A drive on 30A in the rain was absolutely refreshing as well as surprising. In spite of the rain, folks were still walking, bike riding and sitting on the beach! The beach towns of Dune Allen, Santa Rosa, Grayton, Watercolor, Seaside, Seagrove, Alys, Seacrest, Rosemary, Inlet and Carillon are beautiful. All are unique and have their own personalities and venues.

Homes, condos, land…. Whatever your particular need should be, investing in the natural beauty of Northern Florida is worth it. Click below to see available homes, condos and land for sale on beautiful 30A. Come and experience the true beauty of Northern Florida!

We want to be your real estate resource at the beach so if there is anything we can do for you just call or text at 850-217-7618 – or send an email to [email protected] and we will be happy to assist in any way we can.

Call us today and let us help you find your perfect place for those rainy and sunny day’s!

Owning a pet, which six out of ten U.S. households do, can be a problem for both sellers and practitioners seeking buyers. Below are a few tips to help prepare yourself.

• Sellers with pets should do their best to eradicate pet odor. ”Odor is the biggest obstacle,” says Trudy Severa, an associate with Long and Foster’s North Hills office in Reston, Va. ”Anyone who is sensitive or with allergies is going to be put off.”
• Pet hair is another turnoff for fussy people or those with allergies. A professional cleaning as well as frequent vacuuming can help.
• It is also a good idea to remove the evidence of pet residents, including getting rid of dog doors, linoleum in unlikely places, even pet crates.
• During showings it is smart to relocate pets because some potential buyers may find them objectionable, no matter how cute they are or where they are contained.

Call or email us if you are ready to buy or sell. We will walk you through each step and make sure that you, your family and your pets are taken care of!

Contact Keller Williams Realty’s At The Beach Team today at 850-654-3325 or email me at [email protected].

Is a short sale right for you?

Maybe, it certainly has been a tremendous benefit for many, many owners that have bought investment property at very high prices only to see them plummet to their current values.

Please read the comments below shared by one of our clients:

I was the owner of two condos, and was at a loss as to how to handle the decrease in value of the units; due to the downturn in the economy. I have been in the market for 10 years; and envisioned a very long time of negative cash flow with the units; as well as a very large decrease in values. Hopes of recovery in the next few years seemed impossible.

I consulted my CPA and a local Destin Attorney: in order to get some sense of direction. Upon their advice, I pursued this direction with Mr. John Moran, of “At the Beach Team”.

Within six months, I have disposed of two units. John Moran, Kris Moran, and Desiree Adams have been wonderful to deal with, and have relieved me of years of worry. They are very honest and straight forward people; who will have your best interest in mind.

Mr. Horne

I don’t know if a short sale is right for you but if you would like to explore the benefits, as well as the downside, of a short sale simply call or text me at 850-217-7618 or send me an email [email protected] and I will be happy to walk you through the process. Then if it makes sense to sell we can talk about how to get the job done quickly with the least amount of stress for you.

Looking forward to your comments…

The plan for many people is to buy an investment property at the beach in Destin Florida. And what a great plan it is:

• You get to buy in at the low ebb in the real estate cycle. Remember buy low sell high.
• You get a place at the beach in Destin that you can use up to two weeks a year to do repairs and general maintenance while still getting all the tax deductions
• You get to take advantage of the increasing rental income that is expected in the area. Positive cash flow is a good thing.

Be careful though because it’s not always as easy as it looks and you will need access to good advice and perspective.

Here is a good start – it’s an article I found at MarketWatch.com that talks about How to buy …investment real estate.

Various strategies can be used on the road to real estate wealth. In one, investors “flip” properties by buying a house, renovating it in short order and selling for a profit. In another, investors purchase the property with the intent to hold it for many years.

Good luck and for help with your plan to buy an investment property at the beach in Destin Florida give us a call at 850-217-7618 and we will be happy to help. You can also start your search by clicking the button below.

