Waterfront Real Estate: The Ins and Outs

As with any type of real estate, waterfront real estate comes with a few special considerations.

If you are purchasing real estate on the water, be it a river, lake or oceanfront, you'll want to know for certain what your rights and responsibilities are to that water and its shoreline. For example, are you obligated to build a certain type of dock? Many areas have regulations governing what type of dock can be built. Are you even allowed to moore your boat there? Sometimes your rights end at the waterline. Is your beach accessible to the public or can you limit who goes there? Can you build right beside the waterline, or do you have to have any structures a certain distance away? Be sure you investigate the maximum water levels, and research the flooding history of your area. All of this will be important in your future at your waterfront home, so be sure to get the facts before you buy, so you know exactly what you'll be working with.

Living beside a body of water, realize that it is a delicate ecosystem and be sure to consider the environmental impact of what you do. It might be best to avoid things like weed killers on your lawn if it's just running down a slope into the water. There may even be laws governing what is safe to use and what is not. For this similar reason, homes with septic systems will have special regulations beside the water. Because the water level is higher underground, follow the rules carefully to avoid sewage leaching either into the lake, into your drinking water or into your basement during especially wet times of year.

You will also definitely want to consider safety when living beside the water. Ask around about any local dangers such as hidden currents or underwater rocks close to the surface. Also rusty old boats or garbage that has sunk that could hurt unaware swimmers.

Once you've figured out everything you should know about your own unique piece of waterfront, it's time to sit back and enjoy some of the benefits. Not only will you enjoy living in such a beautiful area and taking advantage of the local recreation, you'll have peace of mind knowing you've invested in some of the most valuable real estate around.

Posted by Lori Lanier on December 13, 2008 at 12:00 AM

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Latitude: 37.07776 -- Longitude: -94.511024

ZIP Codes for Joplin, Missouri	64801 64802 64803 64804
Area Code for Joplin, Missouri	417
Time zone for Joplin, Missouri	CST

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Lead was discovered in the Joplin Creek Valley before the Civil War, but it was only after the war that any real development occurred. By 1873 numerous mining camps had sprung up in the valley and resident John C. Cox filed a plan for a city on the east side of the valley. Cox named his village Joplin City after the spring and creek nearby. The namesake comes from the Reverend Harris G. Joplin who founded the first Methodist congregation in the area in mid-century. Carthage resident Patrick Murphy filed a plan for a city on the opposite side of the valley and named it Murphysburg. The cities eventually merged into Union City, but this merger was found illegal and the two cities split. They merged again, this time permanently, a short time later as the City of Joplin. By the turn of the century Joplin was quickly becoming a regional metropolis. Construction centered around Main Street, with many bars, hotels, and fine homes scattered about. -- Source: Wikipedia.com

Missouri 2000 Census Population Profile Map

	Joplin	Missouri	United States
Population	45,504	5,595,211	281,421,906
Median age	34.7	36.1	35.3
Median age for Male	32.3	34.8	34
Median age for Female	37	37.4	36.5
Households	19,101	2,194,594	105,480,101
Household population	43,598	5,433,153	273,643,273
Average household size	2.28	2.48	2.59
Families	11,511	1,476,516	71,787,347
Average family size	2.89	3.02	3.14
Housing units	21,328	2,442,017	115,904,641
Occupied units	19,101	2,194,594	105,480,101
Vacant units	2,227	247,423	10,424,540

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Waterfront Real Estate: The Ins and Outs

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