Why "Lakeshore" covers more ground than people expect
The Town of Lakeshore was formed by amalgamating several communities, and its growth in recent years has leaned heavily toward newer subdivisions in areas closer to the Windsor border, drawing commuters who want more space than the city offers. That's a genuinely different housing profile from the older properties along the county roads and smaller hamlets further from that growth.
A buyer working Lakeshore should be able to speak to both kinds of property, not just the newer subdivisions, since the older stock still makes up a real share of what actually sells here.
The condition factors that still set the number
Regardless of which part of Lakeshore a house sits in, roof age, furnace age, wiring, and foundation remain the core factors. Newer subdivision homes typically need less of that conversation; older properties on county roads need more of it, including well and septic questions for anywhere outside municipal service areas.
What to ask a buyer before accepting a number
Is the offer treating this house like a newer subdivision property or an older county-road one — and does it match which one it actually is? Has the buyer worked Lakeshore specifically, or are they applying general regional numbers without local specifics?