fishing and buying clients at Lakewood!!

Hope everyone had a great memorial day week-end. After having people over for lunch on Sunday, I met a new client and looked at some houses. After talking further with them, they too are wanting lakefront in Lakewood. They plan to move here from Illinois in next 2-3 months.

I also got another client today (online) who also wants lakefront. That makes 3 clients in last 5 days that want to live at lakewood. There has never been a better time to sell your home in lakewood.

My family and I also returned to "our fishing hole" at lakewood late Sunday afternoon. We caught about 30 of the biggest bluegill I have ever seen. We threw them back because it appears that the bream are spawning.

Thanks to all our veterans!!

I just wanted to thank all our veterans for serving our country. I too am a veteran and understand the sacrifices made by the fine men and women that served or are serving our country. I ran into a guy last night at a homeschools promotion ceremony who is here for a few days to visit his wife and kids(who live near Dyersburg,Tennessee). He is in the navy and getting ready to redeploy with a ship. I told him how much we as a nation appreciate the job he and others are doing to give us our freedom.

As we are fishing on the lake or lakes(Lakewood included) or cooking out with a barbecue, lets remember that we enjoy these privilages because of those who bought us this freedom.

Still another lakefront client!!!

Just wanted to update our readers about clients wanting in lakewood. This past week-end I drove my southern Alabama couple around to look at properties. I never was able to find them any houses(on the water at lakewood) to view. I guess all the residents in Lakewood are content to stay put as I would be also. We did however, find them a beaufiful home that they have made an offer for. This client is no longer in the market.

Also, just had a customer call (today) about one of the houses I just sold on the water. He asked me to offer that new owner $20,000 profit with a quick closing. This customer is serious about buying a nice home on the water at Lakewood. If you live in Lakewood and are considering selling, there may never be a better time to sell your property.

The current demand for lakefront properties in Lakewood reminds me of the first 3-4 years Lakewood was in existence. The prices were going up month by month and the lot sales were sizzling. Now, there is hardly any nice lots left to purchase and only 1 or 2 homes listed for sale.

Lakefront listing needed immediately and great fishing at Lakewood!

I have my lakefront clients coming in on the 20th of this month and we need waterfront homes to view for possible purchase. If you live on the water or know someone that lives on the water who is thinking about selling their home, please call me immediately to set up a showing. It is true that I am looking for listings on the water but right now I am looking for lakefront homes to show my clients this weekend. If you would consider a 1 day listing in order for me to show your home this weekend, please call me at the office 285-2277 or on my cell 589-7841.

I also wanted to share with my readers about fishing at Lakewood this past Saturday afternoon. We have some very good friends James and Donna that I sold a home in lakewood to about 2 years ago. They live on Elm Lane on one of the smaller lakes. They just built a brand new fishing pier and have been asking us(my wife, myself and my two daughters) to come over and fish off the new dock. We picked up some worms and got over there about 4:30. I got the girls rigged up for crappie and bream and I then rigged up for bass.

As I fished with the plastic frog for bass, they started catching big bream. All three girls were catching them and I did not have time to fish as I was taking them off the hook. All these fish were coming out of the same 10' diameter area. I finally changed to fishing for bream also and got in on the fun. We had a great time and took home 21 really big bream(threw back several smaller ones).I cannot wait to go back and catch some more.

Lakefront house wanted!!!

Today I had the opportunity to show a new client homes in and around Dyersburg. He originally is from Nashville and his wife from Crossville,Tennessee but they now reside and work in southern Alabama. We looked at several homes in "The Farms" and some out in the country. My client kept telling me he likes lakefront and his wife likes hills and mountains. The bells went off and we drove to Lakewood.

We drove around and looked at all the lakes and talked about what has sold recently.
After driving around several minutes in Lakewood, my client asked me to find he and his wife a lakefront home either at "The Farms" or in Lakewood. Currently, there is very little inventory of listed properties in either area. The Oak Ridge home that just sold would have been perfect for them. They are looking for living area of between 2500-3000' and they also want a basement. The other requirement is for a large kitchen and she would like double ovens.

My clients will return here in 30 days or less to look at additional homes I have found.If you live in Lakewood or at "The Farms" and your property is lakefront and you have been thinking of selling your home, this may well be your opportunity.

northwest Tennessee lakefront property sold!

Just wanted to update our readers about the property at 625 Oak Ridge Road in Lakewood. This property was only listed for a few days before a buyer came along and "snatched up" this great deal. It was listed for a price of $218,500 and sold for $218,500. Check back in a few days for new lakefront properties listings.

"Possible new lakefront listing and moving trends"

I am excited about the possibility of listing a very nice 4 bedroom home on the water. This property is not in Lakewood but is in Dyer County and the view is incredible.
This property will be exactly what many of you coastal people are looking for.
Please check back here for this listing sometime in the first 5 days in May.

