Lake Arrowhead -Exit Realty on the Mountain in Rimforest, California
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- Business name: Lake Arrowhead -Exit Realty on the Mountain
- Address:
- 26571 Hwy 18, Suite B, PO Box 570
Rimforest, California 92378 - Phone number: 909-336-7600
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- Category: Business & Professional Services
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- Exit Realty on the Mountain provides information and service to those beginning their search for homes/retreat/cabins or lakefronts in Lake Arrowhead. All of our agents at Exit can not only tell you about homes but also share information on our area. Please ask for Daisy or Billie when you call. Never have to dress for dinner but yet have lots of great places to go or not go. Warm toasty fireplaces for winter and cool decks in the woods for summer. Room to roam and not be on top of other people and in crowds. Walk around our forest,trails and lakes enjoying solitude. The only crowds you will find are birds , squirrels and sometimes trout fisherman. Yet if you want to be with a group go up to the village for a lively summer concert, or snoop the factory outlet stores, watch the sailboat races, enjoy seeing a kid try to waterski the first time or enjoy people watching at Gina's Belgium Waffle house in the Village. Sit outside and watch the tourists and locals. Holiday weekends it is for sure busy there. Lake rights to lake arrowhead come with purchase of property within a certain boundary of property around lake arrowhead. It is a very defined space. Property in this area is called within the woods or arrowhead woods. There is a general membership fee .There is a fee - per family to join the 3 beach clubs around the lake. Please ask us for the current rates. They are very modest. Lake rights allow you to purchase a dock, lease a dock, swim, fish, boat and enjoy the walking paths around the lake. It allows you to join and use the beach clubs.There are 3 beach clubs. Unless you have lake rights you can only use lake arrowhead to ski at the ski school, to boat on the paddlewheel tour boat . You cannot otherwise use the lake. You must own property within a certain boundary. It is very protected. Two of the beach clubs offer swimming and the other at grass valley lake in our country club area offers volley ball, fishing, eating area and relaxing areas. All are well maintained and have parking. Sail and power boats, party pontoon boats, canoes and similar boats are permitted. Ski doos are not permitted. You can water ski on the lake. Ask me or other Exit agents our rules, obtain flyers with more info when you visit or I can email you a map. Travel time to Lake Arrowhead. The Villages of Running Springs and Crestline are even closer! The 210 now ends at the base of the mountain. A quick pretty ride up the mountain will get you to lake arrowhead. the 215/10/60 interchange are 25 min to Lake Arrowhead Palm Desert- 1hr Redlands-30 min Temecula -1 hr Rancho California Road Fallbrook-Escondido- 1hr 15- 1hr 30 min Highland- 40 min Mission Viejo- 1 hr 45 min LA- around 1 1/2-2 hrs depending when and where you are coming from--if you are near the 210 this will be a great easy trip Baby Boomers Exit Realty is for you!!!! I am one of you! (Daisy and Billie( a lady by the way) Two great baby boomer real estate agents. Who understand you needs, your language , some of our shared history and the important choices you and I are now making about the future. Most of us are still as adventurous as we were before. We have lots more time to enjoy life, we have many more choices then we even had when we were "young" or younger ,we have more time and thank goodness money to explore options, we may sometimes have less energy but we can enjoy moments more, value the Little things we may not have had time to appreciate before and understand what really makes us happy. Why in the mountains of lake arrowhead? Why now at this time of your life? Why wait until you retire to make some decisions? Why are prices still so good here? Why is living still so good here? Maybe a rental cabin to use as a tax deduction would be something to think about and talk about with your accountant. Let me share my experience with a rental cabin that one of my clients a baby boomer purchased and now lives in full time. He bought a small cabin with a great view that backs to the forest. It was very 60's.---- We have every type of home up here. From the 20's,30's, 60's,70's,80's to the brand new. Yes, you can still find fixers with long shag carpet!! ----The cabin was dated. He used it as a rental to offset income.He fixed up the interior, exterior, parking, baths, kitchen, decks, furniture, appliances, heating, insulation and roof. This was done slowly over the years. The kids were getting older and eventually they ad their own families. Over the years he acquired the furniture and dust collectors he need to make it feel like home. Most homes don't need as extensive renovations. The homes I love to show baby boomers are small 2-3 bed cabins with 1-2 baths that need paint, new flooring and maybe updating of kitchens. There are still great buys in these homes. But if you want to see a lake front mansion ,a new construction home, or something moderate there is a great selection. It would be my pleasure to email you photos of any type of homes. Remember the price of tall trees, great views and clear air is very low. How do you rent? He rented out casually to friends and family. He put a lock on a closet and kept his personal things there. Renters paid a discounted but fair rent, brought their own paper goods, bed linens, towels, food, firewood and optional items. He kept basics in the refig like sugar, jelly and some emergency supplies. Renters took their trash with them and left the cabin usually nicer than they found it when they arrived at the rental. Lots of times they left the owner cute baskets or other cabin gifts. They