Properties, Houses and Condos for Sale in St Petersburg Treasure Island Florida

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I am looking for a great deal in St. Petersburg but I don't want a Short Sale.

I am looking for a great deal in St. Petersburg but I don't want a Short Sale.

Short SalesThis is something I hear from about 50% of my buyers. No, do not show my regular listings, I am only interested in Short sales or Per Foreclosure properties, that is what the other half says. I hardly ever run into a buyer that says  "I don't care"  Why are people so dead set on one or the other?  There are a lot of horror stories about Short Sales and Pre Foreclosure properties and there is a misconception that "regular "listing are all overpriced. None of the above is true. Sure, closing a Short Sale can be challenging but with the right Real Estate agent on your site you will know right from the start what you get into and you will be prepared. Every Short sale I have closed was a great deal and it was worth the time and some trouble to get it done.  But then again, there is nothing wrong with buying a "regular" property and most of them are not overpriced anymore. In this kind of market the sellers have to compete with the distressed properties in the area and prices have gone down for EVERY home or condo.

So,is it better to buy a Short Sale or a "regular" sale?

Well, it all depends on YOU, the buyer. If you need to close within a few weeks, most Short Sales (unless it is a pre approved Short Sale) won't work for you because they take longer to close.

If you need to buy in a specific neighborhood, you might have to go with a regular sale because a Short Sale might not be available. The point I am trying to make is that there are great deals in our St. Petersburg area, some of them are Short Sales others are bank owned and other are regular sales. Keep an open mind, look at everything, and don't restrict yourself because you do or don't want to buy a Short sale property.

I am looking for a great deal in St. Petersburg but I don't want a Short Sale.

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

2 comments • Anne Hensel Real Estate Broker St. Petersburg houses and condo for sale • July 30 2010 07:53PM

Closed Short Sales, Pre foreclosure and bank owned properties in Madeira Beach and Redington

 Closed Short Sales, Pre foreclosure and bank owned properties in Madeira Beach and Redington

"Short Sales are a disaster and they never close" I hear this a lot from people that look for properties here in our Madeira Beach, Redington area. I admit, Short Sales or pre foreclosure properties are a different ball game and it can be a long way to closing BUT it can be done. If you are a buyer or a seller, the most important thing is to find a Realtor that has experience in Short Sales. Below is a list of distressed properties along Madeira beach and Redington that HAVE sold this year already.

Give me a call if you want to sell you home or want to buy a Short Sale property and I will be happy to explain the process. If a Short Sale is done right, it is not a drama and in the end both, the seller and the buyer, got a good deal.

