Palmetto Bay Pool Home For Sale Beautifully Upgraded 8240 SW 162 Street, Palmetto Bay, FLBeautifully upgraded pool home!8240 SW 162 St, Palmetto Bay, FL 33157 View MapBeautifully upgraded pool home in much desired Palmetto Bay. A circular driveway and attached garage provide ample parking space. Once inside the open floorplan overlooking the sparkling pool captures your attention. French doors with Side Lites lead out to the pool area. The kitchen has a granite island, beautiful cabinets and stainless steel appliances. The home is fully tiled with 18 x 18 tiles in neutral colors. Touches such as recessed lights, crown molding, textured knockdown walls and dimmer switches can be found throughout. The entire home has beautiful wood Venetian blinds. The master bedroom suite has an ample dressing area flanked by closets on either side in addition to the large bedroom. The master bath has had no expense spared. Beautiful Italian tiles, large soaking Roman tub, separate, luxurious shower and double sinks all add to the sumptuous bath experience. The outside pool area is screened for proper enjoyment of the South Florida lifestyle. The unique pool has one-of-a-kind mosaic tiles in regal blues lining the full bottom. No harsh pool bottom to scrape delicate feet on! Kool Deck and Deco Drain in the pool area make for a comfortable experience and easy-care pool maintenance. This lot is huge! Outside the screened enclosure there is still lots of space for relaxing, or playing ball or bocci. Mature trees shade the side while the back gets plenty of sunlight. This one’s move-in ready! Excellent neighborhood and Palmetto Bay schools. Call today and schedule your private viewing. DetailsAsking Price:
$460,000 MLS:
M1226528 Sq. Feet:
2,058 Lot Size:
0.39 Acres Bedrooms:
3 Bathrooms:
2 # of Floors:
1 HOA/Maintenance Fees:
N/A Subdivision:
SOUTHWOOD Year Built:
1960    
Hammocks 2/2 Waterfront Condo - Great Price!Can't Beat Price Waterfront @ The Hammocks!14859 SW 104 ST, 8-205, Miami, FL 33196 View MapThe opportunity you've been waiting for. Waterfront unit in prime Hammocks location. DetailsAsking Price:
$175,000 MLS:
M1196213 Sq. Feet:
770 Lot Size:
N/A Bedrooms:
2 Bathrooms:
2 # of Floors:
2/2 HOA/Maintenance Fees:
$178 Garage Size:
N/A Subdivision:
Heron at the Hammocks Year Built:
1982    
Who's Minding The Store While You're At The Trade Show?
Will it get more traffic to my site? I'm in. Will I get more leads? That's what I want! OK, so if our goal is to get more traffic, which will hopefully get those interested in our services to raise their hands and identify themselves why are we ignoring them after they do? On Thursday I personally spent a few hours researching something I am in the market for and contacted 2 providers of those services via their websites. I have yet to hear back from either one. Not even an automatic acknowledgment. It doesn't make sense to me that we would spend time and money at our trade shows getting the best websites, lead generation tools, search engine optimization, IDX feeds that people want, and yet when they contact us, we ignore them. I understand that people are busy. I understand that instant gratification isn't always possible. I was not expecting to be contacted yesterday. I did, however, expect to be contacted within a reasonable amount of time. I think 48 hours for the initial contact is too long. A very simple email or call to let me know when I could expect some time to discuss my needs is not too much to expect. In our business, or any for that matter, striking while the iron is hot is crucial. We all know that the first Realtor to get back in touch with a prospective client is usually the one who is going to get the business. So....who's minding your store?
South Dade 4/2 Family Home For The Price of a Condo!Can't Beat This Price!20150 SW 114 Avenue, Miami, FL 33189 View MapPurchase a 4 bedroom single family home for the price of a condo! DetailsAsking Price:
$220,000 MLS:
M1199072 Sq. Feet:
1727 Lot Size:
7875 Bedrooms:
4 Bathrooms:
2 # of Floors:
1 Subdivision:
South Miami Heights Year Built:
1963    
Hammocks 3/2 Condo Lowest Priced!Best Priced 3 Bedroom in Hammocks!9718 Hammocks Blvd., #202-35, Miami, FL 33196 View MapBest price in Hammocks for a 3 bedroom unit with full Hammocks amenities. DetailsAsking Price:
$195,000 MLS:
M1196995 Sq. Feet:
993 Bedrooms:
3 Bathrooms:
2 # of Floors:
2/2 HOA/Maintenance Fees:
$188 Subdivision:
Banyan Tree Year Built:
1983    
Hammocks 2-Story Townhome - Best Price!Largest 2 Story Townhouse in Prime Hammocks Location!11585 SW 149 Court, Miami, FL 33196 View MapPrime Hammocks location. Largest 2 story townhouse in move-in condition. Large Living/Dining Room with foyer entry & Family Room. Light & Bright throughout. Remodeled kitchen. Master suite has private balcony. Fenced yard for privacy. 2-car garage, barrel-tile roof and lush landscaping. Includes all amenities the Hammocks is known for including pools, lake/beaches, bike and jogging trails, tennis & basketball courts, clubhouse, exercise room & security patrol. Close to shopping, great schools, recreation & transit. This is the one! DetailsAsking Price:
$290,000 MLS:
M1196709 Sq. Feet:
1580 Lot Size:
2011 Bedrooms:
3 Bathrooms:
2.5 # of Floors:
2 HOA/Maintenance Fees:
$43 Garage Size:
2 Subdivision:
Adagio Year Built:
1994    
West Kendall 2/2 Condo Lowest Price in Lakeside!Lowest Priced in Lakeside!15649 SW 73 Terrace, #6-5, Miami, FL 33193 View MapLowest priced unit in Lakeside! DetailsAsking Price:
$175,000 MLS:
M1196235 Sq. Feet:
825 Lot Size:
N/A Bedrooms:
2 Bathrooms:
2 # of Floors:
1 Subdivision:
Lakeside at Olympian Village Year Built:
1983    
Joy To The World
We celebrated Noche Buena last night. This morning we sang happy birthday to Jesus (the Reason for the Season) before making the rounds with the gifts. Since our labor intensive celebration was last night, we have an easy day ahead of us. I have nothing planned but to enjoy the day with my family. But I wanted to come on over to Active Rain, family now too, and wish everyone a Merry Christmas. Here's wishing you all receive the gifts you long for. And wishing that the new year doesn't beat us up as the current one seems to have done. After all is said and done, it's been a good year. I count each and every one of my blessings and am grateful for them. Among the many blessings I count is Active Rain and the many friendships I've made here. Merry Christmas to all!
