Lake Norman · Downsizing
Downsizing on Lake Norman Without Leaving the Lake
Your equity, protected. You get a realistic figure for what your home will bring, then the sale and your next, simpler home are planned together at a pace that works for you.
Downsizing on Lake Norman: Keep the Lake, Shed the Upkeep
Downsizing on Lake Norman often means keeping the lake while letting go of the dock, the seawall and the big yard. The options are good. Baileys Glen in Cornelius is a 55-and-over community with single-level and main-floor primary bedroom homes, three clubhouses and three pools. Trilogy Lake Norman in Denver is a gated 55-and-over community of single-story homes by Shea Homes, with a Freedom Boat Club membership included, so a boat is available without owning one.
For lake views with less upkeep, Harborside in Cornelius has waterfront condos and townhomes where some units include lawn care or exterior maintenance, and Davidson Bay has townhomes on Lake Davidson, about 0.8 miles from downtown Davidson.
Start With What Your Home Will Bring
Why Lake Norman Downsizers Work With Carolina Signature Properties
Carolina Signature Properties starts with what your current home is likely to bring, priced against homes with the same water access, and what you keep after the payoff and selling costs. Then the sale and the next home run on one plan, at your pace.
Selling to downsize covers the approach, and staying present covers how you will hear from us.
Choosing Between the Options
The choice usually comes down to how you want to spend your days: amenities and a community calendar, a walk to a small downtown, or a quiet view of the water. Each also carries different association dues and rules, which we compare on the full monthly cost.
Selling a lake home to downsize often means selling the very features the next buyer wants most: the dock, the view and the shoreline. Those deserve to be shown properly, with drone photography and a walkthrough video, and priced only against homes with the same kind of water access.
Talk with us about downsizing on Lake Norman, and we will start with what your home is likely to bring.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are there 55-and-over communities on Lake Norman?
Yes. Baileys Glen in Cornelius and Trilogy Lake Norman in Denver are the ones we cover.
Can I keep boating after downsizing?
Trilogy Lake Norman includes a Freedom Boat Club membership with the association, and marinas on both shores offer slips and storage.
Where can I get a lake view with less upkeep?
Harborside in Cornelius, where some units include lawn care or exterior maintenance, and townhomes on Lake Davidson at Davidson Bay.
Lake Norman
What downsizing looks like in Lake Norman
The four lake towns on both shores, Davidson, Cornelius, Mooresville and Denver: waterfront, water access and water view, with higher prices and traffic as the tradeoff.
- The homes
- Lake Norman is the largest man-made body of water located entirely within North Carolina: more than 50 square miles of water and about 520 miles of shoreline, created by Duke Power, now Duke Energy, with Cowans Ford Dam on the Catawba River (begun 1959, completed 1962; the lake filled in 1963). It borders Mecklenburg, Iredell, Lincoln and Catawba counties. Davidson, Cornelius, Mooresville and Denver are the lake towns.
- Why people choose it
- Buyers who want the waterfront lifestyle and time on a boat.
- Getting around
- Lake Norman begins about 15 miles north of uptown Charlotte. I-77 runs up the east side of the lake; the Charlotte-to-Davidson segment opened in late 1975 and helped fuel the area's growth.
- Nearby
- Lake Norman State Park: nearly 31 miles of mountain-bike trails, 38 miles of hiking trails, a seasonal swimming beach and camping. Year-round boating and fishing, including major organized fishing tournaments.
- The trade-off
- Higher prices, and traffic. On the east side of the lake it is I-77. The west side, Denver and Iron Station, trades that for NC 16 traffic on the way into Charlotte.
The method
How we do it in Lake Norman
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