#

Sale Date

Area

Address

Subdivision

WF

Pool

Prop Code

Sq Ft

BR

Full Baths

List Price

Sold Price

1

04/29/2010

373

120 146th Ave E # D

Sunny Shores

N

N

TOWNH

480

1

1

$37,900

$41,000

2

03/08/2010

373

16333 Gulf Blvd # 101

Royal Orleans Pinell

N

Y

CHOTL

425

1

1

$65,000

$60,000

3

03/25/2010

373

16333 Gulf Blvd # 117

Royal Orleans Pinell

N

Y

CONDO

495

2

2

$67,500

$63,000

4

04/26/2010

373

14715 Gulf Blvd # 9

Palm Madeira Resort

N

N

CONDO

440

1

1

$79,000

$70,000

5

02/12/2010

373

17250 Gulf Blvd # 21

Sea Rocket Motel Coo

Y

N

CONDO

270

1

1

$82,900

$81,000

6

07/29/2010

373

14220 Bayshore Dr # C3

Casa Keys Condo

N

N

CONDO

960

2

1

$87,900

$84,500

7

01/15/2010

373

424 BAYSHORE DR S

GULF SHORES 4TH ADD

N

N

SINGL

830

2

1

$104,000

$100,000

8

02/22/2010

373

275 Medallion Blvd # G

Madeira Beach Yacht

Y

Y

CONDO

915

2

1

$139,900

$150,500

9

01/22/2010

373

17250 Gulf Blvd # 30

Sea Rocket Condo

Y

N

CONDO

450

1

1

$140,000

$125,000

10

01/18/2010

373

16205 3rd St E

Redington Beach

N

N

SINGL

1,377

3

1

$141,150

$125,000

11

03/19/2010

373

303 Rex Pl # 5

Madeira Beach Yacht

Y

Y

CONDO

1,040

2

1

$149,000

$140,000

12

06/28/2010

373

13999 GULF BLVD # 305

SKYLINE OF MADEIRA C

Y

Y

CONDO

880

2

2

$159,900

$145,000

13

04/12/2010

373

13116 Boca Ciega Ave

Pages Rep

N

N

SINGL

1,701

3

2

$159,990

$149,000

14

05/10/2010

373

13999 Gulf Blvd # 406

Skyline Madeira Cond

Y

Y

CHOTL

890

2

2

$160,000

$160,000

15

06/30/2010

373

13235 Gulf Blvd # 212

Madeira Bay Resort

Y

Y

CHOTL

1,020

2

2

$180,000

$163,500

16

07/02/2010

373

13235 GULF BLVD # 610

MADEIRA BAY RESORT I

Y

N

CONDO

970

2

2

$189,000

$220,000

17

05/26/2010

373

102 162nd Ave

Redington Beach Home

N

N

SINGL

2,147

4

4

$200,000

$182,000

18

03/26/2010

373

13411 Boca Ciega Ave

Pages Rep

Y

N

SINGL

1,290

2

2

$217,800

$215,000

19

01/21/2010

373

17073 Dolphin Dr

North Redington

Y

N

SINGL

1,292

2

2

$289,900

$310,000

20

07/16/2010

373

496 Crystal Dr

Crystal Island

Y

N

SINGL

1,050

2

2

$289,900

$290,000

21

05/06/2010

373

163 Bath Club Cir

Tides Village

N

Y

VILLA

1,809

3

2

$297,000

$294,000

22

06/14/2010

373

17553 2nd St E

Harbor Shores Add 05

Y

Y

SINGL

1,529

3

2

$299,900

$250,000

23

07/06/2010

373

576 182nd Ave E

Surfside 04

Y

N

SINGL

1,300

3

2

$299,900

$300,000

24

06/23/2010

373

333 Madeira Ave

North Madeira Shores

Y

N

SINGL

1,438

3

2

$305,000

$305,000

25

04/23/2010

373

41 Dolphin Dr

Paradise Island Add

Y

N

SINGL

1,869

3

2

$319,900

$320,000

26

07/27/2010

373

524 Lillian Dr

Crystal Island Add 0

Y

N

SINGL

1,315

2

2

$325,000

$325,000

27

04/07/2010

373

17500 Gulf Blvd # #101

Sea Oats Condo

Y

Y

CONDO

1,340

2

2

$329,000

$320,000

28

03/15/2010

373

17715 Gulf Blvd # 403

Redington Shores YTC

Y

Y

CONDO

2,000

3

3

$329,900

$329,900

29

04/08/2010

373

423 150th Ave # 1503

Snug Harbor Condo

Y

Y

CONDO

1,505

2

2

$330,000

$302,000

30

05/13/2010

373

966 182nd Ave E

Surfside 04

N

N

SINGL

2,112

3

3

$333,900

$341,000

31

04/27/2010

373

527 Crystal Dr

Crystal Island

Y

N

SINGL

1,360

3

2

$335,000

$324,000

32

01/22/2010

373

553 Lillian Dr

Crystal Island Add 0

Y

N

SINGL

1,601

3

2

$340,000

$350,000

33

03/05/2010

373

15316 Gulf Blvd # 803

Madeira Towers Condo

Y

Y

CONDO

1,265

2

2

$342,800

$351,500

34

06/23/2010

373

13720 Gulf Blvd # 508

Villa Madeira Condo

Y

Y

CONDO

1,130

3

2

$345,000

$352,000

35

01/15/2010

373

106 Wall St

Harbor Shores Add 04

Y

N

SINGL

1,919

3

2

$347,900

$358,000

36

01/19/2010

373

14227 Parsley Dr E

Gulf Shores Add 06

Y

N

SINGL

1,598

3

2

$349,000

$320,000

37

04/06/2010

373

15433 2ND ST

LONE PALM BEACH 4TH

Y

Y

SINGL

1,446

2

2

$350,000

$300,000

38

05/04/2010

373

17735 GULF BLVD # 204

REDINGTON SHORES

Y

Y

CONDO

1,995

3

3

$360,000

$365,500

39

06/25/2010

