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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!

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.

Thanksgiving is a special time. Imagine your Thanksgiving celebration in this setting at 2672 Pumpkin Ridge, Cloverdale, Indiana: A gorgeous lodge home reminiscent of a log home in the country, only this wood plank and chink home has been completely updated to handle a crowd of 60 at Thanksgiving! With 5 bedrooms, 5 1/2 baths and a finished walk out basement, there is plenty of room for sleepover guests! The location is less than an hour from Indianapolis, Indiana. Visit the covered, country porch for a cup of coffee and you view 3 ponds, an apple grove and classified forest that borders the Army Corps of Engineers property of Cataract Lake. Then, the following day take advantage of this bountiful Indiana hunting land and land a buck this season! Your guests will never want to leave, but when they do, you'll enjoy the peace and quiet while viewing the nature surrounding you from every window as you cozy up to the fire.

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. Lakefront homes 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 available 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!