SEEK MOVE NEST

SUMMER IS HERE! TIME TO MONKEY AROUND.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 12:41:00 +0000

Banana Daquiri + Hot Fun = Summertime

For two weeks Wayne has been talking about this bunch of bananas growing on a sad looking banana tree that is growing on a sad 5 acre property that has recently been foreclosed on and sits vacant. He passes by on the road coveting his ex-neighbor's bananas! Until last Thursday that is. On that thunderstormy day I was at my office when I heard my phone bling and when I looked, there in all their glory was the stalk of bananas. NOT still stuck to the tree but sitting in my Husband's hands! He pinched them! Bad. Boy.

(He says that he saw a bird pecking at them and he wasn't going to let the birds have HIS bananas) And so when I got home that night I fired up the Magic Bullet. It really enjoyed a break from soy milk and protein powder. ...oh and the foreclosed property? It has been purchased for a song...I hope one by Harry Belafonte.

SIX FOOT, SEVEN FOOT, EIGHT FOOT, BUNCH!

Supreme Banana Daquiri

(serves 2)

3 ripe bananas (no green)

6 ounces of white rum

juice of a lime

2 Tbsp. sugar (raw if you have it)

2 ounces coconut milk

2 ounces water

ice cubes

Order of operations: Bananas first, add sugar, add all liquids, fill to top with ice (if using a Bullet) or half fill the blender with cubes.

Blend or Bulletize. Pour into 2 martini glasses.

Open Pandora, click Miami Sound Machine channel

Dance, dance dance

SUNSETS OVER THE WIDE SAINT LUCIE - NEWLY LISTED

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 21:56:00 +0000

2150 PLUMBAGO TRAIL

OPEN SUNDAY JUNE 10TH FROM 1-4:00PM

THE ESTUARY, Stuart, Florida

I AM PLEASED TO PRESENT THIS NEW PROPERTY SITUATED ON THE SAINT LUCIE RIVER. WITH TWO MASTER SUITES WITH SPA BATHS ON TWO LEVELS, THE LUXURIOUS VIBE AND AMAZING VIEWS CAN BE ENJOYED BY FAMILY AND GUESTS WHO LIKE PRIVACY...AND BEAUTY.

2327 SQ. FT. OF KEY WEST STYLE LIVING IN THIS SOLIDLY BUILT CUSTOM CBS HOME ARE JUST THE BEGINNING OF WHAT LIES WITHIN THESE WALLS. I MENTIONED THE 2 MASTER SUITES, NOW ADD ANOTHER GUEST BEDROOM WITH A PRIVATE BATH, TALL CEILINGS WITH CROWN MOLDINGS AND A WHOLE HOUSE AUDIO SYSTEM. ADD A CHEF'S KITCHEN THAT YOU CAN COOK IN, ENTERTAIN IN AND GAZE OUT TO THAT WIDE WATER VIEW. JUST OUTSIDE IS THE WALKWAY TO THE ESTUARY PRIVATE MARINA...THIS PROPERTY COMES WITH A SLIP WITH A 20K LB. LIFT. THE DOCK HAS POWER, WATER AND A PRIVATE DOCK BOX FOR YOUR BOATING NECESSITIES. THIS HOME/BOAT SET-UP IS A DREAM COME TRUE. SNOWBIRDS AND SUNBIRDS ALIKE NEED TO SEE THIS ONE. COME SEE ME THERE ON SUNDAY, JUNE 10TH FROM 1 - 4 PM. FOR A COMPREHENSIVE BROCHURE OR VIDEO TOUR LINK, KINDLY CONTACT ME AT: 772-286-0579.

PLUMBAGO TRAIL PHOTO COLLAGE

Sewall's Point Beauty! 100 Hillcrest is Open NOW until 4:00.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 18:13:00 +0000

Old Florida meets Downton Abbey.
A simply gorgeous 3 bedroom pool home with crown moldings, marble floors and a chic feel to it. But at 2400 sf., one will hardly get lost. A spot on price of $569,700. Bring only toothbrush and crystal brandy snifter
perhaps?

LAKESIDE TRAIL IN NORTH RIVER SHORES IS OPEN TODAY

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 06 May 2012 13:48:00 +0000

1470 NW LAKESIDE TRAIL

NORTH RIVER SHORES

Open today from 1:00 - 4:00pm

Built CBS solid and upgraded throughout.

