Alabama's in the House!

Jack Luber, Executive Director

Greetings and salutations!

Gulf Coast Keyholders of Gulf Shores, Alabama, has gained Accredited Member status in the NHWA.

Founder and owner Martha Kilborn Howard is a 25-year permanent resident of Gulf Shores and lifelong South Alabama native. Martha retired after nearly 30 years of service as a nationally recognized educator in Alabama’s public schools. She is committed to public service, involved in the life of the community and continually concerned with the safety and success of the area she calls home.

Martha and her family have held keys to neighboring houses for many years, watching the homes, answering security alarms, and reporting property conditions to owners. During this time, Martha and her husband, Wayne, acquired and renovated several older Gulf Shores homes. After retirement in 2006, Martha began managing her own vacation properties and recognized that other second home owners needed a local advocate watching their properties while they were away.

As Gulf Coast Keyholders, she and co-owner Walter C. Brewer believe in higher standards, expanded, flexible work hours, and the ability to respond quickly, personally and efficiently to clients’ needs. Walt brings to the business a background in both the boating industry and home and ground maintenance. He became interested in Home Watch after his in-law’s summer home’s new roof leaked, unnoticed, for months. They lost an entire season to mold remediation and renovation. Now working together, Martha and Walt serve coastal Alabama, providing Home Watch and related services to absentee owners and seasonal residents who don’t want to leave their homes alone.

In the Central Alabama Lake Area, Walt’s father, Richard W. Brewer, manages GCK’s Home Watch services. A 1969 University of Alabama graduate, Rick played football under the late Coach Bear Bryant and proudly wears a 1965 National Championship ring. Rick comes to Gulf Coast Keyholders with more than 20 years of experience in home inspection.

We had the pleasure of meeting all three Gulf Coast Keyholders at our Second Annual North American Conference in September.

 

Martha Kilborn Howard

 

Walt Brewer

 

Rick Brewer

Gulf Coast Keyholders serves South Baldwin County, Alabama as well as the Central Alabama lake regions. They can be reached at gulfcoastkeyholders@gmail.com or (251) 55-5601. You can visit their website at www.GulfCoastKeyholders.com.

Welcome, Martha, Walt, and Rick!

As always, I wish you
Much success,

Jack