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Islamorada, FL

Hgtv Dream Home & Nautical Flea Market adding alot of Traffic & exposure to Islamorada!

02-01-08
Janet Wood
Janet  Wood : Real Estate Agent in Islamorada, FL

The HGTV Dream Home 2008 has added alot of exposure to our little Island town lately.

Everytime, I drive by the "Rain Barrell, an artist village at the end of the bayside location

cars are lined down the street to tour the hgtv dream home 2008. Remember to enter

just search www.dreamhome2008.com and follow the entry instructions. You may enter

everyday until February 19th. Wouldn't it be great to win a home in Islamorada directly on the

Bay? Tickets to tour the home are 20.00 per person and proceeds go to the Florida

Key's Children's Shelter.

February 24 starts the Gigantic, wonderful "Nautical Flea Market". It grows bigger every year

and has so many wonderful things from art to brass ship bells, mermaids to orchids. From

Miami you can enjoy a beautiful ride and be at Founders Park (approximately) mile marker

87 in about an hour.

I have been to both and neither one is to be missed! Enjoy! Janet Wood

Win a multi million dollar home in Islamorada! The contest is On!

01-09-08
Janet Wood
Janet  Wood : Real Estate Agent in Islamorada, FL

I JUST PASSED THE BEAUTIFUL "SHORE" HOME AND THE CROWDS ARE TOURING. THE CONTEST

IS ON! HGTV'S DREAM HOME 2008 IS LOCATED IN ISLAMORADA, FLORIDA, ON THE BAY!

ANYONE CAN ENTER, UNTIL FEBRUARY 19TH AND YOU CAN ENTER ONCE A DAY! WHEN I ENTERED

I LIKED THE "SEND TO A FRIEND" SECTION. I HAVE BEEN SENDING IT TO FRIENDS, RELATIVES

AND CLIENTS. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE NICE, TO PASS ON A HOUSE, THEY CAN WIN.... RATHER

THAN ALWAYS HAVING TO BUY ONE! TO ENTER GO TO WWW.HGTV.COM THEN GO TO 2008

DREAM HOME. IF YOU WANT TO TOUR THE HOME, TICKETS ARE BEING SOLD AT THE RAIN BARREL.

JUST OUTSIDE THE "SHORE ENTRANCE". THE PRICE IS 20.00 PER TICKET AND ALL PROCEEDS ARE

GOING TO THE FLORIDA KEY'S CHILDREN'S SHELTER. I AM TAKING MY DAUGHTER, TO THE VIP

COCKTAIL PARTY SHOWING, THIS SATURDAY EVENING. THEN I WILL LET YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE.

REMEMBER, I HAVE A STATE OF FLORIDA, BOARD OF ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN, INTERIOR

DESIGN LICENSE TOO. I CAN GIVE YOU THE PERSPECTIVE OF A REALTOR COMBINED WITH AN

INTERIOR DESIGNER. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, CALL JANET WOOD, 305.395.0241. THERE

WILL BE A FEW FOR SALE AFTER THE CONTEST AND THE LOCATION IS ONE OF ISLAMORADA'S

BEST! GOOD LUCK! WWW.JANETWOODREALTOR.COM OR janet@freewheeler-realty.com

Florida Keys Dream House

01-09-08
Gary Thomas
Gary Thomas: Real Estate Agent in Key West, FL
You know how you don't listen to commercials until something strikes your interest, and then you scramble to remember what you heard. That happened yesterday as I was watching HGTV. There was a brief announcement about New Year's Day and the Florida Keys Dream House. To the computer I flew. Sure enough, HGTC built a dream house down here and I didn't even know about it. Of course, they built it in the wrong place. Islamorda, Florida is located about 80 miles north of Key West (Paradise)on U.S.1. Former President Bush and lots of rich folk go there to fish. Big fishing place. Not much else to do, however. Lots of very expensive homes located directly on the water, however. And lots of houses with their pools and outdoor dining areas covered with screens to prevent being eaten alive by mosquitoes. That's a problem in lots of parts of Florida, but not Key West. We have an army and an air force (no exaggeration) that keeps the little creeps at bay. CLICK HERE to see more pics of the really nice dream house that HGTV built. Watch the show. Enter to win. Be careful, you may win and get to pay taxes on it. And be stuck owning a very expensive home in the wrong location. There is nothing to do anywhere between Key West and South Beach. Nothing. Everybody comes here to live. People may sleep and eat up the Keys, but they come down here to live. So don't make a $2 million mistake or even a $300,000 mistake. Key West is where you want to live your life. You know it. Every week I create a flyer of homes priced under $899,000 that I place outside our office. There are a lot of very creative people in Key West and I will be you that you could buy a nice house in a good Old Town location priced under $899,000 and create your own Dream House that would out-do the one located up Islamorda way. Location is one of the most important things to consider when buying real estate. HGTV got it wrong. You could get it right. By the way, the photo to the right is of the HGTV Dream House. The other photo is in Key West. Just so you don't think that scene is up there. It isn't. CLICK HERE for the list of "affordable" single family homes in Key West priced under $899,000. Then give me a call to schedule your own personal showing 1-305-766-2642. Your house may not end up being as pricey or as prissy as the HGTV Dream House, but it can be your Dream Come True.