302 Patriots Landing is one of a kind! Look at that lake view! This all brick home is located near the mouth of one of the nicest, largest coves at Indiana’s Heritage Lake. It has BIG views in both directions and enjoys beautiful sunsets 3/4 of the year. The kitchen is a chef’s dream with ample custom cabinets, center island, nice appliances and big views out to the great room and the waterfront. The hardwood floors and custom trim against vaulted ceiling with wood beams is absolutely stunning. The large master suite exits to the lakeside deck. When you step outside, the lake views are everywhere and there is a large deck complex with automatic awning. The deck steps down to a brick patio with firepit. Then step onto the huge dock with boat lift, built in benches and planters, a very large sundeck and boardwalk! The perfect place for fishing and swimming. This lakefront property is made for lake living! If you’ve been searching Indiana waterfront homes to find one that optimizes use of the lake, this is the home that will meet your needs. Be in and ready for the season this spring! Listed with Brouhard Realtors for $349,900.

16 Jefferson Valley is a lakehouse on a 365 acre private lake only 30 miles from Indianapolis for under $200,000! Nestled among mature trees, peace and quiet is interrupted only by the sounds of nature, and here sits the cutest cottage. Look around into the backyard and see the chairs gathered in a circle around the firepit. There is a gently sloping walkway that has a keen footbridge and leads to the waterfront where you’ll find a very large dock with built in boat lift, sun deck for sunning and fishing. The interior of this contemporary cottage looks like a showplace! The darling interior has vaulted ceilings accented by a wood burning brick fireplace and a loft. There is also a large deck out back surrounded by trees. Follow the gentle walkway which borders the nature preserve over the quaint foot bridge to a big lakefront view and your large newer dock & lift!  This lakehouse will take you away to a private refuge on the water!

242 Lincoln Hills is a lot of home for the price! It enjoys access to Heritage Lake Indiana. The lakefront marina is just down the road with  seasonal boat slips for a fee. You can have your boat in the water and accessible while enjoying a nice home that is less expensive than a home on the waterfront. The Lincoln Hills Park is just a short a stroll away and has a lakeside beach, park & picnic areas & some more docking areas. Great living areas include a recreation room for lots of fun w/friends and family. It is completely remodeled with updates including new windows, 15 seer heat pump, 6″ exterior walls, fresh paint, tiled floors, new kitchen cabinets, appliances & more! This is a great home to enjoy all the Heritage Lake amenities-the next best thing to your own lakehouse!

296 Lincoln Hills back exterior   174 Mill Springs dock 

In the current market, homes must show as a value and we have some lake homes at Heritage Lake that have just reduced their list price to offer a great value in Indiana lakehouses. In the past, waterfront homes were out of reach for buyers who dreamed of owning that summer home on the lake or living on the lakefront as a permanent home.  296 Lincoln Hills has reduced it’s list price to $319,900.00. 174 Mill Springs has lowered it’s list price to $269,900.00. These are both lovely lake houses; 296 LH is on the main body and 174 MS is located on a large cove. These homes offer nice docks ready for your boat and fun on the water. If you have dreamed of owning that Indiana lake home, let Brouhard Realtors show you some incredible lakefront homes that are ready for you to move in and be ready for 2012!

No other agency markets Heritage Lake as well as Brouhard Realtors. During the period from January 1, 2010 year to date, 40 lakefront homes have sold at Heritage Lake. Of the 40 lakehomes sold, 28 listings were Brouhard Realtor’s (73%).  Of the 40 buyers for these homes, 29 of the buyers were found by Brouhard Realtors (73%). 

Darrel and Teresa Brouhard have specialized in the sale of Heritage Lake homes and properties for 24 years. Darrel has his GRI and CRS designations. According to the CRS website:  There are over one million REALTORS® in business today. So if you want to find that one-in-a-million REALTOR®, start with the over 34,000 who hold the Certified Residential Specialist Designation. CRS is the symbol of excellence in residential real estate. Our members have proven they have the experience, training and commitment to be among the best in their profession. The Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) is the highest Designation awarded to sales associates in the residential sales field. The CRS Designation recognizes professional accomplishments in both experience and education.  Darrel has qualified for this designation because he has consistently been a top producer in real estate-among the top 5% in the nation-and he has received additional education in real estate. He has negotiating skills that surpass most of the agents in the industry. You will want his negotiation skills on your side;not against another agent negotiating for you. 

