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Anyone have opinions on the nicest, cleanest lakes in the area for powerboats...looking for lakefront property....considering Greenwood Lake, Lake Marian...any info would be great...

For powerboats, I would think Lake Murray and Lake Norman are probably the most popular. Lake Marion is large but has a lot of fish habitat (read stumps). I'm not familiar with Greenwood Lake. Both Murray and Norman have a number of go fasts that frequent them.

I agree.

http://www.lakemurray.com/

http://www.lakemurraypowerboats.com/

Lake Gaston NC.........350 miles of shoreline!

Thanks for all the input!!, anyone else care to chime in??:D

Like waterfront/lakefront property anywhere these days that is navigable, it's pretty pricey. My son lives on Lake Norman and I would like to have a place close to him, but the real estate bust hasn't changed prices there much that I've seen. Likewise, I recently sold a place on Lake Wateree thinking it had about peaked, but prices there are still on an upward rise. Wateree is smaller, about 14,000 acres, but nice and clean and will accomodate powerboats.

Don't forget about Kerr 50,000 acres

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Take a look at Lake Hartwell. Just under 1000 miles of shore line, a good powerboat community, and nice green water. Lake levels are down now so it's a great time to buy. As is anywhere we have some shady developers so look out. I know of a reputable builder with a lot of inventory if you r interested, or a good realtor.

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Another route is to take part in the up comming poker runs or rallys;
Lake Murray's rally is May 10th (see adds here on Offshore)
Lake Hartwell "poker run" is May 24th (see Hartwell Gold Poker Run site)
Great way to visit both lakes and get to know the local lake rats.

shhh don't tell too many people about Kerr lake. Its a great place that isn't crowded. I lived on the lake unitl I graduated highschool. I have a lot of great memories there, and had plans of one day buying a place up there. But thanks to so many people from other states coming in, the property values have gone through the roof. My parents lot up there was bought for 10k back in 1990-1991, now has a taxable value of 150000.

LOL! I was thinking the same thing about Lake Hartwell! :D

Sorry but I do love that place we are going up next weekend. :D

My name is Audra Lattimore and I am a Real Estate Broker on Lake Norman. I am also a boater so if you are interested in this area give me a call and I can send you some listings. This way you will be able to compare house prices on other lakes as well. 704.634.8431 or visit my web site www.ElitePropertiesLKN.com

Which side of the lake is he on? Im in Denver, Lincoln County.

He's on Shoreline Loop Rd., beside Stutts Marina.

It depends on what you want out of your property.
Less populated, Peace and quiet? Can't beat Kerr.
Big lake- nice and craggy/chocked full of coves to get lost in.

If your looking for somewhere you can work and play, Norman was my top pick. Only been here <2years but really like it so far.

Never been to Murray but it looks huge. I've never been to Columbia, so not sure how it is as far as city/suburbs/work etc.

I agree Kerr, Norman, and Gaston are all great lakes. I want a place up at Gaston, but that might be quite a few years down the road.

Bryan

I was up in Charlotte today and damn, it was to cold to think of boating. How long is the boating season or at least peak season up there?

Well I have only been here for about nine months so I don't have near the years that some do on here with LKN. We boated the weekend before Thanksgiving last year and we were boating in mid March. I would say a pretty solid six months from my little time being here.

Place is awesome so far. I can't think of a nice lake so close to a large city anywhere else.

How far is Lanier from ATL?

I haven't been on Lanier but it's situated about the same distance from the city as Norman. Likewise for Lake Murray to Columbia. Lake Murray has a poker run this coming Saturday, May 10. I haven't made it to Norman yet this season, and next 2 weekends are bike week in MB, (lots of out of town company) but after that hope to do a lot of boating on Norman this summer. It has a lot of good watering holes.