Lakefront Bargain Hunt

A family of five from South Colonie, NY, searches for a family retreat along the shores of Lake Champlain. Over the past decade, they've enjoyed spending time along the shores there and feel it's time for the family to start a new adventure with the purchase of a lake house of their own.

A Pittsburgh couple with three young children is ready for some downtime between work, school and their kids' activities. They feel a lakefront vacation home would be a great way for the family to spend time together and disconnect from the daily grind. After deciding to look within a two-hour radius of their home, they discover Lake Mohawk and Atwood Lake in Carroll County, OH. With their budget set, they feel this area is the perfect setting to get away and relax while building memories together on the water.

Best friends from Greenville, SC, love spending time on nearby Lake Keowee. Because their families are extremely close, they decide to pool their money and buy a vacation home to share. They hope to find a place with two master bedrooms, a dock over deep water and space for entertaining.

An Atlanta couple is ready to move out of their condo and into a home with more space for their growing family. Lake Jackson has always held a very special place in their hearts, and they've decided to move out of the city and onto the lake.

A couple from Four Seasons, Missouri, love their current home but want to provide their two sons with a lakefront lifestyle. They decide to search the nearby shores of the Lake of the Ozarks in hopes of finding the perfect lake house.

A couple and their three children live an activity-filled life in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky. They enjoy unplugging in nature and having fun on the water at nearby Rough River Lake. They search for a lake house where their energetic family can kick back and relax.

A family in Roebuck, SC, owns a boat that they love taking out on the secluded waters of Lake Greenwood. However, they currently store the boat at a marina and want to purchase their dream vacation home that comes with a dock of its own.

Amber leads a busy life in Jacksonville, Alabama, with her two children. She has been visiting Lake Wedowee for a while and is eager to share its secluded shores with her family, as a place to spend more time together and relax. She's bringing along her daughter and best friend to help her choose a waterfront getaway and achieve her dream of a home on the lake.

A couple with a hectic lifestyle is looking to slow down by moving their growing family lakeside. She grew up enjoying the water on Lake Seminole in Georgia and thinks it's the perfect place to unwind and live year-round.

A hardworking firefighter from Madison, Wisconsin, is looking for a permanent home on nearby Lake Wisconsin where he can unwind. He also wants his new home to have space for entertaining family and friends, so his sister-in-law is joining him on the hunt as he tries to make his dream a reality.

A Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, couple with a young son has been visiting the Finger Lakes region of New York for over four years. They hope to find a vacation home where they can enjoy all of their favorite activities, including visiting wineries and sailing on the open water.

A Westfield, Indiana, couple with five children is relocating the family so they can enjoy lake living full-time. He grew up going to a lake cottage and wants their kids to have the same experiences, so they're looking for a place on nearby Morse Lake.

High school sweethearts Casey and Faith are engaged and living with their parents in West Milford, New Jersey, while they save for their first home together. Faith grew up along the shores of Greenwood Lake, which stretches across the border of New Jersey and New York, and she introduced Casey to all the great activities the lake has to offer. They're hoping to find the perfect lake house before they tie the knot.