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The Pocono region of North East Pennsylvania has become a vacation paradise.  This mountainous region offers up some of the best recreation and real estate in the east.  If you are considering visiting the Poconos and possibly purchasing Pocono real estate here are some things you may want to consider before putting leg work into the process:

1.  Pre-Approval:  The very first item on your to do list when beginning the process of purchasing a vacation home in the Poconos is and always should be getting a pre-approval letter from your lender or bank of choice.  You need to be sure of the amount of money that you are going to be approved for before you begin the process.

2.  Price:  Once you have your pre approval you can decide your comfortable price…

Out here in the Poconos we have literally hundreds of gated recreational communities.  These communities offer full time residency but are also in large part for second and vacation homes.  The vacation home market brings with it some good and bad considerations.

The good, for one, is that second homes seem to be more of a commodity rather than a necessity so we tend to see a higher volume of resale.  The good in this is that it creates a great deal of options for potential buyers, the down side to this is that it gets a bit overwhelming to have so many choices.

I have shown some clients over 30 homes before they have made a decision, and often times seeing this many and not finding the right house can really put a damper on the house hunting process.

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Lake Wallenpaupack is the second largest man-made lake in the north east. The idea conceived in 1922 and executed beginning 1924 by PP&L (Pennsylvania Power and Light company).  The land was purchased from about 100 land owners in which previously only a mountain stream ran through. The lake and damn where put into service in 1926 and generate a whopping 44,000 KW of power from the power plant. Little more than 500 people inhabit the region around the lake in the early years but the lake soon caught on as a fantastic recreational spot.   Now the shores of Lake Wallenpaupack are dotted with communities, recreational areas, marinas, and public boat launching sites. Real estate opportunities abound in this area of the Pocono Mountains. All manor of home… Read Full Post

Wallenpaupack Lake Estates is one of many communities in the northern region of the Poconos, but this community has a distinct advantage.  This community is strategically placed in an area where it has two of its own smaller lakes, Deer Lake and Beaver Lake and then it has Lake rights to one of Pennsylvania’s largest man-made lakes, Lake Wallenpaupack.

This clever positioning offers vacationers and full time residents a great advantage in the way of recreation.  The in-community lakes offer easy accessibility while Lake Wallenpaupack offers power boating and many other features.  Add this to the indoor and outdoor pools, event center, club house and gaming courts and you have a full service recreational community.

Wallenpaupack Lake Estate real…

The Hideout is a gated, recreational community in the North East area of the Pocono Mountains.  This security patrolled community offers up some of the best real estate opportunities in North East Pennsylvania.

Summer vacationers and full time residents get to enjoy the lakes and ponds, one of which power boats are allowed.  They also take advantage of the golf course, many gaming courts, and an indoor sports complex.  With a softball field, indoor and out door tennis courts, indoor and outdoor pools, racket ball and hand ball courts and plenty of areas to ride bikes or just take a peaceful walk.

Also being in close proximity to Lake Wallenpaupack (one of the largest man made lakes in the north east) creates a whole new avenue of things to do for the…

The North Pocono area of Pennsylvania is a wonderful area to call home. It’s a smaller community with some great history but offers some of the features you would like to find for convenience.  Food and hardware stores are nearby as well as some great restaurants.  You can find most of what you’re looking for right in town.  This area encompasses a few smaller towns, Moscow, Daleville, Elmhurts,Gouldboro, and Madisonville to name a few.

What you can't find here is just a short drive of about 20 minutes to the town of Scranton which houses all the big shopping names like Wal Mart and Home Depot to name a few.  Being just minutes off the major high way of Route 380 make a great choice for people commuting to Tobyhanna Army Depot or to the…

Living in the Pocono Mountains offers a great many things.  One of which is the abundant wildlife.  Never a day goes by that you don't see one of natures creatures frolicking about and enjoying his day.  Unfortunately, in most occasions that particular display of wild beauty is usually near or on a roadway.

I have trained my self, and conditioned my driving skills to be an expert at avoiding shortening the life of the unwary animal that should happen to cross my path.  I slow and swerve for frogs and mice, break hard for rabbits and squirrels, and come to skidding halts for deer.  But I have to admit, my weakest moment is the occasional turtle trying to desperately cross the white line and make his slow trek to the other side.

Ever since I got my drivers…

The weather here in the Poconos of Pennsylvania has been an unpredictable beast.  From scorching 90+ humid days to 65 and cool in a matter of just one day.  Then there is the rain, sun, rain, sun, and then some more rain, sun. 

The real estate market seems directly related, one day to the next I am just not sure what direction it is going in.  But I can tell you this.  It seems we have a buyers market.  Inventories backing up a bit, price reductions across the board. 

If you have been considering buying in the Poconos, it may be worth your while to look now.  With high inventories comes alot to choose from and falling proces sweeten the deal.

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