Lakefront near Philly? (Reading, Collegeville, Chalfont: for sale, rentals, houses)

[Sotawudder]

Hi,

My girlfriend and I are moving to the Philly area in a month or two from Austin Tx. I have previously lived in Bucks county but only for about a year.We are both originally from New England. I am pretty familiar with the northern suburbs but havent been west or south much at all.

We are hoping to find a house to rent on water. We would prefer a lake but a river would be ok too. We need to be within an hour of Philly and Poconos is a little too far.

What would be a good area to look in? Our budget is about $1500 monthly maximum.

We want a very safe area and would prefer to be somewhat secluded yet still near a decent grocery store and not too far out in the woods.

Is collegeville nice? I have found a house for rent there that looks good in pictures but I dont know anything about the area.

Any suggestions or help at all would be greatly appreciated.

[kidphilly]

Collegeville is a nice area though has become much more developed recently. A little further is Green Lane with the lake furthur up in Montgomery County. Also Lake Galena in Chalfont in Bucks county may also have some things. the difficulty will be finding a rental on or close to the lakes.

[kelb]

Check out Yardley. You should be able to score something in your price range close to river, canal, and lakes. Lots of water around here. Good luck.

[Sotawudder]

I used to live in Yardley and havent been able to find anything around there.

The only water I knew of in the area was the canal and I'm looking for something a little more recreational.

[bryson662001]

Medford Lakes in New Jersey has waterfront houses on lakes, many of them quite modest, with great swimming and boating. Don't know how rentals work since it is a summer resort. The zip (for www.realtor.com ) is 08055. The community has an American indian theme and many of the houses are actually log houses. Actual lake front is going to be expensive. Here is a listing for sale.
http://www.realtor.com/realestateand...5_M54434-32254

I don't know of any other community like this anywhere in the metro although there is plenty of riverfront up and down the delaware on both sides.

[Sotawudder]

Medford looks awfully nice. Havent been able to find anything that fits our needs over there yet though. We are feeling pretty good about Collegeville at this point too.

[bryson662001]

Originally Posted by Sotawudder

Medford looks awfully nice. Havent been able to find anything that fits our needs over there yet though. We are feeling pretty good about Collegeville at this point too.

You know Medford lakes is a seperate little community from Medford, which is a newer developed upscale area, lots of McMansions but no lakes. Medford Lakes was once a summer resort that is very old and was eventually swallowed up by suburbia.

[a75206]

Originally Posted by Sotawudder

Hi,

We want a very safe area and would prefer to be somewhat secluded yet still near a decent grocery store and not too far out in the woods.

Guess what? Another million people look for the same thing, and suddenly, if everyone did that and moved to such a "secluded" area, we will run out of such places.

You're moving from a city (Austin), so why not live closer to the city, and leave the "secluded woods" for fauna and flora.

The want for suburban life breeds more suburbs, which end up ruining the very place that attracted you to it in the first place. Better to leave it as untouched as possible.

I know, those 999,999 people might still go for it, but it takes 1 person making the right decision, to start changing our living environment.


sorry for the soap box moment.

[a75206]

Originally Posted by bryson662001

You know Medford lakes is a seperate little community from Medford, which is a newer developed upscale area, lots of McMansions but no lakes. Medford Lakes was once a summer resort that is very old and was eventually swallowed up by suburbia.

make me feel ill reading things like this.

[chociful]

Blue marsh Dam has a sprawling lake area just north of Reading on rte. 183