinion! Pine Mountain Club residents aren’t anything if not warm and giving! They will tell you about their neighbor who mentioned just last night that they are thinking about selling their fabulous cabin, or share with you the difference between “the flood zone” and “the sunny side” of their little village.
And while you are enjoying the local flair and culture at Basecamp, make sure to ask for Pine Mountain Club realtor, Stacey Havener, the hot coffee spot’s owner and barista and a local home buying expert who really has her finger on the pulse of Pine Mountain Club real estate.
Enjoy your weekend in our little village and happy house hunting in Pine Mountain Club!
© 2018 Elisa Fortise Christensen
www.wordfortitude.com
