PINE COVE CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT, a professional vacation home management firm providing over 35 years experience in optimizing your real estate investment. We provide consulting services, full marketing and rental analyses, and we handle all advertising, marketing, rental and property management services for your second home or investment property. Here are some homes that have been entrusted to our care that are available for year-round rental: Spectacular 4 BR 2 BA Waterfront Home in Grawn, MI, just minutes from downtown Traverse City. “The McCarthy House” is on beautiful Duck Lake peninsula. Air conditioned and sleeps 16 on three levels with panoramic deck, game room and two living/family rooms. Huge backyard with 120’ of shoreline and private dock on all-sports lake. Weekly (Friday to Friday) June thru August, 2008 is $3200*/week (Cherry Week $3400/week). Wknds available off-season. See www.homeaway.com/315914 for more details, pictures and availability calendar. Unique and secluded 4 BR, 3 BA air-conditioned log home in the Traverse City area on all-sports Duck Lake, with stream running through the property. With its spacious open floor plan "Moosehead Lodge" sleeps 17 and comes with everything you would want in a vacation home; kayaks, canoe, paddleboat, swings for the kids, basketball hoop, and fire pit down by the lake. Weekly rental rates June thru August are $4,000/week in 2008. Saturday to Saturday rental. See www.homeaway.com/312334 for details, additional pictures and off-season and weekend rates. "Summer Haven" is a beautiful lakeside home with gorgeous yard, private dock on Duck Lake. 4 BR, 3 BA on all sports Duck Lake, the air conditioned home has a huge deck overlooking the lake and sleeps 15-16 on two levels. High-speed internet. Large level yard for entertaining, games. Summer rates are $3,200 for 2008 (Cherry Week $3400), plus tax, cleaning fee.  Discounts for June.  www.homeaway.com/318912 Nestled under towering maples, birch trees and pines, "Loon Landing" is fully air-conditioned and sleeps 11 in house with bonus room for 4 more in air conditioned room above garage. Home on Duck Lake, a 1,930 acre all sports lake just 12 minutes from Traverse City & 20 minutes from Crystal Mountain. Great for families and group outings. 3 BR, 2 BA in house, 1 BR above garage. Sunny & spacious. Private dock, sunroom, huge deck and kitchen. Sandy beach for the kids. Summer rates are $2500/week for 2008 (Cherry Week $2700) plus tax, cleaning fee. See www.homeaway.com/319214 Watch the sun rise over the lake from the huge deck of this 4 BR, 3 BA waterfront home called "Sunny Shores" in Grawn, MI. 100’ of shoreline with sandy beach for the kids and private dock to bring your "water toys". Two natural stone fireplaces, huge kitchen, cable TVs/DVD/playstation/internet. Paddleboat included. High speed internet. Great yard for outdoor games, grilling and sitting by the fire pit at night. In season rate, Friday to Friday, is $3000 in 2008. Sleeps 16-17, see www.homeaway.com/310882 for additional information; off season and weekend rates available. "Duck Stop" is a wonderful 4 BR 2.5 BA lakefront home, directly adjacent to one of our others that sleeps 12-14 (possibly more w/cribs). This partially air-conditoined house  has a private dock, great backyard for playing and watching the lake, as well as a hot tub.  The shoreline is great for kids for playing and swimming. This is a quad level home with 3 bedrooms upstairs with two baths, main living area on the street level, and a fabulous family room, bedroom and half-bath on the lake level. Great kitchen for famly gatherings. Rates from June thru August, 2008 are $2,900 ($3,100 Cherry Wk) and weekend and longer stay rates are available off-season. Visit www.homeaway.com/141091 for additional information. "The Lake House" is a fun,  family lakeside home that accommodates 16 has great floor plan, brand new furniture and amenities, 80' clean shoreline and private dock. Great for swimming, boating, sitting by the firepit, this home is well planned for your family's vacation. 4 bedrooms on the upper street level all have brand new furniture; 2 queens in Bdrm. 1, 1 queen in Bdrm. 2, 1 queen in Bdrm. 3 and 2 twins in Bdrm. 4, three of which have lakeside patio doors and deck. The lower lake level has a huge family room, dining in and out to accommodate all 16, digital 27" TV, DVD player, TV in one of the bedrooms and a wonderful lakeview fully-equipped kitchen. Canoe provided. Go boating, swimming, play tennis in the tennis courts across the street, have pontoon boat delivered to the lake, sit by the campfire at night, and play board games at any of the many tables on the property. $3200/week (Cherry Wk. $3400), plus 6% tax, $200 damage/cleaning fee (1/2 refundable). See www.homeaway.com/155075 for more details.