I normally work with buyers from outside of Key West who are looking to buy a second home. They ask a lot of questions about taxes, insurance, renting rules, and so on. Some ask about safety. I tell them that Key West is a very safe place to live and suggest they checkout the Monroe County Sherif
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10/31/2020
This waterfront estate in Summerland Key went under contract yesterday - $11,900,000. It is listed by Terri Spottswood and Team Spottswood/Vazquez. CLICK HERE to see what you missed. The Key West market has been very busy all fall. Buyers from other areas such as California, Michigan, and the no
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10/30/2020
From May 3, 2015The New Key West Fire Department is Finally Complete - The Torture is Over! It's over! Thank God, it's over! I won't have to deal with big burly guys pushing me around anymore. I won't have to endure being bullied and having to walk a couple blocks out to way to go to my office.
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10/29/2020
Just Listed, but not by me, 831 Georgia Street, Key West. This is a brand new home located in The Meadows area of Key West. I was surprised to learn that the lot was the side yard to an adjacent home and had never been built upon before. While I have been photographing the exterior for several m
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10/26/2020
From: 11/19/2014Key West is the Opposite of OhioWhile speaking at the Key West Literary Seminar poet Mark Doty said that although “he was never actually here,” Hart Crane “loved Key West.” Crane loved Key West because by all reports it was the opposite of Ohio.* Hart Crane A while back I watched
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10/22/2020
A few weeks ago I blogged about Ted and Alice who were working with me in hope of buying a guest house. Shortly after their visit to Key West, I spotted photos of Alice on FLICKR where I store my photos for my blog. I usually search FLICKR in the early hours while drinking my morning coffee. Seve
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10/18/2020
The road must eventually lead to the whole world.” ― Jack Kerouac, On the Road When I first came to town I felt Key West was falling apart. I remember walking back to the guest house at night. Big palmetto bugs fell from the huge trees landing on the cracked sidewalks. The bugs crunched under t
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10/16/2020
Just Listed, but not by me, 312 Margaret Street, Key West. This freshly and stylishly renovated home is located one block from the historic seaport or Key West Bight by locals. Decades before selfies and slurpees were common sights at the Key West sea port, spongers and shrimpers would bright th
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10/15/2020
I took the above photo of Marty's Place in Key West. The cottage complex was ideally located in Mid-Town about five blocks from the Atlantic Ocean and easily accessible to Old Town to the west and the three shopping centers to the east. The complex became an independent housing environment in the
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10/12/2020
Just Listed - 908 Washington Street Key West. This --- three bedroom, two bath mid-century home located in the Casa Marina Area will like sell this week. It is in original condition and might benefit from a good update - but not in need of anything substantial in cost or scope. A buyer seeking a
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10/08/2020
