January was really cold in Indiana, but interest in Heritage Lake was hot!  Dreams of spring and summer brought folks out to realize their dreams in 2010 by purchasing a Heritage Lake home so they’d be settled and ready for lake living by spring.  Lakefront homes listed by Brouhard Realtors including 247 Mill Springs and 309 Patriots Landing now have sales pending.  Two lake access homes on wooded common property were pended as well.  Darrel Brouhard found all four of the buyers.  Darrel and Teresa Brouhard have specialized in Heritage Lake properties for over 40 years combined!  It pays to use the neighborhood expert when considering a specialized area like waterfront homes and summer homes.  Heritage Lake is a 320 acre private lake only 30 miles west of Indianapolis, Indiana.  Featuring 3 sandy beaches with park and picnic equipment, marina, clubhouse, sport complex, great fishing, water sports, tennis and lakeside property set aside as common area, you’ll love the lake for a vacation homes or living year ’round. Come out for a tour of Heritage Lake today!  Spring will be here before you know it! Heritage Lake has a convenient location as a summer home Chicago residents visit and a lake Cincinnati residents enjoy! 

Sunday’s forecast is sunny but cold…there are no play-off games and the super bowl is a week away…what better to do than drive out to Heritage Lake Indiana and get ready for spring! The snow is pretty right now, but warm breezes over the water are just a few months away. This is your year to finally be at this fantastic Indiana lake,  escape to fishing and swimming and boating! Indiana summer homes that are affordable await!  If you are moving your primary residence, you can live on the waterfront full time and take advantage of the federal tax credit for 2010!  Offshore properties offer you full use of the lake for less and you may lease a boat dock at the marina for $550/season. Purchase an offshore inexpensive lot and keep a permanent campsite at the modern campgrounds for property owners only.  Boat all day and sit by the fire and have smores at night!  Lake homes on the water start at under $200,000 right now!  Lakefront lots start at $85,900!  Heritage Lake where you are always on vacation!  No time like the present!

Every 4th of July-or the Saturday before-I can remember since I’ve lived at Heritage Lake (21 years) we have enjoyed the awesome professional fireworks display over the water.  I don’t know what’s the best part.  There are the twinkling red and green lights on all the boats lined up on the waterfront which is a show in itself!  There are the cheers from the boats and decks on completion of the display in contrast to the quiet awe during the display.  There’s my Dad play his according in the background with patriotic songs on the deck.  The kids sit down by the fire pit barely waiting to set off their own fireworks over the lakefront.  And there is the duality of the display, I don’t know which is better, the sparkles in the air or the reflection on the still water of the lake.  All I know is there is no where I’d rather be.  The show goes on all over the lake afterwards as residents and guests set off their own displays. No heavy traffic to get home, just a little boat traffic to maneuver.  This is only one of the spectacular times we enjoy all year long at Heritage Lake.  The Summer is  wonderful, swimming, boating, fishing etc.  The fall gives us an amazing free show of spectacular colors reflecting on the lake.  There is nothing like a frozen lake with fresh fallen snow everywhere you look and in the Spring there is the excitement of watching things turn green and the red buds blooming which creates an anticipation of the summer months that lie ahead.  Heritage Lake is only 30 miles west of Indianapolis at I-465 & US 36.  Easy commute, close enough to use your vacation home every weekend and still be able to get home easily for the work week.  Brouhard Realtors have been your Heritage Lake Experts for years, we’d be glad to show you the lake by boat and show you homes that you find of interest.  You can have your summer home out here for the next 4th of July Fireworks Display and the activities at the clubhouse including a band, activities and food available throughout the day.  Come visit Heritage Lake today!

