I had a recent visitor to the sales center in Marshes Light in Manteo, who has been by a couple of times to look at our Marina Villas, a/k/a Marina Condominiums. Harry will give a long, careful look at the homes and the floor plans, albeit wistfully – thinking about the carefree lifestyle he would enjoy, his hours spent on the golf course instead of on top of his roof, cleaning out gutters.
But, invariably he will shake his head and declare, “Nope, there’s no place for my Man-Cave.”
Being married to a man who has three Man-Caves, four if you count the Hunt Club in Granville County, I understand the amount of stuff that an active guy can accumulate and the need to bond over said stuff with other guys.
The Marshes Light Villas are spacious and each one includes a locking storage closet (approx. 8′x8′) and there’s a rack for kayaks and canoes.
But if you need room for an ATV or a large HDTV with serious electronics, or if you have a green thumb and gardening is important, a single family home with detached garage (with FROG) would be your best choice.
Fortunately, at Marshes Light, we have both.
Care-free, low maintenance condo living with lock-and-go flexibility OR a free-standing single home with room for a guy’s (or girl’s) stuff and a garden. Remember, too, that today’s building materials are low maintenance (think Hardi-Plank), which reduces upkeep in a free-standing home.
