Over the last several years, my family and I have vacationed on the emerald coast of Florida. We have always stayed at the Pelican Beach Resort in Destin. This is a beautiful resort in the heart of Destin and located only about a mile from the Destin airport where we fly in, tie down the plane and get a rental car.It is located directly on the beach with an unobstructed view of the gulf.

About 8 years ago we started watching the property values of the DestinPelican Beach Resortcondos start climbing through the roof. My wife said she sure wanted to buy one of those Destin condosbut I told her that one of these days the prices will drop and drop they did. The prices peaked in 2006 and have been on a steady decline up until recently. Now, the Pelican Beach Resort condosare slowly starting back up.

About 9 months ago I contacted a prominent Destin real estate firm about my future plans to buy a condo in Destin but more specifically at the Pelican Beach Resort. I was connected with one of the broker's team members who stated she would be happy to assist me. I told her of my plan to be down there the next week on a family vacation. I also told her I would like to meet with her or if she wasn't available then meet with her broker.

A couple of days into the vacation, I called my new agent and she told me she should be able to meet with me the next day and I told her that would be fine and I looked forward to meeting her. I also told her if she could not make it, have her broker meet with me. For the next 3 days of our vacation, I never heard from her or her broker.

After an exhaustive search online I finally found a great Destin Realtornamed Scott Etter. Here is the information from his websitethat I would like to share with you:

";I learned early on that Customer Service is ‘Key’, and what separates mediocre from superior. Going that extra mile to show a customer that you fully understand their needs and that you are willing to help them through every step of the process – it is this philosophy and mindset that I’ve carried over into Real Estate and why I choose to work with Prudential Coastal Properties. Working with such incredible cutting edge technology and a talented team of experienced Realtors, utilizing all our best attributes to assist each other and to ensure that our customers receive the best and most complete service.";

My wife and I hired Scott Etter about 3-4 months ago and have been very happy with our choice. I am a Realtor here in West Tennessee and I looked for a Realtor in Destinwith the same drive and skills that I aspire for myself and for my team members in my real estate company.

Not only does Scott send us new listings of Destin real estate condos for sale  but he also went the extra mile shooting videos of condos for us. Here is oneof those videos of unit 1004 at the Pelican Beach Resort. Here is a secondvideo he shot.

One week ago Scott Etter helped us negotiate a fantastic buy on Pelican Beach condo unit 1004 and we are closing in about 30 days.

If you are contemplating purchasing a second home or condo in the Destin,Floridaarea, give Scott Etter a call at 850-533-6300. You will be glad you did!

Update 10/16/2009

We closed on unit 1004 last Friday and have been remodeling it for the last week. Our 1 br 2 ba condo is on the rental program and ready for your family! Call me to book this beautiful condo for your family vacation. Here are 3 pictures of the remodeling job!