Prudential Real Estate released a new national survey at Sales Convention showing that Americans are significantly more optimistic about homeownership than they were a year ago.

According to the second-annual Prudential Real Estate Outlook Survey, a full 60 percent of Americans have favorable views toward the real estate market. That’s up 8 points since last year.

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Year Round vacation destination (12177 Arrow Road, Northport, AL  35475)!  Lake Tuscaloosa is located just five miles north of the cities of Tuscaloosa and Northport in West Alabama.  Lake Tuscaloosa is a 5,885 acre water supply reservoir with 177 miles of shoreline.

 

Lake Tuscaloosa was constructed to supply domestic and industrial water for the City of Tuscaloosa.  However, the lake has become very popular for various types of recreation including boating, swimming and fishing.  There are public and private boat ramps located on the lake as well as several private marinas.  For boaters, there are a number of public and private boat ramps located on Lake Tuscaloosa, as well as several private marinas. Nature lovers will enjoy several county parks located on Lake Tuscaloosa.  Carroll’s Creek Island County Park is located on the western side of the lake and has picnic tables, hiking trails, swimming areas and restroom facilities.  Treasure Island County Park is actually an island and only accessible by boat.  This park is for those who like to “rough it”.  Picnic tables are scattered through the small island.  Camping is allowed on both islands.  Watermelon Road County Park is located on the southwest side of the lake and has picnic tables and a boat ramp.  Tent sites and RV camping is also available at several of the local marinas. Lake Tuscaloosa is a treasured by a mixture of permanent residents, summer vacationers and weekend retreaters looking for a break from city life.   Shoreline living features every price range from the single residence subdivision home to large country estates.

 

Gail K Butler,
REALTOR Sales Manager,
RELOCATION Prudential-Pritchett-Moore Realty
gbutler@pritchett-moore.com or relocation@pritchett-moore.com
Office Phone:  205.349.6560 or Prefer Cell: 205 310 0822

 

 

7792 Eagle Drive, McCalla, AL  35111

(Please view this gorgeous home that is ready to sell)

 

 

Time Needed – 7 to 10 Days of Your Time  

1. First, Buyers get caught up in personal items so if you have loads of pictures put them away.  You want the Buyer to see themselves there not you and your family.
2. Make the decision to let your house go.  It’s a mental thing and may make the process of working an offer harder.
3. Get rid of the junk….no one like to walk into a house that has miscellaneous item laying everywhere.  Nice and neat is the way to go.
4. Since you’re planning on moving anyway clean out closets making them look organized (cabinets & pantries too).  Everyone opens all of these to look.  So if your idea of cleaning up is throwing it in a drawer or closet….don’t!
5. Make small repairs now.  Fix leaks, doors that make noise, paint walls if they are dirty, replace burned out light bulbs, clean light fixture globes that collect dust & bugs.  Just fix all those things that nag you when you walk by them because they will nag the buyers too.
6. Do some Spring cleaning no matter the time of year.  Get rid of the cobwebs, wash windows, caulk around tubs, sinks, and showers.  If a room stinks find out why and get the smell gone – that will definitely turn a buyer off.  Dust ceiling fan blades and clean carpets.  Clean the outside also….especially around the front door.
7. If your exterior is bad you won’t get the buyer on the inside. They will drive on by.  Fix your landscape.  Mow your grass, pressure wash sidewalk.  Paint anything that is cracking or peeling. Hide garbage carts.
8. If you need an opinion ask for a real one.  Not your friend, family or your spouse.  Let your agent have permission to be honest. Sometimes it’s hard to hear but it will be well worth it if you truly want your house to sell.

  Melanie Foster, REALTOR®.  For more information, please contact Melanie at (205) 886-1237 or email melaniefoster111@aol.com

With National Open House weekend approaching us (April 28 & April 29), I thought it would be a good time to give some great tips on preparing your home for an Open House.

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An EF3 tornado with winds of 155 mph quickly touched the lives of many Coaling, AL, residents in the early hours of April 27^th. With no warning a 38 lot subdivision, Magnolia Springs, was hit hard.  The whole subdivision took damage with many families having to start completely over. The tornado left several injuries that day but took no lives in the small, friendly subdivision on the Middle Coaling Road.  In just short of one year all of the Magnolia Spring residents are back where they belong….in their homes. Almost all the families returned to the Coaling community they previously called home.  No one will ever forget that tragic day in April, and they will all say, “There is truly no place like Home…..” Melanie Foster, REALTOR®.  Melanie can be reached at (205) 886-1237 or melaniefoster111@aol.com. (The pictures you see are a before and after of the same home taken by Melanie)