Lake Seminole Estates
Located On A Bluff That Runs Along Curry Hill, This Lakefront Estate Offers Breath Taking Lake Views That Will Remind You Of The North Georgia Mountains. The Bass Fishing Is Off the Charts And The Sunsets Each Afternoon Will Ensure Happy Hour Is Your Favorite Time Of Day!
- 3.27 acres lakefront/recreation/residential property located in Decatur County, GA
- Approximately 5,000 SF house, heated/cooled; 5 bedrooms; 4 ½ baths; approximately 1,388 SF open decks (recently stained in 2022) and 1,059 SF of screened porches
- Outdoor Shower, Exercise Room, Private Office With ½ Bath
- Landscaped yard with Underground Irrigation System
- Lake Seminole Named #1 Fishery in the State of Georgia By Georgia DNR
- Endless Bird Watching (Eagles Nest Just Off Back Porch) and Abundant Wildlife
- Borders 9,500-acre State wildlife management area with deer, turkey, ducks and small game
- A floor suite (basement) features a large open room, large bar, full kitchen with gas appliances and individual heating and cooling system with dehumidifier
- 2-car garage
- Electric-gated entrance with paved drive
- Covered dock, at the end of a walkway, consists of two 6,000 lb. electric hoists, lighting, utility shed and fishing stations; the dock is on one of the main river bends where the water is 9 ft deep
- 200 feet on Lake Seminole
- Separate cooking/game prep/entertainment area with full appliances: a well-lit game cleaning station with hoist, walk-in-cooler, lighted archery platform, storage sheds and independent 1,500-gallon septic tank
Lake Seminole Estates - 3.27 - Acres Decatur County, Georgia
Located in Bainbridge Georgia on the beautiful 37,500-acre Lake Seminole is a custom-built home on 3.27 acres with 200 feet of lake frontage. Located on a quiet paved country road, this home consists of approximately 5,000 heated sq. ft. and 2,447 sq. ft. of screened porches and open deck facing the lake. With its unique position on Curry Hill, this lakefront property offers spectacular vistas of Lake Seminole and protected state wildlife management areas. This one-of-a-kind retreat provides exceptional recreational opportunities for family, friends, and clients. Renowned for its fishng, Georgia DNR ranks Lake Seminole as the best fishery in the state; the lake is also regarded as one of the top duck-hunting destinations in the southeast. The estate offers high-end luxury comforts, plentiful deck space, and separate living areas, making it perfect for entertaining family or guests.
The entrance to the property is through electric iron gates, with a 900’ paved driveway winding down to a circular drive to the front door. This modern brick home with stucco entry consists of three floors with three open decks.
The main floor consists of an open concept floor plan. This floor has a private office with French doors that open onto a deck overlooking the lake, and a private half bathroom off the office also opening onto the large main deck. Hardwood floors are throughout the main level with carpet in the bedrooms and tile floors in the bathrooms. The kitchen has custom cherry cabinets, Whirlpool appliances: double oven, dishwasher, built-in microwave and cooktop with lighting under the cabinets; a custom cherry island with storage separates the great room from the kitchen. An octagonal dining area has large windows facing the lake. The great room has a brick fireplace flanked by entertainment centers with built in cabinets on each side. Open space includes entry foyer, kitchen, great room, wet bar and dining area. French doors open from each room on the main floor onto the large deck with a spectacular lake view.
From the decks, the walkway to the lake is visible. Lighted wood stringers follow the natural fall of the land to the lake. A covered dock at the end of walkway consists of two 6,000 lb. electric hoists, lighting, utility shed and fishing stations. The dock is located on one of the main river bends where the water is 8’ to 9’ deep.
The master suite features French doors, lake view and private screened porch. The master bath has travertine flooring, his and hers vanities, separate glass shower, jetted spa, and an oversized master closet off the bath. The master bedroom is carpeted and furnished.
The second bedroom on the main floor is private with carpet and a tiled full bath and closet. The utility room with Maytag appliances is off the hall way to this bedroom.