373

17715 Gulf BLVD # 204

REDINGTON SHORES

Y

Y

CONDO

2,000

3

3

$365,000

$362,500

40

02/01/2010

373

411 161 Ave

Redington Beach

Y

N

SINGL

1,852

3

3

$367,900

$367,900

41

04/14/2010

373

17200 GULF BLVD # 304

RAM SEA I

Y

Y

CONDO

1,205

2

2

$369,000

$374,000

42

04/08/2010

373

17717 Gulf BLVD # 201

REDINGTON SHORES

Y

Y

CONDO

2,000

3

3

$369,000

$360,000

43

03/30/2010

373

17735 Gulf Blvd # 504

Las Brisas Condo

Y

Y

CONDO

1,995

3

3

$380,000

$401,500

44

02/08/2010

373

17715 Gulf BLVD # 304

REDINGTON SHORES

Y

Y

CONDO

2,000

3

3

$385,000

$375,000

45

06/09/2010

373

17717 GULF BLVD # 203

REDINGTON SHORES YAC

Y

N

CONDO

1,995

3

3

$395,000

$360,500

46

03/10/2010

373

562 Crystal Dr

Crystal Island

Y

N

SINGL

1,529

2

2

$399,000

$340,000

47

03/17/2010

373

17715 Gulf Blvd # 303

Redington Shores YTC

Y

Y

CONDO

1,995

3

3

$399,900

$375,000

48

06/18/2010

373

801 Bay Point Dr NE

Bay Point Estates Ad

Y

N

SINGL

2,749

4

3

$423,900

$434,250

49

01/15/2010

373

15316 GULF BLVD # 901

MADEIRA TOWERS CONDO

Y

Y

CONDO

1,625

3

2

$425,000

$415,000

50

06/25/2010

373

150 175TH AVENUE

GAY SHORES

N

N

TOWNH

2,500

3

3

$425,000

$405,000

51

07/27/2010

373

17140 Gulf Blvd # 313

Ram Sea Condo 02

Y

Y

CONDO

1,445

3

2

$480,000

$430,000

52

01/21/2010

373

526 173rd Ave E

Sunray Beach Homes

Y

Y

SINGL

1,501

2

2

$499,000

$418,000

53

06/30/2010

373

909 Bay Point Dr

Bay Point Estates Ad

Y

Y

SINGL

1,860

3

3

$545,000

$485,000

54

01/29/2010

373

102 WIMBLEDON CT

REDINGTON SHORES YAC

N

N

SINGL

2,999

3

2

$549,950

$528,500

55

04/29/2010

373

17854 Lee Ave # 201

On Beach Apt Condo

Y

Y

CONDO

1,890

2

2

$550,000

$465,000

56

03/24/2010

373

13910 Gulf Blvd # 104

Mediterranean Medeir

Y

Y

CONDO

2,060

3

3

$634,838

$550,000

57

05/28/2010

373

17720 Gulf Blvd # A702

La Vistana Condo

Y

Y

CONDO

1,845

3

3

$657,900

$660,151

58

02/08/2010

373

17328 Kennedy Dr

Sunray Beach Homes

Y

Y

SINGL

2,360

3

3

$672,600

$650,000

59

04/12/2010

373

13013 Boca Ciega Ave

Pages Rep

Y

Y

SINGL

2,455

3

2

$699,900

$560,000

60

07/26/2010

373

17720 Gulf Blvd. # 404A

La Vistana

Y

Y

CONDO

1,821

3

3

$749,000

$645,000

61

07/06/2010

373

15208 Gulf Blvd # 406

Sereno condo

Y

N

CONDO

2,760

3

3

$849,900

$815,000

62

07/20/2010

373

15701 Redington Drive

Lone Palm Beach

Y

Y

SINGL

3,301

4

4

$1,289,000

$1,000,000

 Data taken from Suncoast MLS

Closed Short Sales, Pre foreclosure and bank owned properties in Madeira Beach and Redington

 

1 comment • Anne Hensel Real Estate Broker St. Petersburg houses and condo for sale • July 30 2010 01:36PM

TUTORING AND SPORT TECHNIQUE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM IN ST. PETE BEACH

TUTORING AND SPORT TECHNIQUE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM IN ST. PETE BEACH

ST. PETE BEACH, FL:  The St. Pete Beach Community Center announces the return of its Tutoring and Sport Technique program for the 2010-2011 school year.  The program offers youth in grades 1st through 5th safe transportation to an afterschool program that combines homework help with socializing and active play.  The program runs each school day with Tutoring and homework help from 3:00 to 4:30pm and Sport Technique from 4:30 to 6:00pm.  The program will pick up at any area school with enough interested participants.  Each program is $20/week for St. Pete Beach residents and $25/week for non-residents; children can enroll in one or both programs weekly.   Registration is going on now, come by the Recreation office at 7701 Boca Ciega Drive or call 363-9245 to enroll today.

TUTORING AND SPORT TECHNIQUE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM IN ST. PETE BEACH

0 comments • Anne Hensel Real Estate Broker St. Petersburg houses and condo for sale • July 29 2010 09:06AM

St. Pete Beach hosts city-wide yard sale

St. Pete Beach hosts city-wide yard sale

I just love Yard Sale, mark your calendar !

