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Demand is Booming for Churchill Downs (Spanish Fort, Gulf Coast) Today’s Real Estate Market: Marketing/Innovation Are Selling

Spanish Fort, Alabama (PRWEB) November 19, 2007

Churchill Downs in Spanish Fort has managed to do what many developments are struggling with these days. The units are selling. The price point ($ 129,900 – $ 149,900) and features of this 2-3 bedroom community have become the hottest properties around and keep broker associate Michelle Beckham busy. “My phone has been ringing nonstop with people interested in seeing the homes,” she says. While they just began selling the homes in late-August, 16 of 18 existing homes are sold, with more than a dozen under construction (to be completed early 2008).

“It’s an innovative solution the developers & I conceived in the Fall of 2006 – why have duplex homes back-to-back when you can create a comfortable separation with the garage & driveway instead of a shared wall.” Each unit does have its own driveway and Garage – a very appealing new design in duplex condomiums, the only shared wall is in the garage. The homes are equipped with upscale features and are pre-wired for security. They begin at just under 1200 sq. feet and go up to around 1400 sq. feet. Homes being built right now will include refrigerators, garage door openers, blinds and smooth ceilings with each home. This unique duplex style is not currently being done in this immediate area. According to Beckham, her home buyers have been from a variety of backgrounds from the new college graduate just getting into the working world to retirees wanting to downsize. “They find the price, size and location to be a great deal.”

Beckham adds that most buyers stop in their tracks when they hear about the homeowner dues. The cost is only $ 84-$ 90 per month and includes lawn maintenance, homeowners insurance, and termite contract as well as common area maintenance. “This is ground-breaking, the combination of a very nice home in the $ 130,00 price-range that also has a yard, but no yard work – people do a double-take when I tell them it’s all included!”

While Baldwin County has long been known as a great spot for commuters to Mobile and Pensacola, this neighborhood also boasts a low-cost alternative to many of the surrounding higher priced developments in Malbis and Fairhope. The commute to downtown Mobile is 20 minutes, the drive to Pensacola is 30 minutes and the Eastern Shore Center Mall (Malbis Mall) is just minutes away. The area is very close to the I-10 therefore making those commute minutes easy driving.

In a tight market like Baldwin County marketing can make or break a large development. The marketing on these duplexes has just completed a totally hands-on Web site. A prospective buyer has the opportunity to see exactly which units are still for sale and can also get a virtual tour of the model home as if they were there in person – visit online: http://www.ChurchillDownsAL.com

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About Michelle Beckham, Realtor®, ERA Class.com

Originally from the Florida Panhandle area of Niceville/Destin, Michelle attended College at the University of South Alabama earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in Human Resources, then moved to the Daphne/Spanish Fort area known as ‘Malbis’. There, Michelle next persued and acheived a Masters Degree from Troy University before next setting her sights on achieving a Real Estate Broker Associates License in 2007. Michelle is a 10 year resident of the Eastern -Shore and has owned rental properties in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach for many years, having been through the processes of both buying and selling properties on the Eastern Shore as well as South Baldwin Beachfronts both personally and as a Realtor® agent for many clients. A firm believer in the power of Marketing, Michelle invests a tremendous amount of time and energy into being the #1 Realtor on the Web, holding Page 1 rankings in Google, MNS & Yahoo for various real estate terms beneficial to owners (clients) in succeeding to sell property via creative new visibility and promotion techniques. She understands your needs, having been involved in various real estate sales processes across Mobile and Baldwin Counties. With marketing that currently consists of over a dozen top-ranking websites, signage such as billboards, bumper stickers, flags and large-format displays, Michelle also utilizes MLS broadcasting techniques that give unmatched visibility.

Michelle is now promoting successfully an entire development to consist of 92 homes, in the Spanish Fort area, successfully selling 16 of 18 homes in a few short months. Michelle has successfully sold land and/or homes in Mobile, Spanish Fort, Daphne, Fairhope, Point Clear, Robertsdale, Foley & Gulf Shores.

Having worked for over a year marketing multi-family condominiums and duplex concepts in Spanish Fort, Michelle Beckham possesses the skill-set and creativity to make real estate sales a reality by creative promotion and dedication to new technologies. Michelle seeks new real estate listings, development challenges and opportunities with the support of ERA Broker, Troy Wilson, and the visibility and reliability of ERAClass.com in Baldwin County’s Eastern Shore office on Highway 98 in Daphne, AL. Michelle can be reached by phone at (251) 709-4558.

Media Contact: Sean Beckham

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