The lower floor suite (basement) features a large open room with cypress walls, stone fireplace and tiled floors. It has two full bedrooms, one full bath, one half-bath, a large bar, and entertainment center with big screen TV. The mantel over the fireplace and kitchen cabinets are made of hickory, and was chosen for its unique characteristics. This floor has a full kitchen, gas appliances and individual heating and cooling system with dehumidifier. Two French doors lead off the open area to a (47’X 13.5’) screened porch with a 4-person Jacuzzi.
Off the big screened porch is an open area which is partially covered, a bricked-in shower with obscure glass door. A 235 sq. ft. exercise/storage room is located behind the porch and equipped with a zone system off the main HAVAC unit installed in 2022. The lake view is clear from all areas.
The third floor is a private suite with carpeted bedroom, oversized tiled bath, double vanity, jetted spa, separate shower and walk-in closet. Private balcony provides a private view to the grounds, dock and lake.
The main floor, upper suite and exercise room have zoned heating and cooling system installed in 2022. The upper suite has electric appliances. The lower suite has gas appliances. Both fireplaces have gas igniters for easy fire-starting capability. The gas source comes from a large buried storage tank. This great home has recessed lighting throughout.
Two 1,500-gallon septic tanks are on the house level; there is an underground irrigation system, landscaped yards, and a two-car garage with electric doors.
This property includes a separate cooking/game prep/entertainment area with full appliances: a well-lit game cleaning station with hoist, walk-in-cooler, lighted archery platform, storage sheds and independent 1,500-gallon septic tank.
The property is surrounded by 9,500 acres of wildlife management land with deer, turkey, duck and small game. Lake Seminole is ranked in the top 10 of the best bass fishing lakes in the United States with 37,500 acres of water. Bream, shellcracker, crappie, catfish, hybrids and striped bass are abundant. Lake Seminole is known for good duck hunting including species of wood duck, ring neck, red heads, gadwall, canvasback, teal, blue bill, buffleheads and widgeon. Over two dozen pair of bald eagles call Lake Seminole home.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own a piece of property that has it all and is in excellent shape. Built in 2005, it has never been occupied full-time, but rather served as an escape for the current landowner. A new well was installed in 2016 and the home is fully furnished.
The location is excellent; 30 minutes from Tallahassee Florida, 18 minutes from Bainbridge, Ga., 90 minutes from Panama City Beach FL., 90 minutes from Dothan Al., and 60 minutes from Indian Pass for great salt water fishing. Furnishings can be purchased excluding game mounts.
** Recent upgrades include but are not limited to: New HAVAC system (2022); new well (2016); back deck boards replaced and stained (2022); dock lights replaced (2022); shutters, doors, and back wood trim repainted in 2022; Asphalt resurfaced (2023); entry gate arm and new instrumentation replaced (2022); new lower landscaping planted (2022 & 2023); re-flooring and painting in recreation/storage room; dock pressure washed and re-stained (March 2023).
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Lake Seminole Estates
- Approximately 37 miles to Tallahassee, FL (34 miles to Publix Supermarket)
- Located on Lake Seminole, 37,500 acres, Lake Seminole is ranked No. 9 in the best bass fishing lakes in the United States
- Approximately 19 miles to Bainbridge, GA
- Borders 9,500-acre State wildlife management area with deer, turkey, ducks and small game
- Approximately 85 miles to Panama City, FL
- Approximately 50 miles to Thomasville, GA
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Bruce Ratliff is a retired elected official (Property Appraiser Taylor County). Bruce brings years of experience in ad valorem tax knowledge. His property tax background gives JKA Associates & clients a unique insight into the complicated tax process. Bruce held several positions in the Florida Association of Property Appraisers, including member of the Board of Directors, President, Vice-President and Secretary, and served on the Agricultural & Legislative Committees for the Association. The real estate business has been part of Bruce’s life since childhood. His mother, Shirley Ratliff owned Professional Realty of Perry, Florida and his father, Buster owned Ratliff Land Surveying which Bruce was General Manager of before his political career.
