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 Area, and wanted to know what your home or lot was worth, you had to call an agent. In 1953, in what is now the Lake Martin Area, there were two agents. In 1973 I think there were three. The process was - you called an agent, made an appointment, and physically came into the office. Then you two would discuss your home. He would tell you what home sales trends were. There was no Lake Martin Multiple Listings Service. No Lake Martin Homes Magazine. Certainly no Internet. You were totally dependent on the keepers of the information, the real estate agent.
Now, obviously, it is all different. A Realtor's office is no longer a thickly 
walled, heavily guarded fortress of information. The web has enabled (almost) perfect information about sales prices and trends. The MLS (Multiple Listings Service) web site is open to the public and easy to search.
So why do you still need a realtor now?
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