Prickett Properties LLC has a vacation property management program tailored to fit each of our individual owners needs. We are a boutique style management firm that provides personalized attention to your property while maximizing its income-producing potential.
Our business model is simple: We provide personalized attention to our owners needs while keeping a hands on approach to every aspect of our vacation rental management firm.
We find that it is very difficult for owners to dedicate the amount of time necessary to effectively advertise and oversee the rentals. We also find that due to the lack of advertising and time, owners end up having to cut their rates. In many cases, the owners end up frustrated that they spent a ton of their spare time on the rentals while their bottom line remains the same.
On the other hand, many Owners have a fear of handing over the rentals to a management firm because they are worried the firm will not take care of their property and will not hold the rentors responsible for potential damages. We can assure you at Prickett Properties LLC that our staff will take excellent care of your property and we have the referrals to prove it! We can provide referrals from clients that have used our services for several years. We want your property to stay in optimal condition so that our guests will come back next year! Our staff is on call 24 hours a day for handling concerns from our guests as well as the owners.
Tax Credit up to $8000 available through 2010 for Home Buyers
As part of its plan to stimulate the U.S. housing market and address the economic challenges facing our nation, Congress has passed new legislation that:
Extends the First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit of up to $8,000 to first-time home buyers until April 30, 2010.
Expands the credit to grant a $6,500 credit to current home owners purchasing a new or existing home between the date the bill is signed by President Obama and April 30, 2010.
Who Qualifies for the Extended Credit?
First-time home buyers who purchase homes between the date the bill is signed by President Obama and April 30, 2010.
Current home owners purchasing a home between the date the bill is signed by President Obama and April 30, 2010, who have used the home being sold or vacated as a principal residence for five consecutive years within the last eight.
To qualify as a "first-time home buyer" the purchaser or his/her spouse may not have owned a residence during the three years prior to the purchase.
Which Properties Are Eligible?
The Extended Home Buyer Tax Credit may be applied to primary residences, including: single-family homes, condos, townhomes, and co-ops.
How Much Is Available?
The maximum allowable credit for first-time home buyers is $8,000.
The maximum credit allowed for current homeowners is $6,500.
How is a Buyer's Credit Amount Determined?
Each home buyer's tax credit is determined by tow additional factors:
The price of the home.
The buyer's income.
Price
Under the Extended Home Buyer Tax Credit, credit may only be awarded on homes purchased for $800,000 or less.
Buyer Income Under the Extended Home Buyer Tax Credit which is effective on the date the bill is signed by President Obama single buyers with incomes up to $125,000 and married couples with incomes up to $225,000-may receive the maximum tax credit.
These income limits have changed from the 2009 First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit limits. If you or your client purchased a home between January 1, 2009 and the date the bill is signed by President Obama, please see 2009 First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit.
If the Buyer(s)' Income Exceeds These Limits, Can He/She Still Get a Credit?
Yes, some buyers may still be eligible for the credit.
The credit decreases for buyers who earn between $125,000 and $145,000 for single buyers and between $225,000 and $245,000 for home buyers filing jointly. The amount of the tax credit decreases as his/her income approaches the maximum limit. Home buyers earning more than the maximum qualifying income-over $145,000 for singles and over $245,000 for couples are not eligible for the credit.
Can a Buyer Still Qualify If He/She Closes After April 30, 2010?
Under the Extended Home Buyer Tax Credit, as long as a written binding contract to purchase is in effect on April 30, 2010, the purchaser will have until July 1, 2010 to close.
Will the Tax Credit Need to Be Repaid?
No. The buyer does not need to repay the tax credit, if he/she occupies the home for three years or more. However, if the property is sold during this three-year period, the full amount credit will be recouped on the sale.
Information provided at Realtors.org
Call Prickett Properties LLC for more information on how to receive your 2010 Tax Credit
The Caribe amenities include a waterfront marina, beach access, gulf views, tennis courts, restaurants, putt putt, a kids playground, multi-tiered pools, waterslides, and lazy river. What more could you want?
Prickett Properties is your vacation rental connection for Fort Morgan beach homes in communities such as the Dunes, Bay to Breakers, Morgantown, Surfside Shores and other popular Fort Morgan beach neighborhoods.
Our Fort Morgan rentals include gulf front houses perfect for beach weddings or family reunions. We also have large beach homes with up to 8-10 bedrooms such as the Four Fun Beach House and Sandy Feat Beach Home that many church groups and large families have enjoyed for their vacation. These homes are built like a duplex but have the capacity to open up in the living room areas to make it feel like one super sized house. This is perfect for people who want to vacation together but need plenty of living and kitchen space. There are two kitchens and living rooms in each of these houses.
