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    Job Available Need Rental Cleaner

    I hate to hijack your thread but no need in starting another one. I'm in Grayton Beach and also looking for a cleaner for a 4 bedroom from march-Oct. Any one interested with references please pm me.
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    Deepwater/horizon online claim-loss of rental income

    Mputnal i really don't thing"economic fear" would stand up in court. How about 3 mile island disaster, I;m ure it destroyed all business for 100 miles for yrs. So can my convience strore 100 miles away sue when i had zero damage but fear kept the people away. then that means one could sue for...
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    Deepwater/horizon online claim-loss of rental income

    mputnal i understand your story. you,re saying that the oil spill caused your new buisness to fail basically and it caused people not to buy your pinestraw as there business was hurt. But in a court of law i can make one big case against this. There was no actuall damage to santa rosa beach...
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    Deepwater/horizon online claim-loss of rental income

    ok i see you're the putnal pinestraw. i've bought from you for years, Please explain to me how its affected your business past the initial yr of 2010? it seems your trucks are emply many times.it appears your business is good. tons of houses are rented all summer and i'm sure people have the...
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    Vacation rental- use property manager or rent yourself

    i've been renting 3 yrs and use vrbo. better have your p's and q's together before you rent. for instance extra light bulbs and batteries ,extra remotes in case remotes taken. better have all maintance issues covered. good air and appliance people,good handyman and a great point man for general...
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    Deepwater/horizon online claim-loss of rental income

    mputnal my memory is vague but weren,t you the one complaining about bp back in 2010 constantly?i personally think finacially bp was very generous to all people. yes i and many people lost money in 2010 due to the oil scare. but we had little actual real damage and most of it was mental. 2011...
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    NEW BUSINESS! RentGearHere.com

    phil nice wesite. are you open now? i have a rental now and will give your website to the renters. let me ask you. i buy the tommy bahama back back chairs from costco now. but i see on your site you have the chairs with the wooden arm rests. i used to buy those and can't find them now as they're...
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    What's up with Naturewalk

    you got to be nuts to pay 399k for a home 1 1/2 miles from the beach. i thinks there will be over 500 homes in there when its finished. can you imagine how crowded that small area of beach will be when all the homes filled out
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    Why dont they decide to rent foreclosures?

    I'm not an agent but i know for a fact inventory has fallen huge and foreclosures are way way down to the point of being ery few as the slection is not good. were have you been the last 6 yrs? we had our debacle in walton county and things have healed. many of those vacant homes are tied up in...
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    Why dont they decide to rent foreclosures?

    talking to a realator friend the foreclosure inventory is down big time as sales on 30-a have been big for 8 months are more. prices on 30-a have rien fast in some areas like watercolor. theres homes that have sold recently for near $500 a square foot. a house just sold in my neighorhood that...
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    Support for one of ours!

    beasmiester this sounds exactly like what my sister in law has. she had a benign tumour in her pitituary glad.since it was small they didn't want to do surgery becaue of the danger of it being small and hitting something else it can cause blindness, she caught it about 12 yrs ago early and takes...
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    First Note Cafe's Burgers, Shakes & Sports a Hit in SoWal!

    i'm sorry to hear that, theres was article in paper were owner said his family was no longer commited to it or something like that. there burger wa awesome and one of the best out there. the problem was the location. someody can see from road
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    Watercolor beach rental long term

    $3500 in watercolor is actually on cheap side. what i want to know is why are you trying to rent yr round? you can bring in 50-55k from renting the spring and summer and have the home for your use 7 months of yr
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    tax appraisals and listing prices

    I've looked at tons of homes in the tax records over the yrs and 95% of the time i'd say the tax appraisal is an avg of 30-40%less and spmetimes 100% less than the actual value
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    beach goers harrassed

    this issue has kind of died a little the lat 18 months or so as the supreme ct voted for the city of destin i believe against homeowners who claimed the city can't put sand in from of there property for sand nourisment to create a beach. i think that was thr problem. i rent my home and the condo...
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    Anyone have June rentals?