From murky farm ponds to pristine glacier-cut lakes and everything in between, Knox Daniels’ expertise stems from a lifelong fascination of water and the creatures that live in and around it. He recognizes and helps clients appreciate the value water features bring to a property. “My goal is to help buyers realize and sellers maximize the value different water bodies bring to a property, not only in a recreational sense, but also for social storm reasons.” After extensively traveling the country for collegiate BASS fishing tournaments, Knox graduated and worked for the Southeast’s finest fisheries and wildlife biologist, Greg Grimes. With Grimes’ company, AES, Knox managed many of the southeast’s finest private lake estate/impoundment properties, and learned the intricacies of upscale property management. Learning from Greg and other biologists, Knox honed in on the specific conditions and habitat needed for optimal gamefish growth in private lakes. He has also worked as a property manager on several thousand acres and for a commercial developer, facilitating the dirt work and builds of several apartment complexes, but his true passion has always been in the outdoors. “I’ve always had an insatiable fascination with ponds/lakes and am grateful to be able to help to place clients on the properties of their dreams and make their personal fisheries/wildlife goals reality with JKA.” – Knox Daniels
As a landowner of his own family farm, Lick Skillet, along with family land that has been passed down and enjoyed together at Keaton Beach for 40 years, Jon knows what it means to be a steward of the last best places. As a third-generation land broker with more than 30 years of experience in advising landowners in this niche, Jon is known for his innate ability to harvest a land’s unique intrinsic value. Touting several notable sales under his belt, Jon personally closed Rock Creek/Molpus – 124,000 acres of premium timberland at $142,000,000 – which was known as the largest timberland land sale in the Southeast for eight years running. He is a co-founding member of LandLeader and achieved the real estate industry’s highest honor, “2022 National Broker of the Year – Recreational Land Sales,” by the Realtors® Land Institute.
Prior to joining Jon Kohler & Associates, Walter Hatchett served for 30 years as a land manager to several of the south’s most esteemed properties, including Rock Creek. As a former property manager himself, and a consistently ranked “Top Sales Producer” nationwide and achieved “APEX Top 20 Land Broker” multiple times, Walter has a keen eye for the best in habitat management.
With Madison County roots, Lori grew up on her family farm at Pettis Springs along the historic Aucilla River. A love of the land was instilled in Lori very early on by her father who was a local farmer. Lori understands the importance of good land stewardship and has witnessed first-hand how her own father, a former 2-term member of the Florida House of Representatives whose district encompassed many rural counties of the Red Hills Plantation Region, with a little bit of sweat equity, so lovingly worked their own family land. These are core values she carries with her today, and nothing gives her more personal satisfaction than to represent some of the south’s best land stewards.
Hailing from a long line of outdoorsmen, Tim learned a great deal from his father and grandfather. He saw first-hand what it means to be a good land steward. He believes land is so much more than a place to hunt, fish, and grow timber or crops. “It’s an identity, a resting place, a safe haven and a way of life, said Tim.” Tim’s family ties to Alabama run deep. During his grandfather’s first term, Governor James was responsible for signing into law Alabama’s first state duck stamp which helped to ensure funding for the procurement, development, and preservation of wetlands for migratory waterfowl habitat. He also established Alabama’s lifetime hunting license, so it is no surprise that Tim is an avid outdoorsman with a keen eye as to how best to improve habitat for the greater good of its wildlife.
Jason has been assisting landowners for the last 28 years in Georgia and South Carolina obtain achievements the owners did not realize were possible. His degree in Biology from Georgia Southern stemmed from the desire to know how things in nature work. His plantation roots began at just 16 years old outside of Albany, GA and the last 20 years were spent in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. His entire career has been spent developing a global approach to plantation management. That plan included sales. Sales is in Jason’s blood- his mom had a 45-year career as a real estate broker. After college, he chose to pursue his passion of making properties great. In 2011, Jason sold his first plantation. Since then, he has assisted buyers and sellers with over $20 million in sales while most of that time working as a full-time General Manager of a large Lowcountry plantation. Today, he is committed to using his unique skill set and experience to guide landowners through the many challenges of plantation ownership.