Palm Bay and why I love it is an appropriate way to start this little travelogue.  It starts at the intersection of Palm Bay Road and Babcock Street and branches out from there.  Traveling west on Palm Bay Road we see proof of the vitality of this great city in the conversion of a defunct car dealership, to the expansion of Bass Pro Shops to the area, bringing with it 200 new jobs.  Just a little bit past that, we find Hammock Landing, which offers a variety of shopping and dining choices.  Turning to the south east of our original intersection, we find the Turkey Creek Sanctuary where you can stroll along their boardwalk enjoying unspoiled natural surroundings.  If you continue east to the Dixie Highway, you can dine overlooking the Indian River at establishments like The Shack Seafood... 09/03/2013

  Life With Wee People: And the mischief continues... The thing about embracing the whole "Work Is The New Play" mantra is that you have to absorb an amazing amount of information to keep life fresh and fun. In my case, that means I am back in college full time taking accelerated classes in Healthcare Information Technology with a side of Certified Ethical Hacking (silly grin). Turns out I have been making very good use of my predilection for being anal retentive and computer literate, so my gal pals thought I should upgrade and validate the old knowledge skill set while continually hinting I should eventually become an attorney. I don't wanna, but I do love the mental chess of keeping up with my paralegal continuing education (and playing the pop quiz game with my snarky girlfriends).B... 07/31/2013

Carolyn Smith, Realtor & Bridget Sentz, Realtor ~ Coastal Estate Team:Just Sold! Waterfront Home, Monterey Cove at Bayside Lakes! Just Sold! Monterey Cove at Bayside Lakes, Palm Bay! The Coastal Estate Team just sold this waterfront home, located in the Monterey Cove neighborhood of Bayside Lakes in Palm Bay. This lovely 4 bedroom, 2 bath home offers plentiful views of the sparkling lake, in addition to the relaxing, fully screened and covered lakefront porch. Featuring over 2,100 square feet of living space, this home boasts an updated eat-in kitchen with tons of storage space, plus large closets in each room and a gorgeous master suite retreat. The Bayside Lakes neighborhood of Monterey Cove offers fantastic amenities including a clubhouse, large heated pool, tennis courts, playground... 06/29/2013

Choosing a Real Estate School to take your online pre sales license course in Palm Bay Florida with Palm Bay Florida state approved online real estate course is right at your fingertips! www.rowlettonlinerealestateschool.com  .  You can become a Florida Real Estate Sales Associate in no time at all in Palm Bay Florida with a online Real Estate School serving Brevard County FL.  You can take your pre sales associate course at home on your own time.  This is a great way when you are too busy during the day to attend an Palm Bay Florida Real Estate Class or if you work a full time job.  If you would like to order the Pre Sales Associate course book, Florida Real Estate Principals, Practices, and law 36th edition is for sale on our website.  Just locate and click on the catalog order button... 06/24/2013

 Palm Bay Planet Fitness Planet Fitness.com 160 Malabar Rd. Palm Bay, FL 32907 Tel. 321-327-2970  Fax. 321-473-8938   Stress Management through Strength Training 101   Moving towards balance in one's personal and professional life is never easy, especially when you have multiple factors pulling you every which way but loose and/or your personal stress indicators are off the chart. Irony is, when you work at home [like I do] life sometimes automatically becomes a "stress at work" issue [silly grin]. Perfect example: Discovering every exterior stucco wall has hurricane wind/rain/crack damage requiring $8,100 worth of cleaning, patching, repairing, resurfacing and painting [sigh]. Will write a Texcote blog later because it was mad fun watching the contractor repair and paint the house whi... 02/07/2013

This house sold for list price. Thank you to the team that facilitates my short sales over at Supreme Title in Melbourne FL.   You all do an incredible job!   Sandy Shores, Melbourne FL Broker-Associate M & M Real Estate, Inc. Residential, Investment and Relocations We have a team of professionals to facilitate your Short Sale. Melbourne Real Estate / Palm Bay Real Estate 321-253-4545 or 321-733-6080 www.SandyShoresMelbourne.com Email me at SandyShoresMelbourne@hotmail.com Subscribe to my blog ____________________________________________ Serving Brevard County Florida for 16 Years Brevard County Resident for 37 Years Melbourne, Palm Bay, Suntree, Viera, Rockledge, Cocoa, Canaveral Groves, Merritt Island, Titusville, Mims, Melbourne Beach, Indialantic, Indian Harbour Beach, Satellite Be... 09/18/2012

