Lake Martin Voice Realty
Worship at Lake Martin’s Church of the Living Waters at Stillwaters
The Church of the Living Waters at Stillwaters is one of two outdoor, non-denominational, lakeside churches on Lake Martin. It’s convenient to those of you who live or vacation on the east side of Lake Martin, and it’s a casual (shorts and t-shirts) worship environment right on the shores of Lake Martin. You can drive your boat to the Sunday morning service – now that’s unique experience - or you can arrive by car, golf cart, or bike.
Guest preachers and musicians rotate through the pulpit from Easter Sunday through Labor Day. All services (except the sunrise Easter service) begin at 9:00 am. They also do weddings.
The Church of the Living Waters has a great website, so to get more information and directions, go to http://www.colw-sw.com/.
Church in the Pines is the other outdoor worship facility, and it’s located on the west side of Lake Martin right off of Highway 63, by Kowaliga Bridge and Sinclair’s restaurant.
The Highlands at StillWaters Golf Club on Lake Martin
The Highlands Golf Club in StillWaters is one of the only public golf courses in the Lake Martin area. If you can stomach Lake Martin Voice agent John Christenberry’s wild golf cart racing, then this video tour will give you an idea of what The Highlands course is all about.
The StillWaters course manager was super helpful when we showed up (he gave us the cart), and wants everyone to know that this is a public golf course, and that anyone on Lake Martin can have a monthly membership to play here. There are golf condos that you can rent, and specials running all the time.
Click here for a copy of The Highlands score card.
For more information, here’s the website: The Highlands at StillWaters Golf Club. If you have any questions about golf, please contact them directly. We’re just Realtors.
But, if you’re interested in waterfront property in StillWaters, we can definitely help you with that. There are many homes and condos for sale within StillWaters right now that we think are good deals.
At Lake Martin Voice Realty, we can help you buy or sell any property in the Lake Martin MLS. Give us a call, and put us to work.
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Tour of StillWaters Neighborhood on Lake Martin
Tour of Harbor Pointe Condos in StillWaters
Tour of Villas on the Harbor in StillWaters
Deer Take Refuge in StillWaters
Tour of The Stillwaters Neighborhood on Lake Martin
Fellow Lake Martin Voice Realty agent, John Christenberry, and I shot this video tour of Stillwaters on our way to scout a potential listing in that neighborhood.
Stillwaters is a huge development (2,000 acres or so) on the east side of Lake Martin. The first phases were built in the 1970s. Inside the guard gates you’ll find the public golf course, waterfront homes and condos, off-the-water homes and condos, Harbor Pointe Marina, plus neighborhood amenities like tennis courts, a pool, and playground. Stillwaters has a Dadeville street address, and by water has a pretty central Lake Martin location.
Since it’s January, it’s a little cloudy, but for our readers in colder country it should be refreshing to see what “winter” typically looks like in central Alabama. We try not to wear a coat if we don’t have to.
Stillwaters is a landmark in the Blue Creek area. Since Stillwaters is on the east side of Lake Martin, this means that it is close to Auburn, Opelika, and lots of lake lovers from Georgia.
As one of the older neighborhoods on Lake Martin, Stillwaters has many different phases and little sub neighborhoods. Some of the condominium complexes are Harbor Pointe, Villas on the Harbor, Sunset Point, and Stoneview Summit. All of these are located within Stillwaters, and have their own Home Owner Associations.
If you would like to contact the Stillwaters Residential Association directly, see their website here: Stillwaters RA.
If you’d like to see a home or condo for sale in Stillwaters, or any property in the Lake Martin MLS, please call us. We’d be honored to go to work for you!
Deer Take Refuge In Stillwaters
Cold weather means deer season here in Alabama. Whether or not you are a deer hunter, you can’t help but notice the increase of pickup trucks dragging loaded down trailers, driven by hunters in orange clothing. It’s definitely a little more dangerous to be a deer this time of year.
Except in one neighborhood.
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You still see deer in the Lake Martin neighborhood of Stillwaters.
