Siesta Key Real Estate Sarasota

Siesta and Lido Keys, specifically. This season, I had the opportunity to work with two renters, not my usual forte. As I searched for properties for them to lease for a month vacation, I was astounded at the ever climbing rental rates for homes and condos during season. A modest home on the Keys...

Or Lido Key, for that matter.Prices for properties on Sarasota's Keys has come down considerably over the last several years, as they have in most places. But this is absolutely the best time in recent memory to pick up your second home or retirement property on Siesta or Lido Key. With interest ...

Increasingly, I see builders offering courtyard homes that have a separate, small guest house (apartment) across the pool from the main house. These are not million dollar mansions - just middle class homes with this great option. The reality is, as baby boomers are faced with retirement, they ar...

For those of you around the country and the world who miss the white sand beaches, blue waters and tropical lifestyle of Sarasota / Siesta Key...take a look at this new Sarasota directory site. SeeSarasotaLive.comGorgeous webcam views right out over Sarasota Bay, looking at downtown and Bird Key....

I have heard men complain that their wives have too many pairs of shoes. Well, I dont have a husband, but as a single mom I have a far more dangerous obsession. I buy homes.  One day I went out for milk and came home with, well, another home. I saw the open house, knew the neighborhood, saw the p...

The Sarasota Association of Realtors released the following to the press today: February property sales rebound by 28 percent in SarasotaPending sales also very high, a good indicator for stronger market ahead.This certainly lines up with anecdotal evidence of busy real estate agents and contract...

I am developing a reputation. Agents who work with me know that every detail that even has the slightest possibility of biting me in the rear end, goes in writing. Seems intuitive, doesnt it? But to me, I have found too many people willing to "forget" they said something. I call to make offers, t...

I'm a relative newbie so this topic has probably been done before...but there have got to be a few new agents out here who feel a bit overwhelmed - so in the spirit of comraderie, I ask the seasoned pros to share some of their early missteps and/or embarrassing moments that they have lived to tel...

I understand this is business. I understand that as a Buyer Agent, I am the natural adversary of the listing agent. We are both bound to represent our clients to the highest possible standard. That being said, is it too much to ask that we use common courtesy when dealing with each other? Isn't i...

Over the last several months, this is what my clients are buying...anything sound good?   Palmer Ranch - greenspace, walking trails and proximity to shopping, restaurants, movie theaters and a great YMCA - not to mention fantastic schools! HOT PROPERTY? Plaza De Florez Condominiums $150-$250K for...