Unsuccessful Redland Real Estate Auction - Part II
Then I had the opportunity to attend another auction in the Redland. This one was different in that it was an absolute auction. When the public thinks ‘auction’ they think whatever’s being sold will be sold to the highest bidder. I, personally, think it’s a gimmick to give them anything but. But that is just my opinion. When an auction is not absolute, I think it’s just a ploy to spark more interest in the property and hopefully get it sold. There’s nothing wrong with the marketing premise, in itself. I still have issues with calling it an auction. Maybe we just need to educate the public that an auction isn’t always what they think it is. I attended the absolute auction hoping to see some action and see a property get sold to the highest bidder. The property is a larger-than-most, but older and well-kept home in the Redland area. It’s right smack in the middle of the Redland and sits on 2.5 acres of tropical paradise, well manicured yet plenty of flora. Adjacent to the property is a natural hammocks, designated as such. Beneficial to the property is that most of it has a property tax benefit because of the hammocks and the property pays about a third of what a similar property without the tax benefit would pay. With the issue of property taxes being so high in Florida, this by itself is a huge benefit to the property. On top of the tax benefits, an acre of land in the Redland sells for about $180,000, although many would like to have you thinking it’s a lot more than that. Right now, that’s about the going price (albeit not the asking price). And even though on a single property lot an additional acre isn’t technically worth the same as the 1st acre (simply because you can only build one home on it, whether it’s one acre or five) let’s give it the benefit of the doubt and do what the county property appraiser does and calculate each square foot as being worth the same. That means the land on this parcel is worth $450,000 by my calculations. The auction was to open at $489,000. And it was going to sell to the highest bidder. Period. Seeing how the land alone was worth just $39,000 less I figured it would be like getting the structure almost free if you could buy it at the opening bid. By the way, the county property appraiser has the structure valued at $213,000, so it’s not as if there wasn’t a lot of wiggle room there. The winning bidder would be responsible for a 10% buyer’s premium so if he won the bid at $500,000, he’d have to pay $550,000. No matter, this home was priced right, so a good deal could still be had. Upon arriving at the property I recognized a couple from the last auction. I guess I wasn’t the only curious one. I struck up a conversation with them as we waited for the proceedings to begin. Twenty minutes after the bidding was supposed to begin we realized they weren’t going to have an auction. Of the several parties that were there (perhaps 4) none of us were registered to bid. I was dumbstruck by this fact. Here was a prime property in the Redland available for sale at way less than market price and no one was bidding. Is the market in South Florida that bad? Or had the auction not been advertised fully? My opinion tells me it’s the former. I had personally found the auction online but because I specifically looked for auctions. I wasn’t searching as a home buyer. The couple I met said they had seen it advertised in the local papers. So it had been advertised. Exactly how much, I wasn’t sure. That day I went home shaking my head and thinking that the local real estate market may be in for a really looooooong adjustment. Hmmmmmm……… Snow In Miami At Dolphin Mall
While you're there catching some flakes you might want to stop in and visit the big man in red himself. Yes, Santa is at Dolphin Mall each day until Christmas Eve at Ramblas 9 at the fabulous Snow Globes. Santa is there from Noon to 9:00 each day except Fridays and Saturdays he's there until 10:00.
So come experience a little magic this holiday season at Dolphin Mall.
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The carefully wrapped presents are unwrapped now. Shreds of papers strewn about. Some glittery bows catch my eye. The kids are playing with some of their new gifts. A couple of people are back in bed sleeping since they got up so early.
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Are you a transplanted Northerner living in Miami? Missing snow just a little at this time of year? Have I got news for you!
Dolphin Mall gets into the holiday spirit by including a snowfall each evening at 7:00. This is a real treat in Miami! Additional snowfalls occur at 9:00pm on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The snow will stop falling on January 6th, though, so make sure you get to experience it before then! 
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