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A one-bedroom cottage on the shore has a large dock reaching into Portage Bay, mooring a bigger floating home.
Floating homes come with all kinds of moorage situations: rental, condo, co-op. But docking a floating home to your very own dock means doing without much of the fuss of keeping your address intact.
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The one-bedroom cottage is cute on its own. It has a hillside garden in the back, but the front door opens to a deck that’s right on the water—which makes for a great view from the living room.
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It’s a short stroll down the dock to the floating home, which features three small sleeping rooms that aren’t quite bedrooms (still impressive by floating-home standards), a light-filled living area, and a solarium in the back.
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The floating home has its own wraparound deck. The views, as one can imagine, are even better directly on the water.
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One story on the floating home means the footprint of the float is massive, meaning incredible remodeling opportunities down the road. Another floating home currently for sale added a second story with a loft a few years ago—imagine the possibilities with this much space.
Two homes, a two-car garage, and full dock ownership—no HOAs or anything—and never being more than a ten-second walk from the water will run you $1.4 million. Now when guests come over, do you keep them on land or let them stay on the water?