St. Pete Beach, FL:  The City of St. Pete Beach is hosting its biannual community-wide yard sale on Saturday, September 18thfrom 8:00am-12:00pm at the St. Pete Beach Community Center, 7701 Boca Ciega Drive.  St. Pete Beach and surrounding city residents can clean out their closets to make some extra money or come seeking great bargains on tons of items.  10'  by 10' spaces are $10.00 for SPB residents and $12.50 for non-residents.  Registration begins Monday, August 2nd and spots fill up fast!!  Call 363-9245 for more information. 

St. Pete Beach hosts city-wide yard sale

5 comments • Anne Hensel Real Estate Broker St. Petersburg houses and condo for sale • July 25 2010 09:27AM

New St. Pete Beach satellite location for Bayside Gymnastics

New St. Pete Beach satellite location for Bayside Gymnastics


ST. PETE BEACH, FL:  Starting this Fall the St. Pete Beach Community Center is proudly offering gymnastics classes for children of every age and skill level through Bayside Gymnastics, the premier gymnastics program in the Tampa Bay area.  Gymnastics offers children fun and exciting new challenges in a safe and supportive environment, which helps grow confidence.    Classes will be offered at varying times on Wednesday evenings at the St. Pete Beach Community Center, 7701 Boca Ciega Drive, so contact Bayside Gymnastics directly for all details: 727-258-4981 or info@baysidegymnastics.com

New St. Pete Beach satellite location for Bayside Gymnastics

0 comments • Anne Hensel Real Estate Broker St. Petersburg houses and condo for sale • July 25 2010 09:24AM

City of Treasure Island Parking Pass

City of Treasure Island Parking Pass

Treasure Island sells an annual parking pass that can be used for free parking at 6 parking lots. The pass costs $5 and is available only for Treasure Island residents and property owners.

The pass is plastic hanger designed to be hung from your windshield rear view mirror so it is visible to parking enforcement officers.

The parking pass is valid from 1/1 to 31/12 but can be bought anytime during the year.

If you want a pass, you must show proof of Treasure Island residency. You can bring in

  • Vehicle registration
  • Valid drivers License
  • Current Voter ID
  • Rental Agreement (6 months minimum)
  • Utility Bills (4 months minimum)
  • Treasure Island Property Owner (Tax Bill or Deed)

For more Info call: 727-547-4575 ext. 221

Metered Parking Lots where the pass is valid:

Heron Lot
Bay Shore Drive & 75th Avenue, Sunset Beach

Tern Lot
West Gulf Boulevard at 77th to 79th Avenues, Sunset Beach

Ring-Billed Gull Lot
West Gulf Boulevard & 81st Avenue, Sunset Beach

Brown Pelican Lot
West Gulf Boulevard & 88th Avenue, Sunset Beach

Sandpiper Lot
Gulf Boulevard & 100th Avenue, Mid Island

Gulf Front Lot
Gulf Boulevard & 104th Avenue, Downtown Treasure Island

Community Center Lot
106th Avenue & 1 Park Place, Downtown Treasure Island

White Egret Lot
126th Avenue, Sunshine Beach

 City of Treasure Island Parking Pass

1 comment • Anne Hensel Real Estate Broker St. Petersburg houses and condo for sale • July 25 2010 09:21AM

What do you do to get your positive energy back? Bodysurfing in Treasure Island.

What do you do to get your positive energy back? Bodysurfing in Treasure Island.

I had one of these days yesterday, trapped in the office all day long, 3 contracts falling apart, nobody returning my phone calls, appointments not showing up on time, every e mail I opened had more bad news............. you know what I mean. At about 4 pm I have had it and decided to call it a day and go home. As you can imagine, I was in a really bad mood and ready to bit someone's head off.  So, now what to do? How do you snap out of this mood? Go shopping? Get drunk? Walk on the beach? Complain to a good friend?  I remembered that I live in Treasure Island and that we have beautiful beaches and that I am going for a long and relaxing swim, this usually takes my mind off things and relaxes me. (But had a feeling that it just might not be enough today) On my way to the beach I realized that we have a hurricane in the Gulf and that the waves are probably too high to swim (I call this more bad news) Since I had just called a friend that lives right on the beach and told him that I was coming over, I went anyway. We got in the water and of course it was too rough to swim BUT the waves were beautiful and we body surfed. AWESOME this was exactly want I needed. 10 waves later and I felt like a new day had just started, all the energy was back, all the bad stuff was forgotten, I was ready to face the world again.