Comfortable 2 bedroom 2 bath Palm Bay Home Overview Maps Photos Description $49,750 Single Family Home Main Features 2 Bedrooms2 Bathrooms1 UnitInterior: 1,014 sqft Location 1286 Lamplighter DrivePalm Bay, FL 32907USA To get updates on open home dates and other property events, please click the "Like" button below: Sandy Shores, Broker-Associate M & M Real Estate Inc., Brevard County Real Estate(321) 253-4545sandyshoresmelbourne@hotmail.comhttp://www.SandyShoresMelbourne.com Listed by: Sandy Shores, Broker-Associate Our recent listings Comfortable 2 bedroom 2 bath Palm Bay HomeDesirable Chelsea Park, Rockledge FL, 6 bedroom 4 bathExquisite Direct Indian Riverfront Two Story BeautyLuxurious Gated Waterfront CondoExquisite Remodeled Waterfront Condo Subscribe to our listing feed Nearby p... 08/07/2012

Fight Like A GirlYeah... I know... the radio silence has been killing you guys. I promise to make it up to you later (evil grin).I've been working my bahookies off with manuscript re-writes, illustrating the graphic novel, doing the layouts for the children books and composing musical tracks when not entertaining my NYC gal pals and various relatives at the FL house. If you were a neighbor (or fly on the wall) in my garage and/or backyard you'd know that I've also been periodically choreographing kung fu sessions for an animation project that might come out next year (if I keep working 10 hour days on my computer and squeeze 2 to 4 hours of practice in).I've been kicking the crap out of my Muy Thai pads and missing my NYC crew. The girls think I should adopt a FL crew and I'm starting t... 07/06/2012

  Sandy Shores, Melbourne FL Broker-Associate M & M Real Estate, Inc. Residential, Investment and Relocations We have a team of professionals to facilitate your Short Sale. Melbourne Real Estate / Palm Bay Real Estate 321-253-4545 or 321-733-6080 SandyShoresMelbourne@hotmail.com ____________________________________________ Serving Brevard County Florida for 16 Years Brevard County Resident for 37 Years Melbourne, Palm Bay, Suntree, Viera, Rockledge, Cocoa, Canaveral Groves, Merritt Island, Titusville, Mims, Melbourne Beach, Indialantic, Indian Harbour Beach, Satellite Beach, Cocoa Beach, Cape Canaveral ______________________________________________ I buy, sell, rent, own and manage Investment Property. Visit me on my Google Profile Page Visit Melbourne FL Real Estate Talk on Facebook a... 06/28/2012

            These graphs show the ratios of regular properties to short sales and bank owned properties in Palm Bay. The first graph indicates the properties that are currently available for sale. The second reflects the October 2011 sales in Palm Bay.  I find it very interesting that although the majority of the properties for sale are not short sales or bank owned properties, the combined majority of properties that have sold are those.  Currently there are more investors getting into our real estate market. Many are buying as long term investments. Rents are on the rise, and more people are shifting from being owner occupants to being renters.  And some investors are trying their hand at flipping properties.  While we are still seeing a large number of second home/vacation home buye... 11/04/2011

I got a call last week from buyers that had looked at a house over a month before and decided they were now ready to buy it. They asked me to draw up an offer. I told them that since it had been awhile since we had seen it, we should head back out to check the condition of this vacant property.  I recommended we walk the perimeter and double check the inside before they proceeded ahead. I contacted the listing agent, asked several questions and made my appointment. When we pulled up to the property we were a bit taken aback at what we saw. The grass was several feet tall. This was definitely a city code violation, but the vacant house sitting next door, also for sale, had grass and weeds equally as high.  It was dusk and the front culvert was filled with water. The mosquitoes were terri... 09/05/2011

This chart shows the percentage of Palm Bay FL properties for sale, broken down into regular/traditional sales, short sales and bank owned properties.  These are residential single family, condos and townhouses in Palm Bay. Melbourne FL Real Estate for Sale Ratios  Viera FL Real Estate for Sale Ratios Palm Bay FL Real Estate for Sale Ratios Sandy Shores, Melbourne FL REALTOR® Specializing in Residential, Investment and Relocation Real Estate We have a team to facilitate your Short Sale. Melbourne Real Estate / Palm Bay Real Estate 321-253-4545 SandyShoresMelbourne@hotmail.com ____________________________________________ Serving Brevard County Florida for 15 Years  Brevard County Resident for 36 Years Melbourne, Palm Bay, Suntree, Viera, Rockledge, Cocoa, Canaveral Groves, Titusville, M... 08/26/2011

      Lockmar Homeowners......First Impressions......The Exterior of Your House.....Get it right the 1st time      Did you know that a first impression can actually make or break the sale?  Its important to make sure that the first impression is a good one.  Choose some of these helpful pointers and it will give the exterior of your property "curb appeal". Make sure that the sidewalk and front walkway is swept and free of weeds.   Repair any broken or cracked areas of the walkway.   Remove any debris and make sure that there are no obstacles to your house. Cut the grass and trim the shrubs and keep it cut weekly.  Flowers can really make your home look cheery or place a few potted flowers out front.   In the fall, rake the yard free of leaves.   Hoses should be coiled up and out of the ... 06/28/2011

