You can probably get one pretty easily right now! lol Woody
On Dec 5, 2008 10:55am, Oliver Barry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I wish I had a Georgia brokers license!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI > > > > > Real Estate Broker > > > > > Halo Realty, LLC > > > > > 700 E. Main St. > > > > > Hendersonville TN 37075 > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > office: 615-822-3509 > > > > > fax: 615-822-7741 > > > > > mobile: 615-972-4239 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Shane Ford > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 > > 7:20 AM > > > To: Gatortalk > > > Subject: [SUN]: Famed > > orange-and-blue house hits real estate market (Crabbe) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Famed > > orange-and-blue house hits real estate market > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Doug Engle/Star-Banner > > > > > Daryl Cook painted his house orange and blue in 2005 and painted the > > roof in the scheme of a football field in protest of his home owners > > association denying him the right to tear down his home and build two homes on > > the lot. He has since lost the fight in multiple law suites in Dunwoody, > > Ga. > > > > > > > > By > > Nathan Crabbe > > > Gainesville > > Sun Staff Writer > > > > > Published: Friday, > > December 5, 2008 at 6:01 am > > > Last Modified: Thursday, December 4, 2008 at 8:32 pm > > > > > > > > > > FOR > > SALE: Orange > > and blue home with replica of Florida Field on the roof. Must be willing to > > tolerate the occasional Georgia > > fan repainting the University > > of Florida > > mailbox and smashing the alligator statues. > > > > > - - - > > > > > ATLANTA > > - Daryl Cook fought City Hall and lost. Now he's put his orange-and-blue symbol > > of protest on the real estate market. > > > > > "I'm > > so tired. I'm done with it," he said. > > > > > About > > three years ago, Cook painted his Atlanta-area home in Gator colors to protest > > government agencies that prevented him from subdividing the property. Last > > week, a local court rejected his lawsuit over the rulings. > > > > > So now he > > plans to sell the house, which is currently being rented out. > > > > > "It's > > not as much fun as it used to be," he said. > > > > > Cook is a > > civil engineer who graduated from UF in 1985. He dubbed the house "the Swamp > > of Dunwoody" > > for obvious reasons. > > > > > The roof > > is painted with yard lines and end zones that say "FLORIDA" > > on one side and "GATORS" on the other. Search for "Dunwoody > > Club Drive" on > > Google Earth and the whole thing is clearly visible. > > > > > The home > > is located among McMansions that start in the $500,000 price range. Mark > > Lipton, who currently rents the place, said he's grown used to sightseers and > > vandals making regular appearances on the property. "You get some people > > that destroy things, and you get some people that want to take pictures," > > he said. "It's a mixed crowd." > > > > > Cook's > > protest started after he proposed to tear down the house and replace it with > > two large, new ones. His neighbors opposed the required zoning change and won, > > so he was stuck with the house on land zoned for agriculture. > > > > > He > > responded by bringing some farm animals onto the property to match the zoning > > designation and surrounding the house with alligator statues. He did most of > > the paint job in one night with a few buckets from a home improvement store and > > a sixpack of beer. > > > > > "It > > was me being a bad boy and showing my displeasure," he said. > > > > > He named > > some of the animals after his favorite Gators: Spurrier the rooster and three > > goats named Donovan and the Gatorettes. > > > > > "Effectively, > > what I ended up with is a petting zoo," he said. > > > > > The > > animals brought more drama, such as foxes invading the property to feast. His > > pigs escaped into neighboring properties. About two years ago, he ditched the > > animals, rented the property and moved away. > > > > > "It > > became too much work," he said. > > > > > Lipton is > > a Syracuse > > fan but rented the place because he was going through a divorce and needed a > > home near his boy's school. He hopes Cook changes his mind about selling. > > > > > But Cook > > is ready to move on. He's selling the property as is, with the thought that the > > buyer will demolish it and build a fancy home to match the neighborhood. > > > > > "It's > > always been a knockdown property," he said. > > > > > But that > > doesn't mean Cook is ditching his passion for the Gators. He owns a Ford F-150 > > truck customized with Gator seats, hubcaps and about everything else Gator. > > > > > Recently, > > he removed the hood and hauled it to a meeting of the Atlanta Gator Club for > > Urban Meyer to sign it. > > > > > "I > > put my money where my mouth is," he said. "I put my passion where my > > mouth is." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