So, what do you do to get your energy back after a really bad day?

3 comments • Anne Hensel Real Estate Broker St. Petersburg houses and condo for sale • July 02 2010 09:16AM

Reduced by $300,000 not a Short Sale, beautiful home on Golf course.

Reduced by $300,000 not a Short Sale, beautiful home on Golf course.
Manuela Baginski | South Beaches Real Estate Professionals | 727-487-4135
1918 Muirfield Dr, Oldsmar, FL
Estate like home in Golf Course Community
4BR/5+1BA Single Family House
offered at $890,000
Year Built 1996
Sq Footage 5,144
Bedrooms 4
Bathrooms 5 full, 1 partial
Floors 2
Parking Unspecified
Lot Size 22,638 sqft
HOA/Maint $159 per month

DESCRIPTION
Incredible, luxurious, estate like home in prestigous East Lake Woodlands overlooking the 14th fairway, preserves and ponds. This 5144 square feet, 4 bedroom, 5 and a half bath, 4 car garage, pool home is located in the gated subdivision of Muirfield and sits on more than half an acre of land. This home has it all, walk in closets in each bedroom, huge gourmet kitchen open to the living room, formal dining room, lots of natural light, neutral colors, 22 ft ceilings, fireplace, balcony, sundeck, heated pool with Jacuzzi in a screened in enclosure. Country Club living at it's finest. The ultimate livestyle for any Golfer to live in a two 18 hole Golf course community! Truly a must see.

see additional photos below
PROPERTY FEATURES
- Central A/C - Central heat - Fireplace
- High/Vaulted ceiling - Walk-in closet - Hardwood floor
- Tile floor - Family room - Bonus/Rec room
- Dining room - Dishwasher - Refrigerator
- Stove/Oven - Laundry area - inside - Balcony, Deck, or Patio
- Yard - Swimming pool - Jacuzzi/Whirlpool

ADDITIONAL PHOTOS

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Photo 6
Contact info:
Manuela Baginski
South Beaches Real Estate Professionals
727-487-4135
For sale by agent/broker

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2 comments • Anne Hensel Real Estate Broker St. Petersburg houses and condo for sale • July 02 2010 08:44AM

Reduced, beautiful waterfront home in St. Pete Beach

Manuela Baginski | South Beaches Real Estate Professionals | 727-487-4135
9050 Gulf Blvd, St Pete Beach, FL
Everything is remodeled!
3BR/2+1BA Single Family House
offered at $699,900
Year Built 1958
Sq Footage 2,226
Bedrooms 3
Bathrooms 2 full, 1 partial
Floors 1
Parking Unspecified
Lot Size 8,698 sqft
HOA/Maint $0 per month

DESCRIPTION
What an incredible water view. This completely remodeled and updated 3 bedroom plus den, 2.5 baths, 2,600 gross sq ft, open floor plan home sits right on Blind Pass waterway. Huge back yard with pool, boat dock and 7,500 pound boat lift. What more could you possibly ask for? Sit in your living room, your back yard or screened in porch and watch the sun go down, fish from your own seawall, see the dolphins play, take your boat out for an island trip or simply relax in the heated pool and enjoy this fabulous Florida lifestyle. Walk to the white sandy beaches, restaurants and shopping. Only 10 minutes to downtown St. Pete and 40 minutes to Tampa airport. Live here year around or use it as a second home. RARE find, Boater's paradise. Only minutes to the Gulf of Mexico and NO bridges! Blind Pass is a huge wide open waterway between St. Pete Beach and Treasure Island

see additional photos below
PROPERTY FEATURES
- Central A/C - Central heat - Fireplace
- Walk-in closet - Tile floor - Living room
- Breakfast nook - Dishwasher - Refrigerator
- Stove/Oven - Microwave - Washer
- Dryer - Laundry area - inside - Balcony, Deck, or Patio
- Yard - Swimming pool

OTHER SPECIAL FEATURES
- Directly on Blind Pass waterway
ADDITIONAL PHOTOS

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Contact info:
Manuela Baginski
South Beaches Real Estate Professionals
727-487-4135
For sale by agent/broker

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Posted: Jul 1, 2010, 8:33am PDT
2 comments • Anne Hensel Real Estate Broker St. Petersburg houses and condo for sale • July 01 2010 01:08PM

If all else fails-----read the instructions!

Via Charles Buell, Seattle, WA, Home Inspector (Charles Buell Inspections.com):

     It is not uncommon, while inspecting roofs, to find the test caps still in place on plumbing vents.  Part of inspecting the original installation of the plumbing system for leaks requires that all openings be capped off.  After the test, the test caps are removed so that the plumbing system can function properly.  Here is a picture of a test cap I found still in place recently on a roof----most likely it had been there since 1980 when the building was built.

