Testimonials

We so appreciate all your time and advice in finding a home at Lake Martin! This home will be a blessing to our family and a great place to celebrate special occasions and to make memories! You have been good friends for a long time and hope you will visit us at the lake! Thank you so much. You did a great job!

John is one of the best! 10 out of 10!

 

Have someone walk you through the process. Having an agent in your corner will make you feel more confident in understanding processes and steps. From start to finish John helped me determine the value of my property.

 

Best real estate company on Lake Martin. John Coley is second to none.

If anyone had suggested that we would be building a house on Lake Martin 6 months ago, I would have thought them crazy- but here we are. We want to thank you for all of your help and the insider knowledge that you shared with us. We enjoyed working with you! And we look forward to seeing you in the future at Lake Martin! Thanks so much for everything!

Best realtor on the lake!

Thank you for helping us find this place. This has been a very peaceful weekend. Mostly, we have enjoyed sitting, watching, planning. We love this place! Happy & grateful. Thank you for your patience, your knowledge of the lake, and all the explanations you gave. And the referrals - Brooks & Joseph were easy to work with. Happy, happy 😃 - you are my favorite Alabama realtor. Hope you & your family are having an amazing weekend.

My husband and I closed on a Lake Martin House March 31, 2012...almost 6 years ago! We did not know ANY Lake Martin Realtors nor did we know anyone to offer a reference. So, I started looking around on the web. I discovered Lake Martin Voice.com... John Coley (334) 221-5862.  I was impressed with his writing style and the vast amount of information on his web site. It turned out to be an excellent choice! Contact John...he will set you up with a system that will address all your issues! We found exactly the property we had in mind, with quite a bit less (about half) than your stated budget! We bought a FANTASTIC, flat, point lot with an almost ocean-like view, with a pretty decent boathouse, wooden seawall, and a very small, old house in need of repair situated on it.  We've done a few minor repairs inside the home (enough to make it safe) with the intent of razing it and building a nice house in the next year or so AND in the meantime, we've been able to enjoy our lake property with family, friends and the wonderful new friends we have made at the lake, mostly our neighbors! We too looked at Logan Martin and Lay lakes but decided that there was simply no comparison to the quality of Lake Martin and surprisingly, the difference in price was negligible. Stick with Lake Martin and call John Coley...you will not be disappointed with either and hopefully soon, we can welcome you to the Lake Martin family! Good Luck!

Our experience working with John Coley was outstanding. As our realtor, he was always attentive to the specifics we were looking for in a lake house at Lake Martin. We had many criteria we were searching for and he patiently showed us many lake homes. He talked us through pros and cons of each property and always offered to help with our specific questions. Once we made a purchase, he came to our loan closing and was there to walk us through the process. He continues to talk with us about lake questions, long after our property purchase ended. We could not have asked for a better realtor, who we now consider a friend. We would highly recommend him to anyone searching for a home.

Thanks for your help; you have been patient and professional!

Thanks again for the great help in finding a home on Lake Martin. Even after four years, we are still loving every minute!

Thanks John! We love it here more every day!

Thanks for everything John! We couldn’t have sold it without YOU!!! …. We will definitely stay in touch!!! And we will recommend you to our friends and neighbors any time!!

Thanks again for helping us get a great understanding of the Lake Martin real estate market …… we value your friendship.

Thanks so much for all of your help in finding and purchasing our home on Lake Martin. You were a great source of information and always answered our questions. (Sometimes later at night than you probably would have liked!! ):) ……. I still can’t believe we found such a great place ….. Thanks also for your help during the mortgage and closing process, you really kept us on track …… Please keep in touch and please come by any time we are here!

We are coming up on the 1st anniversary at the Lake. It has been a great year and we still appreciate you for your good work on our behalf. Best wishes to you and family.

My wife and I had been searching the Lake Martin area for over two years for the “right place”. During that time, we had the opportunity to work with several realtors, some were very good and some not so good. We contacted John about a listing late Saturday afternoon and had an agreement the NEXT DAY and closed in less than 10 days. In this particular situation, that time frame would have been impossible if it were any other realtor but John Coley. Here’s the deal, John has the gift of understanding what it takes to bring buyers and sellers to an agreement. His knowledge of the area is fantastic which when combined with the relationships he has with the local banks, makes a complete package. It was refreshing to see the honesty he displayed when he did not know the answer to one of the many questions. He would simply tell me that he did not know the answer to that question, but he would find out, which he did in a prompt fashion. After the sale, I have found that I can count on his knowledge of the area, the businesses and the local folks to give me recommendations on things ranging from Alabama Power Regulations to Bar-B-Q. It’s hard to go wrong with John Coley.

