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Regulations and Red Tape

May 2, 2013

Lake Martin’s Underwater Home

I will bet you didn’t know that there is a home on Lake Martin that is a full 13 feet under the water’s surface. I didn’t […]
January 21, 2013

Extreme Sea Wall Failure Part 2: Rebuilding

In the first installment of this three part series (Extreme Seawall Failure at Lake Martin), we looked at a wooden sea wall in the Jacksons Gap […]
January 16, 2013

Extreme Sea Wall Failure on Lake Martin

This is a failed sea wall.  No doubt about it.  When the waters of Lake Martin are at full summer pool, structural problems like this may […]
April 24, 2012

When Your Neighbor Builds A Crazy Dock

My April column for Lake Magazine focuses on what to do if you realize that your neighbor is planning a construction project on their dock.  Maybe […]
November 23, 2011

FERC Approves Higher Winter Water Level For Lake Martin

Lake Martin will have a higher water level this winter! Alabama Power has just notified everyone that FERC approved their request to keep the level at […]
November 22, 2011

Alabama Power Requests Higher Winter Level For Lake Martin

On November 4, 2011, Alabama Power requested to keep the water level three feet higher than normal this winter. This is old news to locals, of […]
March 29, 2011

Open Letter To Mortgage Lenders, Originators, And Various Cogs In The Machine

There is nothing more frustrating to the closing process than to have the loan people drag their feet and not get a closing package to the […]
January 11, 2011

Buying At Lake Martin? Bet You Haven’t Thought About This

If you put any thought at all into buying a waterfront home on Lake Martin, there are plenty of things to consider.  You might compare the […]