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Cheap Land in Alabama on Lake Catoma
Just 6 minutes from downtown Cullman, come home to this new waterfront lot in the Eastern Shores at Catoma subdivision that looks and feels like an exclusive HOA lot but without the HOA!
- Waterfront on Lake Catoma
- All Utilities Along Street
- No HOA!
- Very Buildable: Flat, Cleared, No Floodplain
- Direct Road Frontage
- Surveyed
- New, Peaceful Neighborhood
- Priced about 53% Below Market
PROPERTY: Welcome to the Eastern Shores at Catoma, featuring this newly platted 0.61 acre waterfront lot that delivers the look and feel of a high-end, lakeside HOA community, only without the actual HOA – the best of both worlds! The flat and cleared terrain will jumpstart your building project, and you have no floodplain encroachments that will interfere either. So get started building your new home immediately! Lake Catoma spans 536 acres and is open to boating and fishing – offering up a wealth of largemouth bass, catfish, and crappie – and anchors a vast network of hiking trails within this Alabama Mountain tourism region. The waterfront boundary for this lot curves for 84 feet and the zone between the boundary and lake is a city-owned buffer zone, free to walk for access to the lake. Your driveway will connect to Eastern Shores Drive or County Road 1462, which are lined with power, water, and sewer lines. The CC+R’s for this subdivision are light and allow for a wide variety of home designs, and the survey plat is readily available so you can get started planning your next dream home today. Downtown Cullman is just 6 minutes away, and it offers a Walmart, Lowe’s, several grocery stores, local restaurants, fast food chains and medical centers, but if you’re looking for the full range of big-box retailers, you can find them in Huntsville, just 52 minutes to the north, or the capital city of Birmingham, the same distance to the south. Be among the first to settle this beautiful, serene lakeside neighborhood, and get in at an unbeatable Acretown price!
The best and most updated source of information on this property will always be at https://www.acretown.com/cullman23
This is one of five offerings in this subdivision:
- Lot 1 = 0.43 acres – SOLD!
- Lot 2 = 0.44 acres – SOLD!
- Lot 23 = 0.61 acres – LAST ONE!
- Lot 33 = 0.66 acres – SOLD!
Call or text Scott directly at 314.639.9777 or email info@acretown.com if you have any questions or would like to make an offer. We’ve posted a lot of info below – including critical instructions for visiting the property – so please keep reading!
Best Deal in the Market – Check Zillow or Realtor and You’ll Agree!
After opening this map, you may see even more information about the area by clicking on Map Legend, then Overlays.
- ADDRESS (street # estimated – use GPS for navigation): 505 County Road 1462, Cullman AL 35055
- SIZE: 0.61 acres
- GPS COORDINATES: 34.186942, -86.799680
- APN: 17-01-12-0-001-060-024
- ABRIDGED LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 23 of Eastern Shores at Catoma, Plat Book 2021, Pages 41-42, Probate Office of Cullman County, Alabama
- FULL LEGAL DESCRIPTION: download here
- PLAT MAP/SURVEY: download here
- GOOGLE EARTH BOUNDARY (KML) FILE: download here
- TITLE: General Warranty deed (clean – no back taxes, no liens)
- DIMENSIONS (approximate): starting at NW corner, 89′ NE (along lake boundary) x 52′ S x 105′ E x 186′ S (along road) x 39′ SW (along road) x 71’W (along road) x 128′ N x 121′ NW to POB
- FLOODPLAIN: none, no wetlands
- ELEVATION: 770 feet
- TERRAIN: flat
- CONDITION: undeveloped, cleared
- ACCESS: 225 feet along County Road 1462 + 71 feet along Eastern Shores Drive
- POWER: available at street
- WATER: available at street
- WASTEWATER: not currently available
- septic system would need to be installed
- satisfactory perc test was performed when the subdivision was platted but we have no report on file; neighboring lots have septic
- TAXES: $101.40 paid in 2022 by other vacant, similar-sized, waterfront lots in this neighborhood (our lots are newly platted)
- HOA: none
- HOA FEES: none
- RESTRICTIONS: Eastern Shores at Catoma CC+R’s (see full doc here; summarized below)
- minimum home size:
- off-waterfront lot: 1500 sf
- waterfront lot: 1700 sf
- setback = 75 feet from 750′ lake elevation level
- no piers/docks on waterfront
- guest houses OK
- no pre-fab/modular/mobile homes
- exterior construction must finish within one year of beginning (RV’s during construction OK)
- no farm animals (pets OK)
- minimum home size:
- SCHOOL DISTRICTS: Fairview (Elementary) – Fairview (Middle School) – Fairview (High School)
- NEAREST CITIES: Cullman < Birmingham
- NEAREST AIRPORTS: Cullman Regional (16 mins), Birmingham International (57 mins)
- COUNTY GOVERNMENT:
- Assessor (256) 775-4776
- Clerk/Recorder (256) 775-4807
- CITY GOVERNMENT:
- Planning & Zoning (256) 775-7203
- Water & Wastewater (256) 775-7210
You can go view the property at your convenience – owner does not need to accompany. Please call/text us to let us know you’re heading out, so we can (1) confirm its availability (our land does sell fast), and (2) ensure we have our phone on us in case you need help or have any questions. We’d appreciate a couple hours notice if possible. In case you lose cell phone service, it may be helpful to print off as many helpful documents as you can before you head out there.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS: Click HERE to open the destination in Google Maps, and simply enter your starting point to get step-by-step directions.
