Dowagiac, MI Mobile Home for Sale

Dowagiac is a small Michigan town of under 6,000 residents, surrounded by waterfront communities such as Sister Lakes and Twin Lakes. What was once a resort community has since become a second home for people from cities like Chicago and Detroit who can work from home several days a week. “Sister Lakes is about 95% Illinois people. It used to be all secondary homes. There were only 10 of us who were year-round. Now there are 36, mostly as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,” says Tim Mitchell, a Realtor and the co-owner of Cressy & Everett Real Estate, who has lived in Sister Lakes since he was six years old. Dowagiac encompasses a wide variety of housing styles across multiple communities. Within city limits, Craftsman bungalows, farmhouses and traditional homes built from the 1850s through the 1920s range from $75,000 to $475,000. Prices depend on condition, updates and lot size. Minimal traditional bungalows and ranch-style homes from the 1950s through the 1970s fetch between $100,000 and $725,000. Lots can go up to 20 acres in size, allowing for storage sheds, pole barns and pools. Split-level, ranch-style and New Traditional homes, mostly from the 1990s and the early 2000s,