    i've been booked till august since mid april. but i left june 16-23 open for my family to use. i have it open on the calandar on vrbo, but curiously i've gotten few inquiries dor it and i noticed several of the responses on here have it open.not sure why that week seems open for many. but april...
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    Charlie's Donut Truck

    wow thats $1.33 a donut. donut whole is like 85 cent and i thought that was high. ust can't pay that for one donut
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    Thunder Beach Spring Rally to Kick Off Midweek

    wow drove threw panama cit last night. just crazy. thousands of bieks riding the strip. in some places bikes were lined up football fields long. pier park was a zoo
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    TV stations i'll get with only an antenna?

    not dead thanks for the info. thats big if so. my phone is used proably 1-2 times a yr.i do have dsl. i do have a hard wired land line phone . as far as being sued thats just caution. i'll call century tel
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    TV stations i'll get with only an antenna?

    I have a rental and it mandatory i have a land line. i could go vonage but if theres a storm and eectricy out i'm screwed with vonage. one life and death emergency and net out and they need the landline i'm screwed and would be sued. also as far as cable goes people pay me $350 a night. i must...
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    Advice needed -- (solid-construction) vacation rental furniture

    I 100% disagree. if you call a whole bedroom suite or a whole family room set for $1700AND YOU GETA 60 INCH PLASMA FOR FREE EXPENSIE THEN IT IS i agree the furniture isn't the best but its good for rental. just threw the family toom set away ever 5-7 yrs
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    looking for a really affordable rental!

    $500 with taxes and cleaning? the owner would net $380. i'd be shocked with tax and cleaning during july 4th weekend if you find anything less than $750-$800
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    For Sale MAC Book Air

    computers depreciate immediately out the door. i think new those are $999 a lot of places. you have some extras. i'd think the fair price is 750-850.aseus has an awesome 13.3 inch ultrathin 2 pounder for $699. good luck with your hunt
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    How's the real estate market in South Walton now?

    its funny 18 months ago you couldn't give a house away now people are bidding them up and flipping again. there must be 10-20 lots out there trying to flip lots for 50-100% they bought last yr. what i've seen the last 3 yrs watching this as far as lots go the bext deals i've seen is the 200k lot...
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    yard, bush, & tree trimmings???

    will waste managemnt take big heavy limbs? i bet they only take bags of limbs or smaller ones tied together.
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    Advice needed -- (solid-construction) vacation rental furniture

    yo never ever tell a person you're shopping around. tell all of them what you want and let them all give you prices. take all the bids and compare. its just like if you need a new roof.i'm the shopper of all shoppers.when i buy a car i use the net and pit 10 dealers against each other. heres...
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    Who Has the Best French Fries in SOWAL?

    I agree first notes grilled burger is awesome. i put them up with the best around. angus beef and grilled and very reasonably priced. fries are good also
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    Best Pizza in SOWAL?

    enzo's is awesome thin ny style pizzq. there problem is a bad location which makes business tough so they run out of things. i've gotten pizza at mctiques a few times and it pretty good.
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    Trading the market...

    lloyd i see were your coming from. the shorter the time frame the tougher the trade. theres tons of news everyday that can move the mkt one way or the other short term. i don't know how long you're been in mkt but short term trading is the toughest due to short term mass manipulation by high...
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    Trading the market...

    so lloyd your telling me you're making bets on wether a particular stk will be up or down in 15 min time frames?so can you bet on any stock? so your profit or lose is known ahead of time. can you do any stock or index. so i can do apple all day long. there obviously a built in commission. so i...
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    Trading the market...

    just when you think you have it figured out this game will put you on your knees. i never buy an option of less than 6 months out and usually 1 yr out. scaling in pts in apple long dated out saved my skin as it took months to collapse. give mean example of bidding 12 times and getting hit on...
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    Trading the market...

    interesting i've been trading options and stocks full time for 21 yrs and never heard of them. i read there new. so how do they work? you bet $100 a stock will close above or below a certain strike? i was justloaded with apple puts. i played the juice way out of the money a few on them tripled...
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    Trading the market...

    what are binary options? I'm not a teacher but i've traded options all my life and i've never heard that term
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    Foreclosures!