From a buyer's blog post titled "Lake Cabin Post" : "Very first, I HAVE to give a great big SHOUT OUT to John Coley @ Coley Real Estate John hung in there with us all summer. . .even gave us advice on FSBO's that we found. He is such a laid back, fun kind of guy who knows Lake Martin like the back of his hand because he grew up there. He is only satisfied when everyone involved in the transaction is satisfied. Y'all know me well enough to know. . .I don't endorse folks unless I mean it. . .an I MEAN IT. Speaking of "For Sale By Owner" (FSBO) property on Lake Martin. . . Our Three Friends - AND YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!!! who said to us this week. "You should have told us!! We are trying to sell our place!!!" . .. . I have two words for you!: JOHN COLEY! HELLO!!. . . who, please tell me, who! has the time to ride around all the miles of Lake Martin to find FSBO property. . . NOT US. . . .and I'll not even mention that we know you pretty well. . have seen you several times this summer. . . ..AND didn't KNOW about your property. . . .well, DUH!!..." Read the entire post here

NOTE - I was really pleased to be able to help Tom and Melissa again on the purchase of a lot! I was really honored that they allowed me to help again!

We were shopping for a condo on Lake Martin and decided we should look at a couple of houses to compare before making the decision. John was the listing agent on a few of the houses so we gave him a call. In only a couple of days we found exactly what we were hoping to find at a price that was in our range. I have worked in the Oil Patch and moved quite a bit. John is among the few real estate agents that know their market, work hard to help finalize the sale and went out of his way to make the experience enjoyable and easy. He even pointed us to a knowledgeable lending agency familiar with lease lots. John is not just our agent, he is also a friend.

John Coley helped me purchase a house with an Alabama Power land lease on Lake Martin. I was totally unfamiliar with these and he helped make the process very understandable and straightforward. We live in Atlanta and work full time. John made several very helpful referrals regarding vendors to help with various items for closing, which we really appreciated. He was very responsive and made the entire process painless. I would definitely use his services again.

"My husband made contact with John Coley after a friend, who owns property at Lake Martin, suggested we give him a call. Our friend told us that John knew and understood Lake Martin because he grew up there. Our first impression of John was that he wasn't pushy and didn't make us feel that we had to buy some property and it had to be done now. He kept us informed and up-to-date with everything that was available for sale. After we negotiated a contract on the house that we wanted, John was still very helpful during the process and didn't abandon us for another sale. There were some title issues during the purchasing of our house and John went the extra mile to help get it solved. We have owned many homes and our past experiences with real estate agents have left us with a lack of desire to use their services. As my husband said to some friends, who are also interested in Lake Martin, 'John has restored our faith in Realtors.' John was a pleasure to talk with and be around. We highly recommend him."

I sold a lake home while deployed in Turkey because John cares. He was patient and always listened to my wishes. Bottom line, we sold our cabin with the lake down 9-feet because he is personable, smart, markets like no one I've ever seen, and most importantly...knows Lake Martin like he flooded the valley himself."

John Coley blended effective people skills and high-tech information technology skills in marketing and selling our home.

John was incredibly helpful in the search for our lake house. Having been away from Alabama for several years, we were a bit uninformed about recent activity in the Lake Martin real estate market. John helped guide us through and educate us. He made sure we saw properties at different price points and in different areas so that we could make the decision that was right for our family. As we wind down our first summer, I can say we are thrilled and are looking forward to many more in the house John helped us find. Thank you, John!

We live in Florida and had very little time to research the Lake for the property that would fit our family. John did just that for us... We are so excited about our cabin and looking forward to our first summer on the Lake, all because of John!

I owned some lake property, and someone called me up out of nowhere and made me an offer. I had no idea if it was a fair offer or not, so I called John. I knew he grew up on the Lake, and his family has been in the business since the fifties. He gave me a free consultation on the lake market, and I listed my property with him. I ended up selling for more than 60% over the original offer, without the hassle of selling it myself.

"Thanks so much for all of your help in finding and purchasing our home on Lake Martin. You were a great source of information and always answered our questions. (Sometimes later at night than you probably would have liked!! ):) ....... I still can't believe we found such a great place ..... Thanks also for your help during the mortgage and closing process, you really kept us on track ...... Please keep in touch and please come by any time we are here!"

"We loved your presentation of our lake home. The pictures, videos and 3D tour were outstanding. You made it so easy for us."

"If you've wished for a hardworking, fair, competent Realtor, look no further. John Coley's go-get-it attitude is refreshing. I recommend him to buyers and sellers alike. He's in the business to help people succeed."

“My wife and I had been searching the Lake Martin area for over two years for the “right place”. During that time, we had the opportunity to work with several realtors, some were very good and some not so good. We contacted John about a listing late Saturday afternoon and had an agreement the NEXT DAY and closed in less than 10 days. In this particular situation, that time frame would have been impossible if it were any other realtor but John Coley. Here’s the deal, John has the gift of understanding what it takes to bring buyers and sellers to an agreement. His knowledge of the area is fantastic which when combined with the relationships he has with the local banks, makes a complete package. It was refreshing to see the honesty he displayed when he did not know the answer to one of the many questions. He would simply tell me that he did not know the answer to that question, but he would find out, which he did in a prompt fashion. After the sale, I have found that I can count on his knowledge of the area, the businesses and the local folks to give me recommendations on things ranging from Alabama Power Regulations to Bar-B-Q. It’s hard to go wrong with John Coley."