You can bring your boat(s) as this dock has room for not one but three boats and has a 7,000 pound lift.
You can bring your extended family as this home also has an attached apartment with it's own kitchen.

3500 sq. feet Heated pool Central water and sewer 4 beds-4 baths Great location

Price reduction to $610,000

Making Shorter Work of Short Sales

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:51:00 +0000

Every good thing (not to be confused with a sure thing) comes with a not so good thing. In the case of buying property that has been designated a "short sale" that not so good thing is the amount of time it can take from the signing of the offer to acceptance to dare we say it...The Closing. Why why why does it take so long when all one is trying to do after all is help the bank and the distressed property owner?
With a plethora of complaints from all over the country, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae finally agree. They agree so much in fact, that there are now new guidelines that will be implemented starting on June 15th. With Freddie Mac having completed an amazing 45,623 short sale transactions last year and more sadly expected well into next year, these new guidelines couldn't have come soon enough. Some highlights of these new guidelines are:

Loan servicers (um...banks) must make a decision within 30 days of receiving an offer under Freddie Mac's short sale program and a completed Borrower Response Package (BRP) requesting consideration for a short sale under HAFA or Freddie Mac's traditional short sale program.
If the lender requires more than 30 days to respond, it must give the homeowner a status update on a weekly basis (or more), and decision must be made within 60 days.
If the loan servicer counters an offer, the borrower must respond within 5 business days . The servicer/lender/bank then has another 10 days more to respond to the borrower/buyer.

Even though this is still an inequitable negotiation, it is much better than it has historically been for borrowers and buyers who just want to move on with their lives.
Way to go Federal Housing Finance Agency for insisting on these guidelines that make short sales a viable alternative to adding more foreclosures to the real property for sale pipeline.

Welcome back Speed Racers. Let the Sailfish Regatta begin!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:43:00 +0000

After a long hiatus, the Saildfish Regatta is coming back to Martin County and specifically the Indian River Lagoon this weekend, April 14th and 15th. Whether you plan to watch this 2 day event from the water or from the Stuart Causeway, it is truly going to be a thrill. With speeds close to 150 miles per hour, the hydroplane hoats will be SERIOUSLY getting it on. Safety and marine awareness are crucial and a top priority at this event.
Please visit the website for detailed info (and VIP tickets). http://stuartsatilfishregatta.org/

I will be aboard the Leilani all do Saturday, sipping mojitos and feasting on pulled pork with my Captain, Wayne almost-been-married-a -year Overton and friends watching the screaming wonders of water planing muscle, streak by. On Sunday you will find me NOT at an Open House, but volunteering for the Realtor Association of Martin County at the Regatta. I will be one of the ones in a sexy RAMC/Sailfish Regatta t-shirt meeting and greeting Regatta guests.

Come out for the day or for both days for racing, food, music and FUN FUN FUN!
Hope to see you there :)))

STUART SAILFISH REGATTA - THIS WEEKEND, APRIL 14TH AND 15TH

OPEN TODAY: HARBOUR POINTE BEAUTY IN PALM CITY.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 16:10:00 +0000

625 SW Lighthouse Drive

Harbour Pointe 1- 4 p.m. today

OFFERED AT $370,000

Today I will be showing this beautiful 4 bedroom home.

Built in 2005 by the DiVosta Company, this 3000 square foot concrete

construction home has it all...

With an oversized garage and infinite interior possibilities,

this is the perfect family and/or extended family home.

Lake views and 8 foot doors throughout.

Oh. Did I mention the low HOA fees and Harbour Pointe's

close proximity to Grade A schools and sublime living and

living and boating amenities?

Hope to see you there!

Time to buy buy buy? Mr. Buffet agrees!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 22:01:00 +0000

Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor and Berkshire Hathaway CEO, said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” recently that he’d “buy up a couple hundred thousand” single-family homes if it was practical.

Buffett said that’s because he believes purchasing a home with ultra-low mortgage rates and holding it for the long-term has become a better investment than stocks right now.

“Housing will come back, you can be sure of that,” Buffett wrote in his annual letter to shareholders recently.

