‘Snowbird Central – Florida, California & Arizona’ Articles

This is a story from my days of selling Real Estate in Florida … Dangers of Working with a For Sale By Owner!!!! I had a conversation with an owner of a For Sale By Owner recently that shocked me. Like most For Sale By Owner (FSBO) homes, they are overpriced. Not a big surprise — [Continue]

It is the holiday season and car trips (and plane trips too) and tis the season of traveling with antsy children. It doesn’t matter if you are just going twenty minutes or spending several hours heading to Rochester or Elmira traveling with kids can be stressful. It seems that "Are we there yet?" has been issued already more times than your [Continue]

Congratulations! This is an excellent way to have a vacation home, build equity for the future and set yourself up for major stress. Yes I said major stress. It is not all glitz and glamour!  Trust me, it isn’t as easy at it sounds. Owning a Florida vacation rental property is not something to be [Continue]

I am a big fan of Martha Stewart. She always has a tip or two that I can use for my home. But some of the best house cleaning tips and tricks don’t come from her. One of the best tips I have ever gotten about house keeping chore — Came from Ace Hardware on [Continue]

Exclusive Jupiter Inlet Colony Home This timeless, environmentally designed, wood home rests on a wooded acre opposite the historic Jupiter Lighthouse in an upscale island community. Known for privacy, many celebrities have chosen Jupiter Inlet Colony for their home, such as Olivia Newton-John, Perry Como, Alan Jackson, Tammy Wynette, Jason [Continue]

Living in Florida you have different seasons, and you end up missing some really wonderful changes in the seasons. This week has been been amazing splash of color everywhere you turn. Especially sweet is all the lilacs that are in bloom here in Western New York. [Continue]

Often there are people in Western New York that would like to purchase a second home in Florida.   Although the Miami/Fort Lauderdale areas are very popular and Naples Marco Island areas are highly desired Orlando continues to be an area of interest for may WNY’s.   The location of Orlando is Central to all things in [Continue]

Spring break is quickly coming upon us here in Western New York! For those of you thinking of planning a trip to the Walt Disney World Resort in the near future... Walt Disney World has many aspects to it, and if you are heading there during spring break, there are many insider tips that you might not know about. [Continue]

Pricing your home correctly is crucial to the successful sale of you home. This is an article I wrote for the Marco Island Real Estate Market that Western New York Sellers can learn from and hopefully not make the same mistake and Chase the Market Down. [Continue]

They are well funded and these Boomers are ready to enjoy the good life. So what is a baby boomer to do? Scale back their lifestyle to save money for future generations, or live the good life? [Continue]

Heading to Florida during Spring Break this year with the kids? Here is an excellent resource to make your time in the airport just a little less stressful... Anyone who travels with kids knows how much fun it is trying to manage a stroller, and luggage! [Continue]

After the winter we are experiencing you have to admit that this Miami Florida Real Estate raffle has some appeal for Western New Yorkers! [Continue]

Light and airy Southern California condo, is a front corner upper unit with a nice open floor plan, hardwood floors and a wide expanse of windows to enjoy peek-a-boo ocean views and sultry ocean breezes which is walking distance into the 2nd Street shopping district. [Continue]

Yes Western New York is a wonderful place to live!   But sometimes the cold is a little more than you want to deal with and you are thinking of purchasing a second home in Florida.  Marco Island is a beautiful spot and you will find many Western New Yorkers there during the winter.  Be prepared [Continue]

As a Mortgage Broker in Florida (Palm Beach Gardens) my friend Matt Blum has built up a reputation as having many of these type of Hard Money Investors at his disposal. In his most recent post Why Does Hard Money / Private Money Cost so Much? on Palm Beach Gardens Mortgage Advice he does an excellent job explaining why it costs so much to use [Continue]