SOME FACTS ABOUT WATERFRONT HOMES IN MARYLAND
WHAT IS THE "MLW" FOR WATER FRONT PROPERTIES? This is one thing you need to know if you are interested in buying a water front home in Maryland. Boaters are familiar with the "Mean Low Water" information about properties on the Chesapeake Bay or the Rivers and inlets.
Water front home buyers are a savvy group. They pay a premium for water front real estate but the property must offer the features they want. Some questions we get might include:
- Name of the water body, meaning river, creek, inlet, cove, interior bay, marshes, on which the lot fronts.
- Water frontage in feet.
- Mean Low Water depth at low tide. This measures represents the condition over a period of 19 years.
- Mean High Water and Mean Spring High Water representing high tides over a period of 19 years.
- Ordinary high water line and ordinary low water line is the present day measurement.
- Average water depths around the property.
- Distance to the navigation channel, where applicable.
- Disclosure of any wetland (marshes, swamps, tidal flats, 100-year flood plains, etc.)
- Water and sewer availability.
- Docks, Piers and Bulkheads constructed on the property.
Real estate agents who specialize in water front properties will provide this information for prospective home buyers. We understand the importance of these matters for boating enthusiasts and water front home purchasers who have specific goals for the use and enjoyment of the property they wish to buy.
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