Buffett forecasts an increase in household formations, as more people who moved in with their parents or family members during the recession look to move out and get their own home soon.

“People may postpone hitching up during uncertain times, but eventually hormones take over. And while ‘doubling-up” may be the initial reaction of some during a recession, living with in-laws can quickly lose its allure,” Buffett said.

Buffett said the recovery in the housing market could vary quite a bit among local housing markets, however. He did not provide a timeline of when he expected a full housing recovery, admitting that his prediction last year that a housing recovery will take shape within the year turned out to be “dead wrong.”

Source: “Housing Market Forecast Beyond 2012 From Warren Buffet,” International Business Times (Feb. 28, 2012) and “Warren Buffet on CNBC: I’d Buy Up ‘A Couple Hundred Thousand’ Single-Family Homes If I Could,” CNBC (Feb. 27, 2012)

Nowhere to go but up.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:26:00 +0000

You can make that statement about so many things these days.
The economy, a living wage, the loaf of bread that you tried to bake last weekend.
But no truer statement was ever made about interest rates. Money is truly ON SALE.

The rate on 30-year FRM stays at record 3.87%

Mortgage Rate Trend Index

Two-thirds of mortgage rate experts (64%) say rates will stay the same over the short term, and 36% foresee an increase. No one predicted a decrease.

From Florida Realtors : WASHINGTON – Feb. 10, 2012 – The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage stayed at a record low this week, providing some added incentive for those looking to buy a home or refinance.

Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the rate on the 30-year loan was unchanged at 3.87 percent. That’s the lowest level on records dating back to the 1950s.

The average on the 15-year fixed mortgage rose to 3.16 percent, up from last week’s record low of 3.14 percent.

To calculate the average rates, Freddie Mac surveys lenders across the country Monday through Wednesday of each week. The average rates don’t include extra fees, known as points, which most borrowers must pay to get the lowest rates. One point equals 1 percent of the loan amount.

The average fee for the 30-year loan was unchanged at 0.8; the average on the 15-year fixed mortgage dipped to 0.7 from 0.8.

For the five-year adjustable loan, the average rate rose to 2.83 percent from 2.80 percent, and the average fee was unchanged at 0.7.

The average on the one-year adjustable loan rose to 2.78 percent from 2.76 percent, and the average fee was unchanged at 0.6.

Palm City Splendor - 8635 SW Keats Avenue will be Open this Sunday 1-4PM

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:16:00 +0000

WESTWOOD COUNTRY ESTATES

1/2 acre property

863 SW Keats Avenue, Palm City, FL

OPEN ON FEBRUARY 12TH, 1-4pm

Click here: Keats Avenue Virtual Tour

$369,000 ML# 3147634

Nestled into bucolic Palm City with room to move, this solidly built home, circa 2003 is waiting for you and your family. 3,673 square feet of total space with a 3 car garage.

Custom house. Original owner.

Coastal Dream Condo Open Today 1-4

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:29:00 +0000

INDIAN RIVER PLANTATION, STUART

40 N. Plantation Road

Coastal Living Magazine would give this space an A rating!

I expect an early turn out today (just past 1 pm) due to football start time!
Please stop by and see this wonderful beach pad. With expansive lake, golf course and of course...intracoastal views as well. This 2 bedroom/2 bath condominium is on the top of the building at the end (there ARE elevators) and takes advantage of the beautiful vistas which abound in IRP.
All amenities are here and just waiting for you to partake...tennis, fitness center, full service marina, beach club, gorgeous pool, world class golf...whatever your heart desires.
Footloose and fancy free here in beautiful Indian River Plantation,

Click Here for a taste...
Coastal Dream Condo

Hope to see you there!

