Mobile: An Economic Force
Mobile, Alabama is a beautiful southern city with a rich history containing many preserved historic districts and locations. It’s a major economic force along the gulf coast with:
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Thriving port
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Diversified economy
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Downtown entertainment district
Area Lifestyle
Even though Dauphin Island lies just 30 minutes south of Mobile on the Gulf of Mexico, Mobile Bay and the area rivers provide for outdoor activities as well as full time water front living. The bay and rivers allow for a quintessential, relaxed southern lifestyle where people enjoy:
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Fishing
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Water skiing
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Wakeboarding
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Just Relaxing
Accessible to Beaches
Alabama’s primary resort beaches, Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, are just about an hour away. These beaches (more commercially developed than Pensacola’s) are a major national tourist destination.
A wide variety of accommodations are available for short or extended visits as well as investment real estate options.
Annual Carnival Celebration
Mobile actually held the first known Mardi Gras celebration in 1703, before the City of New Orleans. Mobile's annual Mardi Gras celebration lasts over two weeks concluding on Fat Tuesday and is generally a smaller and more family friendly version.
Along with the yearly celebration, residents of Mobile (and their children, in particular) look forward to all of the:
Location, Location!
Mobile, Alabama’s location is one of its strengths. For example, it is:
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Centrally located on the northern gulf coast
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Subtropical climate with yearly avg. temperature of 67.5 degrees
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2-hours drive to New Orleans
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1.5 hours drive to Pensacola Beach
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1-hour drive to Mississippi casinos and hotels
Education
The younger population is bolstered by two 4-year universities -- Spring Hill College and the University of South Alabama. Both are located a few miles from each other in the heavily treed and residential Spring Hill area of Mobile.
The University of South Alabama is a fast growing diverse and vibrant public university with nearly 15,000 students. Its medical and nursing schools in particular are recognized nationally.
This University has a full array of Division I men’s and women’s athletic programs including:
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Football
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Basketball
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Baseball
Culture & Attractions
Known as a cultural center of the Gulf Coast, Mobile has:
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Several art museums and galleries
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Performing arts theater and symphony orchestra
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Large concentration of historic architecture
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Gulf Coast Emporium
Two of the most visited tourist attractions are the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park and the world famous Bellingrath Gardens and Home.
Interested in the real estate of Mobile, Alabama? For more information, give me, Glenn Lubel, a call at 850-572-5575 (cell) or 850-677-8040 (office) or email.
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