Cass Lake Cabin for Sale

[LABS4ME]

Here is your opportunity to be on one of Minnesota’s premiere fishing lakes. Don’t let this one slip by you! It is very hard to find a cabin on Cass Lake that you can buy at a reasonable price. 50% of the shoreline is National Forest, thus less shoreline development = less cabins / higher price, but that makes your get-a-way that much more scenic and peaceful. There are over 15,000 acres of water on the 7 lakes within the Cass Lake Chain that you can boat, swim, fish, tube or ski on. The city of Cass Lake has a fantastic grocery store, hardware store, lumber yard and several restaurants. Bemidji is less than 15 miles away and has any amenity you are looking for. This cabin can be used as a year round residence also. It is not a seasonal resort. I keep it open each winter. The ice fishing can be phenomenal and the snowmobile trails up there are a hidden secret! Great duck, grouse, deer and bear hunting are with-in a short drive in any direction. There are countless thousands of acres of State and Federal land in the immediate area. The dozens of smaller lakes that are within 20 miles of Cass are panfish bonanzas!

This cabin is on a leased lot in Break on the Lake Resort. The lot rent is paid up in full through December of 2010 and can be extended beyond that. I pay up in a 5 year increment to ‘freeze’ the lot rent at today’s dollar (I think it is $2200 / yr now but incls. water, sewer, garbage, snow plowing drive and summer mowing). It is the biggest lot in the resort with dozens of mature trees in the front yard and an open sunny back yard. No neighbors except a resort rental cabin that is rented less than half the season and 2 more cabins across the street. The resort has a pool and lodge which are available for your use and the lot comes with a boat slip as part of the lease… no more trailering your boat.

The cabin is a 2003 Friendship 32’ x 80’ (2300’+ interior space) manufactured home. We had it custom built for us. It has 4 bedrooms and 2 baths. It includes a family room and a living room, an enormous kitchen with a center island and pantry and a built in china hutch, and a computer station in the main hallway. The master bedroom is very large and has 2 closets. The master bath comes with a shower, soaker tub, dual sink vanity and a huge walk in closet. The options list is very long. All counter top edges are tiled, upgraded cabinets with crown molding, transom windows added to the living room and all 3 windows in the family room, fireplace in family room along with an entire wall built in entertainment system, 6 panel doors, exterior clay trim package, upgraded 25 year architectural shingles, storm/screen doors, burglar and freeze alarm system w 24hr monitoring, water softener, washer and dryer, central air, satellite TV and phone hook ups in family room, kitchen and Master bedroom.

We’ve painted and decorated the entire interior. Some of the furnishing may be able to stay in the home. It has a deck and 2 landings. I added a great shed that serves as storage and a golf cart garage. The shed has a covered porch next to the stone patio where we have our fire pit and grill. I have power to the shed and there is a refrigerator / freezer in the shed also. I had the shed built to match the home. I have done extensive landscaping to the exterior and the color throughout the seasons is dramatic. The lawn is in great shape and there is plenty of room for kids or pets. This is at the end of the road so NO TRAFFIC! It is solid woods to the west of the home.

The asking price is $127,900 or negotiated offer. If we end up listing with an agent the price will raise to $139,900. This is available to take possession by May 1st. You will be in your new cabin for the 2008 opener! Two families could easily purchase this and split the weekends accordingly. Your own private timeshare! Your monthly investment will be less than a week at a resort! For additional information, you can reach me by cell at 651.341.4581 or my home 651.458.3054.

Good Luck!

Ken

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[10,000 Casts]

If this would have been availible last year, I would have jumped on it in a second!

For anyone looking for a place up North that is a very good deal on a very good lake, you should take a look at this place.

[bassNspear]

wow, that is a awesome looking place!! love to have that baby

[LABS4ME]

Thanks guys...

wish I didn't have to give it up... but I'm making a huge change in my job and I'm not sure how the cabin will fit in over the next few years...

It's gonna e hard not being up there chasing walleye and muskie around every weekend!

Good Luck!

