Real Estate in South Florida

Whether you are planning a local move across town or even a long-distance relocation, please remember that I am here to help you. As a Realtor, I work with people every day going through the buying and selling process. So I want to make certain that your next move is a positive and smooth experience. Keyes will connect you with an excellent Realtor Associate who specializes in your area of interest. As founding member and affiliate of the industry’s largest network, Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, we will be able to find, list and sell virtually anywhere. We cooperate with over 550+ quality broker affiliates in identifying the needs of buyers and sellers for properties throughout the United States and in select international locations. We only work with the most qualified real estate partners, so I would love to put you in touch with our Relocation & Corporate Services department who will in turn connect with our expert broker in that area. There is no extra c...

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This one of a kind, masterfully built “Old Florida” style home is situated on a gated 1 acre lot in Hobe Sound, Florida. Additional 1 Acre lot next door also available. This home is poured concrete block with metal roof and Icynene sprayed insulation. Special features of this home are 4 bedrooms, 3 ½ bathrooms, 3 car garage and incredible great room with double sided wood fireplace, granite counters, and stainless appliance package. All floors are porcelain tiled except marble in master bath. All rooms pre-wired for cable, speakers and volume control. Living room area wired for projection TV with C5 wire. All interior walls are insulated for sound. No HOA, plenty of room for your boat, RV and pool. Covered area on back patio is pre wired and plumbed for summer kitchen. Front door entry is impact glass and door. All other openings covered with accordion shutters. The yard has been left in its natural state with areas designated for banana trees, mango trees and papaya trees....

This home was supposed to close escrow on Thursday, September 6th. But then surprise, we had a hurricane so the shutters were closed up on Wednesday and we rode out the storm. By Friday afternoon the storm finally passed and the home was checked out by the buyers and their Realtor. All was well so they would be able to close on Monday, September 10th instead. We had what they call a dry closing. That is where the seller and the buyer each sign their closing documents and the deal is done. Except for one thing, September 10th in a federal holiday. It is Columbus Day in the USA. That meant that the banks are closed so they could not fund the mortgage. Typically that is not a problem. It is written into the contract that it will close the next business day. So here we are, Tuesday morning and the bank has decided that they will not fund the mortgage until they have the home inspected to be sure there was no storm damage. Eventually the bank will fund as there is no damage to the hom...

Florida is a wonderful place to live but there is always the chance of experiencing a tropical storm or hurricane. Being in Real Estate means I not only have to prepare my own home for the storm but I have to make sure all my listed properties are safe as well. If the home is occupied by an owner, they do most of the work themselves but most of my properties are vacant right now. When I woke up this morning and turned on the weather report; I find out that the storm down in the Caribbean has strengthened to a category 5 then back down to a very strong category 4 and it's headed right at me. So I have approximately 5 days to make sure all my listings have hurricane shutters up and locked in place and all the lawn decorations are packed away in the garages. I'll have to remove my for sale signs from the yards too. All those small items become flying objects once the winds pick up. I won't do too much until Monday's report as the storms tend to move or hopefully will fall ...