told friends about the cabin and it got rented even more. The owner kept track of rentals on a calender for taxes and to avoid duplicate rental dates. There are also professional management businesses that handle everything for you and take a %. You should discuss with your tax person the items that can be written off. It really helped offset income for this babyboomer before he retired. I know he was able to write off visits to the cabin to work on improvements. The cabin is now worth triple what he paid. When he decided to move here full time it was almost the way he wanted. Only minor changes were needed to make it perfect for only his use. Lake Arrowhead and the villages that surround it our probably only 45 min to 1 1/2 hours from your primary residence. Wouldn't it be great to enjoy a mountain retreat weekends, holidays, when you downsize working or when you retire. Think how easy it would be to go back and forth. You still could be close to family that may have settled near primary residence. But our mountains are a different world. The air is so clean, it is safe here, no traffic lights(not even one), free pharmacy, restaurant, pizza delivery. Very low cost upscale grocery delivery. Nice neighbors, homes not right on top of each other, views to love, a variety of styles from cottage, Victorian, cabin, house to mansion. It takes a day to feel the way you should feel here. When you visit plan on spending a night or two. I can arrange discounted accommodations. Let me share a story one of my baby boomer clients told me. He drove up with his wife Friday night. They were tired and stressed. Freeway driving, crowded living, lines and jobs. Saturday morning they strolled the village, had a coffee, hit some of the factory outlet and specialty shops and then a late breakfast. By noon we were out exploring villages. Learning what each area was like. Stopping tovisit some of the many reasons to love the mountains. We bopped in to a few homes checked them out. They hated some stuff and loved other things about the homes. After a special dinner they slept and relaxed. Sunday after brunch we went out and explored more homes and villages. From getting to know them and their reactions to homes we got closer to meeting their needs. I am not a show 5 homes and stop agent. I can go all day and will show you as many as you want to see. What my client told me that made me laugh was he could not believe that the same tv stations were here and in L.A.. He said it felt like a different world. He was not eager to go back down the mountain and hoped he could come up again soon to find his dream cabin. He wanted a little home in the woods that was a fixer , his biggest need was to smell clean pine trees. After they left I emailed homes to them. After a trip or two they were able to find their cabin in the woods. He prefers to read ,relax and does not watch L.A. tv in his cabin. He told me that "this cabin will be the bridge he needs to finish his career in the city." Monday mornings were easier when he knew he could get in a long weekend at the cabin. He felt more refreshed and energized. She said she had more creative ideas sitting on her deck looking at the trees . She said she enjoyed resting instead of doing another job at home on weekends. She said things still got done but she was not undone! One comment she made I understood was that going to the cabin was a way of getting away from growing up or grown up kids or even grandkids. Now she babysits at the cabin (but only when they don't have so many things to do at the cabin it would not be a good weekend---things to do like read, hike, rest, eat out!!). It is an adventure to visit grandma's house. This will add to your popularity in the family. Do some of these thoughts and feelings hit home with you? Could this be a choice you could explore? Would an ideal retirement be a city house, a mountain cabin and a desert retreat? Could you have all of it? Could you afford a small cabin under 250,000? Or do you want that special home that meets every need -not a settling house--a house that meets every one of your dream needs. Just call to arrange a visit ask for Daisy or Billie or email. Cell phones don't work well in our mountain areas but they usually can reach us from the office. We check our emails frequently. When you are coming up the mountain to Lake Arrowhead you can look down and see that you are above the clouds much the same as in an airplane. Also above the heat and smog. It really is a little bit of heaven right here in Southen California. I would love to share it with you and your family. Exit is a wonderful company. I have a broker Dee Manning that allows me to take care of my customers in a way that I want. She supports me and helps make my custmers get the cabins /homes they want. My game plan is to help someone explore the area. Invite you to visit, let you rest, eat, sleep and take you on a mini tour.Snoop in a few homes and let you tell me what you like, hate, want and don't want. I am high energy . We can look at stuff all day or see a few places. You are the boss. I am just here to help. I open the doors and help you find the streets, villages, neighborhoods.You pick what makes you happy and what does not. I cannot promise to find the perfect home for you right away.But often I cannot get you out of a house, I see that special smile go between you- and your special someone---the look only you two guys understand- I see an excitement and here a new type of question , and sometimes that means you have found the house!! I cannot promise to make you happy that first day out with your dream home. But I can promise a relaxing mountain adventure and lots of new ideas, thoughts and dreams for all clients ---especially baby boomers. Call Daisy and Billie or email at Exit Realty on the Mountain with questions or for a visit.
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- Last update: 2008-04-09
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