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Anna Maria Island -Surfers Welcome a good Storm

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Real Estate Agent with Island Real Estate

Another lovely day in Florida -the sun is shining for now and the air is humid -the temp is about 83 with some much needed breezes from the Gulf of Mexico.  Activity in real estate has slowed -pretty typical for this time of year but with it already being sluggish - us full time Realtors have to get back to the basics of Real Estate.  

I guess there is a storm "Fay" approaching ...ugh.  Pretty good for surfers though they look for this type of weather to "catch a wave".  Here on Anna Maria Island a local place where surfers meet and go is White Ave in the city of Anna Maria.  Off street parking is available -which is pretty rare.  It is a nice residential street with a few vacation rentals available take a look at www.islandreal.com our rental dept has a few available.  You can sit for hours watching the surfers at White -they also hold a summer surf camp for kids there.  It usually runs for a week and the kids love it because they get a chance to see there friends from school and learn some great techniques.  There are some great homes for sale in the same vicinity take a look at www.lizblandford.com I have a listing there where you can see the beach and the surfers from the roof top deck. That property has become a short sale which is priced at a unbelievable number.  I will say those buyers who are actually pulling the trigger are getting amazing deals.  We are getting sales... our island market is pretty unique and it is a beautiful place to visit/vacation or live full time. 

I hope "Fay" dissipates to nothing and the Sun continues to shine in Florida as well in the other parts of the country.

Comments (5)

P G
Charlottesville Solutions - Charlottesville, VA

I see that you are new to Active Rain and I just wanted to welcome you. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I do and that you find it a great resource. 

Aug 16, 2008 01:21 PM
Larry Chatt
Island Real Estate of Anna Maria Island, Inc - Anna Maria, FL
I am here to help!

I once knew a Fay...three days out looks like she is coming to visit Anna Maria Island.  This is definitely a visit we could do without!  Rental guests are already calling asking what to do especially given the fact that the gov has initiated a state of emergency. I agree...ughhhh 

Aug 17, 2008 01:40 AM
Chris Grumley
Florida Eye Tours, LLC - Anna Maria, FL

Your are here! Yeah!!! Liz, you are one of the most professional agents I have the pleasure of knowing. If you ever have a bad day I bet none of us will ever find out. Your tesimonials are right, your profile pic is awesome and I am 100% sure you are a real benefit to the AR community! At the rate you are throwing out blogs I had better get my act together! Catch me at number one if you can! Welcome to Active Rain and it's a real pleasure to know you...

Chris...

www.FloridaRealTours.com

 

Aug 21, 2008 11:01 AM
Larry Chatt
Island Real Estate of Anna Maria Island, Inc - Anna Maria, FL
I am here to help!

I was able to take some great surfing video on Anna Maria Island during Gustav and Ike.  Unfortunately I cannot seem to figure out how to move the video to active rain but just you tube anna maria island extreme surfing and you will be sure to find it.  No, the surfing is not Hawaii...It's Anna Maria Island!

Sep 26, 2008 03:26 PM
Starstate Realty
Starstate Realty - Austin, TX

Hi Liz  - Happy New Year.  Welcome to ActiveRain. I look forward to networking with you and reading your future post. Have a great day!!!

Jan 09, 2009 04:01 PM