John Coley's (lakemartinvoice) Blog

Free boats Lake Martin!!  Russell Lands' big event is the Russell Marine In-Water Boat Show and Spring Tour of Homes at The Ridge.  It is scheduled for two weekends, April 28 & 29 and also May 5 & May 6.For the past couple of years, Russell Lands has done a couple of the Tour of Homes deals per y...

Lake Martin live bait fishermen have a new spot to buy bait.  Kowaliga Live Bait And Tackle is open for business.  The new store on Kowaliga Road (aka Highway 63) is south of Kowaliga Bridge.  In fact, it's just south of my office, a tad north of the intersection with Highway 229.  The other day ...

Welcome to the April 23, 2007 version of the Alabama Bloggers Carnival.  A blog carnival showcases different blogs that have something in common - in our case - we are all Alabama Bloggers.Since I am admittedly the odd blog in this carnival, being the only real estate blog in the midst of politic...

Russell Lands has developed neighborhoods on Lake Martin for over thirty years, but its newest, The Ridge, is vastly different from any one it has done before.Russell Lands has gated communities like Willow Point, and the Ridge is near to its other developments of Windermere, Windermere West, and...

The Lake Martin Real estate market, like every other one in the country, has changed irreversibly.  When my father Walter started in the business in 1973, the process was pretty much the same as when my grandfather Temple founded Coley Real Estate in 1953.  If you were a seller in the Lake Martin...

Let's say you own waterfront property on Lake Martin, and want to sell it.  Let's also say that you have the good sense to hire a Realtor to help you list and sell it.  What are your choices?  Whom should you pick?Selecting an average agent instead of a great one could end up costing you major do...