Janie Coffey, GRI - Miami Real Estate

Saddle Ridge, an environmentally friendly and equestrian centered horse development is finally for sale after TWO years of careful planning!!

Residents will enjoy

• Miles of bridle paths winding among the huge grandfather oaks and natural preserve lands
  
• A covered arena and 20 acre equestrian facility
  
• A professionally managed community barn for vacation boarding, permanent boarding, lessons and clinics
• A hunter/jumper as well as dressage arena
• Large 10 plus acre sites from three lot styles; preserve lands, woodlands, pasture lands, you pick!
• Custom home, barn and fence packages to meet YOUR personal needs and budget
• Gated and deed restricted to protect and preserve the land, privacy and lifestyle of the horses and residents
• A community gathering place, Oak Manor, which will have a cigar bar, tea room, piano room, and much more
• 20 fish filled lakes for fishing and boating
  
• Amenities such as a putting green, pool, tennis court, basketball court
• Picnic areas and other enjoyable destination locations for residents along the bridle/hiking paths
• Environmentally friendly development, building and horse-keeping practices to preserve the land, beauty and water
  
• Average daily temperatures of 73 degrees for a 12 month period
• A short drive to Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Wellington, Ocala or Arcadia
• Big box shopping and dining within 15 minutes, yet privacy and nature as if you were far removed in the country

Introductory offer for a limited time!

10+ acres and a 3,000 sf custom home for ONLY $690,000!!

The first 20 Closed contracts receive a FREE three stall barn!!


Brokers are protected and our offering is VERY attractive,

contact me for information!

Janie Coffey, Broker, GRI, TRC

Papillon Real Estate, LLC

786-252-4970

janie@janiecoffey.com

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janeAnne and the Eco-All Stars help to keep us at the forefront of being good stewards of the land in thought, deed and mentorship. janeAnne challenged us to come up with our green dream home, "money being no object". I'm late to the party (the judging is complete), but here is my idea of a green dream home(barn).

First Element: I would combine my home and barn into one structure. Building materials would be reduced, energy efficiency improved, and utility costs reduced by combining them into one structure rather than two. There would be windows between the main living areas and the stalls allowing us to check on our precious four-footed friends during ill health or weather.

Second Element: The house-barn would be built from straw-bale construction which is highly energy efficient, uses materials that might have been waste otherwise, uses materials from local sources and is economic. The wood for the structural members, flooring, doors and trim would be reclaimed and salvaged from old local barns and other structures.

Third Element: The roof would be a metal roof. Metal roofs usually contain at least 25% recycled materials which meet LEEDS building material standards. They are also very energy efficient in, especially in hot weather climates, and their lifespan is incredibly long, thereby reducing landfill waste. The windows and exterior doors would be Low-E, increasing the energy efficiency. (see charts below)

Forth Element: The home would use solar power and reclaimed rainwater as well as gray water. Being in a warm, sunny climate, solar is a great source of economical and efficient energy.

Fifth Element: The horse-keeping practices would be green incorporating pine pellets for the stall beds, organic food and products and a manure management system would be in place so as to not contaminate the ground water.

Janie Coffey, Broker, GRI, TRC

Papillon Real Estate, LLC

786-252-4970

janie@janiecoffey.com

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I have a client who is lucky enough to have No Mortgage on his current home. He wants to maximize his buying power and move up in property in this buyer's market. His goal would be to sell his current home and pay cash for the new home. BUT the flip side is that he needs to sell his current home, in that SAME buyer's market, which he is less likely to get top dollar.

I suggested renting it out for the next 1-2 years to see where the market goes, but the downside of that might be A) what if the market further declines and 2) he would then have to take out some sort of a mortgage on the new home.... Both homes are single family residences in the South Florida Area, so while we are experiencing a slightly declining market, it still isn't the big drop off that the new luxury condos are seeing....

Big note of qualification: the client has horses which are NOT able to be kept at his present home so he currently is paying boarding costs elsewhere. All homes he is considering are large enough to accommodate his horses, thereby eliminating the boarding cost.

Sooo what would you all suggest that would allow him to get into his next home while the price is right, but still maximize on the sale of his current one (or hold)....

I am open to suggestions....

Thanks for your input, Janie

Janie Coffey
Owner/Broker, GRI, TRC, QSC
cell: 786-252-4970
email: janie@papillonllc.com

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Why work with a Realtor who specializes in your geographic area or property type when purchasing a property?

1. Access to the history of the listing. Information such as how long it has been on the market, what price changes it has had, etc. help position the buyer better for negotiations. Since they specialize in the area, they might even have insight into the Seller’s current position and motivation, helping you know how to structure your offer.

2. The Realtor might likely have information about recent closed sales such as condition of the home, incentives offered by the Seller etc. which will not be reflected in the “sold price” on the MLS, putting you in a much better negotiation position. If they do not know, they have a much higher chance to obtain this info than a non-Realtor might. If a home “sold” for $425,000 but the Seller contributed 3% toward closing costs, you would want to know that when making an offer on a similar property.

