Does a golf membership add value to a Foley home?

Only if it transfers, and the rules vary by community. Worth confirming before you price it in.

Is a bigger lot worth more in Foley?

More than at the beach, yes. Mainland buyers are buying yard and space, which is the trade they made by not being on the water.

Should I make repairs before listing a Foley home?

Usually less than people expect. One or two things are worth doing in a given neighborhood and the rest is best left alone.

GLENLAKES · COTTAGES ON THE GREENE · PRIMLAND

What's your Foley home worth?

In Foley, your competition might be a model home four doors down.

An automated estimate reads closed sales. It does not read the builder's current price sheet, the incentives they're offering this month, or the fact that a buyer can get a brand-new version of your house without the negotiation. In a neighborhood still being built, that is the single biggest thing determining what your resale is worth.

Send me the address. I'll price it against the resales and the new construction, inside 24 hours.

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Why the free estimate is wrong in Foley

Because it only counts what already closed, and half your competition hasn't.

The model averages the sales in your subdivision and stops. It doesn't know which phase you're in, whether the builder is still selling, what they're discounting, or how your lot sits compared to the ones still on the sheet.

It also doesn't know what golf membership does or doesn't transfer, and in a golf community that is a real line item.

Where I work on the mainland

GlenLakes, Cottages on the Greene, Primland, and the neighborhoods around them. More house and more yard than the beach, fifteen minutes off the traffic, and a completely different buyer than a Gulf-front condo.

Also the part of Baldwin County where families actually live year-round, which means school zones and commute matter to your buyer in a way they never do at the beach.

Questions I get from Foley owners

The builder is still selling in my neighborhood. Am I stuck?

No, but you're priced against them whether you like it or not. Usually the answer is to be the better value on day one rather than the cheaper house in month three. I'll show you the gap.

Does my golf membership add value?

Only if it transfers, and the rules vary. Worth confirming before you price it in.

Is a bigger lot worth more here?

More than at the beach, yes. Mainland buyers are buying yard and space. That's the trade they made by not being on the water.

Should I do anything before I list?

Usually less than people expect. I'll tell you the one or two things worth doing in your specific neighborhood and what to leave alone.

Full-time Realtor since 2003 · Over 2,500 closings · Licensed in Alabama and Florida