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Does anyone have any suggestions/recommendations for a good photographer? It's really hard to judge a photographer based on a website so I would love to hear from some people that have used beach photographers in SoWal and were happy with them. Thanks in advance!!

Re: Calling the bottom! So - I haven't posted here in a very long time - but I do recall a thread some time ago where people were calling the bottom - or at least the right time to buy again... and I said Feb 2009. I still stand by that, and plan to buy back in at that time. I bought a...

I'm sticking with my prediction.... SoWal Beaches Forum - View Single Post - Stick Your Neck Out and Predict

The bottom line here is that South Walton - as beautiful as it is - is not immune from good 'ole supply and demand. There is more supply than there is demand so the price has to be compelling to gain interest. Compelling is all relative. I can tell you from my own experience. I had a lot at...

I love Rosemary. We had a lot there that we sold :( because we couldn't afford to build and not live there full time. We have rolled that money into some really boring, really un-sexy rentals and are just waiting to buy back back in! We really like the architecture, manicured lawns, and the...

Jan 2009

The bottom line is that it's all about supply and demand. Prices may not fall much more, but they sure aren't going up until the supply starts to get tight. According to the latest inventory and sale numbers, that is several years away at the current inventory/run rates. Of course, several...

What are the build-out requirements in terms of timing, size, structure type, floors, etc.?

Just thought I'd check in with an update. I decided to have a "fire sale" and sell the lot at a reasonable price. I'm out (closing before the end of May) and I think I did the right thing. The buyer got a great deal on a great lot in one of the best communities on 30-A, but I also got over...

Like they say - you get what you pay for....

Thanks. Actually I was looking for anyones opinion - so I appreciate the post. If we were to build, the intent would be to hold and rent it out for the long term. That would be a struggle, but do-able. The issue would really be that we'd be eating mac and cheese and raman noodles to have a...

SJ, Thanks for the post. This is great information. We have one of the 2600 lots currently on the market in SoWal and are trying to decide if we should have a fire sale, or try to hold and build. Problem is that, like many in the area, we never intended to build and should have gotten out...

Wow - that is a beautiful place! Nice job on the Virtual Tour and pics... :clap_1:

Any updates on this developing rumor? Is there going to be a Busch Gardens?

But the sky is falling.... I can't believe Luna Del Mar is closed! What the... That sucks!

Joe, Who was the architect in Atlanta that you used? I might be building on my lot in Rosemary and I live in Atlanta. Let me know. Thanks! Brett

Do I hear 5% discount? I'll sell you my property for 5% less than it's current list price...

Skier - there are two points in your earlier post that bother me and I have to respond to: 1 - "In the 1990s investors over-paid for stocks by ignoring the fundamental measurement of a stock?s value, its dividend yield, simply because they expected its price to rise." What?! Dividend...

Where is Crestview?

I bought in back in Jan and Feb at an average per share price of $70.11. Over 17% return in six months. Go Joe!! I think Joe will go well over $100 per share even if land prices do fall as the speculators clear out. Most of the land they own is still on the books for their purchase price...

Well said Kurt. That's exactly why I'm switching from a short-term to a long-term view. You have to adjust your style with market conditions and it's definitely time to start thinking long term. From that perspective, nothing on 30-A is a bad deal - even at today's prices - because if you...

Paula - Well since you first posted, JOE is up about 5%. Not bad for three weeks!

The interior lots are $500's, the gulf fron lots are about $1.7M... We went recently and loved the water up on the noth end of the cape, near the state park, but those beaches are eroding like crazy. We looked at the beach at Villa Del Sol and it wasn't as nice. The other thing we noticed...

http://www.pristinesands.com/

Anyone have any thoughts on the Villa Del Sol development at Cape San Blas? It's on the southern portion of the cape (the part that's not eroding). It looks like it's going to be nice. I'm just wondering if anyone has heard anything good or bad about the development and/or the general area...

Well, I just sold the lots I bought in Beachtown Galveston. We need the buying power to build elsewhere, so we decided to sell a lot sooner than we thought. We got $85K more than we paid and we'll close before the first payment is due. Gotta love it... I wist we could have held on to that...

As far as the beach at Galveston goes... here's my two cents. I made a trip to the area to look at the development. There is no doubt that these are not Emerald Coast beaches, but neither are 99% of other beaches in the US - and neither are the prices. I went for a walk on the beach and the...

I own their stock and I'm in for the long haul - unless I need the cash to buy their land....

I think the point made was that buying in SoWal 20 yrs ago was speculative, now it's established as a winner and solid performer = blue chip.

That picture must have been taken this past Christmas. My mom lived in Houston (just North of Galveston) for 8 years and never got to see snow in any quantity (they get less than Atlanta - which is darn near none), then in October of last year, she moved to Naples, FL to be near my sister and...

Carter, I think we got the last of the gulf front lots, but I've heard that there might be a couple of resales. I'm not sure what they are going for. If you are interested, contact Vicki Bird at (409) 762-2222. She is the agent we dealt with. Paula, We thought the exact same thing...

There is also a great development called Beachtown Galveston going in on East Beach in Galveston, TX. It was designed by the same architects that did Seaside and Rosemary Beach, Duany Plater-Zyberk. Like someone mentioned previously - the beach are not like the Emerald Coast, but neither are...

He's done a great job for us so far. We came down a few weeks ago to look at replacement properties and he was very helpful showing us around. Ten minutes after posting the message above, I got a call from Bruce telling me that I have an offer on the lot. Still in negotiation, so it's still...

Hello All, I've got a Rosemary Beach lot for sale. It's on the North side of 30-A right next to the Sugar Shak and Solace Day Spa. It's right on Barrett Square and we are asking $975K. The building date is 7/06 so you'd have about 15 months to get home plans approved and find a builder -...