Stillwaters is a gated community on the Dadeville side of Lake Martin. It is large by Lake Martin standards, and has a mixture of off water homes, waterfront homes, and waterfront condos. It also has a golf course and marina.
Stillwaters also has a large herd of whitetail deer. It is not uncommon at all to see them on the side of the road, placidly grazing, not a care in the world.
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I have seen a doe in this same general area several times. I guess this is her fawn. They are almost tame. Check out this video to see how close I got to them in my car. I originally posted this on my media blog on posterous.
I filmed this when I was on the way back from one my listings. I have a waterfront condo for sale in Stillwaters, inside one of the condo developments named Villas on the Harbor.
Would you like to see deer like this on your morning walk?
Check out this page for more info on the condo for sale. It is a great one, conveniently close to the marina, with its own owners’ pool.
Tour of Villas on the Harbor on Lake Martin
Villas on the Harbor - the Stillwaters area of Lake Martin is a pretty unique development on the lake; it’s made up of lots of mini-neighborhoods (off water and waterfront) and condo areas, plus a golf course. Villas on the Harbor is one of these waterfront condo areas with convenient access to Harbor Point Marina, plus an owners-only pool area.
At Lake Martin Voice Realty, we realize many Lake Martin vacationers live hours from the lake. We love bringing Lake Martin to you, and we’d be thrilled to help you with your property search. If there are other areas or neighborhoods on Lake Martin you’d like to see, just let us know and we’ll be glad to make a tour for the website. We also make private video tours of homes for sale for customers who live out of town and need help narrowing down waterfront property options.
(If you’re one of our Lake Martin Voice sellers, we’ve already made a full motion video tour for your property. )
Oh – by the way – here’s a Villas on the Harbor condo currently for sale!
Have camera. Will go! Enjoy the tours.
Another Broker Told Me “Your Price Is Too High”
One of my listings for sale is 302 Villas On The Harbor, a 1 bed 1 bath condo in Lake Martin’s Stillwaters Community. The Villas On The Harbor sits right next door to Harbor Pointe Marina, and Harbor Pointe Condos.
I got a challenging email the other day from Ron Botterbusch, Broker of RB Commercial Properties in Montgomery. He said:
“I read your Lake Martin Voice from time to time and enjoy your insights and
“take” on things. I sometimes browse your listings and today I viewed the
above and was curious about your statement “at a price that makes sense”.
$304.95 per square foot for a 1/1 condo??? Wow, even with a boat slip, that
price seems sky high. If you sell it for anywhere near that amount there
is reason to be optimistic…good luck!”
<<Here is the video tour>>
Here was my response:
Hey Ron- thanks for the email and the kind words. You may have read elsewhere on my blog that I almost never pay attention to per square foot pricing on the Lake Martin. Too much of the value of a property is in the lot. Big exception – condos.
Even then, I am careful to compare condo to condo, because a lot of them have different amenities. As to the condo pricing in this case – you’re right, at PSF level, it looks a bit high. When pricing things, I advise sellers to place their price based on SOLD properties, not what is for sale, or what they are hoping to get.
Another 1/1 unit in there recently sold for about 170k. This particular unit is being sold with a deep water boat slip. (I say deep water because it had plenty of water left at the height (or valley??) of the drought.) Anyway Harbor Pointe is selling boat slips (some of which do NOT have year round water) for around $40k. So that’s why I think that price makes sense. Plus at Villas on the Harbor, you can rent out the unit and make a little money to dampen the total ownership expense.
Again, taken at a PSF perspective, I agree, it may seem high. But where else on Lake Martin are you going to get a waterfront property for the low 200s?
Hey – do you mind if I use this email as an “ask the broker” post like this one I did a couple of weeks ago? I can use your name or you can remain anonymous. I think your question is a great one and could spark a lot of discussion.
What do you say?
Ron: “Feel free to use my name and thanks for the reply. I’ll be famous!”
Thank you, Ron, for the great question. I must admit, it made me triple check my numbers!
What do you think, reader? Am I crazy? Despite everything, I think there is value here. Reply and comment below to let add your voice to the topic.