Wistful Thoughts of Gazumping

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:35:00 +0000

In the world of real estate, listings are king. We all work very hard and diligently to get them and harder still to tend and nurture them. We treat them with the same strategic care as any beauty pageant mother vying for first place. But it is the buyer that is really The Queen in the current marketplace. Pre-qualified for a loan? Great. Got cash? Greater still.
As we begin what promises to be an interesting and hopefully pivotal year in real estate and the country at large, I am thinking of dreamy past sales, Realtor nirvana really, of bidding wars and multiple offers.
In England and Australia they have a term that is used when a seller accepts a verbal offer of full asking price and then subsequently accepts someone else's higher offer. If this happens, one can consider themselves "gazumped." We don't use this term here in the States. We're partial to written offers in these parts that when accepted (in writing), bind the seller. Inspection periods in purchase and sale contracts thankfully make gazumping a non issue here but still...a girl can dream of sales gone by and closes.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2002/apr/14/houseprices.uknews

SEEK MOVE NEST: One time coming in third is preferred in Florida.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:33:00 +0000

SEEK MOVE NEST: One time coming in third is preferred in Florida.: FORECLOSURE DAYZ IN FLORIDA http://www.realtytrac.com/content/news-and-opinion/third-quarter-2011-top-state-foreclosure-timelines-6892?a...

One time coming in third is preferred in Florida.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:55:00 +0000

FORECLOSURE DAYZ IN FLORIDA

http://www.realtytrac.com/content/news-and-opinion/third-quarter-2011-top-state-foreclosure-timelines-6892?a=b&accnt=305786

Reading these numbers for the third quarter of this year takes my mind in several directions.
My Realtor brain wonders what the real impact of all these yet-to-be-foreclosed properties will have
on our inventory and absorption rate for the next few y-e-a-r-s. Will they trickle or flood onto the market?
The Personal part of my brain feels relief for friends and friends of friends who though living with a gavel over their heads, can stay in their homes for over two years while they figure out what they are going to do and where they are going to go from here.
None of it is good for the spirit or the bottom line of us collectively and individually.

It's time for...Monday Morning Metaphor

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:38:00 +0000

With the start of the 2-F's, Fall and football... let's revisit this incredible
display of human skill and agility. Inspiring.
Pick me!

Lemons, lemons everywhere...and quite a drop to drink.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 21:16:00 +0000

LIMONCELLO. Liquid sunshine in a glass. The Italians, with their vast knowledge of all things delicious, had a hands down hit with this one. Is there a better place to make anything citrus than beautiful Florida? That's right. Just think, you toil this weekend and in a few short weeks...you crack open your first bottle of handcrafted Limoncello, sit back and watch your team destroy their opponenent and then toast to sweet victory. Hhhmmmm, lemon tree, very pretty...
The citrus choices are interesting too...I'm thinking Key Limoncello might be my next batch,

MAKE IT.

*First thought: double or triple this recipe...if you are going to do it anyway might as well
make several quarts. Christmas is coming.

1 quart vodka (Skye, Svedka, Fris are all good for this as they are obsessively distilled.)
Whole peel of 6 large lemons (the big and fleshy ones and don't include the pith!)
2 cups drinking water (specificity applies here, it IS Florida)
3/4 cup sugar
A pretty glass bottle that holds one liter of liquid (for the finished product)
A glass container/jar with a tight fitting lid that holds a liter of liquid (for steeping)

DO THIS.
Mix the vodka and lemon peelings in the glass container, cover and store in a cool place or the fridge.
Forget it is there for 7-14 days.
In a medium saucepan, stir the cold water with the sugar and heat at a medium temperature
until the sugar dissovles. Bring the mixture to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Let it cool.
Unearth your vodka/lemon infusion and strain it through a sieve into the pretty and sterilized
bottles. When the syrup is cool, add it to the bottle as well.
Cap or cork it up and store in the fridge, When you are ready to serve it, stash the bottle in the freezer at least 6 hours prior. Makes 1 liter.

TIP: For a party or a wedding Save waxed paper 1/2 gallon milk containers. Wash them out and open the tops completely. Place your bottle of Citrus Heaven in the center of the milk container, add flower petals, sprigs of rosemary, whole kumquats, whatever you fancy and then fill the milk container 3/4 quarter full of water. Freeze solid.
Just before the party, peel the waxed paper away and you will behold a frozen block with a bottle of Limoncello contained inside. Wrap and tie a lovely napkin around the block and set on a saucer by your bar service.

