Our Agents

Merline Spivey, a Realtor and Stock Holder with The Advantage Realty Group since 1984, has over twenty-three years experience with showing, listing, and selling residential and commercial properties, both new and existing.

Merline is a Graduate of the Realtor Institute, is an Accredited Buyer Representative, and a Certified Residential Specialist to which only the top 5% of Realtors in the United States belong. She was recently awarded a certificate for twenty years in Real Estate by the Tuscaloosa Association of Realtors and is a "Life Member of The Million Dollar Club”. Prior to her career as a Realtor, Merline was a real estate secretary and property manager for Boyd-Cole Realty where she was involved in all facets of the real estate market. In conjunction with her real estate career, she worked for seventeen years with her builder husband decorating his new homes as well as coordinating and assisting all clients with their custom built homes.

She feels that the greatest contribution to her success at Advantage Realty includes her ability to share her knowledge and experience of the real estate market with others. She also feels that she is easy to work with and is very dependable. Merline desires to further her career by obtaining her Broker's license.

Merline is a native of Tuscaloosa and currently lives there with her husband, Bob Spivey of Bob Spivey Construction Co. She has three daughters, all graduates of the University of Alabama, and six grandchildren. Merline also attended the University of Alabama where she was a member of Alpha Chi Omega Sorority. Today she volunteers and serves on the House Corporation for her sorority. Her extracurricular activities include volunteer work with the March of Dimes and other various charities, and attends Calvary Baptist Church.

Her hobbies include spending time with her grandchildren, traveling, decorating (both personal and customer oriented), antiquing, and collecting artwork.

Merline is a very warm, caring person who is dedicated to her job and to her clients. Call Merline and discover the difference she can make in your home buying/selling experience.