3. The Realtor will likely know the other Listing Realtors in the area and have a professional working relationship built on a history of integrity and respect with them, possibly helping during the negotiations phase.

4. The Realtor will have a good working knowledge of your particular market, regarding both what is currently on the market, what has sold and what has expired. Their insights into the housing inventory will help you during your search and negotiations

5. Having a Professional work with you will take the personal emotional dimension out of the deal and keep it purely a business transaction. Buying and selling a home is a BIG personal and financial transaction and it is normal for emotions, both positive and negative by both the buyers and the sellers to impact or kill a deal.

6. Working with a professional Realtor helps you to know what is legal and customary in your area to make sure the transaction both legal and fair. Without that 3rd party, you are dealing directly with either the Seller or the Seller’s agents, both of whom do not always have your best interest at heart. Their goal is to sell the home, not get you the best deal.

7. A Realtor specializing in your area can help shorten your search as they already have knowledge of the pros and cons of many of the current listings and can eliminate wasted home visits for you.

8. A Realtor working in your area might know of other homes that are either recently off the market, but have owners still interested in selling, often putting you at an advantageous negotiation stand-point on a house you might not otherwise have seen.

9. A Realtor can often gain you access to a house immediately if you are together with them and you see one you are interested in by simply calling the listing agent and obtaining a lock-box code. Listing agents will not give out lock-box combinations to non-Realtors.

10. A Realtor who specializes in a certain area or property type will also have information on homes about to come on the market, even before they do, putting you ahead of the masses.

11. A Realtor who specializes in your property type will often know the standard items to look out for in your property type. Ie building construction issues, zoning issues, etc.

12. Finding your dream home is only step one in your home buying process. You must successfully negotiate the price and terms, navigate all of the inspections and possible re-negotiations that result from the inspection report, get through the appraisal and finally successfully close the deal including insurance issues, financing, etc. A Realtor works with you from A-Z to make sure you have all of your bases covered to protect yourself, your family and your new purchase.

13. If something does do wrong, either on your side or that of the Sellers, the Realtor can help steer you through the murky waters to a satisfactory end result. The Realtor will likely have experience or knowledge in the particular situation and help smooth the ground to a win-win close.

14. and darn it, Realtors are just good people ;-)

Janie Coffey
Owner/Broker, GRI, TRC, QSC
cell: 786-252-4970
email: janie@papillonllc.com

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Me!

As you might know if you read my blog, we live in the couuuntarrreeee part of Miami Dade (yes, there is such a thing!). The part MOST Miamians have no idea even exists. I have an office is shi-shi Coral Gables where I work from 70% of the time, but, when I can, I prefer the 30% sitting on my covered porch, coffee in hand, laptop in lap, with wide open blue skies and not a sound for miles other than the birds flying over.

The only problem with this is that we are what is known as "hobby farmers", we have a host of farm critters for no other reason than the pleasure of being with them and sharing the day. Currently we have three peacocks (this number fluctuates slightly), five chickens (same fluctuating number, a new rooster just showed up out of the blue yesterday and is hanging around), two cats and two dogs. There are big plans for a goat, bunny, horses, etc. but that has to wait until we recover from the damage Hurricane Wilma did to our house and fencing....

Since I work in Coral Gables and do much of my work there, I am often on the phone with new clients from that area and they know my office is there. However, when I am at home, I let the chickens and peas run free (we hand-raised almost everyone from eggs and they didn't leave our kitchen table until they were 6 weeks old, these are true PETS) and they like to visit with us alot to be petted and fed. They actually like to come sit around me when I work and

here is the dilema ->>>

Roosters don't just crow in the morning, they crow all day long! and they like to wait until I am on the phone discussing with a new client a $1,000,000 home when they jump up on me and crow their little hearts out! The clients who know me know where I live and find it really really funny, but I don't know how to handle the ones who have just called me as a new lead.... there is often silence and I try to pretend nothing happened and keep talking, then one of the roosters will do it AGAIN! This just happened yesterday. I am starting to think I need to get up and take all calls from inside when I am working from home...Or should I just tell them I live on a little farm in west Dade? What do you think? Also, for some reason, a rooster crow sounds LOUDER on the other end of the phone than it does to the person sitting next to him!

Just for fun, here are the kind of animals we have: 1 blue male peacock, 2 female green peahens, 1 white silke male (looks sort of like an angora cat), 1 white sikle hen, 1 blue silkie hen, 1 road island red hen, 1 craz-ass black rooster (plus the new one that showed up), 2 mixed bag cats and 2 mixed sheppard dogs.

*** by the way, a male peacock sounds like an alternating cat imitating a trumpet horn and a rattlesnake (which, by the way, often sounds more like a hissing tire loosing air than a real rattle) ***

Janie Coffey
Owner/Broker, GRI, TRC, QSC
cell: 786-252-4970
email: janie@papillonllc.com

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