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Huntsville MLS; Preview and photography of Huntsville homes for sale
March 6th, 2012 11:39 AM





I went to preview and photograph the house on dry creek cove. It is a nice but somewhat dated home. You can form an opinion yourself but the concerns I have are that the heat on the main floor is propane. This can be pretty expensive and the price of propane varies seasonally. You have to keep an eye on your supply and order a few weeks before it has to be filled.

I could feel that the floors were very uneven . One of the photos shows the waviness in the upstairs bedroom. Other photos show where the door has been rubbing on the fame. This is a sure sign the house has settled.

The heating and cooling units are probably original to the house and look pretty old. I couldn't find a date on the information plate but if we get that far my HVAC man can tell us how old they are.

The air filters and grills are dirty. It's important to keep these clean to avoid compressor damage.

It was dark and hard to see but there may be burn marks around the air intake of the propane water heater. I'm not sure what that means. It could just need the jets cleaned.

The seal is broken in the double pane glass window in the room between the kitchen and laundry. There is moisture between the panes of glass.

The sheet rock tape in the garage ceiling is coming loose. This could be a sign of moisture but could be anything.

There is some unusual damage to teh front wall of the garage.

The back deck is showing some age and will need attention soon.

The mail level ceilings have been repainted but there is yellow showing through. There is no smoke smell in the house but it could be someone smoked inside and the nicotine stain is bleeding through. One area in the kitchen looks like there may have been some ceiling repair.


One of the bathroom vent fans is way noisy. There may be a fan bearing going bad or it could just be a noisy fan.

There is a doorstop in the master bedroom bathroom door. When I moved it the door closed. Again a sign the house has settled.

The insulation in the attic looks a little low.

I tried to get photos coming in and out of the neighborhood but it's hard to focus while driving.


http://www.visualtour.com/show.asp?T=2704089

http://youtu.be/7G8RnfjJTXI

Tomorrow looks much better for me to accept a cal, Anything before 4;00 central time. Just let me know when.


On the difference in price between this home and Dry Creek; Age and location are the two big factors. The Dry Creek schools aren't near as good and property values in Morgan County are not what they are in Madiosn County. In the photos I sent I tried to show the junk yard and Appalachian -American mobile homes and composting cars on the drive in.

I had to go back to 2005 to find any Huntsville MLS sales in the neighborhood. The link below is to a summary of those sales. The subject is listed at $66 per square foot and has been on market since 09/22/10 without selling. The owner had it on market for 92 days in 2006 without it selling. The average sold price was $67 per square foot with a range of $67 to $78 per square foot. All of the sales had land ranging from 5 to seven acres.

http://nalmls.com/NALMLSReports/ListitLib/show_report.aspx?ID=7115407826


The link below is to the street view and satellite image of 23812 EAST CLEARMONT DRIVE

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=23812+EAST+CLEARMONT+DRIVE,+ELKMONT,+AL+35620&hl=en&ll=34.904417,-86.992557&spn=0.000442,0.002637&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=31.28862,86.396484&hnear=23812+E+Clearmont+Dr,+Elkmont,+Alabama+35620&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=34.904417,-86.992558&panoid=t03pDjT76MtfeQxad7cz7g&cbp=11,128.53,,0,0


Google estimates 37 min to Redstone Arsenal but with traffic on Highway 72 I think that is unrealistic. It's probably safe to add 10 - 15 min.

http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=AL-255+N&daddr=23812+E+Clearmont+Dr,+Elkmont,+AL+35620&hl=en&sll=34.790123,-86.813965&sspn=0.462402,1.349945&geocode=FSSlEQIdXoHV-g%3BFX2XFAIdQ5nQ-imhkZNU5fNiiDFbATF-Ext4qg&oq=redstone+&mra=dme&mrsp=0&sz=10&t=m&z=10

Look closer at the three parallel long buildings to the southwest. Zoom in on them. These have to some sort of commercial farm. It could be hogs but is probably chickens. If this is a commercial farm when the house is downwind it will be unpleasant.



http://maps.google.com/maps?q=23812+EAST+CLEARMONT+DRIVE,+ELKMONT,+AL+35620&hl=en&ll=34.899589,-86.996441&spn=0.014431,0.042186&sll=34.790123,-86.813965&sspn=0.462402,1.349945&hnear=23812+E+Clearmont+Dr,+Elkmont,+Alabama+35620&t=h&z=15

Here is the street view of the operation. I couldn't find a sign saying what it is.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=23812+EAST+CLEARMONT+DRIVE,+ELKMONT,+AL+35620&hl=en&ll=34.899395,-87.002492&spn=0.000018,0.010546&sll=34.790123,-86.813965&sspn=0.462402,1.349945&hnear=23812+E+Clearmont+Dr,+Elkmont,+Alabama+35620&t=h&z=17&layer=c&cbll=34.899438,-87.002385&panoid=s682ktHanIibyyJq71JR3w&cbp=12,166.38,,0,0

10648 STEWART ROAD is under contract.