How do I remove this cap?

     Even 30 years later the “instructions” for how to remove the cap are clearly visible.  In light of the instructions, I got a good giggle out of how the problem was resolved----as shows in the next picture.

Holy vent pipe Batman

     Holy vent pipe Batman!

 

Charles Buell, Seattle Home Inspector

 

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4 comments • Anne Hensel Real Estate Broker St. Petersburg houses and condo for sale • June 30 2010 01:13AM

The Joy that "Disney" brings to our lives!

Via ROBERT A.SWETZ - Commercial Real Estate (Commercial Real Estate - www.VegasBuildingsForSale.com):

photograph by Robert Swetz 4-2010


 The joy that "Disney" brings to our lives!

 

 "Walt Disney" had a Vision & Dream many, many years ago when he was standing on the bluff in Anaheim California looking over hundreds & thousands of Orange trees.

 Walt wanted to make a "Happy" place for families to go and have fun and bond together.

 Well the rest is history and here are several photographs of where "Disney Land" all started in Southern California.

 

photograph by Robert Swetz 4-2010

 

 And I don't know who could ever go to a "Disney" Park anywhere in the World and not have a wonderful time!

 

photograph by Robert Swetz 4-2010


 This post is for you "Walt Disney" and thanks for all the joy you have brought to Families & Children around the World!

 

photograph by Robert Swetz 4-2010

 

Post & Pics by Robert Swetz - 6-28-2010

 

 

Disneyland® Theme Park Tickets | Disneyland® Resort

 

5 comments • Anne Hensel Real Estate Broker St. Petersburg houses and condo for sale • June 29 2010 07:57AM

I love you America – I have tears in my eyes. World cup 2010

I love you America – I have tears in my eyes. World cup 2010

I just had a very intense emotional morning and I want to say thank you! Only in America. I am a huge soccer fan and I am German, today was the big match between England and Germany. I really did not want to watch it home alone so I called 3 other friends (one German, one French, one half American half German) we agreed to watch the game together and I was going to pick the place. I chose the Horse and Jockey pub in Pasadena (can’t get more British) When I arrive this morning one of my friends (in the full German jersey) was already standing outside and bitching at me (are you out of your mind? This is a British pub we will be the only Germans………..they are going to kill us if we win) Well, to me that was half of the fun, British people have a passion for soccer and they are great fans, loud and noisy and involved and that is what I needed this morning – passion and action and and and. Trust me I got it. It got pretty heated and the game was just beautiful. When the first goal for Germany was scored and I was jumping up and down even the last one of the 100 something British fans knew that there are 4 suicidal German fans in the crowd. Long story short. Germany won 4 to 1 which it should have been 4 to 2. This whole experience so far was pretty awesome already but what brought tears in my eyes was what happened next. A British fan walked up to our table and congratulated us, and started a conversation. Pretty soon there was the next British fan doing the same, the next one offered to buy us drinks, and on it goes. Never ever in a million years would this have happened in Germany or England. ONLY IN AMERICA! So, thank you America, you bring out the best in people. Of course I am still jumping up and down because the Germans will go to the next round but I have never seen a more gracious crowd than the English people in the Horse and Jockey Club today. Germany and England are the biggest rivals when it come to soccer and it can really get rough but this experience today was totally out of this world. My highest respect to the Horse and Jockey Club and the British fans !!!!!!!!!!! (I am not sure what I would have done if England had won)

World cup 2010

18 comments • Anne Hensel Real Estate Broker St. Petersburg houses and condo for sale • June 27 2010 01:30PM

Sand Castles on Treasure Island Beach.

 

Sand Castles on Treasure Island Beach.

Every year we have a Sandcastle completion in Treasure Island.

It is a great event, lots of fun and fascination to watch the art of sandcastle building.

Go to this link, I have posted pictures on our Facebook Fan page.

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 comments • Anne Hensel Real Estate Broker St. Petersburg houses and condo for sale • June 23 2010 09:32AM

Waterfront condos in Lands End Treasure Island for sale

Lands End.  A direct gated beachfront community in Treasure Island. This condo complex is different then everything else we have in the Tampabay area. It is located at the very end of Sunset Beach in Treasure Island. Go to this link, I have posted some Lands End pictures on our Facebook Fan page.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Madeira-Beach-FL/Waterfront-Homes-Condos-For-Sale-St-Pete/118854404813994?v=photos

Waterfront condos in Lands End Treasure Island

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

1 comment • Anne Hensel Real Estate Broker St. Petersburg houses and condo for sale • June 23 2010 09:10AM

East Lake Woodlands, Gated Golf community - photos of our new listing

 East Lake Woodlands, Gated Golf community - photos of our new listing

This is so cool

I just posted all these photos on my Facebook fan page for South Beaches Real Estate Professionals.