Ken

[Sandmannd]

Wow, don't know if I would even call that a cabin. That is very nice and the price is awesome. Wish I was in a better place financially to pick this up from you Labs. Good luck selling, it should go fast.

[fishing 101]

How far away from the lake is it? So when you don't own the land, is there real estate tax on something like this?

[LABS4ME]

It's not far from the lake. Maybe a couple hundred feet. The lodge and a cabin are between the lake and my cabin. The yellow building in the 1st pic is the cabin and the lodge is in front of that. You can see the lake from the kitchen and the deck. Great southerly breezes off the water. But A/C for the really hot days. Most of the cabin owners have a golf cart to go to the boat slips. The resort is ontop of a hill that goes to the lake, with a 50-75' long paved driveway. Private concrete boat access and plenty of parking for the golf carts down by the slips. You can walk to the slip in a few minutes though if you do not wish to use a golf cart...

There are no real estate taxes (that is the majority of lease costs to the resort to cover his real estate taxes), but there is a small tax to the county and township for being a 'residence' on leased land... I think it's around $500 for the year. I guess it helps with roads and schools up there. I can check with my wife on the amount as she runs the check book... Actually our taxes go down every year... as you are taxed on a manufactured home and in the govts. eye, that is the same as a vehicle and has a declining value, like a car. So we have seen the taxes fgo down while the value has remained the same... not a bad deal. The lease rates have only gone up once since we've been there... but as I stated I paid up in a lump sum for 5 years to get a discount and 'freeze' my lease costs...

I will probably be up next weekend if anyone wants to stop by and look at it... let me know. I'm gonna sneak in one last ice fishing trip before I put the gear away.

Good Luck!

Ken

[johncolson]

I am interested but have one major worry. What kind of protection do you have that they won't raise the lease to an unreasonable amount?

[LABS4ME]

I guess I know and trust the resort owner enough that that won't happen. But that is why I paid up in a 5 year increment. It gave me a break off the current lease cost plus I was able to project those savings out over the 5 years. I have a written contract showing what I paid and I would do the same again in 2010 as this lease expires. His price has only gone up once in the 4 years we've been there... and that was due to his taxes going up. He's a fair guy to deal with.

Let me know if you want to look at it and I will introduce you to him.

Good luck!

Ken

[10,000 Casts]

Stop in at Reeds to say hi and put a Flyer on the wall on the way up next weekend. Just ask for JC, I'll be back in the fishing dept.

[LABS4ME]

Sounds great, I'll take you up on that!

Good Luck!

Ken

[LABS4ME]

I am going to be up Saturdy and Sunday. Let me know if you'd like to stop by and take a look.

Good Luck!

Ken

[LABS4ME]

Nice weather is on the way and the opener is less than a month away....

Great way to spend the summer with the kids!

Good Luck!

Ken

[beef]

Labs,

That is a great deal... Wish I didn't move a few years back... Plus it is located at a great Resort and a perfect location on Cass...

Good luck on selling...

Beef

[Matt C]

Still available? My mother-in-law is looking for something, and I'd be happy to go halves or something with her.....

I'll talk with her, and shoot you a call.

[LABS4ME]

Just let me know... you won't be disappointed! I'm really going to miss this place!!!

Good Luck!

Ken

[GudeMN]

[nate larson]

Does the AB Lounge come with the cabin?

[Central Bassman]

Wow that is a SWEET place!!! I wish i had the cash to grab it!!

[LABS4ME]

Buy the AB lounge for $127,000 and I'll throw the cabin in!

Actually just recieved a purchase agreement on the cabin with a closing on July 6th... so it looks like it's sold.

Good Luck!

Ken

[Bear55]

Any problems with break-ins over the years?

[LABS4ME]

Never one problem! I was cautious when we built it and had a security company install the alarm, but we never had one issue. It helps being on the edge of a year-round resort also. Plenty of daily activity keeps the rif-raf away. I wanted the alarm for the 'freeze warning' too, so it would've been installed anyway.

Good Luck!

Ken

[slimerg0d]

Is this still available? I tried sending you a PM but it's not enabled. My father is looking and I told him about this.

slimergod@yahoo.com if you want to email me