|
12-22-2007, 01:23 PM
|
|
Senior Member
Status:
"tring to get some sleep"
(set 20 days ago)
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: State of Superior
1,226 posts, read 440,932 times
Reputation: 161
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by sonofthemorningstar
This may be true but I know sugar island and it was going up at a fast rate in the mid 90s not now.
|
Can you enlighten us on why real estate fell into disfavor on Sugar Island ? Maybe the whole area around the Soo ? I have heard several people talk about Sault Ste Marie , of late , that they don't like it anymore.......compared to other parts of the UP.
|
|
12-28-2007, 10:31 PM
|
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Grass Lake, Michigan
75 posts, read 26,726 times
Reputation: 26
|
|
|
Terry, if Drummond Island is what you are looking for , then Drummond Island it should be! A beautiful place. I have been there several times myself. What you need to find is a home inspector. Those who look into the overall condition of a home. Find a certified home inspector or a builder who advertises such services. Get references. I'm pretty sure you have propane on the island as the main heating fuel or wood fired. Either way, you would want to put the emphasis on winterabilty. Solid construction, good insulation and at least two heat sources. Check in the phone book. You should be able to find someone. Good luck..............
|
|
04-11-2008, 05:20 PM
|
|
Junior Member
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2008
Reputation: 12
|
|
|
My husband and I have been thinking about moving to Drummond Island too. We are retired and living in Juneau, Alaska. We both grew up in Michigan and had fond memories of visiting Drummond for vacations. Two years ago we rented a house there for a week and had a family reunion. It was great! We loved the Island and have been thinking about it ever since. I can't answer your questions as I have some of the same ones myself. Plus, I don't know how smart it would be to buy in Michigan right now. Their housing market has really taken a dive and I don't know if property values are going to continue to go down. Anyway, I just wanted you to know that not everyone thinks you're crazy for wanting to live on an isolated island.
|
|
04-11-2008, 07:45 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Garden City/Dearborn Heights MI
642 posts, read 376,651 times
Reputation: 61
|
|
|
Interesting thread...as I was reading it I also thought maybe someone would be interested in Harsens Island. Also somewhat secluded, much smaller, but closer to mainland (Algonac) via carferry and necessities when needed (hospitals, doctors, etc).
|
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
|
|
Thanks to your votes we advanced to the final voting round for the Open Web Awards out of 43,000 different nominated sites! Please vote for us here:
|
Welcome to City-Data.com forum! Make sure to register - it's free and very quick! You have to register before you can post and participate in our discussions with 400,000 other registered members. User profiles and some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your free account you will be able to customize many options, you will have the full access to over 14,000 posts/day about local topics and you will see fewer ads. Within the last few months our forum was cited in an article in 15 newspaper and in a story on AOL's homepage.
Linear Mode
