Friday, February 21, 2014

7 Tip You Must Know Before Buying A Home
Are you a first-time home buyer eager to get into the market? Here are steps to take to help you decide whether you're ready to take the plunge.
1. Check the selling prices of comparable homes in your area. Web sites such as Zillow and Homegain can give you a general idea of what you should expect to pay. You can also do a quick search of actual MLS listings in your area on a number of Web sites, including the site of the National Association of Realtors.  To read more: http://realestate.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=13107818


 Need Help Selling Your Home?  Here are some great tips when doing so!
We’ve all heard about how “bad” the real estate market is. But what’s bad for sellers can be good for buyers, and these days, savvy buyers are out in spades trying to take advantage of the buyer’s market. Here are 13 thing you can do to help sell your house.  Read more: http://www.rd.com/13-things/13-tips-for-selling-your-home/#ixzz2u1FwyE9q



Fort Myers Beach, Florida Vacation Information Guide If you're looking for an exciting vacation in the sun, Fort Myers Beach has it all. Most of the hotels, restaurants and bars are right on the beach. Watch the sun go down from the comfort of a restaurant patio or dig your toes in the sand with a walk on the amazing beach. Fort Myers Beach is truly a family vacation, a place that people return to year after year and even make the choice to live here. There are many chartered vessels to rent; you can view the white sand and the vast clear blue water.  To read more: http://www.yourfortmyersbeachvacation.com/

For more information regarding Fort Myers Beach including available properties or vacation rentals: www.fortmyersbeachwaterfront.com


Fill Your Home With Fabulous Florida Home Decor
Apply the character of the coast to your home’s exterior with beach house-style architecture and accents of vibrant color. A Caribbean blue louvered doorway adds flair and beckons guests inside any Florida home. To read more: http://www.southernliving.com/home-garden/decorating/beach-home-decorating-00400000066279/



 



Featured Listing:
250 Bahia Via 
Fort Myers Beach, FL 33931
Fort Myers Beach Waterfront Duplex only 2 houses from Bay. Great Mid-Island location. 2 minute walk to the beach. 4 bedrooms 2 baths completely renovated, nice, new and clean. Down-stairs just completed renovation in 2013. New dock on nice canal, new A/C in 2009. Complete kitchens & laundry both units. Up-stairs has tall ceilings. Expansive decks overlooking canal and Estero Bay. Live in up-stairs and rent out bottom. Or rent both. Or live in as single family 4 bedroom home. **This is a Legal Duplex. Did I mention you can see the Bay from home and back yard?!! For more information on this property and others available: http://www.fortmyersbeachwaterfront.com/default-property-search/listing-details/250-Bahia-Via/Fort-Myers-Beach/Fl/33931/Listing-213016049/39780655/




For Waterfront Property Sales on Fort Myers Beach:
Phillip Babcock
Century 21 TriPower Reality 239-994-4572
Follow this link to search for all properties for sale in South West Florida:
  For a free evaluation of your home or condo current value go to www.FreeFortMyersHomeValues.com you will receive 3 recent property sales and 3 current properties for sale, and the current market value of your property .Receive a Free Home Warranty, value $450.00, with each property purchase or listing above $150,000











Monday, February 10, 2014

Top News & Entertainment Events




Island Hopper Songwriter Fest Coming to Beach
Live music is the heart that beats out the background rhythm of life on Fort Myers Beach. With more than 20 pubs and restaurants offering free live music, our residents and visitors have come to associate a trip to the beach with great music.
The beach music scene will get a special twist come October when the Island Hopper Songwriter Fest brings songwriters to our shores.
The Lee County Visitor and Convention Bureau (VCB) along with festival partners, Clear Channel Media and BMI hosted a preview party for area media last week to introduce the Island Hopper Fest, presenting two-Nashville area songwriters. To read more:  http://www.islandsandpaper.com/teaser1.asp


Historic Ship to Make Port on Beach
One year after the Lynx privateer ship established Fort Myers Beach as its winter port, an even older replica ship with perhaps a more historic pedigree will be making an official entry to Estero Island. The Nao Victoria -an exact replica of Ferdinand Magellan's ship that was the first to sail around the globe on a three year, 42,000 mile voyage from 1519 to 1522- will make the Beach its first stop in a nationwide tour when it arrives at the marina docks near Nervous Nellie's Crazy Waterfront Eatery on Thursday, Feb. 13. It will remain there until March 17. To read more: https://www.fortmyersbeachtalk.com/page/content.detail/id/524640/VIVA-FLORIDA--Second-historic-ship-to-make-port-on-Beach.html?nav=5051

For more information on Fort Myers Beach, including homes for sale: www.fortmyersbeachwaterfront.com


Valentine's Day FUN on Fort Myers Beach!!!

FRIDAY, FEB 14th VALENTINE'S DAY

BLACK ISLAND KAYAK TOUR LOVER'S KEY
10am. Join a park naturalist for a relaxing 1½-mile
kayak tour. Learn the history of Black Island and experience
some of the wildlife that call the waterways of Lovers Key home.
Bring your own kayak or rent one from the park concession. Free
with park entry. Reservations required, call (239) 463-4588.

LOVINʼ LITERATURE ON VALENTINE'S DAY
10:30am, Beach Library. Local author wrob presents original articles
and poems on romance in a new millennium. Slightly skewed
but slapticklingly sane. 239-765-8162
 
LOVE AT LOVERS KEY -
5TH ANNUAL VOW RENEWAL CEREMONY
10am or 3pm. Couples are invited to join a special vow renewal ceremony.
Both ceremonies will include a champagne toast, horsd'oeuvres,
coffee, cake and desserts, socializing, photo as well as a special gift and door
prizes. $75 per couple, all going to the Friends of Lovers Key. To
register call Judy Greenwood, 708-359-0466.


BAY OAKS SOCIAL SENIORS (BOSS) - VALENTINE'S DAY DANCE
6-9pm, Bay Oaks. MC, Refreshments, prizes. 765-4222

SUNSET CELEBRATION
6-10pm, Times Square. Live music, food & fun with High Tide




FEATURED LISTING
635 Matanzas CT
Fort Myers Beach, FL 33931

Matanzas Breeze on Fort Myers Beach is a 2002 Custom Built home with 4 Bedrooms 2 and ½ Baths and 2-3 car parking under home. Nice large open floor plan with views of Matanzas Pass and the canal from every room. Newer kitchen with solid surface counters and central Island. Home has Central VAC, whole house ventilation fan, Elevator, Deep well for irrigation, and high elevation for low insurance rates. Located just a 4 minute walk to the white sugar sand of Fort Myers Beach and a 7 minute walk south to the Pier area, you can enjoy both complete peace and quiet or the great, restaurants, night life and entertainment of Times Square. This North Island location also offers year round easy on and off the island access. But the views are the reason this is all about Location, Location. Must see.
For more information regarding this property:  www.fortmyersbeachwaterfront.com/My_Listings




For Waterfront Property Sales on Fort Myers Beach:
Phillip Babcock
Century 21 TriPower Reality 239-994-4572
Follow this link to search for all properties for sale in South West Florida:
  For a free evaluation of your home or condo current value go to www.FreeFortMyersHomeValues.com you will receive 3 recent property sales and 3 current properties for sale, and the current market value of your property .Receive a Free Home Warranty, value $450.00, with each property purchase or listing above $150,000