Other than normal utility costs, what other expenses should I expect to pay owning a vacation home at Deep Creek Lake?
If you purchase a vacation home at Deep Creek Lake you should expect to incur most of the same utility costs you have with your primary residence – i.e. electric, phone, cable, gas, lawn maintenance. However, you may also have some additional expenses that you may not be used to. If your property qualifies for a private dock, you will have an annual $200 fee payable to the state of Maryland for your Buffer Strip Use Permit. You will also probably pay one of the local dock or property management companies to adjust your dock in the summer as the water level changes, along with taking your dock in and out of the water each spring and fall. Depending on the size of the dock, these expenses usually run somewhere between $400 and $600 per year. Also, Garrett County gets much more snow than what you might be used to. If you want your driveway plowed most, of the local companies charge between $15 and $30 per snowfall. Depending on how much snow we get, the expense for plowing can usually run
