Markets go up, and markets come down... Right now, the market is crazy. Within 8 showing hours of going on the market we had 30 showings. 13 strong offers came in and this never lived in Palm Bay, FL home went under contract.The home has 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, a beautiful kitchen with quartz counters and stainless appliances, large yard, 2 car attached garage and waterproof plank flooring throughout!Good luck to the new owners! It closes in a few weeks and they will be happy with the impact windows and 200 mph wind resistance of the steel frame construction, especially in the middle of hurricane season!If you are looking to buy or sell a home here on the Florida Space Coast, contact me at 321.223.6253 or Jeff@WavesRealtyFL.com I would love to help you navigate the waters during a dif... 06/19/2021

Most of America is breathing a sigh of relief these days. We are getting back to normal after months of quarantine, face masks, social distancing, not touching other people, and so on. I actually shook hands with potential buyers yesterday afternoon. The Key West  real estate market so brisk that there are few properties to write about. Many properties go under contract within a day or two of being listed. which makes blogging nearly impossible. I was looking through my old shoebox searching for subjects to write about when I found a collection of photos I took just before, the day of, and after Hurricane Irma including the one below. The photo shows a woman talking on a telephone with cord on it standing behind a trash can while other people watched her.  I was fortunate to stay at the... 06/20/2021

As always this is a true story. The names have been changed to protect me from lawyers. It was perhaps 12 years ago that I got a phone call from a gay man I will call Herb who wanted to buy a place in Key West. He found me on my blog and learned that I was also gay. He thought, I think, it would be a good fit. He was wrong on many points.  We began a telephone and email dialogue to find the best place for him. I can share a bit without sharing too much. He was older. He was a hair dresser. (That's what he called it.) He wanted to be near Duval Street so that he could meet people. His brother was a surgeon and would be the actual buyer. We began our search.As I write this I remember countless phone calls from Herb who rambled on and on. I sensed, no knew, Herb had a drinking problem. I l... 06/22/2021

The Iconic Ireland Marina, which is also home to Gramma Dots Saloon on Sanibel Island sold for $3.3 Million in June 2021 to SWFLA Investments LLC, according to the Lee County Clerk of Court-Official Records.Site Address:634 N YACHTSMAN DRSANIBEL, FLThe full service marina features:Fuel DockShip's Store65 slips for boats up to 70′Nestled on the southern tip of Sanibel Island sits the charming, tranquil Sanibel Marina~Home to Ireland Yacht Sales & Gramma Dots.FUN FACT: Gramma Dot (Dorothy Sterns) arrived to Sanibel in 1963. She is the grandmother of Myton Ireland. Both the Sanibel Marina and the restaurant remained in the Ireland family until this month.I hope the new owners maintain the feeling you were "stuck in time" when you visited "Gramma Dots"!#Realtywise#GRAMMADOTS#Irelandfamily#M... 06/18/2021