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Winter comes to Sun City Center

02-01-09
Bob Cumiskey, US Army Retired, Your Sun City Center, Florida ~ Realtor

Last week winter came to Sun City Center. We had been expecting it, and the forecast had even warned of snow but later changed the snow forecast because they said it would be too cold for snow. The storm that blew through before the front hit, tore a section of my screening away from our pool cage, but it was easily fixed. The frost on the roofs and ground across the lake really surprised me when I awoke. The cold didn't seem to bother the family of ducks that have taken up residence on our lake this year.



The gulls didn't seem to mind the cold either.



I only stayed outside a few minutes, to get these pictures. Having lived in Florida now for over 15 years, I don't have the tolerance for cold like I did when I lived in the Buffalo, NY area.



Fortunately for us, winter doesn't last very long here. 2 -3 days at a time is normal, rarely does it last more than that. The other day we hit 80, and today our high will be 67. Life is good here in Sun City Center.


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Bob Cumiskey
Realtor
A1 Connection Realty, Inc.
1509 Rickenbacker Drive
Sun City Center, FL 33573
(813) 633-2020

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The White Peacock in full beauty

08-09-08
Bob Cumiskey, US Army Retired, Your Sun City Center, Florida ~ Realtor
Living in Sun City Center, Florida has it's perks.  We are so close to so many of the Theme Parks, and major Florida attractions.  

I was going through some pictures today, looking for one a friend had asked me to send her.

While searching my thousands....and I do mean thousands of pictures I came across a couple of a white peacock I took a couple years ago, and thought I would share.
These pictures were taken at Busch Garden in Tampa.  The peacocks wander the park freely, and it's not unusual to see them proudly showing their beautiful plumage. The shot is a bit blurry

  colorful peacock

On this particular day, the White Peacock was sitting up in a tree, and I snapped what I thought was a pretty good shot.

white peacock in tree

To my amazement and delight this beautiful bird jumped down from the tree, saw the other peacock and shook himself vigorously and WHAM, up came the tail and WOW.  I couldn't click fast enough.  

white peacock in full bloom

Getting this shot made my day.

 Every time I look at it, I'm amazed I was able to get this shot.
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Convince me I want to live in your Community.

07-05-08
Bob Cumiskey, US Army Retired, Your Sun City Center, Florida ~ Realtor
I received a call the other day (wednesday) from some folks from across the Bay.  They had read an Article about Sun City Center in their local paper and had a few questions.

We talked for several minutes, and I answered all his questions to his satisfaction.  
He then told me that I had done good, and now my next job was to convince him and his wife that Sun City Center was a place they would like to live.  They would be looking for a 1 or 2 Bd condo, minimum 1 1/2 bath and they needed a pet area for 50k - 60k.  They would come by the following day (thursday) sometime in the late morning if I could be available to show them some of the highlights of our community.

I told him that I would be available to spend as much time as they wanted or needed.  

After hanging up, I gathered together my information packet on Sun City Center and Kings Point (the gated portion of our community - condo's) and then pulled a couple listing from our MLS that might suit their needs.  

A couple agents in the office commented that this could just be looky loos and that I shouldn't spend too much time with them, especially with the cost of gas these days.  I just smiled.  I couldn't help but think, "And what else would I be doing with my time?" Driving around checking out fsbo's?"

Unfortunately, they got a little lost (he didn't follow my directions) but managed to find our office by just after noon.  

We sat in the breifing room, and I presented them with all the information I had gathered for them, and explained that I would like to show them both communities as I felt it was important they see it all to get the broad picture.  They agreed.  Then they informed me that they would not be making any choices on homebuying today as they needed to sell their condo across the bay.  I told them the agreement was I had to sell them on the community, not to sell them a home.  We all laughed at this.

He then told me that he felt he needed to inform me that both he and his wife had dealt in Real Estate in the past.  He at one time had his Broker's license, and his wife had been a Realtor both in Ohio and Florida.  I thanked him and informed him that it only made my job that much more easy.  They obviously understood how Real Estate worked, and that I wouldn't be spending a lot of time explaining things to them.

With that, we loaded up in the car and off we went.  

We first stopped at the Community Center to view what facilities were available as part of the membership.  

  


Our next point of interest was the Old Town Hall.  This is now used as a Ham Radio Operators shop.




Next was the Outdoor heated Swimming Pool and the Indoor heated Swimming Pool.

  

We also have an Indoor heated walking pool, and a jacuzzi.  There is another Clubhouse on the south side of town which also has a large indoor and outdoor pool.

Upon leaving the pools we encountered numberous golf carts parked outside which I explained was a alternate means of transportation here in Sun City Center.



We then toured the Atrium - where all the clubs and craft shops are located, and then went to the (new state of the art) Fitness Center.

 
   

Leaving there, I pointed out to them that we also have our own volunteer Security Patrol which patrols the community 24/7/365.



I showed them a couple homes to give them a idea of the type of housing available, and then we went to Kings Point where the condos were.  On the drive over he informed me that he was really pleased with all the effort I had put into showing them the community and that they had really enjoyed what they had seen so far.

Our first stop was the Kings Point Community Center which is very much like Sun City Centers, with all the same type of amenities.



Upon leaving there, we looked at a few condos and they fell in love.  They found 2 that they really liked and if they could, they probably would have bought one right away.  Mrs informed me that she was going home to wash her windows and put the house on the market.  Mr thanked me again for taking so much time out of my schedule to give them this tour.  He too had plans of going home and getting their home ready to sell, and they would be in touch with me soon.  By the way, I spent 4 hours with them, and thoroughly enjoyed being with them.


It may be a long time before they sell their present home and buy something here, but I know that someday I will be getting a call from them saying "Set some time aside, we're ready to buy.


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