2021 started out real shaky. January 6th scared the hell out of me. And a lot of people. Then the Inauguration happened and things started to go back to normal - at least as normal as we could get at the time. I think most people have an optimistic outlook on our future. Of course the people I co
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12/30/2021
Just Listed: 811 Washington Street No. 103, Key West. I snapped the top photo of 811 Washington Street ten years ago. The lower photo shows it today. I have sold this home twice and it is now my good fortune to be the listing agent again. In fact I have had four sales nine unit Casa Marina Area
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12/29/2021
This is a true storyI recently held an open house. I arrived at my listing about fifteen minutes before it was to begin. A couple driving a street legal golf cart was parked in front waiting for me to arrive. I asked them to wait five minutes so I could turn on the lights and get organized. I met
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12/26/2021
'Twas the Night Before Christmas in Key West'Twas the day before Christmas, when all through the Key West, Not one single house was available for sale, Realtor listing signs were stored in sheds - instead. Agents were gathered in bars around Old Town, Sipping then slurping gin and tonic, Bourbon
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12/24/2021
Just Listed 524 Olivia Street, Key West. This property is listed by Preferred Properties Key West, that is where I work, but this is not my listing. Currently used as a both a home and investment property, a new owner may choose to keep 524 Olivia Street it as is, renovate and turn it into a sing
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12/23/2021
"I HOPE YOU DIE!"That is how part two of the three part conversation ended. The first part started this way... About five months ago I bought a new iphone and switched carriers from AT&T to TMobile. TMobile advertised it had the fastest 5G in most places. I wanted good and reliable phone service.
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12/18/2021
About two months ago I heard a rumor going around the island that a local group had purchased the Curry Mansion for $30 million. That is a whopping even by current Key West standards. I remember being hereon a trip during the mid 1980s when I heard the mansion had then just sold for $1 million.
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12/14/2021
This past September I took notice of 909 Packer Street, Key West while taking photos of a different house two doors to the north. I said to myself "Self take a couple of photos of this house. It's gonna get listed one of these days:"And it just did. I went home and shuffled through my old shoe
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12/13/2021
Just Listed and just in time for the Holidays, a brand spanking new renovation of an Old Town home located near the places second home owners want to be. The listing Realtor describes 1007 Watson Street, Key West thus: "This charming Old Town Cottage has undergone a full-scale renovation, is now
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12/12/2021
I recently found a few photos of houses being built in Key West during World War II - not after but during. I knew the homes were located just south of North Roosevelt Boulevard. They had subtle differences to prevent returning sailors returning home and going to bed with the wrong women. These
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12/11/2021
