Can you guys believe Rick actually wrote his first post,  Hurricane Season hurricane season- are you ready? .He woke up yesterday, grabbed the hurricane preparation guide provided by Miami-Dade County and said, "This is definitely blog material!".

Usually I would grab the publication, do some research and post, but this time he blew me away. I did assist him and jotted down his thoughts on paper (before he changed his mind), and then helped him add the map and the links.

But I think it's a great start!  I will consider him my first guest writer on our Miamism blog site, since I don't think it will happen often.

The article talks about the 2005 hurricane season putting a damper on the South Florida real estate market.  It talks about buyers being concerned about property location including evacuation zones.  It tells people about Miami Dade County's yearly publication, Miami-Dade Now, which provides great information about hurricane preparedness, a map with evacuation zones and other useful information. 

We can't control the weather, but can guide our readers on how to be better prepared. 

 

25 Comments on Hurricane Season - we're not talking football

Ines, do you think we're rubbing off on them - Jack jumped in recently and it's fun to watch. I'll have to go read his post. 

06/18/2007 10:43 AM by Clearwater Real Estate Clearwater Beach Condos & Homes for Sale- Cyndee Haydon (Belloise Realty)


You must be so proud. I am going to read it right after I write this comment.

06/18/2007 10:44 AM by Camarillo CA Real Estate Agent/ Mana Tulberg (Beach View Real Estate)


Way to Go!   It is wonderful when you read about a blog of inspiration.  Keep up the good work! I do enjoy reading your stuff and am always learning something new!  Ines you are a good example and it seems to be rubbing off.

06/18/2007 10:53 AM by Allison Stewart REALTOR ®St. Cloud Florida (Florida Pines Realty, Inc)


Rick,

Congrats on finally getting your feet wet!  I will have to jump over and read the post.

Ines,

You better watch out... he might just start liking this.  :)

06/18/2007 11:11 AM by Knightlines Mortgage Services, LLC


Cyndee - I think we are....he has been coming up with great ideas, but actually getting down and dirty was a first.

Mana - It is the beginning......I am very proud.  Now he has to work on his voice.

Allison - you are always so sweet, thanks so much for all the compliments.

Jason - we can't both be addicted to this, who will take care of the business, and the kids and the house? 

06/18/2007 11:22 AM by Rick & Ines - Miami Shores Real Estate (Majestic Properties)


good post.  Thanks for telling us about it Ines.  We will be watching y'all this hurricane season.

06/18/2007 11:39 AM by Maureen McCabe - Central Ohio real estate (Real Living HER)


Ines that is very cool. I am going to click through and see what Rick had to say :)

06/18/2007 11:41 AM by Mary Pope-Handy, ABR, CRS, ePRO, SRES (Keller Williams Realty)


Maureen - Are you kidding me?  This is HUGE!  Rick and blogging is a total oxymoron - maybe I've been wrong.

Mary - Now I have to get him to write more accounting and financing related posts, it would be great.

06/18/2007 11:49 AM by Rick & Ines - Miami Shores Real Estate (Majestic Properties)


Wow! Rick wrote a post? Hang on a minute.............  I had to check to see if hell just froze over. I couldn't find any mention of it in my bible or on the news...... 

party smiley

06/18/2007 12:00 PM by Lisa Hill (Daytona Beach Real Estate) (Adams Cameron and Company)


the 2005 hurricane season didn't put a damper on buyers, they were all wet.

newspapers love to sell FEAR.

hurricanes are real and shouldn't be dismissed, BUT where's the article about the 2006 hurricane season.

beautiful weather doesn't sell anymore? 

06/18/2007 12:03 PM by Jay Beckingham (Allied Home Mortgage Capital Corp.)


He did a great job! you better watch out he'll be hogging the blog.

06/18/2007 12:20 PM by Maureen McCabe - Central Ohio real estate (Real Living HER)


Jay - you're right.  In 2005, we put up shutters at least 7 times.  Some people never took them down, other didn't bother to put them back up, it was a really active season.  Last year, not one single time.  It's hit or miss, but you do need to be prepared.

Maureen - he thinks I'm the hog, we'll see about that!  LOL!

06/18/2007 12:37 PM by Rick & Ines - Miami Shores Real Estate (Majestic Properties)


I think it's Awesome that Rick is now posting! What a perfect guest writer :)

06/18/2007 07:21 PM by Monika McGillicuddy~REALTOR®~ N.H. Real Estate Broker & Trainer (Prudential Verani Realty/Hampstead)


WOW - there really is a Rick!!!  Just kidding - I heard his voice on your video awhile back....he did a great job with that post!

Ann

06/18/2007 07:38 PM by Portsmouth NH Real Estate ~ Ann Cummings (RE/MAX Coast to Coast - Portsmouth New Hampshire)


Ines, I would like to also extend my congratulations to Rick.  Who knows he might like blogging and you will have to fight him for computer time.......LOL

06/18/2007 08:33 PM by George Souto (McCue Mortgage Co.)


Go Rick! Watch out Ines...next thing you know he'll be trying take it over.

06/18/2007 10:31 PM by Kelly Kilpatrick, Broker-Associate (Gold Coast Realty)


Monika - he's getting a kick out of all the responses too.

Ann - and if you come to Orlando this weekend, you'll get to meet him in person! : )

George - oh no no no! I'm not letting that happen, my AR time is sacred!

Kelly - maybe it should have been him doing the Project Blogger thing.

06/18/2007 10:34 PM by Rick & Ines - Miami Shores Real Estate (Majestic Properties)


Hi Ines - I won't be able to be there this weekend - ;-(   I wasn't able to rearrange some important things, so this past weekend I made the decision to not go.  I'm bummed because I really wanted to meet you and others from Florida that I hadn't already met, and see those I had again.

06/19/2007 06:14 AM by Portsmouth NH Real Estate ~ Ann Cummings (RE/MAX Coast to Coast - Portsmouth New Hampshire)


AAAAaaaah!  That's too bad Ann.  I'm sure we'll have another opportunity soon.

06/19/2007 07:29 PM by Rick & Ines - Miami Shores Real Estate (Majestic Properties)


AAAAaaaah!  That's too bad Ann.  I'm sure we'll have another opportunity soon.

06/19/2007 07:29 PM by Rick & Ines - Miami Shores Real Estate (Majestic Properties)


AAAAaaaah!  That's too bad Ann.  I'm sure we'll have another opportunity soon.

06/19/2007 07:30 PM by Rick & Ines - Miami Shores Real Estate (Majestic Properties)


I don't believe the myth that hurricanes hurt the market... we're still growing in population faster than we're bleeding people that don't want to stay

I think there have been some snowbirds who second guessed new purchases but they were the exception, not the rule

Hurricane parties are actually fun!

06/20/2007 11:58 AM by Boca Raton Florida & Boynton Beach Florida Mortgage Loans


over the last 20 years we've had incredible growth.

there must not have been any hurricanes before 2005.

i love the key's people. they just hunker down. no fear. 

06/23/2007 08:01 AM by Jay Beckingham (Allied Home Mortgage Capital Corp.)


Jay - wouldn't that be nice "there must not have been any hurricanes before 2005" : )

Those Keys' people are definitely in a class by themselves, some evacuate without a peep, others stay and endure.

06/23/2007 08:19 AM by Rick & Ines - Miami Shores Real Estate (Majestic Properties)


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