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The Family Cottage: A Practical Guide to Inherited Cape Cod Property
A practical, warm guide for families navigating an inherited Cape Cod cottage — co-ownership, deferred maintenance, rental income, and the sell decision done right.
An independent local guide to Cape Cod and the Islands. Every business we list has been visited and photographed in person.
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The Guides · 850+ in two libraries
Explore hundreds of locally researched guides designed to help you experience the very best of Cape Cod. From hidden beaches and family adventures to local dining, seasonal events, homeownership, and insider tips, every guide is written to help you plan with confidence.
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Town-by-town hiring guides (one per trade, per town) are in the finder below, so they don’t crowd this list.
Cape Cod Home
A practical, warm guide for families navigating an inherited Cape Cod cottage — co-ownership, deferred maintenance, rental income, and the sell decision done right.
Cape Cod Home
Oil boilers, gas furnaces, heat pumps, salt air, absentee owners: what a fall heating tune-up actually covers on Cape Cod and why October beats December.
Pick the trade and the town: we have a hiring guide for each, with what makes local work different and the questions to ask. Then see the certified contractors who work there.
In two libraries. Explore Cape Cod covers visiting, living, seasons and wildlife, by category or region. The contractor library covers home projects by trade, a hiring guide for each trade in each town, and business guides for contractors. Search looks across both.
Yes. Every guide is free to read, and the Explore Cape Cod guides are free to listen to as podcasts. Contractor work is arranged directly with the business. Some experiences book through partners like FareHarbor, Viator or GetYourGuide, and we may earn a commission on those.
Follow our three free shows on Apple Podcasts (opens in a new tab) and Spotify (opens in a new tab): Visiting Cape Cod, Wild Cape Cod and Living on Cape Cod.
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Patchy rain nearby
Dry for now; rain likely from about 2am.