Rented Thoughts. Wise words from my Broker.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 02:41:00 +0000

Each week I post a piece or article to ponder on real estate. This week my focus is on renting. Is anybody contemplating acquiring investment properties now? Some Things to Consider Before Renting a Home You Can’t Sell. In a difficult housing market, more and more homeowners are considering renting their house instead of adjusting the price. We strongly believe that residential real estate is a great investment and therefore can understand this thinking. However, if you have no desire to actually become an educated investor in this sector, you may be headed for more trouble than you were looking for. Before renting your home, you should take the following steps to make sure this is the right course of action for you and your family. Set a consultation appointment with an eviction attorney People rent out their homes assuming that every tenant will pay the rent every month. We must realize, because of the current economy, there are millions of people not paying their mortgage. There is a chance you may rent to someone who at some point can’t (or simply won’t) pay you the rent. Understand what the legal challenges of eviction could potentially be before deciding to rent your home Interview property managers If you are not a full-time investor, hire a professional to handle the property. You need someone to find a qualified tenant, collect the rent and manage the problems. You don’t want to have to make collection calls. What would you say if a tenant told you that they had enough money to either buy food for their children or pay you your rent but not both? You need a person experienced with these situations to help. You also don’t want to receive calls at all hours of the day and night regarding maintenance issues or challenges a neighbor may be creating for your tenant. Create an honest budget Sure, you will receive revenue in the form of rent. However, don’t forget you will also have expenses. Some of the expenses you should consider: Mortgage Payment (unless there is no mortgage on the home you will rent out) Property Taxes Maintenance Expenses such as repairing or replacing: roof, heating/air conditioning unit, appliances, etc. Insurance – Check with your insurance company who may suggest or demand that you increase your liability coverage. Bottom Line Again, renting out residential real estate historically is a great investment. However, it is not without its challenges. Make sure you have decided that you want to rent the house because you want to be an investor, not because it looks like an easier way out than selling the house. Stephen Bohner President www.PremierRealtyGroup.com Premier Realty Group, Inc. • 2 N. Sewall's Point Road • Stuart, Florida 34996

d'ete d'adieu!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:22:00 +0000

Summer 2011 is over and I am excited for all that Fall brings with it. Great food, an adundance of flowers and veggies, cool nights and focused sellers and buyers of the many glorious homes available here in Martin County.

All in the Family-The next wave of Floridians

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:54:00 +0000

FHA Writes Record Number of Multi-Family Home Loans The saying, "blood is thicker than water" has never meant more to so many faced with the challenges that our new economy has brought forth. People of retirement age who find themselves with depleted retirement reserves find themselves needing to stay in the workforce for the foreseeable future but are at a loss for securing a new position "at their age." Dreams of moving to Florida full time are met with concern with outliving one's income and gray collar jobs often don't add enough to the income stream to warrant the time spent (the infamous Walmart greeter scenario), and as we have more years to look forward to than our ancestors, their is the concern of outliving our savings. Then there are the adult children and newly college graduated children of this group. For years, corporate jobs have taken younger Baby Boomers and Generation X-ers around the country and even the globe creating familial distances that are not always welcomed. But these jobs have dwindled and made competition for the existing ones unpalatable and even unattainable for many. Add to that the hard cold fact that many wide eyed (or already discouraged) legions of freshly graduated or soon to be graduated Generation Y-ers are coming into a job market that promises fierce competition for less than inspiring positions. Note: "interning" is NOT a job but a brilliant idea made up by cash strapped companies to get eager and bright kids to work for free. So how does this effect the Florida economy and the housing market here?
For quite some time now, major and mid-sized corporations have realized and utilized the concept of working in teams for maximum effectiveness and efficiency. While most of us do not work on the family farm any longer (if we ever did) we instinctively band together in hard times. Families are uniting in these difficult and uncertain economic times tending to want to be closer to one another and there appears to be a growing trend of multi-generational families wanting to live and work together and this trend is coinciding with the rise in demand and renovation of multi-unit housing here in Florida. The idea is this, cash in what is left of your home equity in the northern states and buy not a smaller, snowbird-esque home but rather a larger home ideally set up with two master bedrooms and rooms for the kids/grandkids or a multi-unit home that everyone can live in, share the costs of and maintain together. Then, buy or lease one of the many vacant commercial spaces that are everywhere these days and work together as a family building dreams, memories and wealth. Many are making a family business of buying and renovating other multi-family properties for steady rental income at a time when rentals are increasing in demand. This is a win/win situation for the families that are making this scenario a reality and a win/win for the Florida economy.
In the near future look for new construction trending towards homes designed for the multi-generational household and a thriving residential rental market.

