Jon's Real Estate ramblings

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Real Estate Broker/Owner - Daytona Condo Realty, 386-405-4408
Living in Daytona Beach area is more relaxed and easier than in more humid Miami, and it is also the most affordable living by the Ocean.

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2018 

Daytona Beach Resort & Conference CenterWith 322 rooms Daytona Beach Resort & Conference Center is one of the biggest condo-hotels in the area. It is one unit short of The Plaza’s 323 room.While they are comparable in size, these are very different condo-hotels, but both are at the top of the cha...
04/30/2018
Bellair CondosThere are 6 units for sale in Bellair Condos as of April 14, 2018.Starting price is $65K for a small studio and all the way to $299,900 for a top floor penthouse with 360-degree panoramic views of the ocean and the Intracoastal.3 one-bedroom units, 2 of them are $89,900, and one is ...
04/27/2018
After being in real estate for quite some time, I came to the conclusion, that the weather is the enemy of the agent, unless, of course, it simply singles me out.My first job in the US was a resettlement coordinator for Met. Council in New York. I was handling Russian refugees coming to Co-Op Cit...
04/23/2018
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A friend from California makes his first trip to Florida. He flies to his son in Naples, finds a condo and puts it under contract.And then he comes to us in Daytona to visit us. He did not call and ask for advice, which is surprising, but it is fine. At a dinner table, the whole purchase thing co...
04/16/2018
Ormond Beach Oceanfront CondosCurrently, there are 17 two-bedroom condo units in 12 buildings on the ocean for sale in Ormond Beach/Ormond-by-the-Sea.From an 876-sf unit in Seabridge North for $205,000 to a 7th floor unit in Shoreham for $269,000.The market is very active, 13 units are under cont...
04/15/2018
Horizons CondominiumHorizons Condominium with it fancy rounded elements look quite modern, even though it was built in 1979.This 19-story building (20 if you consider that penthouses are in two levels) has 69 2- and 3-bedroom condos, all of which are oceanfront. Excellent view of the ocean, and t...
04/15/2018
Hospitality... it is so difficultYou are walking into this condo-hotel. Unless you are an owner here, you would not even know that this is a condo-hotel, where each unit is individually owned. You would think this is a hotel.So, you are walking into this particular hotel. The Front Desk clerk is ...
04/13/2018
I have written extensively about Oceanside Inn Condo-Hotel. I know this condo-hotel better than some others, as we have a unit here.Today I want to look at the market there. What is available, what are the prices, what to expect…AvailabilityThere are 10 condo-hotel units for sale in Oceanside Inn...
04/13/2018
Many agents believe that REALTORS are really held to higher standards. Let us put this theory to the test.So, here is the story… To be exact, below are two stories.Story #1I received the email from a Board member of one of the condo-hotels. He received the contract for sale and purchase for appro...
04/09/2018
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Remember that meeting in the Oval Office with Minister of Foreign Affairs Lavrov and Russian Ambassador Kisliak? Remember that not a single American reporter was allowed there, but Russian reporters were there? Remember how Trump bragged to Lavrov and Kisliak “I just fired the head of the F.B.I. ...
04/03/2018