SHORT SALE.**Chill Out at your Waterfront Home**Private Beach at your door**over 1800 sq ft of spacious home**4 bedroom/3 full baths** 100's of sqft of open and covered decks**Covered parking for 3-5 cars** Private docks permited**Furnished and rental ready**Hot rental location

More info here:  2632 Bridgeview or mlaney@ForgottenGulf.com

Must sell this month.  Please bring your best offer.

Spacious dining and living area with waterfront view.

Entertaining on the decks.

Beach side decks for summer sunsets over the water.

The locals all have a boat house on their private beach.  You can to.

Your private beach

This week a requested allocation by Rep. Joe Bonner (R) Al, was approved which will fund an in-depth study of current conditions on the beaches of Dauphin Island, develop a plan and process to mitigate past erosion. 

The intent is to restore the island to it's prime role in a healthy coastal ecology: act as a barrier island protecting the mainland and it's valuable shipping channels, oyster beds, industry and citizens from storm surges and wave action.

This is the first step in a process which will have long term positive effects on the whole island and greatly adds to the security of the mainland's citizens and businesses.

I applaud Rep Bonner for his leadership and willingness to see past the petty jealousies of the past to understand that helping Dauphin Island helps Mobile county. More importantly, with the inherent protection of Mobile Bay and the State Docks this process will help millions of citizens in Alabama though securing the engine of the economy, the great port/shipping/aerospace industries dependant on a fully operable harbor.

Marion Laney

Dauphin Island

$310,000.00 2632 BRIDGEVIEW DR Dauphin Islnd, AL 36528 Beds: 4 Rooms: 0 Full Baths: 3 Sq. Ft.: 1874 Garage: 3 Built: 1998   SHORT SALE.**Chill Out at your Waterfront Home**Private Beach at your door**Gulf beach one lot away**almost 1800 sq ft of spacious home**4 bedroom/3 full baths** 100's of sqft of open and covered decks**Covered parking for 3-5 cars** Private docks permited**Fully furnished and rental ready**Hot rental location Motivated SELLER. This is a new listing that I thought you might be interested in. Visit this listing online to see more photos of the property, Google Earth satellite images, and much more.   If you have any questions about this property or require more information, please feel free to call. Marion Laney Marion Laney, ACP Real Estate, inc. 2516504017 www.marionsells.com     Visit this listing here

Auctions are the buzz word for investors, and and home buyers on the Gulf Coast these days.  Auctions of large blocks of condos in Orange Beach have made the news over the past year or so and some good deals were found.  Of course there are pitfalls with some of these sales if you do not do your homework on maintenance, construction quality and deferred assessments from the HOA (homeowners association).

The current buzz is about "Escapes" condo complex.  I fairly nice complex with nice amenities.  This complex is mostly designed as a Timeshare facility.  Expect the sales prices to be below the current estimates but auctions can be interesting if you do not keep your head and understand the dynamics the auctioneer creates.


Since among other properties, I represent a large Class A condo complex on Dauphin Island to the west of Orange Beach this sale is of particular interest.  Our complexes do not have a direct correlation since all our master bedrooms face the gulf and our balconies are much wider plus we are NOT a Timeshare facility.  At Holiday Isle the design is for fulltime residents and 2nd home buyers.

$319,000.00 713 Hernando Pl LOT 8 DESOTO LANDING 1ST ADDN Dauphin Island, AL 36528 Beds: 0 Rooms: 0 Baths: 0 Sq. Ft.: 0 Garage: 0 Built: 0   $325K SPECIAL PRICE THIS WINTER ONLY One of 2 available remaining most direct Golf Front with Gulf View lots in GATED GULF FRONT DeSoto Landing. ***Up to 100% financing to qualified buyer with lenders approval.***Lands to the West are Golf Course lands with zoning to forbid most development. This is a new listing that I thought you might be interested in. Visit this listing online to see more photos of the property, Google Earth satellite images, and much more.   If you have any questions about this property or require more information, please feel free to call. Marion Laney Marion Laney, ACP Real Estate, inc. 2516504017 www.marionsells.com     Visit this listing at Here

As with many comments from the news media the death of SUMMER 2009 was way over-hyped.  And this prognosis was a huge dis-service to families planning their summer vacations.  Here on the beautiful Gulf Coast of Alabama at Dauphin Island we have had 100% occupancy for several weeks.

Many last minute calls have been coming in for rentals with the opening line fed direct from the news media financial/travel gurus, "I am calling for your last minute special"  or "What kind of discount do you have for ocean front homes?".  Invariably, we have had to educate these families that we do NOT have any last minute deals as we are at full island occupancy or at the very least "may" have a rental away from the water in the "village".  The new Holiday Isle Condos have had some specials as this is a new and largely unknown facility but has been filling up as well with vacationers-bookings for 2010.

Maybe some areas have experienced a reduction in accessible in 2009 but the island is at capacity and looking forward to the wonderful fall season when things slow down and us island folks have time to relax.

Of course, do not get me wrong.  We love to have our old friends from all over come and visit (we plan sunset toasts for months in advance), we also love showing newcomers what we love about DI and even at our busiest we are a laid back village of diverse incomes, lifestyle and even quite a few scientists (Who frequent the famous Dauphin Island Sea Lab).


We also have some great isolated beaches protected by the beachfront golf course (Isle accessible), private beaches accessible only through gated single family beachfront communities such as DeSoto Landing (also adjacent to golf course), Audubon Place (adjacent to gulf front Audubon Bird Sanctuary).

With this activity has also come a renewed interest in home and homesite purchases.  Just over these last couple of months we have seen an upsurge of interest and contracts in gated DeSoto Landing, boat lovers haven Pass Drury, luxury Holiday Isle beach front condos and more modest retirement home lots in the Pines and Village.

So, as always do not trust the newspaper, radio or TV when it comes to your vacation or retirement destination.  Check it out for yourself before the last minute or risk a disappointment.  Yes there are some great deals but, they will not last long.

If you want to have a wonderful Holiday Isle condo the time to choose and purchase is now.  Sales are happening again and the best units are alrealdy going fast.

 

Call me for the facts.

 

Visit Holiday Isle to see for yourself.