Those cute little peppers...what to do?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 13:25:00 +0000

They come in those colorful Florida shades of orange/yellow/red and are just so lovely to look at.
With Labor Day coming up and the Football season starting soon (go Gators). It is a perfect time to stuff these babies and eat them up. Let me know what you think.

TORITOS WITH SHRIMP AND QUESO BLANCO

INGREDIENTS

2 tbsp. butter
1/2 pound medium cooked shrimp (shelled and chopped)
1 dried chorizo link (optional)
1 C. queso blanco (shredded)
3 green onions (chopped)
2 cloves garlic (minced or pressed)
1 C. cooked basmati rice
1 two lb.. bag of sweet mini peppers

chopped cilantro
salt and ground pepper to taste

RECIPE Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Dry fry the peppers in a cast iron skillet (alternatively grill until lightly charred). Do not overcook.
Set aside to cool.
Next. Melt butter in a skillet and add chopped green onion, garlic and chorizo. Saute until lightly golden brown and add chopped and cooked shrimp. Saute for 2 minutes more. Cool mixture and then add cooked rice, cheese and 2 tbsp. chopped cilantro. Mix lightly. Add salt and ground pepper to taste.
Make a slit down each pepper and using a small teaspoon (or your fingers) stuff the peppers with the mixture. Arrange in a baking dish lined with tin foil. Note: dish may be refrigerated at this point and baked later in the day.
Bake mixture at 350 degrees until cheese is melted (about 13 minutes) if at room temperature.

Serve with guacamole, salsa and yellow corn tortilla chips.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:44:00 +0000

Our country has a long history with growth and change. In fact, the aforementioned actions are what propelled our United States into becoming a leader amongst the world's nations to begin with.
In these long, last few years, we have begun to "grow and change" in ways that we weren't aware we needed to. Change is tough. It is work. They say that we have to do something for at least 28 days before it becomes a habit. Many of us have had much longer than that to get used to all of the change that we have been experiencing in our daily lives as well as how it is going to be in the future. Life does not come easy these days and the choices we make now (of course they always did matter as much as they do now) will put us in a good place, in fact a great place, later on.
Digesting so much loss, whether it is of a cherished home or a financial investment, a crashed 401K or a tanked stock portfolio, creates a fear and a panic that is palpable. So much so that in these "worst of times" it is hard to feel good about ones next step. So we wait and watch and wonder.
The elements that came together to create the condition that we are faced with as a nation and the world as an economic whole were born from the opposite of the only financial advise I ever received from my Mama when she succinctly said: "Be careful not to spend more money than you make." Thanks Mom, but people don't have all the money they need to buy a house. They have to borrow it. So now I can hear her saying: "Pay attention to the sales and you can save what you would have overpaid for."
The elements that exist now in the real estate market follow the advise of my Mother. Money is on sale. In fact, it is at it's "lowest price of the year." Homes are on sale as well.
I picture myself sitting with Mom and watching Gone With the Wind, the perfect tale of "the worst of times" and I hear Gerald O' Hara, Scarlett's Father saying: "Do you mean to tell me, Katie Scarlett O'Hara, that Tara, that land doesn't mean anything to you? Why, land is the only thing in the world worth workin' for, worth fightin' for, worth dyin' for, because it's the only thing that lasts."

Run-gle in the Jungle

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:41:00 +0000

Who needs Bikram yoga? Running in the Florida summer helps one to FOCUS.
Beautiful out here.

The bright spot in a dim economy. Carpe Diem!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 19:33:00 +0000

Mortgage Rates Hit Record Lows Amid Signs of Weakening Economy - Aug 4, 2011

Florida country life in Palm City Farms

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:09:00 +0000

Inland. Rugged and beautiful. Drinking coffee on my back lanai at dawn last week, I looked up when I heard a noise in the hammock. A Florida Panther went loping by. Thank God for sand and the tracks that he left behind. Wayne never would have believed me otherwise.

Debunking popular real estate myths

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 21:50:00 +0000

Debunking popular real estate myths