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OnMackBayou

Beach Lover
May 15, 2005
227
0
Mack Bayou, Sandestin
I previously read a post for the 10 reasons we have malaise in the market. None are in sync with what I found out in the check out line at Publix this morning. The REAL reasons:

1) Fear that the rumors of a carnivorous Eastern Lake Ness Monster are true
2) Fear of errant cluster bombs from Eglin obliterating entire South Walton neighborhoods
3) Dreading the possibility of a Biloxi casino barge breaking loose during the next BIG ONE and becoming permanently lodged in the dunes at Blue Mountain Beach
4) Not wanting to possibly step on Sponge Bob, now that Bikini Bottom has been confirmed as existing off the beach at Seaside
5) News that Ray Nagin is now in charge of devising new evacuation plan for South Walton County
6) Finding out that Jim Cantore is your next door neighbor, in charge of the new show on The Weather Channel titled : Grayton Beach - How People are Preparing for 40 Years of Hurricane Hell at Ground Zero
7) News that a previously undiscovered official map has confirmed that the Bay County line extends to the intersection of 30A and Hwy 98 West
8) News that former County Commissioner Tim Pauls in now in charge of all county beach accesses
9) Fear of inadvertently purchasing next door to Sheryl and Lance, and being kept up all night as he does his drugs while she plays her incessant rock and roll
10)New press release stating Kurt, Smiling Joe and River Otter are moving to North Dakota to brainstorm a new bestseller tentatively titled ? The 12 Steps Required to Deal With the Embarrassment of Owning Property in South Walton County, Florida, Where Property Values for Many Have Tripled in the Last 4 Years, But Now May or May Not Decline in The Short or Long Term, No One Really Knows What is Going to Happen For Sure


:nono1: These are the facts, people!
 

skier

Beach Lover
Mar 7, 2005
116
0
wetwilly said:
If my memory serves me, I thought SKIER posted that he had a house in WC? Bad memory (sometimes) or just SKIER hiding behind false identities :rotfl: ??

That is the big mystery on the board.


Wetwilly

Check it out, the post about Seaside was by a new member named Skieir. Not by me.
 

skier

Beach Lover
Mar 7, 2005
116
0
OnMackBayou said:
I previously read a post for the 10 reasons we have malaise in the market. None are in sync with what I found out in the check out line at Publix this morning. The REAL reasons:

1) Fear that the rumors of a carnivorous Eastern Lake Ness Monster are true
2) Fear of errant cluster bombs from Eglin obliterating entire South Walton neighborhoods
3) Dreading the possibility of a Biloxi casino barge breaking loose during the next BIG ONE and becoming permanently lodged in the dunes at Blue Mountain Beach
4) Not wanting to possibly step on Sponge Bob, now that Bikini Bottom has been confirmed as existing off the beach at Seaside
5) News that Ray Nagin is now in charge of devising new evacuation plan for South Walton County
6) Finding out that Jim Cantore is your next door neighbor, in charge of the new show on The Weather Channel titled : Grayton Beach - How People are Preparing for 40 Years of Hurricane Hell at Ground Zero
7) News that a previously undiscovered official map has confirmed that the Bay County line extends to the intersection of 30A and Hwy 98 West
8) News that former County Commissioner Tim Pauls in now in charge of all county beach accesses
9) Fear of inadvertently purchasing next door to Sheryl and Lance, and being kept up all night as he does his drugs while she plays her incessant rock and roll
10)New press release stating Kurt, Smiling Joe and River Otter are moving to North Dakota to brainstorm a new bestseller tentatively titled ? The 12 Steps Required to Deal With the Embarrassment of Owning Property in South Walton County, Florida, Where Property Values for Many Have Tripled in the Last 4 Years, But Now May or May Not Decline in The Short or Long Term, No One Really Knows What is Going to Happen For Sure


:nono1: These are the facts, people!


Now that's funny!
 

skier

Beach Lover
Mar 7, 2005
116
0
To skier, is there just no foot traffic or are there a lot of lookers and no takers...are agents showing a lot of property or are they just sitting around trying to work their existing book?[/QUOTE]

The realtors I talked with say there are very few people actually looking right now, but "there are lots of people waiting in the wings". Apparently, Watercolor had a tour of home last weekend that had lots of people looking over the labor day holiday, but not many real buyers.

These realtors are telling me that things will pick up in the October time frame. No reasons given by the realtors. But, I hope they are right, and again, that most of you can tell me "I told you so " in the near future. I'm not hoping for falling prices like some of you think. I wish my home would continue to appreciate and I could get away with a small fortune. We shall see what happens.
 

wetwilly

Beach Fanatic
Jul 11, 2005
536
0
Atlanta, Ga.
skier said:
Wetwilly

Check it out, the post about Seaside was by a new member named Skieir. Not by me.

My bad (I think). :cool: Keep posting since we obviously missed you when you were lurking. :lolabove: All in fun. We all love SoWal and some of us are just concerned for the market (human nature). As like anything else, some are glass 1/2 empty, glass 1/2 full, and some are glass broken no liquid left.... :rotfl:
 

iqueequeg

Beach Lover
Feb 2, 2005
102
3
Snowy Boston
Paula said:
1. They want to be near a beach with white sand, sunsets, and dunes but at a higher elevation (it's nice to be near a beach and not be in a flood zone -- you can find many communities like this in SoWal).


Paula, do you have any information about the elevations of 30a areas? We're in Watersound on the lake, and I know it feels like we're pretty well elevated off the gulf, but I actually have no idea what our elevation above sea level is. I hadn't given it much thought until a couple of weeks ago.
Jack
 

Miss Kitty

Meow
Jun 10, 2005
47,017
1,131
69
IMHO, both skier and skeieeeieir sound a bit greedy. I hope if you are selling, that you can make a nice profit...just PLEASE don't buy another property anywhere near ME!!!! I would add that one of the reasons we love the area is to get away from pompous people who feel the need to show off their "wealth". Oh, well...at least most of the people in the area fall into this category.
 

wetwilly

Beach Fanatic
Jul 11, 2005
536
0
Atlanta, Ga.
Sueshore said:
IMHO, both skier and skeieeeieir sound a bit greedy. I hope if you are selling, that you can make a nice profit...just PLEASE don't buy another property anywhere near ME!!!! I would add that one of the reasons we love the area is to get away from pompous people who feel the need to show off their "wealth". Oh, well...at least most of the people in the area fall into this category.

Greedy, yes. More than just a few people like that in the market down there (unfortunately). As I said in my RANT and rambling post earlier:

I think this is a great debate and am glad that we debating the issue of a 10/25% year over year appreciation level vs a 100+% (add: and not a complete crash). This is really a great area and market and will be this year and for many years to come.

In other words, there are worse things to worry about (see Al, Ms, NOLA) than whether you are going to get 10-25% vs 100+% on your property in SoWal. :cool:
 

Camp Creek Kid

Christini Zambini
Feb 20, 2005
1,278
124
52
Seacrest Beach
iqueequeg said:
Paula, do you have any information about the elevations of 30a areas? We're in Watersound on the lake, and I know it feels like we're pretty well elevated off the gulf, but I actually have no idea what our elevation above sea level is. I hadn't given it much thought until a couple of weeks ago.
Jack

I'm not Paula, but I know where her house is--same neighborhood as mine. At the Cottages at Camp Creek (Seacrest) we are 38' above sea level. The cottages are on 30A (north side) and between 30A and Camp Creek Golf Course. We are literally across the street from the beach with Pointe of View condos between us and the gulf.
 
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