Plantation House on 3 playful-liveable acres in great area!!

8000 Sq. ft. under roof. 6000 sq. ft. actually heated and cooled!  NEW - PROFESSIONAL "GOALRILLA" BASKETBALL GOAL AND STRIPED COURT ADDED - ADJUSTABLE HEIGHT AND THE SAME SIZE YOU WOULD SEE IN A GYM!!!  WITH THE LARGE FRONT YARD...THERE'S NOT A SPORT YOU CAN'T PLAY ON THIS PROPERTY!!!  Lots of space and walk in attics!  Fox Valley Estates -  A Great Place to Raise a Family! Southern Living Plantation House House For Sale in Fox Valley Estates.  124 Fox Valley Drive Maylene (Alabaster) AL 35114 Located on the Helena-Alabaster line off of Hwy. 17 very close to Fox Valley Restaurant and four miles from I-65 and Alabaster Promenade Shopping Center. Custom designed and built by the owner in 2006. CHECK OUT THE NEWLY CUSTOMIZED MASTER CLOSET!!  in the process of customizing and expanding a 2nd level closet to be huge as well!!  One year complete home warranty and closing cost assistance available! Fox Valley Estates is a neighborhood with custom built houses on 3 acre estate lots. Wooded lots, privacy and lots of nature are tucked away from traffic and noise yet close to schools, churches, shopping and restaurants. This is a great place to live and very safe if you have children or want a slow pace with privacy. We have great neighbors with lots of children and grandchildren to play with. This house has lots and lots of space and storage and is a great place to entertain with and have company over for any occasion. Utilities are amazingly low considering the space. It would be hard to find a better house, space and safer neighborhood for the money anywhere around the Birmingham area. The house/lot has great outdoor play areas for any sport, bicycle riding, tree house or fort building. All the porch space also offers a lot of outdoor covered space for playing/entertaining in case of inclement weather. - Custom designed and built by owner 6000 sq. ft (+ or -) heated and cooled space. 5-7 bedrooms and 5.5 baths. 3 levels - 1400 sq. ft of porches all with ceiling fans and 600 sq. ft of screened porch located off the main level and accessible from Master bedroom as well as great room and kitchen. There is a porch also on second level. - 750 sq. foot or more of walk in attic storage - House is on 3 ft. crawl space with lights and plugs all under the house. This is also a great place for storage. - Open floor plan with arched entrances to rooms and 10 ft. ceilings on main level and 9ft. ceilings on the other levels. 8ft. doors on main. Hardwoods throughout main level and both sets of stairs except for carpet in the Master bedroom and closet. Tile in bathrooms. Granite counter tops two sinks in kitchen. Separate laundry room with cabinets and entrance to outside for muddy days and kids. Master and guest room on main level. - Master Suite has huge bathroom and huge walk-in newly customized closet. The is a large Jacuzzi bath for two and a large walk in shower with seat. The bathroom has dual vanities with deep drawers and also has a closet for storage as well. The Master bath and one of the bedrooms-baths on the second floor has a continuous supply of hot water from a tank-less hot water system. - 2nd floor has 3 large traditional bedrooms with walk in closets and three of the bedrooms have private baths. The 2nd floor also has a huge den/bedroom/playroom with a walk in closet and private bath and access to two walk in attics.   The 2nd floor also has another room that could and has been a bedroom, an office or a TV/reading room. There is also french doors that open up onto the 2nd story porch with a slate rock floor and ceiling fans. - The 3rd floor is a super bonus room that kids and teens would love. It is a huge 1000sq ft. space with carpeted bench seating, a carpeted play loft and has a separate central heat/AC, ceiling fans and cable and phone jacks already installed. - Very large two car garage for large SUVs with 4 big walk in storage closets with 20 ft. ceilings and locking doors. The closets are huge with 8ft. by 3ft doors for lots and lots of storage. One closet is even air conditioned to store paint or anything else you may want climate/moisture controlled. - House is wired with separate internet line, phone and cable in each room as well as wireless throughout the house and porches. - Natural gas cook top and gas fireplace with remote. Two separate gas hot water systems. Continuous supplied natural gas grill with separate grilling porch area off of the screened porch. - House has fire suppression system throughout - The front yard is manicured like a football field and complete with an irrigation system. The side yards and back yard around the house, as well as the landscaped areas, also have an irrigation system. - The back yard is like a park with shade trees, custom built bridge with benches over a small ditch, custom built swings, a bench to sit on, and a newly built huge dog house and dog pin. Dog pin has six ft. tall fencing with concrete anchoring the bottom of the fence so dogs cannot dig out. The dog pin also has two separate sections if you want to separate multiple dogs. - The house is located in the Shelby County School System and is zoned for Thompson High, Thompson Middle, Thompson intermediate and Creek View Elementary School. Utilities/Taxes: The utilities are amazingly low for such a large house. The following are the 2011 Tax Season averages for power, water and gas. Power Avg. = $336.58 Water Avg. = $ 50.08 Gas Avg. = $ 59.42 2011 Yearly Property Tax = $ 2,964.64   $$ PRICE $$ 549,000 and I'm willing to negotiate some.  House has approaised for over 50,000 more in recent appraisals.    Please call or email me to set up an appointment for a private showing for qualified buyers only. Chad Ingram 205-585-7104. ingramchad@yahoo.com Pictures of the house and yard are also available by email or online.  Agents Welcome - 2 %