This is the break down of properties currently for sale in Palm Bay Florida.  The properties offered as short sales are closely trailing behind properties being offered as regular sales (not a short sale or a bank owned house). For a list of foreclosures or short sales feel free to contact me at SandyShoresMelbourne@hotmail.com. Let me that for you Sandy Shores, Melbourne FL REALTOR® Specializing in Residential, Investment and Relocation Real Estate Melbourne Real Estate / Palm Bay Real Estate 321-253-4545 ____________________________________________ Serving Brevard County Florida for 15 Years  Brevard County Resident for 36 Years Melbourne, Palm Bay, Suntree, Viera, Rockledge, Cocoa, Canaveral Groves, Titusville, Mims, Melbourne Beach, Indialantic, Indian Harbour Beach, Satellite Beac... 03/21/2011

Palm Bay Homes For Sale - Search with free search tool for Palm Bay,  Florida If you want to search the MLS for Palm Bay homes for sale, you are just one click away! Click on the picture to the right to connected to a free MLS search tool that will show you all of the homes and condos that are currently for sale in Palm Bay. Whether you're looking for a home on a canal or a condo on the river, you'll be able to search for Palm Bay homes for sale by clicking the on the picture to the right or following the link below. It's free!     Andy and his wife, Abby, are full-time top-producing Realtors with RE/MAX Elite. If you are considering buying a home or condo in the Palm Bay area, they can help you with everything from luxury homes to bank-owned condos for sale in the Palm Bay, FL area.   ... 03/18/2011

Coral Key is a small community located just off Malabar Road west of I-95 in Palm Bay, Florida.  It is really close to shopping, restaurants, medical facilities and within a quick drive of the Indian River and public boat launches.  D.R. Horton's newest community is going to feature large home sites, brick paver driveways, 18" tile in all wet areas, double pane low-E windows and stain resistant Shaw carpets.  The builder is currently charging no premiums on any of the home sites and they are in pre-sales so it is the best time to choose where you would want your home to be. The homes in the community start at $179,990 and go up to $252,990 without any selected options.  The homes offer 4 or 5 bedrooms and 2 up to 4 bathrooms.  There are also floor plans with 3-car garages versus 2-car g... 03/09/2011

Occasionally we see it.  A seller moves out of their house and puts it on the market for sale.  They leave a couple of items; a chair, a motorcycle, a lawnmower, or a freezer.  They're coming back - they're just leaving the items there in storage.  They figure on coming back and getting the things out of the house when it sells, before a buyer takes possession. Well, be careful, with this thinking. If a seller has a house listed for sale, and it is 99% empty, and the seller leaves an item or two, typcially, buyers assume that those items are being left with the house. So, when an offer to purchase comes in, you can bet your bottom dollar that chair,  motorcycle, lawnmower or freezer will be written into the contract. Buyers see those items and automatically want them. Who can blame them... 02/28/2011

Yesterday, I went out with out of town buyers, to take a second look, at the houses they saw the day before.  These were their favorites. The buyers were trying to make a decision on which house they wanted to buy; the house that suited their wants and their needs. It's good for a buyer to look at houses a second time, on a different day, at a different time of day (if possible, in our market of multiple offers). Houses can look different the second time around.  The buyer has seen numerous properties, by this time, and their perception has changed. The way they look at houses has changed, as they get a better idea of what's on the market, what they want and what their money can buy.  Lighting, shadows, temperatures and neighborhood activity changes at different times of day. Often, bu... 02/26/2011

On Wednesday night at 10:00, while at my computer, I received an automatic alert.  The search is set up to send clients new listings, that specifically meet their criteria, as soon as they hit the market. It was a new listing on a great little house, in a good area, at a very attractive price. Although it was a bit late, I emailed my client immediately, as we had already scoured the entire market for houses in her criteria.  I told her there was a new listing that we must go to look at right away. First thing the next morning, I sent her a text message telling her to check her emails for the new listing I sent over.  This was the first day this little gem would be on the market. I already had appointments set up for that day to look at 10 houses with out of town buyers that were referr... 02/25/2011

For those of you who never got to see the minion fields, here they are. At some point you are going to see the shorties with their Dad going down a walkway at a potential school. From that point on you've left SC and are hanging with the wee people in FL. As usual, when asked what they want to do, the shorties usually say, "Lets go outside..." (LOL) ;-) 01/05/2011