- From this link, you can press “Directions” (on the left), enter your starting point, and Google Maps will provide you with step-by-step directions.
- You can also click “Send to Phone” if you’re viewing this on your computer
- And “Save” to download the directions so they’ll still work if you lose cell service.
If for some reason you’re having trouble with that link, you can navigate to GPS coordinates 34.186942, -86.799680.
WALKING THE PROPERTY LINES w/YOUR PHONE: We highly recommend downloading Google Earth to your phone if you don’t already have it. Then . . .
- Download the property boundary file (called a KML or KMZ file) here. You may be prompted to click “download” one more time, so do that . . . OR you may be prompted to immediately open the file with Google Earth and, in that case, do that and ignore the remaining steps. Otherwise . . .
- Open Google Earth
- Go to the main menu (the three horizontal lines at the top left of the screen), then Projects > Open > Import KML file > select the KML file you just downloaded (it should show up on that screen).
Now you should be able to see the property lines on the map, and the green dot represents where you’re currently standing. This is a very important tool to learn BEFORE you head out there. Please call us if you have any questions about it.
Access a world of recreation nearby, with Lake Catoma right at your doorstep, a tranquil reservoir nestled within the Alabama mountains and offering boating and fishing opportunities on about 536 acres, and spilling over into beautiful Larkwood falls, one of the largest waterfalls in the state, 5 minutes to the west. Space enthusiasts can appreciate Alabama’s top tourism jewel, the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, just 48 minutes to the northeast- the most comprehensive U.S. manned spaceflight hardware museum in the world, home to America’s first satellite, Explorer I, and several others that showcase the past, present and future of human space exploration. 9 minutes to the southwest is the city of Cullman, hosting a Walmart, several grocery stores, local restaurants, fast food chains and medical centers, but if you’re looking for the full range of big-box retailers, you can find them in Huntsville, just 52 minutes to the north, or the capital city of Birmingham, the same distance to the south.
NEARBY – Lake Catoma, Larkwood Falls (5 minutes), Ave Maria Grotto (5 minutes), Sportsman Lake Park (10 minutes), Heritage Park Cullman (10 minutes), Rickwood Caverns State Park (31 minutes), Lake Guntersville State Park (49 minutes), U.S. Space & Rocket Center (48 minutes), Cross Creek Golf Course (15 minutes), Duck River Reservoir Boat Launch (12 minutes).
CULLMAN (9 minutes, nearest grocery store and Walmart, county seat)
- RETAIL – Walmart, Lowe’s, Warehouse Discount Groceries TownSquare, Publix Super Market at Cullman Shopping Center, ALDI, Ashley Mercantile, Harbor Freight Tools, and many more.
- RESTAURANTS – Los Cabos Mexican Restaurant, Urban Cookhouse, Buffalo Wild Wings, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Grumpy’s Italian Grill, Jack’s, Wendy’s, Dairy Queen Grill & Chill, and many more.
- MEDICAL SERVICES? Yes, Cullman Regional Medical Center, MD Wellness Clinic, Good Hope Medical Urgent Care – Cullman, Cullman Internal Medicine, Heritage Pharmacy of Cullman, CVS, Walgreens.
- RECREATIONAL – Lake Catoma, Larkwood Falls, Ave Maria Grotto, Sportsman Lake Park, Heritage Park Cullman, Saint Bernard Abbey, Duck River Reservoir Boat Launch, Cross Creek Golf Course.
BIRMINGHAM (52 minutes, capital city)
HUNTSVILLE (52 minutes, major city)
OWNER FINANCING: We do offer owner financing under the following terms:
- Down Payment = $13,980
- Monthly Payment = $989.55
- Term = 84 months
If you’d like to buy this property via owner financing, call or text Scott directly at 314.639.9777 or email him at info@acretown.com and we’ll get you set up!
OUTSIDE FINANCING: Your best deal for financing will come from a local bank or credit union and we can help you find a great deal. Land loans typically require about 15-25% down.
Call or text Scott directly at 314.639.9777 or email at info@acretown.com if you’d like to discuss an offer.
FOR SALE BY OWNER: We are investors, and are selling this lot For-Sale-By-Owner. You do not need to submit your offer through a real estate agent, and in our experience we close transactions more quickly and easily by having our dedicated transaction coordinator work directly with the Title Company and Buyers. We will also both save money on commission/fees by cutting out agents as the middle men. However, if you feel strongly about working with a Realtor, then you’re welcome to have them contact us on your behalf.
WHY ARE YOU SELLING IT SO CHEAP? We are often asked why we price our properties at below market value, and the answer is really simple: because we can, and that’s our core business model. We are investors who purchase properties at a large volume and deeply liquidated rates, and by passing this discount on to our buyers, we can sell land quickly . . . and more of it! In fact, our average property only lasts 2-3 weeks on the market (vs. industry average of about 6 months).
DISCLAIMER: We attempt to provide detailed, accurate and up-to-date information in our listings, in order to help our buyers to the best of our ability. However, it ultimately remains the buyer’s responsibility to perform their own due diligence and double check any details that are of significant importance to you including acreage, utilities, build-ability, and approved/allowable use-age for the property. We are happy to help however we can.