We realtors can do a custom search for water front properties, just contact me and I will send them to you. We have many beatiful homes on and near the lake, Old Hickory, and Percy Priest, also along the Cumberland River.

Sharon

Jodie,
Just a quick place to think about.....my clients who live in Kingston Springs ranchettes have 3+ acre lots and have the creek down below with canoe rentals in Pegram......so check out Cheatham County and when you decide, I could help you even further define the areas you need and want....Kingston Springs is 30 minutes from downtown Nashville....Laura @ 977.9088

Thank you ALL so much for your help. We are hoping to move in a few months. With all the great areas around Nashville, we just can't decide what area we want to focus on looking in. Williamson Co. seems so expensive and some other counties are so far from downtown, where I work. We love the outdoors and don't really want a zero-lot home with neighbors stacked on top of us. We wouldn't mind a stocked pond in a neighborhood with wooded lots though.
Again, thank you all. I appreciate all your advice and will keep in touch. All advice has been very helpful.

Hi Jodie,
I will be checking this link out to see if it works now, because there are some great houses in differing counties outside of Nashville.....these listed have a riverview, riverfront, lakeview, or lakefront.......Hendersonville, Gallatin, and Mt. Juliet are very poplar counties and have lake front property....The two large and pristine lakes about an hour and half from Nashville are Center Hill to the east and Tims Ford to the south in Coffee and Bedford counties......Cheatham , Dickson, and Maury have some good river views on the Harpeth, Duck, and Turnbull creeks....call if you need some help......Laura


http://www.realtracs.net/Search/Residential/QuickSearch_Resi…

Laura's link doesn't seem to be active. Try this one (many of the "water view" seem to be a little slight.

Stephanie Crawford
phone. 615.554.3745
web. http://www.NestingInNashville.com

Brian gave some good areas, but don't rule out one of the top 10 CLEANEST Lakes in America! CENTER HILL LAKE! Beautiful, peaceful and affordable. While you can't get "on" the water, you can get close. Are you looking for "walk out the door right into the water", "walk" to the water, view, access?? defining that will help us guide you to the right spot of "Paradise, this side of heaven!"
Tina Evans, Principal Broker

You have several options throughout Nashville. My first choice would be in Harbor Village. It's located ON Coleman Lake, which is one of the top waterfowl lakes in Tennessee. No motorized boats are allowed on the lake and it doesn't flow into the Cumberland River. You can get a home easily at that price point in the low $200Ks in the Enclave part. Harbor Village's last phase has a LAKEFRONT non attached, single family home in the mid $250Ks. The neighborhood association there is amazing and very involved.

My second recommendation for you would be parts of Neelys Bend. You'll find a few homes ON the Cumberland River (no docks) in the price range. They are not in high supply but they are there. You can currently get a four bedroom home in the $200Ks there.

My third recommendation is Old Hickory. You can grab a good deal on the Cumberland River here also, however most of the home are well-above the river on a cliff. If you just want view-only, this can be a great option.

Another option CAN be Inglewood and Brush Hill, however nothing is currently on the market on the water. You just have to watch the housing stock there to jump into action on the water.

Your last option in the immediate Nashville area, are homes and townhomes east of town near Hermitage, Donelson and Priest Lake. The issue here, however, is that most of the properties that appear to be ON the water at this price point have quite a large and deep tree-filled buffer that is owned by the Army Corps of Engineers. In many of those areas you can't even see the water from the homes/neighborhoods.

There's a lot to consider, and I hope this helps a wee bit!

Jodie,
We are unclear of where you would like to stay in Nashville or move out of Nashville. All we do is help people locate the very best property. We now all of TN very well and there are many lakes you can get lake property on. Please give me a call, lets see if we can help you.
Marian Schaffer
The Schaffer Realty Group http://www.marianschafferealty.com
877-886-8388

Assuming you are wanting to stay in the Nashville area, Old Hickory Lake is surrounded by several lake homes in different cities. Unfortunately, for the price you are wanting to stay in it will be unlikely to find something on the lake. It may be feasible to find something in Old Hickory that would have a lake view in that price. I do know of one home in Old Hickory that does have a lake view. The neighborhood is ok, but my definition of ok and your's may be two different things. Depending on the area you are looking at, your options change in the $300-350,000 and expand in the $350-400,000.

Let me know if I can help in your search. I live in Gallatin across from the lake and consider lakefronts my specialty .