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Anne Hensel Real Estate Broker St. Petersburg houses and condo for sale

3 bedroom 3 bath waterfront condo for sale in Boca Sands St. Pete Beach Tampabay.

3 bedroom 3 bath waterfront condo for sale in Boca Sands St. Pete Beach Tampabay.

Boca Sands St. Pete beachThis is a beautiful property here in Saint Pete Beach. Boca Sands is only 4 years old and the units have great views onto the Intracoastal waterway AND the Gulf of Mexico. Sunrise and sunset all in one location. The asking price for this 3 bedroom 3 bath, 2350 square feet luxury waterfront condo is $500,000 (way below market value) If you are looking for a great waterfront real estate deal here in St. Pete beach, this might be it.

If you think about buying or selling a house or condo in the Saint Petersburg Tampabay Florida area, please give me a call. Ask me about waterfront homes or condos in St. Pete beach, Treasure Island, Madeira beach, Seminole and other Clearwater Tampabay neighborhoods. Find out what we can do to sell your home or condo and what the value of your property is. Check out great real estate deals or visit condo associations like Seminole Isle.

We also work with short sale bank owned and foreclosures. Find a property or go to my website for more real estate information or simply contact us. 727 409 8706

Vacation Condos for sale in St. Pete Beach Tampabay

Vacation Condos for sale in St. Pete Beach Tampabay

Sunset on St. Pete beachWe have a lot of people that are looking to buy a vacation property in St. Pete Beach or anywhere else in the Tampabay area. They are from Canada or somewhere up north and they want to buy a condo so they can come down to the Tampabay area for a vacation and rent it out while they are not using it themselves. Please be aware, there are rental restrictions in each condo association and this can make a huge difference in your rental income.

Here are just a few condos for sale in St. Pete Beach with the different rental restrictions.

Boca Shores 30 days

BridgeHampton Bay 30 days

Constellation 90 days

Intrepid 90 days

Weatherly 90 days

Vistas on the Gulf 3 days

Three Palms Point 90 days

With a 30 day rental minimum you have a good chance of renting it about 4 to 5 times a year

With a 90 day rental minimum your chances of renting it are twice a year, maybe only once a year.

If you buy a 3 or 7 day rental property, you can do great with the rental income.

If you think about buying or selling a house or condo in the Saint PetersburgTampabay Florida area, please give me a call. Ask me about waterfront homes or condos in St. Pete beach, Treasure Island, Madeira beach, Seminole and other Clearwater Tampabay neighborhoods. Find out what we can do to sell your home or condo and what the value of your property is. Check out great real estate deals or visit condo associations like Seminole Isle.

We also work with short sale bank owned and foreclosures. Find a property or go to my website for more real estate information or simply contact us. 727 409 8706

Do you see this too? 4% commission for the selling agent on a bank owned property in Saint Petersburg Tampabay.

Do you see this too? 4% commission for the selling agent on a bank owned property in Saint Petersburg Tampabay.

Over the last few weeks I see more and more 4% commissions for selling agents when it comes to REO properties.

To say the least, here in Saint Petersburg Tampabay we have a very challenging real estate market.

Regular sellers try to negotiate the lowest commission possible with their listing agent and now on top of being up against extremely low asking prices these sellers also have to face a 4% commission to selling agents on bank owned properties in our Saint Petersburg market. Never a dull moment in Real Estate.

Do you see the same trend in your area?

I could not believe what I heard today "I do not show Short Sales in St. Petersburg"

I could not believe what I heard today "I do not show Short Sales in St. Petersburg"

It doesn't matter how long you are in the Real Estate business, there is something new every day. Imagine this, it is 7.30 am, I had one too many drinks last night, it is a full moon and my coffee pot was very slow........My phone rings, I answer in my best realtor voice (despite the above mentioned problems) and I have a not to friendly voice at the other end, asking if one of my listings was still available. She goes on telling me that she has been trying for more than two weeks to see the house but that I obviously make it impossible to show the listing. I had NO clue what this lady was talking about and she went on telling me that her realtor has been trying to make an appointment with me for over two weeks and cannot get one. (Please keep my morning problems in mind) I heard myself say. I am sorry but this is BS. I never ever use these words or the abbreviation but this accusation was simply outrageous before coffee at 7.30 in the morning. I make an all day story short, in the end we found out that her realtor had never ever contacted me and that he simply does not show Short Sales but instead of saying to his clients "I do not show Short Sales in St. Petersburg" he tells them that the listing agent can't be reached or that the house is tenant occupied and can't be shown.

The story had a happy ending, I showed the house a few hours later and wrote up an offer.

BUT I just can't get it out of my mind "I do not show Short Sales in St. Petersburg"

I wonder how many Realtors are out there NOT showing Short Sales?

Is this a onetime incident or do you have similar experiences?

La Bella Vita, luxury waterfront condo on Treasure Island Florida for sale

La Bella Vita, luxury waterfront condo on Treasure Island Florida for sale.

La bella VitaLa Bella Vita is a small luxury condo complex in beautiful Treasure Island, Tampabay.

If you are looking for the perfect location on the wide open water and at the same time walking distance to Treasure Island beach and the Gulf of Mexico, La Bella Vita might just be it.

La bella Vita treasure islandThis beautiful condo building is a little set back from busy Gulf Blvd here in Treasure Island but it is still close enough to walk to all the great things Treasure Island has to offer. This 3 bedroom 3 and1/2 bath has about 3000 heated square feet and lots of balcony space. High ceilings, columns, gourmet kitchen, beautiful waterfront pool, you name it.

La bella Vita treasure islandLa Bella Vita was built in 2004/2005 and the complex has only 16 units altogether.The architect/ builder was Hani Matta who is well known in our area and has been in business since 1983. He has completed over 130 projects and the La Bella Vita is one of them. This complex sits on a prime waterfront lot and has 340 feet right on the Bay/ Intracoastal.

La bella Vita treasure islandEach one of the La Bella Vita units has a private elevator entrance and a little private foyer before you actually walk into the unit. All of the condos in La Bella Vita have an awesome water view onto the open Boca Ciega bay.

La bella Vita treasure islandThis waterfront condominium building is located on 108 th Ave in Treasure Island, just a minute to the new Treasure Island Causeway and Central Ave. The location is great, 40 minutes to Tampa airport, 15 minutes to downtown St. Petersburg, 15 minutes to Fort De Soto, 10 minutes to the Don Cesar hotel, 4 minutes to Sunset beach, 1 minute to the beaches of Treasure Island, 2 minutes to one of our best area restaurant, "The Perl" and the list goes on and on and on.

La bella Vita treasure island

One thing I really like about the Bella Vita is that you get both, the sunset and the sunrise, how lucky can you be? You have a huge balcony facing east and another balcony facing west. Views on both sides of your condo. But it get better, La Bella Vita is one of the few luxury waterfront condo complexes that have boat slips. The location is a boater's paradise, within minutes you can get to the Golf of Mexico by using John's Pass or Blind Pass.

La bella Vita treasure island boat slips

La bella Vita treasure islandIf you think about buying or selling a house or condo in the Saint PetersburgTampabay Florida area, please give me a call. Ask me about waterfront homes or condos in St. Pete beach, Treasure Island, Madeira beach, Seminole and other Clearwater Tampabay neighborhoods. Find out what we can do to sell your home or condo and what the value of your property is. Check out great real estate deals or visit condo associations like Seminole Isle.