Baller buoyboy1 Posted July 28, 2014 Baller Share Posted July 28, 2014 63 acre property with 17 acre ski lake, house and outbuilding. Lake has plenty of water and stays full year round. weskialot.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Onside135 Posted July 28, 2014 Baller Share Posted July 28, 2014 I just need that garage and lake... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted July 29, 2014 Supporting Member Share Posted July 29, 2014 WOW. Mind telling us why you are selling? Seems like that place is a dream you made come true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ScarletArrow Posted July 29, 2014 Baller Share Posted July 29, 2014 I've been there and skied it. Great people, lots of love put into that place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Chef23 Posted July 29, 2014 Baller Share Posted July 29, 2014 Hopefully they are moving south so they can ski year round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Razorskier1 Posted July 29, 2014 Baller Share Posted July 29, 2014 Sweet property! Wish I could! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller mwetskier Posted July 29, 2014 Baller Share Posted July 29, 2014 crap. i was just getting caught up with the bills and now i have to go spend a whole bunch of extra money i dont have on more lottery tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller behindpropellers Posted July 29, 2014 Baller Share Posted July 29, 2014 Great spot. 1m is tough to swallow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jipster43 Posted July 29, 2014 Baller Share Posted July 29, 2014 I've never seen a private lake/lake home listed for anything less than 1.6 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ScarletArrow Posted July 29, 2014 Baller Share Posted July 29, 2014 You would need to put a few more $$$ in it to get the lake right for the course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller sunperch Posted July 29, 2014 Baller Share Posted July 29, 2014 I guess if you can afford the house and lake, you can afford to hire someone to mow the grass. While watching the video, I kept thinking that having that much grass to mow sure would take too much time away from skiing. Beautiful lake, looked like the wind protection was doing its job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller A_B Posted July 29, 2014 Baller Share Posted July 29, 2014 I thought I was watching a Harry Potter movie intro.... just needed some popcorn and milk duds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weskialot Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 I was inspired to build the lake because of my wife and the fun we shared skiing/barefooting. Our website (www.weskialot.com) details the research and journey building the lake. She's taken ill preventing her from skiing so there goes our fun. I'm moving my girl from winter. I'm happy to answer any questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Skoot1123 Posted July 29, 2014 Baller Share Posted July 29, 2014 @weskialot - great site. Sorry for the reasoning behind having to sell. For those that think the price is high - think again. This is a bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Chef23 Posted July 29, 2014 Baller Share Posted July 29, 2014 What a great looking house and site. I am sad to hear you are not able to ski together anymore. If that was in Mass I would be putting both of our properties on the market immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller behindpropellers Posted July 29, 2014 Baller Share Posted July 29, 2014 @weskialot Good luck with the sale. I looked for a couple years to dig a lake and went through all of the same roadblocks. In all of my time looking I never came across your lake....only 30 mins from my house. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted July 29, 2014 Supporting Member Share Posted July 29, 2014 @weskialot What a bummer. I was scared when I asked the question that the answer would be something like that. I hope you can continue your dream in a warmer climate somewhere!!! Anywhere near to where I live (Natick MA), that house alone would pull a million easy (even if not on a lake), so the lake and all that property is basically free :). Of course, we all know that real estate value comes down to location, location, and location, so perhaps the price is appropriate. But it definitely doesn't seem high! GOOD LUCK!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MichaelGoodman Posted July 29, 2014 Baller Share Posted July 29, 2014 Awesome job building your dream site sorry to here of reason for the sale. I also think the price is a great bargain. I can not believe how quick you built it. I am in Mass and live on a old (200 plus years Mill Pond) it took 10 years just to get permits to repair my dam, work they said had to be done. I am pretty sure you would never have gotten the permits to build that pond here and if you did they would cost a fortune and taken years and years to obtain. Great job and good luck with your sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller GAJ0004 Posted July 30, 2014 Baller Share Posted July 30, 2014 If I won the lottery I would buy that place in a second. Water skiing in the summer, and a private hockey rink and speed skating oval in the winter.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weskialot Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Thanks so much for the kind words. I thought I'd share a couple bits of info on the property from messages I've received. Grass and mowing: I have it down to 3hr 15-30min. I pull a 60" deck with my 4-wheeler. And I choose to mow likely more than others might. For example, I mow a 1.5 mile, 8-10' wide trail around the perimeter of the lake. I was a university track/cross country coach for 25yrs and we did plenty of training on the trail (we also hosted an annual collegiate meet). Many friends/family come and walk on it now. I also choose to mow the dam and the 2 emergency spillways every week-10 days. All of this is the great majority of the time (~2.5hrs). I do brush hog a couple times a year. Again, I choose to along both sides of the trail (kinda like a rough on a golf course). I also brush hog a parking lot by the big barn - we've hosted big events (250-400 people) so we needed parking. I would also consider a land contract if it works for both of us (seller and buyer). The dam falls under federal guidelines and we're under ODNR jurisdiction. The principal spill pipe contains a valve where we can lower the lake level if needed. We have 2 valleys/creeks that feed our lake with a combined watershed over 1800ac. Again, any questions, I'm happy to answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poolman Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Sorry, new to site . Love the sound of your lake property. What city is it located in. How far from Columbus? Thx. Jon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Andre Posted July 6, 2020 Baller Share Posted July 6, 2020 @Poolman Adress in in the video title. That's a 2014 thread...but adress should be the same! ;) My ski finish in 16.95 but my ass is out of tolerance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller LeonL Posted July 6, 2020 Baller Share Posted July 6, 2020 Did it sell? If so, how much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller foxriverat Posted July 6, 2020 Baller Share Posted July 6, 2020 this is copied from zillow 13870 Congress Rd, West Salem, OH is a single family home that contains 2,476 sq ft and was built in 1996. It contains 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. This home last sold for $500,000 in December 2015. The Zestimate for this house is $390,358, which has increased by $2,984 in the last 30 days. The Rent Zestimate for this home is $1,660/mo, which has increased by $48/mo in the last 30 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Not_The_Pug Posted July 6, 2020 Baller Share Posted July 6, 2020 The only thing you can get from Zillow is the address and home specs. The pricing for lake front or private lake is never correct by Zillow, they only value by size and zip code. I bought my house in 2012 on a private lake and Zillow always has the value at less then I paid for it. The market has only gone up since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller foxriverat Posted July 6, 2020 Baller Share Posted July 6, 2020 @Not_The_Pug I hear you about the estimates by Zillow. But it says it last sold in Dec of 2015 for $500.000 which seems rather cheap since they were asking over a million. It also says here it sold for $500.000 https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/13870-Congress-Rd_West-Salem_OH_44287_M49965-99303#photo0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MattP Posted July 6, 2020 Baller Share Posted July 6, 2020 It is split into more than one parcel. https://wayne.oh.bhamaps.com/?lowparcelid=22-00754.012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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