What Does $2Million Get You in The Florida Keys??? Your Own Slice of Paradise! Just Closed in Key Largo.

OK Time to get this Blog back to real estate.   Mini Season is over, the "bugs" have been caught and it's time to pay some bills!
And This incredible estate is the perfect place to start!
EVERYTHING you would want in a Keys Oasis.
Gated Community, Your own sandy beach, amazing views that  capture our famed sunsets, exceptional dockage, and an exquisite home rich in details and finishes.
Located on Coastal Drive in Key Largo, this home belongs to one of only a few gated enclaves.  Each of the homes a magnificent estate with values from 1.5 to over 5 Million Dollars.

This estate was just purchased by a very good friend of mine, also a real estate professional, and I am certain she and her family will be enjoying it immensely.  I am also certain I will be popping by as much as I can...to borrow sugar, borrow a knife...borrow the home!!

The Keys have properties to suit every budget and that is one of the kicks I get in doing this job.. In every range there are oases to be found.  Little slices of our unique paradise.  Some Grand and enthralling and some just this side of hillbilly, yet still loaded with that Keys-z Charm. 

Whatever you are looking for is sure to be found, just cross the bridge (be it Cardsound or Jewfish), take a deep breath...hold it ... and breath in The Keys.  It's always Five O'clock here, a land of eternal recreation, natural beauty, and home to Writers, Poets, Pirates, Fishermen, Movie Stars, and average Joe's , and homes and Estate's like today's deal that will take that breath away!
113 Coastal Drive, Key Largo
List Price: $2,200,000 / Sold Price $1,900,000

3 Bedrooms / 3.1 Bathrooms

Mile Marker 97

Description:: BEACHFRONT TREASURE. This custom built home has three bedrooms plus an office and recreation room. It is located in a gated community of only 15 waterfront residences. The combination of a white sand swimming beach and deep water dockage is hard to find anywhere in the Keys.
The home was built in 2003 and features marble floors throughout, hand made wrought iron interior railings, Anderson high impact windows and doors and a fabulous kitchen. The top floor master suite is extremely roomy with its own sitting area, a big walk-in closet, a sunny master bath, a separate office area and a private balcony. The main level has two bedrooms and a balcony in addition to the kitchen, dining and living areas. On the ground level there is a big storage room, a bar and a shady patio with a built-in tiled grill area. The interior and exterior ground level floors and the circular driveway are all old Chicago brick. The dock has a 16,000 lb. boat lift plus a lift for a small boat or two wave runners. From here you will enjoy watching the dolphins swim by, ever changing watercolor views and sunsets all year long. This home was featured on the Key Largo Chamber of Commerce Home Tour in 2004 and was voted Best Home.

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Put the experience and expertise of The Conchquistador to work for you! For more information on the outstanding real estate opportunities that exist in the Keys, call me at 305.439.7730 or email me at DropAnchor@TheRealEstateConch.com.

Ready to create your own no-hassle shopping cart of available Properties in the Florida Keys, with multiple search capability? Click here: Conchhomes.com .

Hide your Honeyhole...Here Comes Lobster Mini-Season

Tickle Stick...Check...Net ...Check...Gloves ...Check ....Secret GPS Lobster Spots (AKA Honeyholes) Check!
OK! It's time for Mini-Lobster Season!!!  Get The Butter!

Come and Get 'Em!!! Photo courtesy of Capt. Matt Bellinger of Bamboo Charters

Yes it's that crazy two days in July here in The Keys where boat gas prices soar, and Johnny Law is just itching to cite violators who don't measure or exceed their catch.

Hoards of marine hunters motor down here boats in tow like pilgrims to Mecca to hunt for our tasty crustations and catch a post dive buzz at the Tiki Bar.

For the uninitiated, Lobster Mini Season is always the last Wednesday and Thursday in July that gives recreational harvesters an edge on the commercial guys who cant start fishing until August.

It's also a great weekend for real estate as many people, especially mainlanders finally say, "I need a place down here!"  And that, my friends is when your Humble Conchquistador springs into action!  With all the great deals down here there is something for everyone.

From Mobile and Manufactured homes to Oceanfront Estates, The Florida Keys offer you your own customized Island Oasis.

So come on down, know the rules, grab some bugs (local slang for Lobster), grab a beer, and then call me to grab a slice of paradise.

