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Mist rising off a calm northern Wisconsin lake at dawn, pines along the shore and a wooden dock

Hayward, Wisconsin ยท Lake homes

Hayward lake homes.Your place on the water.

Buying or selling a lake home in Hayward, WI? Jeremy Mavis at Woodland Dev. & Realty helps buyers find the right Northwoods lake and owners sell with care. A Hayward local since 2003.

Buying or selling?
  • Lac Courte Oreilles
  • Grindstone Lake
  • Round Lake
  • Chippewa Flowage
  • Spider Lake
  • Nelson Lake
  • Lost Land Lake
  • Teal Lake
  • Lake Hayward
  • Whitefish Lake

Two paths, one specialist

Lake property is its own kind of real estate.

Lake cabin with a screened porch among pines

I'm selling

Preparing a lake property, presenting the shoreline lifestyle, and pricing with local judgment.

Seller guide

I'm buying

Choosing a lake, reading a shoreline, and asking the right questions before you fall for the view.

Buyer guide

Before the view wins you over

Four questions every lake home should answer.

Two cabins with similar square footage can live completely differently on the water. These are the details Jeremy helps buyers sort out and helps sellers present honestly.

How is the frontage, really?
Sand, rock, muck, or a mix. Slope from cabin to water. Where a dock can go and how deep it gets.
Which way does it face?
Sunsets over the water, morning light on the porch, and how the prevailing wind treats the shoreline.
Is it a year-round place?
Road maintenance, plowing, insulation and heat source matter differently for a summer cabin and a winter home.
What is underground?
Private well and septic are common on lakes here. Inspections and records deserve real attention.
Aerial view of forested lakes in autumn color

The Hayward lakes

Big water, quiet bays, and chains you can paddle for a day.

Sawyer County holds an extraordinary variety of lakes. Some are known for clear deep water, others for wild flowage shoreline, others for a small-lake hush. The right one depends on how you want to spend a Saturday.

Explore the lake guide

Four seasons, all of them good

Summer

Swim, paddle, fish from the dock, and long light on the porch.

Fall

Maples turn, the lakes quiet down, and the woods are made for walking.

Winter

Hayward is cross-country ski country. Ice fishing and snowshoe trails too.

Spring

Ice-out, loons returning, and camping season starting back up.

Groomed cross-country ski trail through snowy pines

Meet Jeremy

A Hayward local who skis the trails and camps the woods he talks about.

Jeremy Mavis is a Broker Associate with Woodland Dev. & Realty. He and his wife Amanda have called Hayward home since 2003. Away from work you'll find him cross-country skiing, camping and exploring the Northwoods.

More about Jeremy

Talk with a local

Ready when the lake is calling.

(715) 558-2866jeremy@jeremymavis.com