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Looking for a great reason to visit Amelia Island? Try this event that's only 30 minutes away: Jacksonville Sea & Sky SpectacularNovember 6-8, 2009Jacksonville Beach OceanfrontFree Admission Join the City of Jacksonville, Naval Station Mayport and City of Jacksonville Beach, City of Neptune Beach...

As the tax credit deadline gets closer, I have a little bit of good news for our military clients serving (or having served) overseas.  The House of Representatives voted unanimously Monday to extend the deadline for the home buyers' tax credit for one group of Americans.HR 3590 will allow eligib...

I just surveyed a number of CONDOS from Amelia Island southward including Jacksonville Beach, St Augustine, Palm Coast, Daytona Beach and Daytona Beach Shores for a Mid-Atlantic second home buyer. In doing so I also established a partnership with a number of local agents. I have compiled subject...

Common Mistakes A Blogger Makes These are some areas that can have an impact on you and your Blogging experience.  No matter who you are and what you do for a living, if you decide to start Blogging, here's a few suggestions that might help make your Blogging experience more enjoyable and success...

Sitting on the fence about making a real estate purchase? Mortgage rates are down! One of my lenders just sent me the following information. The rates below are based upon a purchase client with 720 credit score and a $200,000 loan amount.   CONVENTIONAL 30 YEAR FIXED 80% LTV - 4.875% VA 30 YEAR ...

Looking for a great vacation destination on the ocean? Many folks don't know where Amelia Island is located. Even when they do, they get confused by our local terminology. Amelia island is an Island North East of Jacksonville. The entire Island and some of the adjacent mainland (where there is no...

Now that we are in hurricane season, I find that it's particularly helpful to have a web site that I can check and get great graphics and storm path update info. I've found that WWW.stormpulse.com is a really great way to track approaching storms. Try it.... it's really worth using. Also here's a...

  When buying a home, there are several steps, but if broken down, it's much less intimidating. What else helps?  Doing the steps in a particular order. For example, Part 1 of this series talked about getting Pre-Approved for a mortgage. The second step is Looking for Homes.  Many people think RE...

I just surveyed 27 Ocean Front Condos for a Mid-Atlantic buyer. I made up a matrix of subjective information on my findings to aid the buyer who was flying in for a day trip. If you are looking for an 2/2 oceanfront condo on the US East Coast and are considering the Daytona Beach Area, ask for t...

I thought this article was interesting and timely. This seems to be THE NUMBER ONE question I get.  Unfortunately there are several answers and which  is correct for you depends on the Circumstances.  I will address the common scenarios in this article. Policy in my office is to never "tell" - as...