When looking at lake houses for sale many of my clients are able to visualize possible improvements for the house itself, but often get discouraged if the property has unimproved waterfront. However, unimproved waterfront should be viewed as a blank canvas with the opportunity to create the perfect waterfront design for your family’s needs. Maybe it’s for entertaining friends and family, or a place for your children to play, just pure relaxation, or maybe all of the above. So don’t let unimproved waterfront intimidate you it can be done easily and more affordable than you may be thinking.

Another motive for improving your waterfront is most will see 100%, if not more, return on their real estate investment. Reason being that some people would prefer to pay a premium for summer ready waterfront.

Two years ago when we moved into our lake house on Meadow Lake we had unimproved waterfront and contacted Jim Melsha, a well known waterfront professional in the Central Texas area. We had seen other work that he had done and had him come out to our lake house to figure out a plan for our waterfront. After only two weeks of construction our waterfront was 100% ready for our enjoyment. We are so glad we had the opportunity to create a waterfront exactly how we wanted it, and that fits our lifestyle.

Jim Melsha specializes in retaining walls, boat houses, docks, ski lockers, and yes even beaches! I would highly recommend him for your waterfront improvement needs for Lake Dunlap, Lake McQueeney, Lake Placid, Meadow Lake, or even Comal or Guadalupe River. You can contact Jim at lakesideconstruct@yahoo.com or (210)391-3189. Please tell him Hunter and Ashley Croan referred you.

Check out the slide show below for before and after pictures of our very own waterfront transformation.

I recently received the a question in regard to Lake McQueeney Vs. Lake Placid. Take a look at the email below and my response. Please feel free to ask me any questions about any of the area lakes.

The email:
I am looking into lakehouses and have a couple of questions ~ is Lake Placid a constant level lake? Also, can you buy gas on Lake Placid? I like McQueeney but am finding it very expensive. Thanks in advance for your help.

My response:
Lake McQueeney is one of the most popular lakes in the area which has driven property value up tremendously. Lake Placid is a very similar lake. It is only a mile shorter than Lake McQueeney. The fact that Lake McQueeney is more popular makes the water a little rougher than the other lakes due to more boat traffic and more retaining walls (they bounce the waves back). There is not any gas pumps on the water on Lake Placid, but most people who live on Lake McQueeney go to the gas station and fill up five gallon cans since the price of the gas on the lake is higher (you pay for convenience). If you are looking for more bang for you buck for a lakefront home, I recommend checking out Lake placid or Meadow Lake (where I currently live). They are both constant level lakes that you can boat, jetski, and/or fish on just as easy as Lake McQueeney. I hope this helps answer your questions.