For a limited time, we are offering 20% off our Fort Morgan Beach Houses with promo code WINTER through Feb. 28th at www.GoToTheGulfCoast.com
Fort Morgan Beach House For Sale in the Dunes Community.
Sandy Feat is for sale in the Dunes Community for only $359,900. This Fort Morgan Alabama Beach House is located in the beach side community of the Dunes with fabulous gulf views, community pools, hot tubs, fitness center and private beach access. The house comes fully furnished!
Sandy Feat has four bedrooms per side, vaulted wood ceilings in the living room, fully equipped kitchen with stainless appliances, and large porches. The house is separated by a fire-rated double door system. You can lock it off to have two completely private homes or open it up to have one large 8 bedroom house. This is perfect for the buyer who wants to use one side and rent the other.
<P>Prickett Properties is now offering private golf cart rentals for our guests staying at the Indies condos we offer for rent in Fort Morgan Alabama.</P>
<P>After personally owning a golf cart for a number of years, it occurred to us that our guests were not truly getting the "full" experience of staying at the Indies. Now, our guests can rent their own private four person golf cart for $125 per stay.</P>
<P>The golf carts make the stay at the Indies convenient and fun. You can zip back and forth to the beach with all of your chairs, umbrellas etc...without any hassle. Bathroom breaks are also a whole lot easier! Its just fun to ride in the open sea air around the beautiful neighborhood of the Dunes where the Indies is located.</P>
<P>Prickett Properties is the ONLY company that offers on-site golf cart rentals, available for our guests only. Book a fabulous condo at the Indies today at
Visit www.GoToTheGulfCoast.com for your vacation of a lifetime in Orange Beach Alabama with Prickett Properties LLC.
We have Gulf Front condos at luxury resorts such as Turquoise Place and bay front (with beach access) locations such as the Bella Luna.
If you don't already know about Orange Beach Alabama as the premium Alabama beach destination, then take the opportunity to visit our website www.GoToTheGulfCoast.com.
Orange Beach is famous for its crystal clear Gulf waters along with white sandy beaches that melt underneath your barefeet.
The ole Florabama honky tonk is a "must visit" honky tonk right on the beach on the Alabama/Florida Line. After visiting the Florabama, you might want to take a boat ride over to the locals favorite hot spot, Pirates Cove, to have one of the best cheesburgers in the world. Also, don't forget to top off your day at Pirates Cove with a bushwacker which can only be explained by having one! If your brave and have a driver ask for a "topper." Also, the Wharf features some top notch musical acts in its large outdoor amphitheatre with too many dining and shopping items to list.
Find a fabulous gulf front vacation rental today in Orange Beach Alabama by visiting Prickett Properties at www.GoToTheGulfCoast.com
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Call Prickett Properties today at 251-209-0074 for more information on Steelwood in Loxley Al
Open house set at gated Steelwood
Influx of country club members prompts push for new buyers at subdivision Sunday, September 27, 2009 By KATHY JUMPER Real Estate Editor
Local Realtors are hoping some of the 125 new members of Steelwood Country Club will want to buy a home in the gated residential community on 1,400 acres in Loxley, and are holding a mass open house today from 1 to
4 p.m.
"Having new members should get us new buyers," said Scott Smith, golf pro at Steelwood's Jerry Pate-
designed golf course and owner of Landmark Real Estate.
Last July, Richard and Carol Miller, the developers of Steelwood near the Loxley exit off Interstate 10, sold their ownership in Steelwood Country Club to 40 original club members.
A membership campaign followed. By the time the push ends, there should be an estimated 350 club members, according to Smith.
The club amenities include the golf course, a 200-acre lake, a fish camp, boating, tennis courts, clubhouse dining, swimming pools, a fitness center and land for hunting.
"The neat thing about the development is the diversity in that there are 750-square-foot cabins to 5,000-square-foot homes and everything in between," Smith said. "A lot of owners started small with a cabin and wanted to see how much they would use the amenities, and now they have moved up to larger homes."
In the past, it was tough for agents to get in the secluded Steelwood subdivision to show houses, according to Barbara Sims of Dauphin Realty West. She and her colleagues organized today's open house after learning about the number of new club members. "New blood brings more activity," she said.
The homes open for tours range from $335,000 to $985,000 and include Prickett Properties, Landmark Real Estate, Dauphin Realty and Roberts Brothers.
There are 130 homes in Steelwood and about 50 lots available for sale at prices from $67,000 to $365,000.
The new board put together a membership program that was economically feasible even in the current economy, Scott said.
