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Al Cheney covers all of Baldwin County and Mobile County of Alabama for clients requiring real estate appraisal reports on undeveloped land and homes.

Call Al Cheney at 251-533-2424 to discuss your real estate appraisal assignment today. Please also visit www.CheneyAppraisalServices.com/.

Al Cheney is very familiar with many different residential neighborhoods in both counties, i.e. Blakeley Oaks, Bromley Woods, Charleston Oaks, Crestview, Darby Creek, Inverness, Madison Place, Maryknoll, Newman Crossing, OakRidge, Raleigh, River Mill, Greythorne, Charlanda Estates, Florence Place, Lake Woods, Eagle Creek, Deer Trail, Parish Lakes, Falls Church, Garrison Ridge, Woodlands, Spanish Fort Estates, Bridgewood Estates, The Lakes, Saluda Ridge, Tealwood and so many other neighborhoods within communities, such as, Chickasaw, Daphne, Dauphin Island, Fairhope, Grand Bay, Gulf Shores, Loxley, Orange Beach, Theodore.

Darby Creek’s inception dates back to the mid to late 1990s and located in west Mobile. This residential development runs along the west side of Sollie Road and south of Cottage Hill Road, just outside the city limits of Mobile, Alabama.

There are 43 residential lots and the majority of homes were built between 1998 and 2005. Most Darby Creek homes have 4 bedrooms with 2 ½, 3 or 3 ½ bathrooms. Gross living area will mostly range from 2,600 square feet to 3,700 square feet.

The Darby Creek Homeowners Association, Inc. was formed on the 8th day of April 2001 and recorded in the Probate of Mobile County records on the 13th day of April 2001.

Darby Creek has only 1 closed arms-length home sale transaction in the past 12 months and one pending sale according to the Mobile Area Association of Realtors multiple listing service (MLS).

The average price within Darby Creek is $271,480 and the average price per square foot is $83.65 when researching over a past 3 year period and based only on 5 home sales.

The lowest arms-length home sale was $250,000 and the highest home sale was $321,000 within the same past 3 year period. The average days on market (DOM) is 56 based solely on these reported five home sales over a 3 year period.

If a Darby Creek home is reasonably priced based on the sold market data from the past 12 months, a home should sell for around 96% to 97% of asking price within 90 to 120 days.
Darby Creek currently has 2 active listings with asking prices of $249,900 and $289,500 with gross living areas of 3,026 square feet and 2,900 square feet, respectively, according to the Mobile Area Association of Realtors multiple listing service (MLS).

Street names within Darby Creek are Bennington Drive, Darby Creek Drive, Londonderry Drive and Weston Drive.

This information provided by Albert Marshall Cheney, Certified Residential Real Property Appraiser, with over 35 years’ experience in the Mobile Bay Metro Area of Alabama, Baldwin County and Mobile County which encompass Mobile Bay. You can know and read more information about me by going to the website: http://www.CheneyAppraisalServices.com, http://AlabamaRealEstateAppraisals.com/ or contact me at (251) 533-2424 about my services as well as within the City of Mobile non-financial (personal use, i.e. property tax issues, thinking about selling) “full report with visual inspection” home appraisals only $225.

The general information provided about Darby Creek was compiled by using the Mobile Area Association of Realtors multiple listing service (MLS). No portion of this information should be construed as an appraisal report for any particular residential property located within Darby Creek.

If you ever need a real estate appraiser, call (251) 533-2424 and talk to Al Cheney about your personal appraisal requirements. Cheney Appraisal Services’ primary Mobile MSA (metropolitan statistical area) coverage area for home and undeveloped land appraisal reports are within these communities:

Alabama Port 36523, Axis 36505, Barnwell 36532, Bay Minette 36507, Bayou La Batre 36509, Belforest 36526, Belle Fountaine 36582, Bon Secour 36511, Bucks 36505, Calvert 36513, Celeste 36522, Chickasaw 36611, Chunchula 36521, Citronelle 36522, Coden 36523, Creola 36525, Crossroads 36507, Daphne 36526, Dauphin Island 36528, Dawes 36619, Earlville 36522, Eight Mile 36613, Elberta 36530, Elsanor 36567, Fairhope 36532, Fairview 36587, Foley 36535, Fort Morgan 36542, Georgetown 36521, Grand Bay 36541, Gulfcrest 36521, Gulf Shores 36542, Hollingers Island 36605, 36582, Indian Hills 36613, Irvington 36544, Josephine 36530, Kushla 36613, LeMoyne 36505, Lillian 36549, Little River 36550, Lott 36575, Loxley 36551, Malbis 36526, Magazine 36610, Magnolia Springs 36555, Marlow 36580, Mauvilla 36613, McIntosh (only) Washington County, Miflin 36530, Millertown 36613, Mobile (all city & county zip codes), Moffett 36587, Mon Louis 36523, Montrose 36559, Mount Vernon 36560, Mullet Point 36532, Oak Grove 36613, Ono Island 36561, Orange Beach 36561, Oyster Bay 36542, Perdido Beach 36561, Perdido 36562, Pinegrove 36507, Point Clear 36564, Prichard 36610, Rabun (Rabon) 36507, Robertsdale 36567, Saint Elmo 36544, Salco 36505, Saraland 36571, Satsuma 36572, Semmes 36575, Seminole 36574, Silverhill 36576, Spanish Cove 36549, Spanish Fort 36527, Stapleton 36578, Stockton 36579, Styx River 36578, Summerdale 36580, Tensaw 36507, Theodore 36582, Tillman’s Corner 36619, Toulminville 36617, Turnerville 36521, Whistler 36612, Whitehouse Forks 36507, Wilmer 36587, Wolf Bay 36530, 36535.

You may contact Al Cheney at (251) 533-2424 and ask about my services and non-financial (personal use, i.e. property tax issues, for sale by owner purchases, thinking about selling) home appraisal fees for only $225 to $275 and most small size land appraisals for only $175 to $225. More complex or difficult properties, i.e. larger homes, waterfront locations, are quoted on a case-by-case basis.

A web-link to reach Al Cheney by email and read more about my services, please visit: http://www.cheneyappraisalservices.com/.

The coastal properties in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas will be affected by this catastrophic oil spill for years to come. As of today, now 47 days and still counting, BP Oil has been ineffective in successfully stopping the flow of oil. Therefore, our Gulf Coast is faced with environmental devastation, loss of marine life and wildlife, further property devaluation (not that inept governmental and political faux pas were enough to damage), illusion of an economic recovery, businesses closing, and loss of livelihoods for longtime residents.

As a person who has lived in the Mobile Bay Metro Area (Baldwin County and Mobile County of Alabama) the majority of my life, this massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico conjures up so many emotions and thoughts inside me and, many unkind words (please forgive) towards all who have dragged this on for much too long. Also, the lack of expedience and nondisclosures which could be labeled lies has certainly not helped to comfort Gulf Coast residents. It is quite evident that many Gulf Coast residents do not believe BP Oil and the government have properly handled this oil spill catastrophe.

Anyway, this oil spill catastrophe will apparently be with us for many months and years to come. Our Gulf Coast area will never be the same and will definitely affect the United States as a whole and potentially have International negative implications. Also, unfortunately, coastal properties more than likely will be faced with further decline in value; not that government intrusions and regulations as well as poor and restrictive lending practices have already been enough to damage our property values and the real estate industry as a whole.

So, how will the coastal real estate marketability be affected within the Gulf Coast states? Whether true or not, the stigma of an oil spill catastrophe will, in my opinion, have a potential affect on the marketability of properties along the Gulf Coast. How much of an affect is still an unknown? The future selling of coastal properties should begin to hold the answers to these questions. So, “time will tell.”

Is your property rich in oil? If so, it’s certainly not the way you want to discover oil on your property. Contact a professional you trust and get sound advice when the stigma of oil has knocked on your door. There are many good Certified Real Estate Appraisers and Attorneys in the Gulf Coast states. It is always important to understand the affects of this oil spill upon our coastal properties.

Information and opinions have been provided by Cheney Appraisal Services, Albert Marshall Cheney, a Certified Residential Real Property Appraiser for the state of Alabama, (251) 533-2424. Albert Cheney has over 35 years of real estate experience in the southern part of Alabama.