Fast and easy !

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=14173&id=118854404813994&ref=pb

 

1 comment • Anne Hensel Real Estate Broker St. Petersburg houses and condo for sale • June 23 2010 12:35AM

Saturday Sunsets on the Trail in Treasure Island

I just love the summer in Florida.  Our little beach towns have so much to offer. The sunsets on the Trail in Treasure Island is a fantastic idea. Will be there today to check it out.

Saturday Sunsets on the Trail is a sunset celebration that takes place along Treasure Island's gulf front beach trail on the first and third Saturdays of June, July & August and the first Saturday in September. This free family event features artisans, crafters, street performers and live musical entertainment, weather permitting, from 5pm until 9pm.

ON THE BEACH TRAIL FROM 104th AVENUE TO 108th AVENUE
T R E A S U R E  I S L A N D   F L O R I D A

ALL DAY PARKING ON THE BEACH - $10
(Gulf Boulevard & 112th Avenue)
ALL DAY PARKING ON TI COMMUNITY CENTER LAWN - $5
(104th & 106th Avenuse, behind Walgreen's)
ALL DAY PARKING AT TI COMMUNITY CENTER LOT
(Gulf Boulevard & 106th Avenue, behind Walgreen's)

Saturday Sunsets on the Trail in Treasure Island

3 comments • Anne Hensel Real Estate Broker St. Petersburg houses and condo for sale • June 19 2010 10:28AM

Real Estate Newsletter for St. Petersburg, Tampabay and the Beaches

Real Estate Newsletter for St. Petersburg, Tampabay  and the Beaches

Ok, I have to start with an apology. Sorry for not sending this newsletter lately but we have been extremely busy with work. Now the summer is here are things are slowing down a little bit.

I have only GOOD Real Estate news for you guys this time.

Since the beginning of this year our "numbers" keep looking better and better. Mortgage rates are extremely low, Sales have been up in Single family homes and condos all over Pinellas County, the number of new listing coming on the market is down, even foreclosure filings are down. In a lot of areas the prices have reached bottom.  If you ask me, the situation looks better today than at any time in the last 3 something years. We have lots of buyers that have waited and waited and waited and now they are out buying. We even see developers thinking about new projects. Real Estate that is priced at current market value is selling.

My interesting website for this month is   http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock

This site is amazing doesn't matter which city in the world you want to check out, it gives you information like local time, weather, airport etc.  Love it. With the help of this site I am NOT calling clients at 3 am their time anymore.............

Since April this year a lot of things have changed and are still changing when it comes to loan modification, short sale, foreclosure etc.  The best website to get information and free counseling still is www.hopenow.com

And if you have not done your good deed for today, please click on this link http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/ and click again on the purple button. It is free and you help an animal to get some food. (And you can do this every day if you want)

Cooking tip of the day

I had a bunch of people over at my house the other day and we were cooking dinner together. Well the biggest challenge was "separating the egg white from the yolk" If you have the same problem, here is the solution.

When separating eggs, break them into a funnel. The whites will go through leaving the yolk intact in the funnel. Always works!separating an egg

 

 

 

 

Ok, that is it for today

Hope you enjoyed you South Beaches newsletter and I will try to get back on a monthly schedule......

Have a fantastic day

Anne and Manny

PS. Don't forget to check out our new facebook fan page.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Madeira-Beach-FL/Waterfront-Homes-Condos-For-Sale-St-Pete/118854404813994

Would be great if you could hit the "like" button (if you like it of course) and please don't be shy we are always open for suggestions on how to make the site better.

And another PS. If you are a soccer fan (like me) the best website to keep track of the world cup is http://www.fifa.com/

 This was you june issue for Real Estate Newsletter for St. Petersburg, Tampabay  and the Beaches

2 comments • Anne Hensel Real Estate Broker St. Petersburg houses and condo for sale • June 16 2010 08:11PM

Sunset Vistas, a direct beachfront condotel in Treasure Island, condos for sale.

Update on Sunset Vistas, a direct beachfront condotel in Treasure Island, condos for sale. Sunset Vista is a great waterfront condo complex in Treasure Island. It is the perfect investment opportunity for people that come to Treasure Island on vacation and want to rent their unit while they are not using it. Sunset Vistas sits right in the Sand and each unit has a view onto the water.

