About St Clair County, AL

I have just rolled out a new Logan Martin Lake Real Estate Blog. I received an opprotunity I could not turn down, I was contacted by a brokerage company and they offered me the domain at what I thought was a steal. So I decided to use it as a blog.

I will make this blog open for guest blogging. If you are an agent on a lake exspecailly and would like to guest blog, be sure to send me a message. I will more than likly just let this site run on auto pilot for a while.

Also if you are in need of some SEO help, I do a really good job with it. Just google Alabama Homes and you will see my Alabama Homes and Condos .com website.

While your looking around please go to my Birmingham Homes page and hit the Google plus 1 button.

Alabama Power provides a cool little tool to check Logan Martin Lake Water Levels and other Alabama lakes within the Coosa River Lake system. The importance of knowing the lake water levels varies from person to person, but for the most part Logan Martin Lake residents use this information to navigate and enjoy their own property. Logan Martin Lake Real Estate agents like myself use the information to help and assist lake clients visualize a potential property at the winter pool and to see if the full summer level will accommodate their needs. BKS2YVZV6VU6

Fox Hollow a New Home Community in Pell City

There seems to be a lot of New Home starts in Fox Hollow of Pell City lately. There also seems to be a trend to move away from the lower end homes priced around $113,200 to $139,900 to the Higher $160-$180 range. This could be due in part because of the new St. Vincents "St. Clair" Hospital and the new VA Hospital coming to town. No matter what the reason its always good to see new homes going up.

Currently there are 5 new homes listed in the Fox Hollow Subdivision in Pell City for Sale and around 3 more going up so it seems to be looking real good for the New Home Community of Fox Hollow.

All that being said be sure to check out our new page about Fox Hollow a New Home Community in Pell City for all the new home listings and if you have any questions about Fox Hollow or Pell City in general be sure to give me a call or send me an e-mail.

In this economy (which is getting better, by the way) I am thrilled to say that I just got a cash offer on a house that is not a foreclosure. PLUS, the buyer wants to close in 2 weeks! What?? I had almost forgotten the days of good ol' quick deals. I am reminiscing of days past when our economy was a big hustle and bustle to buy. I needed this little refresher. I love memories. It reminds me that today, all the hard work it takes for each deal, is just as good as the old days. I am being trained to be better in my job during this tough time. Naturally, the bad agents are being weeded out in the process.

I am grateful that I can morph, learn, change, and grow with these times. I feel I am becoming a better Realtor. I know that I am educated more now just by hanging in during this ride of our real estate crisis. I hope that you, too, are hanging in there. I hope you are getting offers like this one to give you a smile. I say, Merry Christmas to me. I know this isn't a philosophical blog. I'm not educating you with any pertinent information about the economy. I just hope that by reading what is happening here in little ol' backwards Alabama, you get hope. Hope that things are good. Hope that the economy is picking up.

I can tell you what I have done to have 3 homes closing in the next 2 weeks. Prayed! lol. No, seriously..this is what I think may have helped me to keep getting buyers and sellers in this market.

1. Stayed motivated, despite what the reports were saying. No negative talk here.

2. Stayed out there. I did cut back somewhat on my marketing but I maintained my presence in the most important marketing avenues that worked for my area.

3. Stayed dedicated to working every day at the office (or where ever works best for you) by showing up each day whether I had work to do or not.

4. Stayed involved in community service. Although the funds I had before were not as plentiful, I still give of my time regularly so that people see me out giving back. That has left an impression, hopefully, that I am still doing well and still selling real estate.

5. Stayed educated. I have learned to grow with the changing economy. Taken an extra CE class, attended an online webinar, researched SEO and other computer related info, learned a new Virtual Tour program that was more efficient, joined new social networks, etc.

I hope maybe this list helps you to determine what you are doing that is working. And, for me, I got rid of the extras that weren't working. We can make it in this market and we can grow to be better agents.

Don't lose faith. Stay focused. Full steam ahead. We will be the cream that rises to the top in the end. I will see you there!

What A Perfect Ending To A Beautiful Day In Pell City AL

I realize now why I started leaving my Casio point and shoot camera in my purse. After a productive day at my real estate office in Pell City, AL, I walked out of the office door and this is what I saw.

I cannot remember when I have seen a sunset in Pell City, AL, as pretty as this one. What a perfect ending to a beautiful day.