Last week I cautioned that Short Sales may not be all they are cracked-up to be. So today I am touting two Casa Marina Short Sales just to tease you. But who knows, you may be in the 18% of buyers lucky enough to actually close a short sale. Read on and you may be enticed to give it a try. 1712
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04/30/2008
I made several entries in my blog suggesting would-be buyers to consider purchasing 1119 Olivia Street in Old Town Key West. The legal two story duplex had been throughly remodeled within the past couple of years and had evolved into short sale opportunity. The original asking price was $1,275,0
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04/29/2008
I have often written about the virtues of living life on one of the slow lanes of Key West. Well, 8 Passover Lane is about the slowest of the slow lanes as possible. It is so slow that it is really just walkway about 6' wide that provides access to the three cottages on the lane. I can see some
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04/28/2008
I just Googled "recognize a bargain" and up comes this incredible blog written by fellow Realtor Dan Melson from San Diego. CLICK HERE to read the item in full. It is worth your while, especially since I agree with what he says. lol!!! The premise of his treatise is that his services as a Realto
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04/27/2008
A couple of days ago the Key West Association of Realtors held a lunch hour lecture on Short Sales. The attorney for our association conducted the lecture. There were about 110 Key West Realtors in attendance. There are a significant number of active short sale listings in our market. There are
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04/24/2008
In my March 1st blog called "Season's Beatings" I said "Most of the sales that have occurred [recently] are a result price reduction. There is still a hesitance by many buyers who think the market will fall further, especially after Season ends. I agree. But bargain hunters may miss getting the
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04/23/2008
There are two ways to look at bank foreclosures: (1) dumps that nobody in their right minds would buy or (2) buying opportunities. I think the 3 bedroom 2 bath 1060 sq ft condo at 23 Whistling Duck is located in the Nature Preserve area of the Key West Golf Club Development is a buying opportuni
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04/22/2008
It is really unfortunate that it is coming to this. Good people with dreams of making something nice and creating a future for themselves are seeing those dreams being dashed through no fault of their own. The sad fact is that now even homes in the Old Town area have been dragged down into the S
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04/19/2008
I have been getting e-mails and phone calls regarding some pretty basic real estate issues in Key West. So I thought I would start a Q & A thread. Explain the difference between Transient Rental and Vacation Rental The City of Key West has an ordinance that prohibits homeowners (and condo owners
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04/19/2008
I have been getting e-mails and phone calls regarding some pretty basic real estate issues in Key West. So I thought I would start a Q & A thread. Explain the difference between Transient Rental and Vacation Rental The City of Key West has an ordinance that prohibits homeowners (and condo owners
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04/19/2008