The full initiation fee is $15,000, with annual dues of $1,400 to $4,410, depending on the range of services, according to the Steelwood Web site.
Call Prickett Properties today at 251-209-0074 for more information on Steelwood in Loxley Al
The following article was posted in the Mobile Press Register by Kathy Jumper. It is great advertisement for Orange Beach Alabama's newest upscale beachfront condo complex.
A few notes in addition to the useful article are that Prickett Properties LLC is renting condos in Turquoise Place and available for rental at
The rental prices start as low as $290 a night. The summer rates average $550.00 a night or $3300 a week. You can view the Turquoise Place Condos and get a total price online at www.TurquoisePlaceRental.com
or call Daniel Prickett at 251-209-0072
Turquoise Place renting 90 units
Developer says having portion off market makes 45 remaining condos easier to sell
Sunday, May 10, 2009
By KATHY JUMPER
Real Estate Editor
The owners of 90 units at the 24-story Turquoise Place in Orange Beach have furnished and are now renting the brand-new units, according to Rich Richardson of Spectrum Capital, based in Jackson, Miss.
Spectrum paid about $45 million for 90 of the 181 Gulf-front units, according to court records.
Spectrum is the real estate arm of Yates Cos., the contractor that built Turquoise Place on Ala. 182 in partnership with developer Larry Wireman of Orange Beach, Richardson said
About 46 units have been sold and the owners have moved in, Wireman said. The 90 are in rentals, and the remaining 45 units start at $1.2 million, according to Wireman, who also developed Caribe Resort in Orange Beach.
In 2005, the units presold for an average $1.5 million, with the 6,000-square-foot penthouses averaging $5 million.
Offering the 90 units for rent "is a good thing," Wireman said last week. "They are off the sales market. It makes the rest of the units a lot better. We're not sitting there with 100 units to sell."
"The condo market is changing, and we have to adjust with the times," Richardson said. "You are definitely not going to find ones to rent like this that are brand-new with Sub-Zero refrigerators, high-end appliances and hot tubs. The smallest unit is a three bedroom with 2,300 square feet and private balconies."
"The market is going to be back. This is a way for people to buy some time and go ahead and furnish it for people to enjoy and use," said Chuck Norwood of REMAX of Gulf Shores. "It makes good sense. The rentals will offset some of the expenses."
However, Norwood added, "It doesn't make sense to buy a unit there as a rental."
The units will be operated by Spectrum's resort management division, Spectrum Vacations, which has an on-site rental management team.
The rental prices are competitive for the area rental market, with a three-bedroom, 3cm HALF-bath unit leasing for $290 per night, according to Richardson.
The lushly landscaped tower's amenities include an indoor pool, outdoor pool, a lazy river on the fourth floor, steam room, sauna, 3,000-square-foot gym and high-speed glass-and-tile elevators. Views from the tower stretch from Pensacola Beach to The Beach Club on Fort Morgan.
/cut/1/cPress-Register file photoThe first Turquoise Place tower is shown in June 2008. The owners of 90 of the high-profile condo project's units have decided to offer them as rentals. The Orange Beach development has sold about 46 units; the 45 remaining units start at $1.2 million.
<P>The Dunes is a quaint, family-oriented beach subdivision in Fort Morgan (Gulf Shores) Alabama. The neighborhood sits almost at the end of Fort Morgan Road, near the actual Fort</P>
<P>It is a wonderful spot for history buffs and nature lovers. The neighborhood is adjacent to miles of undeveloped beachfront property owned by the State of Alabama where guests can walk and explore real war bunkers as well as beautiful, undisturbed beachfront property. Also located at the Fort is the Mobile Bay Ferry which runs regularly back and forth to Dauphin Island. It is an excellent day trip and a convenient way to travel back to Mobile Alabama.</P>
<P>The Dunes features a private beach boardwalk and a community pool. The community pool has a cabana as well as a huge hot tub. The Dunes shares amenities with the Dunes condominiums which has another pool and indoor pool as well as a fitness center. </P>
<P>Do you like to boat? The Dunes is across the street from the Gulf Shores Yacht Club, formerly known as the Fort Morgan Marina. There is plenty of space to park your boat at the Dunes beach house for rent by Prickett Properties and you can launch across the street.</P>
<P>Prickett Properties has a 8 bedroom beach house located within the Dunes for rent named Sandy Feat. Sandy Feat is a unique design in that it is actually a duplex with four bedrooms and 3 baths per side. The living areas of Sandy Feat are able to open up to one another to make the house feel like one large home with the added bonus of two kitchens, two master suites and two laundry areas.</P>
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