Unlocking Waterfront Dreams The Importance of Beach Access

19 Jul 2025 · 1 min

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In this segment, a real‑estate professional explains the critical role of due diligence when selling waterfront homes, using a recent transaction as a case study. The agent sold a sandy‑beach property on Cathead Bay north of Northport to a buyer who already owned a waterfront residence with a rocky shoreline. The buyer realized that, despite having a dock and pontoon, the lack of sand limited family activities such as letting children play with their toes in the sand. The story underscores how beach type—sandy versus rocky—can be a decisive factor for families and influences the value and marketability of waterfront properties.

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doing the due diligence on the property because, you know, a lot of times, you know, I, I'm selling a lot, you know, a fair amount of waterfront property. And, you know, I, I just sold beautiful beach, beautiful sandy beach, um, out Cathead Bay north of Northport. And the buyer— I was representing the seller, but the buyer already owned a waterfront home. Yeah, okay. In Northport. Okay. But it had a rocky beach, and he basically said to me, you know, we really didn't consider how much we wanted to be able to be on the beach, have our kids have their toes in the sand, and they couldn't really do that there. They were great. They were, you know, had a nice dock, got on their pontoon, and they were out on the bay.