I looked at the calendar this morning and my unit #1004 at the Destin Pelican Beach Resort is still open for the week of Christmas.

My wife wrote a poem inviting your family to Destin for Christmas vacation. For the next couple of months, the rate is rent 3 nights get the 4th night free or rent 5 nights get 2 nights free.

A snowbird has the condo booked from Jan 1- March 14th.

                                                          Lakewood House  Priced to sell

Mike Frazier | Carousel Realty | 731-589-7841 698 Oak Ridge Road, Dyersburg, TN Beautiful home in the woods but also on main lake at lakewood. Over 300' of lake frontage 3BR/2.5BA Single Family House offered at $214,900 Year Built 1988 Sq Footage 3,019 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 2 full, 1 partial Floors 2 Parking 2 Car garage Lot Size 2.3 acres HOA/Maint $0 per month see additional photos below PROPERTY FEATURES - Central A/C - Central heat - Fireplace - High/Vaulted ceiling - Walk-in closet - Tile floor - Family room - Bonus/Rec room - Breakfast nook - Dishwasher - Stove/Oven - Microwave - Stainless steel appliances - Basement - Laundry area - inside - Balcony, Deck, or Patio - Yard ADDITIONAL PHOTOS Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4 Photo 6 Contact info: Mike Frazier Carousel Realty 731-589-7841 For sale by agent/broker Equal Opportunity Housing Posted: Nov 3, 2009, 11:16am PST To view other Lakewood listings click here!

Over the last 2-3 weeks I have been working on a new outside blog and about 10 days ago bought a custom domain name to permanently point to it. It took me over a week to figure out the Cnames and Anames.

Now that I finally finished the DNS work I need to get the website picked up by Google.

I have several links to it from my other sitesand did submit it to google and several blog directories.

What else would you recommend that I do? I picked the domain name with the plan to get on the first pageof google with that search term. I appreciate any and all advice. Here's the link to my site.

The reach of Activerain is awsome. Where else can you go and blog or just comment on others blog and learn so much? I have been here over 3 years and I am still overwhelmed.

I have an exclusive offer just for my Activerain friends and other Activerainers.

Here is my offer:

My family just purchased a condo in Destin,Florida which is in the Panhandle of Florida.The condo is beautiful and right on the Gulf of Mexico. Our unit 1004 is in the rental program and we need you to rent this for your family vacation. Click this link to see the calendar and check availability. I can offer you a 10% discount. They charge me a management fee of 25% but if I find the renter they give me back 10% which I will pass on to you. You will need to contact me to make this booking but you can click  there to find out what they would charge. I also have an outside blog with more info at Destin Pelican Beach Resort.

This discount is only for Activerain members. Here are some pictures I took while at the condo 3 weeks ago.

Are you relocating to the Dyersburg area and just want to rent for a few months until you purchase?

You have come to the right place. Frazier Properties and Carousel Realty has 2 apartment complexes on Tickle Street down from the Dyersburg Regional Hospital. We have several medical staff renting from us because the apartments are so nice and convenient to the medical community.

We offer both short term rentals and long term rentals. Let us relocate you into an apartment and when the time is right help you purchase that home here in Dyersburg.

Today is October 23rd and we have 2 openings with one being downstairs and the other being upstairs. We also have a handicap accessible unit as well.

Call us today at 731-285-7352 or after hours at 731-285-3072

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   Year after year, snowbirds travel down to the gulf coast for 3-4 months. One of the premier destinations is Destin,Florida and the Pelican Beach Resort.

About 3 weeks ago, my family and I purchased a Pelican Beach condo unit 1004 in Destin, Florida. Located in the heart of Destin, the resort overlooks the world famous, white sandy beaches on the Gulf of Mexico. After arriving through the gated entry the fun filled vacation truly begins. Your family will enjoy all the amenities within the resort which includes a heated indoor pool, an outdoor pool, a Jacuzzi, an exercise room, steam room and sauna, game room, on site seasonal cafe,tennis courts, massage by appointment, outdoor grill area, and most importantly the beautiful white sandy beach.

The Pelican Beach Resort now offers beginning November 1, a Winter Getaway Special( pay for 3 nights stay 4th night free, pay for 5 nights/6&7 nights free).This rate also applies to our unit 1004.

