We Get Down And Dirty And Back To Real Estate. Just Closed in Islamorada, $850K - The Conchquistador Deal of The Day

OK, Let's get down and dirty and back to the Meat and Potatoes of this Blog...Florida Keys Real Estate.

No more pussyfooting around about life in paradise, super cool events,  local goings on, drinking binges, Full Moon Parties, Strippers on the Bow of my Boat, or even the number of Keys that are in the Keys,

No, we are going straight to the Heart of the matter.  What you get for your $$$$, real estate wise.

And there is no better place to start that with Today's Deal of The Day.

149 Harbor Drive, Plantation Key, Islamorada

Yes, it is trite and a cliche, but Location, Location, Location.  The three most important words in Real Estate.
This home has it, and the new owners are reaping the benefits.
The Market down here has really made incredible strides and we are seeing appreciation.  That being said, this home Listed by my friend and colleague, Carolyn Ambler, was a really good deal at $850,000.  Buyer AND Seller should be really happy.

A Keys-z vibe with a Keys West Look, this large, nicely updated, 4 bedroom Islamorada, home is a perfect entertaining oasis and a fisherman's and/or diver's delight.
Perched on the Ocean Side of Plantation Key near Tavernier Creek, and seconds to Open Water with no bridges, World Class Fishing and Diving are at your beck and call.
Perfect as a Place to call home are that much desired vacation residence.

List Price: $890,000 / Sold Price: $850,000

Mile Marker: 90

Description: Canalfront 3/3 up, 1/1 down. 70ft waterfront, direct ocean access, concrete dock, davits, boat ramp and easy Bay access. Tastefully updated, stainless kitchen appl, granite, wine chiller, ice maker, new bathrooms. His/Hers Master Bathrooms with adjoining walk-thru shower. Covered parking, tropical landscaping. Near restaurants, shopping, world-class sport fishing & diving.

View Detailed Brochure with Photos and Mapped Location Here

View Available Islamorada Waterfront Homes between $750K - $1M Here

Call your Keys Connection.  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.

Our Own Florda Keys Overseas Highway is Nationally Designated!!

As a Member of The Scenic Corridor Alliance, I am very proud that

our Florida Keys Overseas Highway has been designated an "All-American Road" the highest designation a U.S. roadway can earn under the National Scenic Byways program.

One ride across is many times enough to inspire folks to buy their own slice of Paradise, and become a Florida Keys Homeowner!

Work with an Agent who KNOWS the Keys' Highways and By Ways.  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.

The Keys are En Vogue! Check Out The Keys' Own Pasta Pantaleo on Public Television!

VERY COOL!  

NEW EPISODE TONIGHT!Islamorada artist "Pasta Pantaleo."

Check out this great program tonight on Public Television Channel 2 in South Florida, featuring the Keys' own uniquely talented Artist, and my Friend, Pasta Pantaleo. Must see TV for Sure...

Then remember at 9PM on the Weather Channel is Reel Rivals, the Fishing Reality series from Bud N' Mary's Marina.  

Wow..The Keys certainly are en vogue. 

Call me today to grab your own slice of our Key Lime Pie!

Work with an Agent who make Real Estate and Art.  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.

Tonight!! Look Out Dutch Harbor...Here Comes Islamorada!!! We have our own Fishing Realty Series!! "Reel Rivals"

Is this Cool or What???!!!
Tonight, from Islamorada, Florida Keys, actually right down the street from my office,  it's the first episode of the Weather Channel's "Reel Rivals" at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
These guys are some of the very best Captains here in Islamorada, the sport-fishing capital of the world. Guy's guys...badasses.
These guys KNOW how to fish!
Forget Dutch Harbor ("Homebase of Deadliest Catch")....Islamorada is where the ACTION is
Below is an expert from Keysnet.com about the new series.
  
"Keys anglers star in 'Reel Rivals'

Florida Keys sportfishing is destined for primetime broadcast attention when a new television reality series debuts May 7 on the Weather Channel.

The first episode of "Reel Rivals" is to air at 9 p.m. featuring the daily competiveness of Keys sportfishing

Cast of Reel Rivals - Photo by Andy Newman

captains George McElveen, Nick Stanczyk, his uncle Scott Stanczyk and Augie Wampler. The four skippers base their boats at Bud N' Mary's Fishing Marina in Islamorada.

"'Reel Rivals' is about the competition between four sportfishing captains in the sportfishing capital of the world," said Brad Hebert, co-executive producer for Optomen Productions, which created the show for the Weather Channel. "It centers on relationships on and off their boats.

"They're entertaining, comical and [episodes are] full of twists and turns," he said about the 30-minute shows.
Hebert and his video production crew focused a slew of cameras on the four skippers for almost a month. They subsequently spent four months in post-production to create six shows that are to air with the anticipation the series will be extended on an annual basis.

Hebert says viewers should be forewarned that "Reel Rivals" is not a typical nuts-and-bolts fishing show, although plenty of sportfishing action is included. He added that the natural attractions and climate of the Keys add to the show's appeal.

"The location is beyond what is advertised in terms of beauty as well as the diversity of species," Hebert said.
Following the premiere, subsequent episodes are slated to air Tuesdays at 9 p.m. through the end of June. Programming dates and times are subject to change.

The Hampton Inn at mile marker 80 plans to host a premiere party May 7 and the show's principal characters are expected to attend. Happy-hour drink specials are to begin at 4:30 p.m. and complimentary appetizers are to be served starting at 8."

Work with an Agent who knows how to reel in Buyers.  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.

Here's Looking at You Kid! The Curtain Rises For The Inaugural Humphrey Bogart Film Festival Set in Key Largo!!

Talk about starting a Festival in Style!!

Stephen Bogart and Film Critic Leonard Maltin aboard the African Queen

Stephen Bogart, son of legendary film icon Humphrey Bogar and screen siren Lauren Bacall, arrives with Critic and Film Guru Leonard Maltin by way of boat to start the inaugural Humphrey Bogart Film Festival.  But they didn't just come by boat, oh no. They came in the ORIGINAL African Queen from his Dad's film!! How Cool is That!

We here in The Keys are so excited that the Bogart Estate has agreed to this Festival, and to have it set in Key Largo, the setting for one of Bogie's most cherished films. This is sure to be a yearly festival that is certain to rank on any cineaste's, must attend list.

With a multitude of showings of many of Bogie's classic films and workshops and talks with current filmmakers such as Billy Corban, Director of Cocaine Cowboys and Square Grouper, and even a visit from Director John Houston's Grandson, this event is sure to be a film lover's dream come true.

The Humphrey Bogart Film Festival runs from  May 2 thru May 5.

For more info and film schedules visit BogartFilmFestival.com

So Round up the usual suspects, put your lips together and blow, and Play it!
It's time to put on your trench coat and get your inner Bogie on.

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.

African Queen photo by Andy Newman.