1025 Thompson Lane as it appeared in a 1965 photograph If you have little kids and live on a through street more than four or five blocks long, I'll bet you live in mortal fear that someday some sixteen year old boy will be dragging down your block and possibly run over your child. Who reading
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09/14/2010
If I were driving down Fogarty Avenue and saw the for sale sign at 2020 Fogarty, I probably wouldn't give the property a second look. A big old wood privacy fence dominates most of the yard except for the space occupied by the unsightly homemade carport. But I would be wrong to do so.The house at
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09/12/2010
I heard a story yesterday that really pissed me off. I feel the need to share it with you. It involves a local guy who wanted to buy an investment property, a local builder who had several very high priced houses to sell but no buyers, and a bank with money to lend. The story takes place just a f
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09/10/2010
718 Olivia Street - Old Town - Key West - Short Sale - September 2010 718 Olivia Street as it appeared in the 1960s The asking price on the large Old Town home located at 718 Olivia Street just got a lot more attractive. This property was previously offered at $1,149,000 then reduced to $849,
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09/09/2010
Six or seven years ago the old Key West Holiday Inn was demolished and replaced by the newly constructed Beachside Key West Resort Condominium. A lot of locals and many frequent visitors bought into the "concept" and purchased units during pre-construction.During that same time period constructio
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09/07/2010
14 Merganser Lane - Key West Golf Club Community A couple of years ago there were lots of townhomes for sale at the Key West Golf Club Community. Times have changed. New properties tend to go under contract quite soon after getting listed.14 Merganser Lane is a two story two bedroom with one bat
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09/03/2010
I did a quick search of real estate solds in Key West for the month of August 2010. There were 14 single family homes that sold during that time period. Three of those sales (21.4%) were bank owned homes; six (42.8%) were short sales. Five of the fourteen sales were priced over $500,000 which mea
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09/02/2010
I went to Hawaii in 1977 and got a brainstorm of buying a McDonald's franchise in Honolulu. I was absolutely amazed at how much business the McDonald's near Waikiki Beach did. I immediately understood the value of a good location, an inexpensive product, and a potentially huge number of buyers. I
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09/01/2010