This newly listed property on Heritage Lake can be the answer to your dreams!  174 Mill Springs is a waterfront 2-story home with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and a basement on a nice cove. The kitchen has tiled flooring, breakfast bar, newer dishwasher, microwave, and range/oven. The great room/dining room combination is striking and cozy with a stone floor to ceiling fireplace, vaulted ceilings and exposed beams for cozy winter evenings. There are 2 bedrooms & a full bath on the upper level has a loft overlooking the great room. The family room and bonus room is tucked away in the basement for entertaining family and friends. The 2 car attached garage has storage and work space. The private, custom dock is a beautiful place to relax at the waters’ edge!  Throw in a line or hop on the boat for a ride!  The sewer assessment is paid in full.  Heritage Lake Indiana is a lakefront paradise and a great secret only 30 miles west of Indianapolis.  A 320 acre water playground for swimming, tubing, skiing, boating and fishing right here in Central Indiana. Brouhard Realtors are your Heritage Lake Experts!  Let us buzz you around the lake in our boat.  You’ll know you need to be here, whether it’s as a summer home or year ’round.  The commute to downtown is about an hours drive and when you get home you’ll really escape on the waterfront!

Snowfall in the area of a foot can be a pain, but if you live at Heritage Lake and don’t have to go anywhere you can really enjoy the views!!  Here are some photos from yesterday taken when I was standing on the ice.  The ice is thick enough for ice fishing and ice skating.  Now is the time to look into buying that vacation home in Indiana.  Heritage Lake is 320 acres of water only 30 miles west of Indianapolis.  It can be a great escape in the winter and you’ll be ready for summer and lakefront fun.  Most waterfront  homes have a private dock in place, ready for swimming, fishing and boating.

You’re going to love 89 Mill Springs!  This chalet style waterfront home at Heritage Lake is a wonderful lakeside home. It can make either the perfect home away from home or a cozy year ’round bunglalow. It has two bedrooms, one bath, and a bonus room upstairs which could easily be used as a third bedroom where the kids and their cousins and friends can bunk for the weekend. Wood beams accent the vaulted ceiling and really make it feel like a lake home!  The laundry room & unfinished bonus room is in the basement, which must be entered from outside.  This lake home is on wide cove with a beautiful view of the lake. The entire 105′ of shoreline has a concrete seawall, dock and lift in place ready for this spring!  Heritage Lake is a 320 acre private lake only 30 miles west of Indianapolis, Indiana.  Easy commute from other metropolitan areas make this a great option for a chicago lake home, Cincinnati lake home or even a Louisville lakefront get away!

2009-A new beginning in many ways, historically with a new American President and perhaps for you as well as with the purchase of a vacation home at Heritage Lake.  According to an article at RIS Media in a Commentary by Curtis Seltzer on January 19, 2009 ”Vacation-home prices have also held up better than metropolitan housing, which dropped 20% in the 20 largest metropolitan areas tracked by the S&P/Case-Shiller composite house price index in the 18 months following a mid-2006 high.”  Another interesting statement regarding second homes was offered in the same article which states: “The best buys will be in nice places that have yet to be turned into trendy destinations. Look for small towns that are still about one-third pickup trucks and have no yak-butter crepe place.”  Now that description sounds uncannily like Heritage Lake Indiana!  Our private lakefront paradise is rural and out of the way, yet you can get to downtown Indy in and hour and Greencastle, the home of Depauw University, in 20 minutes.  The location to a major growing metropolitan area is a very important factor in the future of Heritage Lake.  The current prices are variable on waterfront homes from $189,900 to $529,900 which means they are still much more affordable than many Indiana lakes.  There are some lovely lakefront lots available as well.  The lake has maintained a quaint lakeside atmosphere but has every modern convenience including a marina with gas at the water’s edge, boat launch, 3 sandy beaches and and 2 clubhouses with tennis and a sports complex.  You’ll enjoy the lakeside evening concerts in the summer and the professional fireworks over the water for the 4th of July.  Heritage Lake can be your summer home destination and you can be ready for spring if you start looking now!  Also, the lake is private for property owners and their guests so everyone has great pride in maintaining our lakefront paradise!

