648 E Emerald Drive, Newaygo, MI 49337

Newaygo

Sold

Property Type - Single Family Home|Waterfront

: Bedrooms; 3

: Bathrooms; 2

Amenities

Main floor laundry
Main floor master bedroom
Waterfront

Description

Rare opportunity to own a 3-bedroom, 2-bath year-round cottage on all-sports Emerald Lake, a beautiful private lake in Newaygo. This cottage boasts 60′ of sandy frontage with crystal clear water and deep lot. Large living room, good-sized kitchen with eating area, laundry, bedroom with ensuite full bath, 2nd full bath. Up are 2 bedrooms. 1.5-stall garage provides ample storage. Improvements include furnace (2021), water heater (2016), roof (2008), plus replacement windows. Served by association sewer. Cottage has been a rental for many years. Most furnishings to remain. Emerald Lake is part of the desirable Chain of Lakes, with full boating access to Sylvan, plus kayak and jet ski access to Pickerel and Kimball lakes. No offers will be reviewed or accepted prior to 8/16/22 at 2:00 p.m.

Dock, swim raft, paddle boat, and fishing boat are included in the sale, along with most of the furniture and furnishings. Items marked with blue or green tape are reserved by the sellers. The Emerald-Sylvan Lake Association is responsible for maintaining the roads around the lake, including E. Emerald Drive. The association also takes care of weed control and arranges social events. Membership in the association is voluntary but 80% of owners join. Fee is $150 annually. For more information on the association, visit https://www.emeraldsylvan.com/. Sellers have rented the property in the summers for several years. They get $1,200 a week when they rent directly to friends and $1,400 a week on VBRO. Gross is about $11,000-$12,000 for the summer. The expenses amount to what they pay for weekly cleaning, utilities (including propane), and insurance. They do not have a profit and loss statement.

Contact the Agent

Jeannine J. Lemmon, ABR, SRES

Associate Broker/Owner

Mobile	616-450-7711
Fax	616-956-7678
Email	[email protected]

Jeannine has over 20 years of real estate experience and brings more than 40 years of sales, marketing, communication, and public relations experience to Patriot Realty. She is an Associate Broker and co-owner of the company.

Jeannine has successfully represented hundreds of buyers and sellers in 15 counties throughout West Michigan, handling transactions ranging in price from a few thousand dollars to over $2 million. During her career, she has sold over $200 million in real estate.

One of her specialties is working with buyers who are locating to the West Michigan area. She loves helping people find just the right home in their new community and works hard to make the relocation experience smooth and enjoyable! And as a life-long resident of West Michigan, she knows the community well.

A graduate of Calvin University with a degree in political science, Jeannine began her career with the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce, where she established and managed a number of economic development and membership programs. She left the chamber as Senior Vice President in 1990 to become the Marketing Director of one of West Michigan’s largest law firms, Varnum. In 1997, Jeannine joined the Grand Rapids Christian Schools as Director of Communication.

Jeannine serves as president of the Cross Creek North Condominium Association, and as vice president of Pickerel-Kimball Lakes Association. She is also a trustee of Westminster Presbyterian Church. Jeannine is past chair of the Spectrum Health Acute Care Patient Family Advisory Council, past president of the Grand Rapids Community Media Center Board of Directors, past chair the Memorial Trust Committee and former Clerk of Session at Westminster Presbyterian Church, and is a member of the Sophie de Marsac Campau Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. In 2019, Jeannine received the Spectrum Health ACE (Achieving Continuous Excellence) Award in recognition of her volunteer service to the health care system.

She volunteers for Corewell Health (formerly Spectrum Health), is an on-air programmer for WYCE 88.1 FM, and also serves as a Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for CASA Kent County.

Jeannine and her husband, Ron, live in Grand Rapids and own a cottage on Pickerel Lake in Newaygo County.