A Holmes Beach real estate investor bought an acre of waterfront land on this barrier island for $1.68 million, divided it into three lots and sold them at a $710,000 profit. Richard S. Eason bought the property at 3454 Gulf of Mexico Drive earlier this month through a company he controls — The Enclave at …
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Techniques We Used to Pay Off Our Mortgage Early
There are all kinds of advantages that can come with paying off a mortgage. From the obvious savings on a monthly mortgage payment and the interest associated with such a loan, to the reduction in stress at having this financial obligation gone and the freedom to apply the funds that would have gone to a …
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New Home Owner Association law approved; Sen. Hays fulfills promise
Some advocates for expanded homeowners’ rights are heartened by a new law that seeks to rein in some questionable, if not outright bad, practices by developers and homeowners associations. Gov. Rick Scott on June 14 signed a wide-ranging reform bill affecting how HOAs operate, including new provisions covering record keeping, elections, on-site management and homeowners’ …
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Rich with possibility
Luxury Realtor and designer Darren White built the $2.5 million penthouse Aqua Vista with an eye for high society. Swaddled in granite and Portuguese cork, the 29th-floor penthouse boasted a poolside cabana the size of a Tokyo apartment. So last month, White gathered his blueprints and joined a clutch of real estate elites at a …
Beach house’s sale in top four of $1 million plus deals this year
A 6,571-square-foot estate on Longboat Key became the fourth property in Southwest Florida this year to net more than $5 million when the sale closed Wednesday. Behind closed gates, the mega estate sits on an acre of the sandy island, overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. The home comes complete with a separate three bedroom guest …
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Bayfront Lido Key home bought for $4.25 million
A waterfront estate near the tony St. Armands Circle shopping district has sold for $4.25 million, the highest-priced single-family home sale on Lido Key since 2007. The 6,123-square-foot home and 141 feet of Sarasota Bay frontage went under contract just 81 days after being placed on the market, according to brokerage Michael Saunders & Co., …
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