Darrel was also recognized as one of the top 100 real estate agents in all of MIBOR in May of 2011. There are 6,500 agent members in MIBOR. Competing realtors include agents from much larger Indianapolis market areas including Hamilton County, Marion County, Johnson County, & Hendricks County. You can see there is great value when Darrel & Teresa represent you in the Heritage Lake market. Instead of another less accomplished agent or an agent not familiar with the lake, we make sure you have all the best, up to date information to make your decision.If you need to list your Heritage Lake home you won’t get better exposure to potential buyers. If you Google lakehomes indiana, lakefront homes indiana, indiana lake homes, indiana waterfront homes, indiana lake houses for sale and more similar search phrases you will see heritagelake.com on the first page of results. Our listings are present on multiple web sites and our large referral base has been built over 24 years of specializing in Heritage Lake real estate sales. This referral base is invaluable and results in repeat business and potential buyers who are friends and family of past clients at the lake.

This fabulous lakehouse is located at 296 Lincoln Hills and is on the main body of 320 acre Heritage Lake! Astounding views are enjoyed from multiple rooms inside the home and several outdoor areas as well.  The open concept floorplan has a combined kitchen, family room and dining area with hardwood flooring, a floor to ceiling brick fireplace and exits lakeside to the screened porch and deck with big waterfront views. You’ll love the roomy bedrooms and the cozy walk-out basement that exits to the lakeside patio-these are great areas to spread out the sleeping bags for a big weekend at the lake! This home is made for a great lakefront vacation home from Cincinnati, Chicago or Carmel, Indiana. It also works perfectly as a year ’round residence with it’s location only 24 miles west of Indianapolis. Your future lakefront dock with boat lift is ready for your boat, swimming and fishing! The home has a pleasant updated decor. The garage location is perfect for ease of storing fishing poles and water toys close to the lake!

Even many folks from Indiana don’t realize that waterfront options are so close to Indianapolis and an easy commute from Cincinatti, Chicago and Champaign Illinois. Lakehouses at Heritage Lake may be the perfect option for your summer home or year ’round living. Lakehomes listed for sale range from $129,900 to $789,000-everything from smaller cabin type homes to waterfront estates. There is something for everyone. Lakefront homes sites are listed for sale from $79,900 to $209,900 and vary from cove lots to main body waterfront lots. If you’ve been dreaming about a place on the water and thought it was unattainable, you might want to look into Heritage Lake. Heritage Lake has 320 acres of water for water skiing, tubing and some of the best fishing in Indiana. Complete the dream with the clubhouse, activity center, water complex, marina with gas pump, 3 beaches with parks and property owner events ranging from professional lakeside fireworks on 4th of July to evening lakeside concerts and children events at Christmas, Easter and Halloween!

                                                        Lakefront Home at 302 Patriots Landing for sale $409,900

 It might be time to buy this Indiana lakefront home at Heritage Lake now and be ready for next season! Interests rates are the lowest in years, it is a Buyer’s market and the latest information released by the Indiana Association of Realtors indicates the strength of the Indiana market has increased in three important market indicators for September 2011 over the same month in 2010. The report shows:

• The number of closed home sales increased 10.2% to 5,163;

• The median sale price of homes increased 5.5% to $115,000; and

• The average sale price of homes increased 5.9% to $138,543.

If you’ve been dreaming of that lakehouse to escape to, now is a great time. Waterfront homes are priced to sell and who knows how long the interest rates will stay this low. Brouhard Realtors has listed 60% of the waterfront homes that have closed this year at Heritage Lake. We are your Heritage Lake Experts!

This lakefront home in central Indiana is on a gorgeous waterfront lot with sunset views and mature trees! A prime lot at Heritage Lake! The low maintenance brick exterior makes it great as a vacation home or year ’round residence. With 3 bedroom, 3 1/2 bath there is room for extra family or guests who will enjoy your lakehome retreat! The four season sunroom is surrounded by windows for ample lake views year ’round. Beatiful large kitchen is a great set up for entertaining family and friends. Spacious master suite on main. 3rd bedroom, loft, 2 other rooms plus full bath on upper level that is great for visitors. There is a large, relaxing deck and a large dock area to fish and swim. (a great fishing area at the lake). Come out and see this lake home today. Have possession for the rest of the hot weather and a beautiful fall!

The professional fireworks over the Heritage Lake were spectacular once again! We thought we had reached the finale many times only to keep more coming! Many waterfont residents and summer home owners had friends and neighbors over for the show and the long weekend. As usual that created much interest in purchasing their own lake home and the phones have been ringing this week. This is a great time to purchase your own lakefront dream home. There are some lovely listings for sale now and the market is competitive. A great way to keep up on the home market is to be placed on our instant update program. You’ll receive emails when a new listing meeting your criteria is added to the market. You’ll enjoy your own personal web page where you may save favorites, rejects and keep notes. Please call Brouhard Realtors and ask to be placed on the program and we’ll be pleased to oblige!