Address  Subdivision  Sq Ft  BR  Full Baths  List Price 
12000 Gulf Blvd # 207-N  Sunset Vistas Condo  870 2 1 $269,000
12000 Gulf Blvd # 605-S  Sunset Vistas Condo  870 2 2 $330,000
12000 Gulf Blvd # 405-S  Sunset Vistas Condo  870 2 2 $330,000
12000 Gulf Blvd # 604-S  Sunset Vistas Condo  870 2 2 $340,000
12000 GULF BLVD # 201N  SUNSET VISTAS  920 2 2 $349,999
12000 Gulf Blvd # 303N  Sunset Vistas  870 2 2 $369,000
12000 GULF BLVD # 509-N  SUNSET VISTAS CONDO  870 2 2 $369,000
12000 Gulf Blvd # 208S  Sunset Vistas Condo  870 2 2 $375,000
12000 Gulf Blvd # 309-S  Sunset Vistas Condo  870 2 2 $379,000
12000 Gulf Blvd # 501-S  Sunset Vistas Condo  870 2 2 $389,000
12000 Gulf Blvd # 313N  Sunset Vistas  870 2 2 $409,000
12000 Gulf Blvd # 503-S  Sunset Vistas Condo  870 2 2 $475,000
12000 Gulf Blvd # 610-N  Sunset Vistas Condo  870 2 2 $480,000
12000 GULF BLVD # 203W  SUNSET VISTAS  870 2 2 $489,000
12000 Gulf Blvd # 608-9  Sunset Vistas Condo  1,740 3 3 $599,000

 Sunset Vista treasure Island

Update on Sunset Vistas, a direct beachfront condotel in Treasure Island, condos for sale

 

 

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.

Sunset Vista treasure IslandFind 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

 

 

1 comment • Anne Hensel Real Estate Broker St. Petersburg houses and condo for sale • June 13 2010 09:03AM

Quick update on Silver Sands, waterfront condos for sale in St. Pete Beach

 Quick update on Silver Sands, waterfront condos for sale in St. Pete Beach

Address  Subdivision  Sq Ft  BR  Full Baths  Half Baths  List Price 
6650 Sunset Way # 305  Silver Sands Beach &  1,470 2 2 0 $439,900
6500 Sunset Way # 108  Silver Sands Beach &  2,070 3 2 1 $459,000
6600 Sunset Way # 306  Silver Sands Beach &  1,470 2 2 0 $465,000
6650 Sunset Way # #102  Silver Sands Beach &  1,970 3 2 1 $489,000
6650 Sunset Way # 121  Silver Sands Beach &  1,515 2 2 0 $550,000
6500 Sunset Way # 316  Silver Sands Beach &  2,070 2 2 1 $625,000

Silver Sands is a direct gated beachfront condo community in St. Pete Beach. It has a total of 3 buildings. The amenities and the location is just great. At the moment there are 6 condos for sale in Silver Sands.Silver Sands St. Pete beach

 

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

 

Update on Silver Sands, waterfront condos for sale in St. Pete Beach

1 comment • Anne Hensel Real Estate Broker St. Petersburg houses and condo for sale • June 13 2010 08:50AM

Ocean Breeze worldcup specials for soccer games in St. Pete Beach

Here are our ocean breeze world cup specials:
 
every us team game: cosmopolitan $ 4 and washington apple $ 4 and bud light $ 2
 
every german team game: purple hooter shot $ 3,50 and captain morgan ( call it) $ 4 and spaten draft $ 4
 
every other game: smirnoff (call it) $ 3
 
quaterfinals: cosmopolitan $ 4 and captain morgan (call it) $4 and smirnoff (call it) $3 and featured rioja $ 7 and bud light $ 2 AND featured tapas $7
 
Semifinals: cosmopolitan $ 4 and captain morgan (call it) $4 and smirnoff (call it) 3 and featured rioja $ 7 and bud light $ 2 AND featured tapas $ 7
 
 
Final: cosmopolitan $ 4 and captain morgan (call it) and smirnoff (call it) 3 and ocean breeze (take the glass home) $9 and bud light $2 AND featured tapas $7
          half time show and after game party.
 
 
To qualify for the specials wear colors of your favorite soccer team.
 
 
The ocean breeze team

Contact Ocean Breeze

Ocean Breeze Lounge and Tapas Grille

(727) 360-1380

9524 Blind Pass Rd.
St Pete Beach, FL 33706
office@oceanbreezelounge.com

0 comments • Anne Hensel Real Estate Broker St. Petersburg houses and condo for sale • June 12 2010 10:28AM