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This is the place to find real estate about Key West, Sunset Key, Stock Island, Rockland, Big Coppitt, Boca Chica, Geiger, Saddlebunch, Sugarloaf, Cudjoe, Summerland, Ramrod, Little Torch, Middle Torch, Big Torch, Big Pine and No Name Key Florida and information about real estate between mile marker 0 and mile marker 33.

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2007 

Hi Friends!A few sellers and another REALTOR® called me this week about what happens after foreclosure.  I also went to 2 panel discussions this week with experienced bankers and mortgage lenders.  I'm sharing so you can provide better guidance to your clients and advise your clients to contact t...
10/28/2007
FARBAR As Is Contract Revisions Key West Florida This could save you some huge headaches.  Better to prevent than correct, right?  I just went to an excellent presentation by a real estate attorney who is on the Florida FAR BAR committee.  He told us about the changes to the FARBAR As Is contract...
10/26/2007
On July 3, 1823, 22 years before Florida become a state.  Monroe County was incorporated and became the sixth county in Florida.  Key West was the county seat and the only settlement in Monroe County.  On March 3, 1845 Florida became the 27th state.  Monroe County is now divided into four parts. ...
10/25/2007
The Florida Keys are made up of 40 inhabited islands.  Native Indians were the first settlers in 1530 AD.  A Spanish fleet wrecked in the Keys in 1733, yet until 1763 the Keys were "Isles de Norte Havana" (North Havana).  In 1815 Juan Pablo Salas was given Key West in a Spanish Land Grant.  On Ja...
10/25/2007
Key West is now 2,600 acres.  In 1829 Key West was just 258 acres and Key West was mapped out into a town of 64 blocks.  Most of the area of Key West was ocean that was "filled" to create land.  This land "fill" explains why "Old Town" and "New Town" have those names.  The military controls about...
10/25/2007
Good news!  I'm working with a buyer that just relocated from Washington D. C.  She introduced me to a 203(K) loan.  It's perfect for this market.  I want to share with you what she shared with me!  My seller's feel like they have been drinking bleach when they price their home.  My buyers realiz...
10/25/2007
Ask anyone who has been to Conch Republic to name 5 things to do.  Not one of those 5 things will be visit a house of worship!  Not any of the people I asked, anyway. The city of Key West has 38 houses of worship.  Because no one would believe me and because someone reading this might like to vis...
10/25/2007
My past life was the hotel industry.  My first job when I was 12 years old was cleaning cottages.  It all culminated 17 years later as a Sales Manager and Director of Sales for the 2 of the largest hotels in Key West.  I still love the hotel industry and always will.  I want to share with you a s...
10/25/2007
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Funny the things that come up the longer you work in real estate.... I have a new buyer that was inspired to buy because his landlord would not allow him to hang a flag outside his door.  The landlord is a Jehovah's Witness.  The buyer is in the military.  Regardless of a persons job or religious...
10/25/2007
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So you decided to buy!  Hooray!  It's exciting.  To make the process as painless as a filling after you've had a novacaine shot I've made this for my buyers and I'll share it with you!  This is a list of the potential paper work your buyer may need.  I hope it helps you help your client get their...
10/15/2007
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This is the place to find real estate about Key West, Sunset Key, Stock Island, Rockland, Big Coppitt, Boca Chica, Geiger, Saddlebunch, Sugarloaf, Cudjoe, Summerland, Ramrod, Little Torch, Middle Torch, Big Torch, Big Pine and No Name Key Florida and information about real estate between mile marker 0 and mile marker 33.