Jon's Real Estate ramblings

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Real Estate Broker/Owner - Daytona Condo Realty, 386-405-4408
Living in Daytona Beach area is more relaxed and easier than in more humid Miami, and it is also the most affordable living by the Ocean.
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It is easy to assume that things in other places are the same as in US. But what if we look beyond United States, and beyond the developed Western countries?We may see Wild East there…In my 26 years in the US I have never seen so much news about Russia. Actually not as much about Russia, but abou...
09/02/2017
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I am a condo broker, which only means that I am too lazy to deal with anything other than condos :)One of the issues in condos - pets. Condos have restrictions. That’s simply the nature of the beast. I digress here, but when I see a 32-page Rules & Regulations for a condo on the beach, I shrug at...
08/09/2017
- What is your ideal condo?I ask this question condo seekers, that call me.They tell me about bedrooms, view, pets, potential rentals… And then we get frustrated that we show one condo after another. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to get all the details from the prospective buyers before taking them ou...
08/01/2017
Too Good To Be Too GoodMarina Grande on the Halifax (aka MG on the Halifax) is a two 26-story towers (no 13th floor, though) in Holly Hill is the only Miami-style condominium in the area. It feels like Miami, it looks like Miami, yet, it is still not Miami.The towers hit crisis at the worst possi...
07/31/2017
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Our son has friends in New Smyrna Beach, spends a lot of time there, and he brought us to this nice cute little place on on a very busy corner on Flagler Ave in New Smyrna Beach. It is called Atlantis Bistro.He said they had the best lasagna, and when you hear this from our very picky son, you go...
07/23/2017
This is the view from the window of the unit we are remodeling. I wanted to take this picture as in a little over a year there will be a beautiful new bridge where you now see the platforms. This time not a drawbridge, but a high-rise bridge.The bridge would connect the beachside to mainland Dayt...
07/19/2017
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What is healthy food?Seems like anything about food is battlefield. Gurus contradict each other… There are so many diets… One would suggest healthy carbs; the other would tell you to avoid carbs whatsoever. Gurus can’t agree on anything.Maybe we all need to stop eating until the gurus finally fig...
07/15/2017
There were more people as usual. The weather couldn’t be better, it was a low tide and 500 feet wide beach was gorgeous. We walked about 2.5 miles in one direction and it started getting darker when we were coming back.After about 8 the firecrackers started going out. I felt like they were coming...
07/05/2017
It is a balmy night in Daytona Beach. From my balcony across the river I see the lights of Daytona International Speedway. All light are on, the race is still going.Going every 1st Saturday of July since 1959. 160 laps in this night race under artificial light… This Coke Zero 400 is the farewell ...
07/01/2017
Ocean Walk Resort Market Snapshot. June 2017Ocean Walk Resort market conditions are changing. Inventory is down and, even though the prices have not yet gone wild, this is probably going to happen in the future. Funny, this was an easy prediction as it is not a question of if, but rather a millio...
06/18/2017