Welcome to My website, designed specifically to help you discover everything you want and need to know about Sarasota.  Feel free to browse - I have several buttons across the top of this page, use them to navigate my site: 

  • Buying Sarasota- For information about Sarasota along with links to a multitude of recreational sites and things to do
  • Search Area Homes- Enables you to do your own search for homes on the market here
  • Our Featured Homes- Properties  listed with MY Realty Company
  • Why Buy Now- Some straight talk about buying/investing
  • Selling Your Home- Information about selling in today's market

You'll also find buttons on the left side of the page.  Browse them for general information to learn about buying and selling real estate here. 

Looking for foreclosures? You'll find a search link at the bottom of this page.

Planning to make Sarasota your home . . . or perhaps your home away from home?  Did you know that Sarasota's real estate market has been one of Florida's strongest markets over the last three years?  We have consistently out-sold surrounding areas and cities across the state.  Why? Because Sarasota is unique: it's considered the cultural center of FLorida, and it's big-city amenities and small town ambience make it one of the most popular vacation and retirement spots in Florida.  That makes our beautiful city a great place to live and a fabulous place to invest.  And let's face it, whatever your reasons for buying a home, it's always an investment.    

So, when investing in a home, there are some basic questions you need to ask:

  • What are the highest growth areas?
  • Where are the hottest areas for investment?
  • What are the pros and cons of buying pre-construction?
  • How do urban and suburban locations compare?
  • Should you consider living on the water?
  • Do you want a maintenance-free home, or would you rather take care of your yard?

If you're planning to move to Sarasota,  you really can't do it alone. So take the first step - call me.  

 I'm ready to go to work for you! 

 

P.S. Whether you're coming to Sarasota to work or to play, or a little of both, our beaches are waiting for your footprints!








Today's Rates:

Mtg Loan    Rate  APR
30-yr Fixed5.42%5.6%
15-yr Fixed4.87%5.13%
1-yr Adj4.93%6.12%
* national averages



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Sarasota Herald Tribune:
 
Boaters prepare for the race
7/3/2009 7:26 PM
By HALLE STOCKTON.... In vessels built for speed, jitters give way to intense focus ...Read More
 
Local nests a good sign for struggling turtle
7/3/2009 10:25 PM
By KATE SPINNER.... Hatchlings from one of the world's rarest sea turtles -- the Kemp's ridley -- emerged from their nest last Sunday on Casey Key, a positive sign for a species that was near extinction three decades ago. ...Read More
 
Property values plummet
7/3/2009 9:49 PM
By DOUG SWORD.... Assessments are down, but smaller tax bills are hardly a given ...Read More
 
Two charged in theft of skunk
7/3/2009 10:55 PM
By TERRY O'CONNOR Correspondent.... Pet store manager Craig Schneider wanted his skunk back. He got his wish Thursday, when the pet skunk stolen Monday from Animal Crackers Pet Store on Lockwood Ridge Road in Sarasota was recovered unharmed. ...Read More
 
Necessity, mother of reinvention
7/3/2009 10:42 PM
By MICHAEL POLLICK.... Jobless adults take time out from the grim search to seek out new skills ...Read More
 
Homeowners contend courts must review documents
7/3/2009 10:50 PM
By TODD RUGER.... Homeowners contend courts must review documents ...Read More
 
Two dead in apparent double homicide
7/3/2009 11:20 PM
.... Two men died Friday night in an apparent double homicide, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's office. Deputies responding to a 911 call arrived at the 1100 block of 59th Avenue East at about 9:20 p.m., and found what they described as two Hispanic males between the ages of 17 and 23, lying in the street. ...Read More
 
Girl airlifted after shooting
7/3/2009 11:20 PM
.... A girl injured in a shooting was taken to the hospital by helicopter Friday night, according to authorities. The incident occurred in the 2500 block of 30th Avenue East, and involved the girl and a boy, according to Manatee County Sheriff's Lt. Sandra McIver. ...Read More
 
New York charges filed against man
7/3/2009 10:56 PM
.... A suspect in a New York homicide case has been arrested by the Charlotte County sheriff's fugitive apprehension unit. Lawrence Lee Watson, 23, of Charleston Circle in Port Charlotte, was arrested at 4:30 p.m. Thursday near Loveland Boulevard and Patera Street on a local probation violation charge, the Sheriff's Office reported. ...Read More
 
Widening of Toledo Blade on track for October
7/3/2009 6:30 PM
By TERRY O'CONNOR Correspondent.... The $23 million Toledo Blade Boulevard widening should be completed in October, less than two years after work on the dual-county project began in November 2007. ...Read More




 

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