For Snowbirds, great monthly rates are available. We are personally offering an even lower Snowbird special rate of $1150 a month with a 2 month minimum.

E-mail me at mike@dyersburgrealestate.com today to book your vacation with us.Additional information can be found at my Destin Pelican Beach blogsite.

For the last 10 years my family has been travel ling to Destin,Florida for vacation. For the last 8 years we have been staying at the Pelican Beach Resort in Destin.

We absolutely love this resort and decided 8 years ago that one day we would purchase a condo at the Pelican. Well that day has arrived. We closed on the condo purchase about 10 days ago(unit 1004) and we immediately remodeled our 1 br 2 ba condo to our liking.

This condo is directly on the beach overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. Unit 1004 sleeps 6 people(sleeper couch and hallway bunks). We have put this Pelican Beach condo on the rental program and you can click here to check availability or get more information. If you choose to rent this condo, please give the booking code A1080. Also, for more information just click on our Pelican Beach Resort blog link.

I have included updated pictures here so you can see the work we have done making this the perfect getaway for your family. The bottom picture was taken off the balcony of our condo.

My family made a business trip/vacation to Destin,Florida lat week and we always visit this great small church there. On Sunday morning the preacher announced that we would have evening services on the beach at Beasley Park in Ft. Walton.

We were also asked to bring a picnic supper. We met more of the people at the church and enjoyed the fellowship. After eating under the pavilion, we all moved to the beach for the singing and lesson.

After singing several contemporary worship songs, Brad the preacher spoke a few minutes. He informed us that we were sitting on the only beach in the area that used to be a "black only" beach. He said that with tears in his eyes and said he regrets where this nation once was in regards to integration.

If you are planning on visiting in the Destin area, let me know and I will give you the name and address of this church. Also, we just purchased a condo right on the beach and I will make you a great deal on renting it. Click here to check availabily for this unit.

About 2 months ago, Fannie Mae changed their policy so that only owner occupants could purchase their foreclosures during the first 6 weeks of the listing. Of course Hud has this in place already for their foreclosures,

I am sure that Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae will soon follow suit.

However, this is for naught since the listing agent nor the potential selling agents are allowed to turn on any utilities prior to the offer or closing.

How many potential homeowners are willing to purchase a property without knowing if everything is in working order? I know that for Hud properties we are given an inspection report but I have found some many things wrong that were not addressed in those reports.

Freddie Mac in conjuction with HomeSteps is offering potential homeowners a 2 year home warranty if they purchase. But, they are not allowed to inspect property with utilities on.

I am the primary listing agent for Wells Fargo foreclosures in my area. One of the first things I am asked to do is have all utilities turned on. Owner occupants are buying some of these properties and at a higher price than investors are willing to pay.

Two weeks ago, I showed an owner occupant a Freddie Mac foreclosure and the first thing my client told me was lets make an offer subject to a home inspection. I told him we could do that but could not turn on the utilities. He then told me what good is a home inspection without utilities on? I agreed with him so he thought a few days about the 2 year home warranty that would go with the sale. While he was thinking, an investor negotiated a successful contract. Do you think that investor paid close to what the house is worth? I don't think so! The government is giving away "our" money to investors!

Whats the answer?

1. Give those government foreclosure listings to several "local" seasoned Realtors.
2. Require those local Realtors to turn on all utilities.
3. Stay with the first 6 weeks(owner occupant only).

Today I went to show a Fannie Mae foreclosure but the listing agent told me he has a contract as of last night. I then asked him about another Fannie Mae foreclosure and he told me that one also has a contract above the list price.

My client was wanting to make an offer on the house this morning and before we found out the deal was done they asked me how much to offer. I told them that they need to offer about $5000 over the list price.But, we were too little too late.

We are still seeing many Dyersburg foreclosures but the sales prices on the lower priced ones are starting to creep up and the higher priced ones(for the most part) have already gone up.

So folks, no more low ball offers for Dyersburg foreclosures. Our economy is recovering and home prices stabilizing.

There still some deals out there but you just have to be the first one there. Call me or my staff to get there first for Dyersburg foreclosures or Dyersburg real estate.