Also, I wanted to post a link over on the side of this blog that is an article posted on a national site that addresses very well what I have been saying about coastal people moving to Tennessee. This link will be titled "Coastal people moving to Tennessee". In the article a statement is made about "halfbacks" That is the same statement a Florida realtor made on one of my earlier posts on this blog.

Lakewood update and new listing!!

Just wanted to update this blog with the new listing today on the water and the sale of 60 Juniper Circle. Juniper Circle closed sale today at $128,500(with owners paying part of the buyers closing costs) . Remember this home has living area of 1600'. That is a sold price per sq ft heated area of $80.31. Prices are going up!!

Now for the house just listed on the water at Lakewood. This home is a 4 bedroom, 4+ bath home with basement built in 1992. This beautiful home sits on 1.2 acres. Amenities include a fireplace,large jet tub, 2 decks, lake frontage and of course a great view of the lake. This home is priced at just $218,500 which is a price of $50.58 per sq ft heated area. This is just what you Florida people have been asking for so first come first serve!!!!!!

Lakewood house wanted!

My client "Tina" is looking for a home in Lakewood area somewhere around $150,000.
She hopes to get at least a home with a view of the lake. If any of you Lakewood residents are reading this are are ready to sell, call Mike today at 589-7841.

Remember also my Florida clients wanting mainly lakefront properties up to $300,000.

Lakewood sales!!!

A couple of home sales closed yesterday. The 4 bedroom 3 bath home located at 785 Oak Ridge road finally closed sale yesterday. This property was on the market for over a year with 3 different companies. The purchase price was $200,000. The owner had moved and really neglected the property. We are still making repairs inside where a squirrel got in and literally ate the grids off some of the windows.

The other home that sold is a 3 bedroom 2 bath vinyl sided home located at 21 Cottonwood Lane. This home was listed with another company and sold for the list price of $144,900 with the owner paying $2400 of buyers closing costs. Unlike the Oak Ridge house this house did not have lake frontage. This home sale should provide an excellent sales comp for future lakewood listings and sales.

The brick and wood sided home picture is the Oak Ridge home and the one story vinyl is the Cottonwood Lane home.

I expect the next sale (Juniper Circle) to close before week's end.

"New homeowners association at Lakewood"

In next couple of days I will place a link (on right side of this blog) to the original Lakewood building restrictions and covenants.

I would also like to post information about the new homeowners association that has been started. Any Lakewood resident/homeowner association member reading this, please call me with this information and I will see that it is posted here on this publication.

We are getting lots of readers of this lakewood blog which in turn should contribute to the demand and sales of Lakewood homes.

pictures of Lakewood homes sold or pending!!

The top picture is the home at 698 Oak Ridge that just closed last week. This home sold for $168,000 but was worth quite a bit more. The lake frontage for this home is over 200' and the lot size is 2.3 acres. I do not believe appraisers will give alot of weight to this sale as it sold so "low" in price.

The bottom left picture is the house at 60 Juniper Circle. This is the lowest priced home at Lakewood that is currently listed. This home is set to close in 2 weeks.

This last home (bottom right) is located at 785 Oak Ridge. This home has alot of water frontage also but needed lots of repairs inside. This home is being purchased by a Florida client who intends to lease this house out for a year or so until she moves here. This home is closing in next 10 days.

new blog for Lakewood Community!!

I have decided to devote an entirely new blog to what is happening in Lakewood. Let me update the sales and pending sales on our books. As I said in the market conditions blog, the house at 698 Oakridge is now sold and closed. We also mentioned a bigger home(also on Oakridge) is now under contract and set to close in the next two weeks. Both of these homes have been on the market for over a year and listed by multiple companies. The 698 Oakridge house was only listed with Carousel a few months and the other house was listed by 3 different realtors over a period of 2 years(never listed with Carousel). With all this said, let me reemphasize the apparent (new) demand for Lakewood homes with an emphasis on "lakefront"

Also, just got a contract on a home we listed about 3 weeks ago. This home is not "lakefront" and is located on Juniper Circle. The purchaser on this home is from Dyersburg and not part of the parade out of Florida.

Yesterday, I completed and mailed another 25 letters to lakewood owners asking them to list their home with Carousel. For all you Florida residents calling me and also reading my blogs, I am doing all I can to get more properties available for you. I know I have some Florida residents coming up at the end of next week and I plan to knock on some doors before you get here.

For all the lakewood residents reading my blogs for the first time, welcome. We do really need to discuss with you marketing and selling your properties and assisting you with your relocation.

I will return in a few days with an update on Lakewood!!!!!!