Have you been watching the interest rates on mortgages fall, fall and fall!  This is a great opportunity to buy that waterfront property in Indiana, especially one of the lovely lakefront properties currently for sale now at Heritage Lake!  You can use the mortgage calculator to determine your monthly payments.  You can see the current rates on our home page at heritagelake.com.   Today they are 4.96% for a 30 year fixed and according to banking specialists they are supposed to go down more in coming weeks.  You have tax advantages by owning a summer home, you’ll want to check with your accountant.  But considering how well priced many of our listings are right now along with the low interest rates and any tax advantages, why wouldn’t you seriously consider the purchase of a second home, especially since it is also an investment in quality time with family and friends.  It won’t be below 0 for long (although the frozen lake is gorgeous today) and you’ll be more than ready to gather up the kids and cousins and friends and jump on the boat for a day of tubing, skiing and swimming.   No airport hassles, no long drives.  We are even conviently located to provide lake homes Chicago residents can enjoy as well as a lake Cincinnati finds convenient as well as Louisville and other areas.  Plan your visit today or contact me and I’ll send you a complete listing of lakefront homes and waterfront lots available currently on the market!  I’ll even develop your own personalized web page where you may sort through the listings, make notes, sort out favorites and rejects and get instant information on new listings as they occur.  Brouhard Realtors considers it a privilege to live and work at Heritage Lake and we can’t wait to help fulfill your dreams of a lake home!

You’ve been dreaming of buying that vacation home, somewhere nearby enough so you’ll use it frequently, yet far away enough to get away from it all and connect with family and friends.  Maybe you’ve thought it was out of reach.  Maybe it didn’t seem to be the right time.  Well, if you are considering lakefront homes near Indianapolis IN, now is the time to look into it seriously.  Interest rates are low.  Homes are priced to sale.  You can be ready from the first sunny day of spring to start enjoying the water at Heritage Lake if you act now.  Heritage Lake is a 320 acre private lake only 30 miles West of the growing city of Indianapolis.  Lake houses start at $189,900 and range up to over $1 Million.  The lake has 3 sandy beaches with parks and picnic areas, a marina with lakeside gas, supplies and boat launch.  There is a newly renovated Activity Center, Clubhouse and Sports Complex.  The professional 4th of July fireworks are a festive time as they reflect off the water and you enjoy all the red and green lights on the lake from the boats.  There are bands that perform lakeside at the clubhouse shelter and several organized activities throughout the year including the Feast and Ski Event.  You owe it to yourself and your family to venture out our way and check out our lovely lakeside community!  It’s an investment in your personal life and one that has made financial sense historically, too.  Get started now while there are some nice purchases in the inventory.  There are great lake homes with prices from $189,900 to $525,000.  Lakefront lots are available as well, ranging from $119,900 to 169,900.  This is a great option because you can own the lot until you  want to build and in the meantime enjoy Heritage Lake and all the amenties including the Heritage Lake Campgrounds. If you want to keep up on the market, send me an email and I will put you on the instant update program where you will enjoy your own personalized web page with email notifications of new listings as they arise and the ability to sort through, make notes and save your favorites!

Lakefront Homes at Heritage Lake have historically been a great financial investment but over the past few days I’ve been thinking of how investing in a Heritage Lake home is worth way more than a safe place for part of your investment portfolio.  Having lived at Heritage Lake since 1987 I can tell you the memories on the lake are priceless.  Recently, I’ve seen many families on the lake who purchased their lakehome last summer.  The screams and laughs as the kids race by on tubes, the laughter in the evening as they enjoy a sunset cruise, the excitement as one of the kids brings in a nice fish-these are the things you cannot put a price tag on!  Now is a wonderful time to buy your Heritage Lake home.  Many of our listings are vacant or furnished, ready for you to move right in and enjoy all the warm days that are still ahead, not to mention the gorgeous autumn views that will be coming.  Then, you may enjoy some cozy winter weekends ice skating or ice fishing or just playing some board games by the fire.  By the time next Spring arrives, you’ll be among the first to have that boat in and ready for a season of summer fun!  Contact Darrel or Teresa Brouhard at Brouhard Realtors today and get started on a priceless investment in your family!