    Melscuba i don't here you or anyone complaining about the stock mkt orgy thats gone on for 5 months. Up an amazing 34% on really no good news. its called money chasing money as our fearless fed chief bubble ben bernanke has printed $3 trillion out of then air and punished savers with 0% and...
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    What are Selling Commissions?

    I recall reading that the listing agent only sells the home 80% of the time so really who lists it might not be as important as many thing. whats important is being in the mls so all can see. i know a very successful agent in sowal who just trys to get listing and sits back and lets others do...
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    Foreclosures!

    i saw a lot in watercolor were the guy paid 149k last yr and i think it sold a while back for 250k.i saw a few watercolor homes went under contract for near 400 a square foot last week.rosemary selling very well.i had a friend look back ast rosemary for 2004-2005 and they were selling for...
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    Foreclosures!

    bobby hasn't inventory in the area fallen like 80% the last few yrs?i see the flippers coming back in. people tried to double there money on lots bought lst yr. i'm seeing price increases with even existing listing. its been a candy factory for many brokers the last 12 months. but now with...
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    Thurs thru Sunday Easter

    art i'd be surprised i anything available as the demand for this week was mind boggling. i could have rented mine 50 times as i never filled in my calandar and go so many requests. have to book by early feb to get a place
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    Parking a company vehicle on 30A????

    wow over $700 for a week to rent. thats 1/2 the cost of someones vacation.this invites huge opp's to come in at $300 and still make money
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    Stolen Beach Chairs

    im sorry for your lose but what if the thousands of tourists all left there chairs there. its would look like a south korean beach.or if you can leave your chairs why can't i leave my tent up on the beach
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    whats going on on 30'a?people who bought in 2011 trying to make 100%

    murray last year i have 33 that sold in redfish village 3 of the 3 bedrooms sold for under 250k.7 of the 33 sold for under 200k. 14 total sold for under 250k.the avg looks to be 250-260k. as i said the asking price of 447k is outrageous and crazy. if anyone pays within 100k of that i got some...
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    whats going on on 30'a?people who bought in 2011 trying to make 100%

    Murray there were zero for sale because they were liquidated at low prices.and what i was pointing out is the flippers are back. The inventory has collapsed on 30-a. Most of good properties are gone
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    whats going on on 30'a?people who bought in 2011 trying to make 100%

    wow i saw the craziest listing i've seen since 2005. somebody who bought at redfish village in 2011 for 247k is now asking $447 k 8 months later. many sold in there the last 2 years for 150-190k. i've seen many many people the last 6 months doing the saem thing. it feels like a bubble again. a...
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    spring break!!

    good luck lisa i have never ever seen demand for one week like i have for march31-april 7th.me and my family were going to go that week but i never blocked off the date so people thought it was open. i bet i got 100 vrbo inquiries for it. last week we decided we couldn't go and i put it on...
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    Wanted Wanted: Jeep CJ7 Parts

    cj parts theres a guy in atlanta that advertises on craigs list that has every cj7 part under the sun.i have an 85 and i've replaced every part on the jeep and its a parade car now.look him up on craigs list under auto parts cj7. his name is jody. ita a long way but parts are hard to find. try...
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    Village of Blue Mountain condo investment

    i believe some bungalows went for 140-150k in the past 1 yr and these are much closer to the beach than blue mountain
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    Village of Blue Mountain condo investment

    bobby yes prices are rising very fast . i know several in redfish village went for 150 -180k last year. also last year several in sanctuary at redfish went for 250k i believe, but as you know the many of the good deals are now gone. inventory has collapsed.my friends a realtor and gives me all...
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    Moving To 30A

    just curious . i don't recall any buildings between blue moutain and grayon as its a very small distance. were is it located exactly
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    Village of Blue Mountain condo investment

    lol the diff is huge people hardly want to walk 5 mins much less 12. 12 mins in 100 degree weather is big time. before i bought a few yrs i'll be honest i wouldn't come to the beach unless it was beach front.this seems to be your first yr renting. i can promise you if you don't tell renters its...
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