Oh yeah and since you read this far I am going to share with you my faithful reader on of my favorite spots! Trust me this is a Major Gift as Spots are super secret!!! But hey...I am a benevolent Conchquistador.
Try Hog Rocks off Key Largo GPS  N24 59.550 W80 27.440.  7-15 feet down under the rocks.

Put the experience and expertise of The Conchquistador to work for you! For more information on the outstanding real estate opportunities that exist in the Keys, call me at 305.439.7730 or email me at DropAnchor@TheRealEstateConch.com.

Ready to create your own no-hassle shopping cart of available Properties in the Florida Keys, with multiple search capability? Click here: ConchMLS.com .

Black Beard and Black Caesar with iPhones + My New Favorite App: FishRules 2012

Can you imagine Black Caesar or Black Beard with an iPhone???
Ponder if you will, the sexting, texting, emailing, and tweeting that would be going on, or even the apps!!!
"OMG Ceas, U R my BFF!!!   Just raided a English Warship - gonna have my way with their Wenches -.  Beard out. "

Anyways, in today's era we are fortunate to have tools they never even conceived of.

Apps for GPS, knot tying, celestial navigation, and a myriad of fishing apps.

Today, I just discovered my favorite new app!  Fish Rules 2012

Screen shot from Fish Rules 2012 - my Favorite new App

Fishing regulations here in the Keys are big time enforced.  Johnny Law has pulled me over several times to ensure my catch was legal....and man are the penalties steep if they are not.  From jail time to big fines...it hurts.  I am always reading about some poor sap who did not know the rules, or some idiot who did and just decided that they did not apply to him.

Well, now there is a great new tool that helps you to identify your catch AND see if it is legal.... in size and in season.  Search by name or photo.  It even knows where you are at, and can customize your regulations based on your location!! How cool is that!

And the best feature is the price....just $.99 cents!!!

Go to fishrulesapp.com for more info and to keep yourself out of handcuffs...unless you are into that sort of thing.

Work with an Agent who is up on Technology!  Put the experience and expertise of The Conchquistador to work for you! For more information on the outstanding real estate opportunities that exist in the Keys, call me at 305.439.7730 or email me at DropAnchor@TheRealEstateConch.com.
Ready to create your own no-hassle shopping cart of available Properties in the Florida Keys, with multiple search capability? Click here: ConchMLS.com .

Summer Time and the Livin' Is Easy....Fish are Jumpin' and It's A Great Time to Buy in The Keys!!

Summertime ... and the livin' is easy.  Fish are jumpin' ....well, you know the rest.
Hmmm  Gershwin must have been contemplating the Keys.
No place I would rather be than here in our breezy windswept chain of  limestone and charm.

It's never too hot, and when the mercury does start its upward climb, just head out on the water as we did the other day. Went to the splendor of the Keys...Molasses Reef.  Always so breath taking, and even more so for out clients that we took out, as we floated 25 feet above the coral, watching the brilliant hues of seafans and the multitude of sea life that passed inches beyond our masks.  Grouper, Permit, Margate, a playful Turtle, Sergeant Majors and Blue Tangs, all danced in their own underwater Busby Berkly routine.

Even better yet was the personal escort that we had from a pod of porpoises 14 members strong!

All of this minutes from shore!!  Even as a lifelong lover of the Keys, this stuff never gets old!!  It is no wonder why guys like Zane Grey and Hemingway thrilled to be here.  The vibe of nature coupled with easy living and a dash of debauchery make our oasis a magnate for the rich, the creative and basically anyone else who is looking for our unique bouillabaisse way of life.

Below are Market Stats for June in the Upper Keys.
These numbers are interesting as it is the first month in some time that we have taken a backstep in sales values, which is good for buyers...keeping a lid on our growing prices for admission into Keys homeownership.

But don't wait too long,  the vibe is that as this great Summer Progresses more and more buyers are jumping into the waters.

Yep. It's Summertime and the Livin' IS easy, the fish ARE Jumpin' and Deals are there to be had!!!

Put the experience and expertise of The Conchquistador to work for you! For more information on the outstanding real estate opportunities that exist in the Keys, call me at 305.439.7730 or email me at DropAnchor@TheRealEstateConch.com.
Ready to create your own no-hassle shopping cart of available Properties in the Florida Keys, with multiple search capability? Click here: ConchMLS.com .