Apartment, Condo & Vacation Home Swap Information
by MYLES LAWLOR
Want to spend your holiday time on or near water? Lakeside fractional and shared ownership properties span the gamut from lodge suites with fresh-air balconies, to linked townhomes, sun-filled villas and fabulous standalone cottages. Ranch-style, loft-style, post-and-beam, beach house, charming Cape Cod and many other architectural styles dot the fractional ownership lakeside landscape. Some homes are clustered around a lodge or clubhouse; others are cocooned in wooded surroundings that pamper owners with private beachfront. Your particular ownership share may include docks, sailboats, windsurfers and other watercraft for your holiday enjoyment.
Whether you choose an individual property, a resort or a more traditional cottage, or apartment with several bedrooms, you can spend your time pursuing leisurely activities rather than taking care of maintenance, cleaning, upkeep and repairs. Resorts and individual cottages grace many different settings in Ontario's vacation land, where you can literally step out your door onto warm sands or a picturesque hiking trail and breathe in refreshing lake air. And all without having to take on the full expense of purchasing in an ever-more-expensive recreational real estate market.
Do you prefer to surf snowy slopes? Shared ownership of winterized chalet-style properties can make your fantasy ski vacations each year a reality by making luxury accommodations in ski country affordable. Or does the thought of teeing up for a great game of golf in scenic surroundings tickle your vacation fancy? Many of Ontario's shared ownership properties are either adjacent to or near championship courses. Hiking and biking trails, wellness spas, a central lodge with a stone fireplace for mingling with like-minded vacationers - all this and more can be yours when you choose one of these this innovative forms of ownership. Some prefer to revel in their million-dollar lifestyle in a million-dollar cottage or luxury estate home - and that's a possibility as well. Expecting the ultimate in pampering, these owners want it all, including privacy, prestige, exquisite furnishings and exceptional design.
Vacation property fractional and shared ownership opportunities in Ontario today are outstanding, and there is truly something to please everyone. One site to take a look at is www.fractions.ca. Whether the exteriors are crafted from logs, plank, maintenance-free clapboard-style siding or cedar, these holiday homes beckon with relaxation. Best of all, you can head to your vacation property without having to worry whether you left the garlic press there or you need to bring clean sheets. Everything is provided so that from the moment you cross the threshold to your accommodations, you're in vacation mode.
It's easy to understand why more individuals and families are choosing to share the expenses of buying and maintaining a vacation property. More middle-class Canadians can afford to dip into the lifestyle formerly reserved for the rich and/or famous. They can trade weeks with co-owners or lend time to their friends and family - offering flexibility that adds yet another level of appeal.
Vacations should be a time of renewal, of rejuvenation in a world-gone-mad with deadlines and responsibilities. With fractional and shared ownership, you can spend your time building memories instead of retaining walls. Through this innovative concept, you can own a piece of your personal vision of paradise.
About the Author
Myles Lawlor is a real estate marketing consultant and owner of Lawlor & Company Marketing & Communications Limited. 1.800.567.3860
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