Back in the South

Every time we come back, we realize how much we love our Georgia property.  

Bright sunny days make 65 degrees seem just about perfect.

We had to shed our sweaters for our walk around the cotton and peanut fields.

Love watching the views on beautiful Lake Eufaula - boats, birds, and fishermen.

The view from my easy chair is nearly as good as the one from the patio.

Sadly, the time has come for us to part with this property.  The trip across the country takes five days of driving, and we are just getting too old for it.  We are hoping to find a buyer who will love it as much as we have, and who will take over our place in this neighborhood of great people.  For details, please check out our blog:  https://lakeeufaula.blogspot.com

Welcome to my Open House World

I have to admit that when I was a real estate broker, I drug my feet when it came to doing open houses.  Most people in our area didn't use open houses as a way to look at available properties, and sitting for four hours on a Saturday or  Sunday with no one showing up seemed like a monumental waste of time. 

 

When we spent some time in SW Florida this winter, we observed the open house world there, and realized that a lot of people spent their weekends driving around looking at open houses.  Lots of buyers down there during "the season" when folks from the wintery north decide maybe they should BUY a place in the sunbelt.  Renting gets more expensive every year, and a lot of the people looking at open houses were looking for a rental for the 2015 season.

 

So in an attempt to leave no stone unturned in our attempts to help the folks sell their house here on Lake Eufaula, we are holding both their house and ours open every weekend in March.  We know people in this area haven't gotten accustomed to viewing open houses, but maybe things have changed here too.

 

The weather is cooperating - gorgeous sunshine - the houses look great, the lake is beautiful and calm, and we're home anyway, so bring on the buyers!

 

See the link to details on the houses:

Lake Eufaula - 2 Custom Homes Open



Family Estate Property For Sale on Lake Eufaula

View from our living room in the evening

Unfortunately, the time has come when traveling has become too difficult for my folks.  My Mom will be 93 next month, so 15 hour airplane trips are just getting too hard on her. We feel fortunate that they were able to help build our houses here in Georgia, and that they were able to come down for so many years to escape the Alaskan winter and enjoy mild winters with us here.  After much soul searching and brainstorming, we have all decided it is time to say goodbye to this beautiful place.  So our change makes opportunity available to another family.  If we could have found what we have here in 2005, we would definitely have chosen it over the agony of an eleven acre clearing project and a two-house building program.  


The possibilities are endless for the right family. Room for multiple family members and for expansion in the future onto currently undeveloped lots.  


So, without further explanation, here is what we have for sale:

My folks' brick sided house with nearly 300' of prime lake frontage on Lake Eufaula.  $220,000

Custom designed and built with care under the supervision of a professional builder.  Over code for the area, every rafter has hurricane strapping to the walls.  At intervals around the frame, 1/2" all-thread secures the walls to the cement slab foundation.  Custom tile backsplash of kitchen stovetop, custom tiles in both baths, glass block walk-in shower plus huge soaking tub in master bathroom, island in kitchen, huge pantry/office, patios on three sides of the house, attached garage/workshop, nearly one acre lot, and much more.
Second house:

$320,000 with possible seller terms.

Cypress sided, 6" walls, hurricane strapping, screened and insulated vinyl windows, attached oversized 2 car garage with complete RV hookup in one enclosed bay, 2 tiled baths with glass block walk-in showers, solar hot water panel, heated towel bar, great room with wet bar, granite counter tops in kitchen and baths, hot water heat in floors in addition to heat pump, covered workshop, separate detached 2 car garage, covered boat dock with 5000 pound electric lift, lawn irrigation system from lake, and much more.


Extra lots available - for example:  

Lot 3 - City water and meter in - mowed and mostly cleared lakefront on cove. $120,000

Lot 10 - End of Road privacy over an acre, undeveloped. $15,000

For information on any of these properties, 

contact Ron or Rosemary Crawford - ronandrosi@msn.com