Our office is in the oceanfront condo-hotel, and we are used to people coming to us to get the feel of the market, chat about real estate and life in general...

It often evokes nostalgic accounts of the times when they could buy homes for only that, and condos for only this...It is always a story how they nearly bought a property, but someone did not let them do it; somebody else bought and then sold for so much more and made a lot of money. They were so close.... They were so right, so smart, and should it happen again, they wouldn't let that someone stop them from buying a piece of Real Estate at low prices right before the market explodes.

Haven't you notice that you are in that yesterday's market? That yesterday's market, where you can buy at those legendary prices, which allow you later resell at such astounding profits?

So, why is that you did not see it before, and you do not see it again? Why is that you thought then that the market would stay slow, and that cost you a lot of money, that you otherwise could make? And now you again allow yourself to think that the market will never recover?

Why is that every time the night comes, you start worrying that the sun is not coming back? How can I assure you that it sure does? Even if "before" it was for less than now, you would sell it for way more than "before".

So, stop looking back and worrying about the coming day. Get off the fence and let us work together on what can help you retire earlier, or move to a place you thought you would not be able to afford, or get yourself a boat and start doing what you always wanted... And it does not matter whether you have millions, or you have $25K.

The only thing you get by sitting on the fence too long is a hole in your pants.

So, does sitting on the fence cost you money? I bet it does. And big time...

Just one example. A real listing just popped up on MLS.

$633,900 for this Flagler Beach DIRECT OCEANFRONT home. This is a phenomenal price for a direct oceanfront.  4 bdr/3 baths 3033 sf under air, 4,534 total. Yes, it needs some work. This is REO, hence this incredible price. The house sits on a large lot (111'x250'). The adjacent lot, which is the same size, is for sale for $1,299,000 (Listing #149478 in Flagler County MLS). Just the land. And you can get same size lot with a large home for less than half the price. This is soon a $2 Mil+ property. Do you get that much money for sitting on the fence?

 Below are the remarks from the MLS (shown here with permission of the listing broker).

Remarks: Direct ocean front home sitting high on the dunes. Spacious tri level with views from almost every room. Large rear deck with walkway to the sand. Third floor Master and guest bedroom have awesome views of the ocean and river. Second floor offers large living, dining and kitchen. 1st floor offers a guest room or a playroom with full bath. Home is being sold “As is” and needs some TLC, but is an excellent value. All offers to be presented on a FAR/BAR "As is" contract with Countrywide Pre approval letter or proof of funds. Square footage taken from tax roll. All information recorded in the MLS is intended to be accurate but cannot be guaranteed.

Wake up and take action. If you are lucky in this market and can afford buying, you just can't afford missing on extraordinary opportunities like these. Call me at 386-405-4408

Jon Zolsky, your Daytona Beach connection