One of our clients recently bought a gulf front condo at the beach in Destin Florida. They bought it as an investment property and decided to renovate right away so that they could be ready to maximize the high summer rental season bookings. It worked out great and they could not be happier. Kris Moran, our Buyer’s Agent wrote a blog about the renovation project which offers great tips on how to renovate a condo at the beach.

Here at the beach I sell mostly investment properties – and mostly condos. I absolutely love selling condos – it is easy to sell what you love and believe in! I was lucky to meet “Mr. and Mrs. C” and spend a day of their spring break showing them condos in April. And less than a month later, they are now the owners of a stunning 3 bedroom Gulf front condo. And they had well over $10,000 booked in rentals before they even closed! The condo was great when they bought it, but Mrs. C spent 3 short days after the closing updating it with her own personal touches and next thing you know, she worked her magic and turned the condo into something truly special. Her ideas are inspiring. Check out the rest of the story A Beach Condo Before and After.

Check out this article posted on the Floridarealtors.org website quoting former National Association of Realtor’s President Moe Veissi – who explains why if you are thinking of buying a home or condo real estate conditions have never been better. Veissi, broker-owner of Veissi & Associates Inc. in Miami, says today’s real estate market has “less folks looking, less inventory and more contracts working. … We’re just now seeing appreciation in real estate prices in some areas of the country. … This is a wonderful time to take advantage of interest rates that are lower than they’ve ever been.”

Click the link to read the entire Real Estate Today Article. Destin Florida is the place to buy the perfect condo or home. Check out what is on the market and get ready to buy, buy, buy! We want to be your real estate source at the beach. Call us today real estate conditions have never been better.

Keller Williams Realty’s At The Beach Team are experts in listing and selling rental property investment condos and homes. North Florida has so much to offer the rental property investment home buyer. Let us help you invest your hard earn money on the perfect place at the beach and get a fantastic return on your money! The article below posted on the Fox News.com – Rental Property Investing 101 – tips for future property moguls provides great tips on how to invest in real estate. Check it out!

The media and real estate professionals continually report that 2012 is the year to buy real estate. Since home values have dropped considerably, the U.S. median list price has dropped considerably, too. Couple that with interest rates that are the lowest they’ve ever been and it’s a perfect storm of real estate buying opportunity, especially for starting out your career as a landlord. Click the link to read the entire Philly Tablet Business News Article.

Click the link to read the entire article on Rental Property Investing 1010-tips and future property moguls.

Check out this article from the Philly Tablet Business section that talks about how Investors are buying at the shore. North Florida is the place to invest in! A hidden jewel of beautiful resort style condominiums that smart investors are picking up for pennies on the dollar.

The term investor needs to be defined, though, just to be clear about what is happening.

“Investor can mean someone who is buying strictly to rent the property out as much as possible for as many years as they plan on owning it, then ultimately selling the place for an expected long-term capital gain at some point down the road,” Leiser said. “We are also seeing buyers who plan to rent their new property for only a portion of each summer and then use it themselves for the rest of the time. Or their plan could be to rent their new place for only a summer or two, before they convert it to personal use.”

Buyers see the current market as an opportunity to possibly “move up” — for example, to a beach block as opposed to a mid-island property — by taking advantage now of lower asking prices, as well as the ability to rent the house out for a while to help them carry the higher price of the more desirable location

Click the link to read the entire Philly Tablet Business News Article.

Here are five great tips for investing in rental property. This artical from MSN Real Estate talks about how to get started in buying rental property. Some of the things you will learn about investing in rental property are: Lessons for landlords, finding rental properties in your area, finding expirenced investor partners, finding the right location.

What’s more, the real-estate market is starting to recover: U.S. houses lost $489 billion in value during the first 11 months of 2009, but that was significantly lower than the $3.6 trillion lost during 2008, according to real-estate website Zillow.com.

Read this article on investing in rental property