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January 11, 2011

Lake Martin Concrete Sea Wall Construction, Part 2

From the shores of beautiful Lake Martin – here’s the second installment of the concrete seawall construction video series at Water’s Edge.  In the first video […]
March 7, 2009

FEMA Speaks To Lake Martin Realtors About Flood Insurance Changes

Recently many Lake Martin area homeowners are getting letters from their lenders demanding flood insurance.  A little research revealed that FEMA has redrawn the flood maps […]
February 25, 2009

Who Owns My Dirt? A Word On Easements And Setbacks

A reader in the Lake Martin dot com forum posed this question: Is there a shoreline zone owned by Alabama Power from the 491 level of […]
June 26, 2008

Interested In Building A RV Park On Lake Martin?

Lots of people enjoy Lake Martin by taking their RV to or camping in Wind Creek State Park. It has lots of sites on the waterfront, […]
February 29, 2008

4 Points To Ponder On The Future Of Lake Martin Zoning

Right now there is no one set of zoning rules that covers the entire Lake Martin area.  Why?  For starters, it stretches over three different counties, […]
February 25, 2008

Lake Martin Property Taxes – It Pays To Do Your Homework

Lake Martin waterfront property owners are in one of three counties – Tallapoosa County, Elmore County, or Coosa County.  If you’re considering buying on Lake Martin, […]
May 12, 2007

Mythbuster: Alabama Power Leased Lots – Lake Martin

Alabama Power has leased waterfront lots on Lake Martin for decades.  Yet, so much rumor, speculation, and innuendo surrounds the topic it remains mysterious to many […]
January 30, 2007

When does the Water Level go down on Lake Martin?

When does the water go down?  Does this house have water year round? I hear this a lot.  When people are looking for homes or a […]