Nine years ago today I met some new clients for the very first time. I picked them up at the Marquesa Hotel and we headed toward our first of several showings. I remember that day for three reasons. First, it was cloudy and drizzly - something not normal in Key West. Second, it was after all New
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12/31/2018
Look carefully at the newspaper Avery is holding next to his seersucker jammies. It is the Key West Citizen of course. Avery and Lillie are Key West locals who do what so many locals do - they go to Sunday Open Houses to see what is for sale and compare what they have to what someone is trying t
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12/30/2018
Just listed by Preferred Properties 316 Peacon Lane near the Historic Key West Seaport in Old Town Key West. If you read my blog regularly you already know that I'm like Lady Ga Ga about the slow lanes of Key West. Peacon Lane is one of the more user friendly of the lanes because you can actually
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12/29/2018
Just listed, but not by me, 414 Louisa Street, Key West Florida. Buyers seeking a nice house in a good location with a pool, parking, and potential rental income should take a look before somebody else scoops this up. I have written about this house several times over the past few years as the ho
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12/27/2018
Just Listed - 409 Grinnell Street, Key West, Florida. This lovingly restored four bedroom historic two story Conch Home was awarded the Historic Florida Keys Ceramic Star for 2014. The current owners then tweaked the place ever-so-kindly with the aid of architect Rob Delaune who redesigned the k
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12/26/2018
Merry Christmas Everybody! Thank you for reading my ramblings, nostalgic looks backwards, my prognostications about the future, and my buyer alerts for those true bargain properties that still pop up from time to time in Key West. I know it's difficult to accept that a "several" thousands of do
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12/25/2018
Just listed, but not by me, 317 Angela Street, Key West. This is a brand new stick built house located in the Historic District. Locals and frequent visitors to Key West know that our old houses are protected and may not be torn down to build new houses. The explanation as to how this house came
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12/24/2018
Another true tale of Key West. Only the names have been changed to keep me from getting sued. I learn a lot about Key West real estate by going on Realtor caravan. Twice monthly local agents tour new listings in the Key West area. Most of us take bus but some drive their own cars. Buses are bett
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12/23/2018
With only three shopping days to Christmas, I thought I would host a Pop-Up Open House at11 Nassau Lane Saturday and Sunday (December 22 and 23)12:00 to 2:00 PM If you are speeding on a scooter, slow down. If you are riding on a bike or walking, turn south and walk down one of the sweetest slow l
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12/22/2018
The above photo shows the "Outer Mole" in Key West, historically the area where Navy vessels were moored while in port. I added an Arrow to show the location of 107 Front Street #217 at Harbour Place Condominium. Today the mole is where huge passenger ships park while thousands of day visitors co
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12/21/2018
