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

Get "UN" stuck.

I have this "never give up" attitude and it serves me well most of the time but sometimes it is just in my way. I am working with a client right now that is driving me crazy, they change their mind every five minutes to a point where I question if they will ever buy something. I do not want to drop them because I have already invested a lot of energy and time but then again, it is so much negative energy it drains me and keeps me from working on other things that might be more important. So, I will give it one more try and if this doesn't work out I plan to get "un" stuck and suggest they find another realtor. Goes totally against my "never give up" attitude but.................

Same with little things, like writing a blog post. Sometimes it is really easy and fast and other time it just doesn't "flow". In this case I found that it is much better to stop and start again the next day BUT of course my "never give up: attitude doesn't allow it............

Get "UN" stuck.

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

This 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

Looking for a waterfront home or condo in St. Pete  Tampabay ?

Give us a call. We serve
St. Pete Beach
Pass-A-Grille, Vina Del Mar
Belle Vista, Redington Shores
Largo, St. Petersburg, Indian Shores
Madeira Beach, Seminole, South Pasadena
Redington Beach, Treasure Island
Tierra Verde
Indian Rocks Beach , Gulfport
Isla Del Sol
Isle of Capri, Isle of Palm, Paradise island
Sand Key
Right now there are some very good deals in our St. Pete area.  Lot's of Short Sales and other motivated sellers.

Looking for a waterfront home or condo in the Tampabay area?

Give us a call. 

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.   727 410 7777

Coming soon, new listing in Point Brittany, Bayway Isle in St. Petersburg.

Point Brittany is a very active 55 plus community right on Boca Ciega Bay in St. Petersburg Fl.  Located right of Pinellas Bayway, only minutes to downtown St. Pete, St. Pete beach and Fort De Soto Beach.

Point Brittany has lots of amenities and there is something going on every single day. The pool area is absolutely beautiful and the clubhouse is huge.

We will soon have a new listing in Point Brittany Bayway Isle, a 2 bedroom 2 bath condo for under $200,000

Have you ever asked yourself "What attracts so many people to Seminole Isle?"

Here is what one of my buyer's had to say.

Here are just a few of the common answers.

Seminole Isle is a gated community and I like the security of it.

I love the grand entrance; make me feel that I live in a very special place.

I love the grounds, all the tropical landscaping and the water gives me a very relaxed and easy feeling.

Once I get home from work I do not have to leave anymore. Here in Seminole Isle I can go fishing of the dock or take my canoe out or stroll along the walkway and watch the birds and fish. I can go to the gym and work out or play a round of tennis with me neighbors or just relax by the fabulous pool and catch some sun.

Among other things, the location sold me on Seminole Isle. It is very private and tugged back but yet it is just around the corner from 3 major streets that get me everywhere in minutes.

I love the closeness to the beaches and the city of Seminole has so much to offer.

It was important to find a place that I liked, that was new but it also had to be in a very good school district.  Seminole Isle offers all of this.

Well, I love my two dogs and not many places accept pets. Seminole Isle was all I ever wanted AND I could bring my beloved pets.

Do not get me wrong, Seminole isle is a beautiful place to live but my motivation was the price. Where else can you get this much for your money?

I saw the models a few years ago and I instantly fell in love. Unfortunately it was a lot of money at the time. Now that prices have come down so much, I just had to grab my chance and buy a unit in Seminole Isle.

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

information taken from local MLS

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Waterfront condos for sale in Treasure Island, Mansion by the Sea.

 Treasure Island Fl. Short Sale, Foreclosure and Bank owned homes and condos for sale.

I have gotten a lot of calls in the last few month from people that wanted information about Short Sales, Foreclosure and Bank owned properties in Treasure Island. Here is a list of homes and condos that are currently available in Treasure Island. Always feel free to call me for an updated list on Short Sales in Treasure Island or anywhere else in Tampabay. As you can see there are Short Sales in every price range. Single family homes as well as condos or condotels and twonhouses.

 Treasure Island Fl. Short Sale, Foreclosure and Bank owned homes and condos.

This list of Treasure Island homes and condos for sale changes by the day. Give us a call to get an update whenever you need one.

Please click below to find all the information you need when buying or selling a Short Sale property in Saint Petersburg Fl.

http://www.tampabaybeachandwaterfrontproperties.com/buyer-short-sale-information-st-petersburg.html

http://www.tampabaybeachandwaterfrontproperties.com/seller-short-sale-information-st-petersburg.html

Waterfront homes, townhomes and condos in Saint Petersburg Tampabay for sale.

When we go to the other side of town, places like North East St. Pete, South East Saint Petersburg, Pinellas Point, Maximo, Coquina key, Tanglewood, Caya Costa, Downtown Saint Petersburg etc. you will also find gorgeous waterfront properties for sale but you will be at least 20 minutes away from the  sandy beaches. Due to the unique location of Pinellas County which is right in-between the Gulf of Mexico and Tampabay our waterfront properties are all different and have different things to offer. If you buy your home or condo right on the Gulf of Mexico, you have a beautiful sunset right in your backyard every day but you cannot have a boat. If you buy waterfront property on the Intracoastal Waterway, you can have a boat but might have to drive a mile or two to see the sunset. Buying waterfront property on Tampabay, the east site of Saint Petersburg, you will have a long drive to see the sunset and due to a lot of sand bars you might and might not be able to have a boat. My point is that you if you find your waterfront dream home on the internet check out Google earth or look at a map. Waterfront property here in the Saint Petersburg area can be different from one block to the next.

Consult a realtor that knows the Saint Petersburg Tampabay area.

Waterfront homes, townhomes and condos in Saint Petersburg Tampabay for sale. #1

Waterfront homes, townhomes and condos in Saint Petersburg Tampabay for sale.

A lot of people that want to buy in St. Petersburg Tampabay are from out of town, out of state even out of the country. The buyers typically start their search on the internet. Not knowing our neighborhood they might type in Pinellas County, Saint Petersburg or Tampabay. Well, our little Peninsula has a lot of different areas where you can find waterfront properties. In this post I will try to break it down for you so you can do a more specific search. When it comes to buying or selling or for that matter living in Saint Petersburg we (the locals) separate St. Petersburg into "The beaches" meaning the west of Pinellas County and "The Bay" meaning the East. We also have "Central Ave" which further divides Saint Petersburg into North and South.  If you ask the question "Where do you live?" people will say  "On the beaches, meaning the Island of St. Pete Beach or Treasure Island or Madeira Beach or Redington Shores or North Redington Beach or Indian Rocks Beach Bell Air or Indian Shores. If someone says "I live on THE Island you know he means Tierra Verde. All these little Islands - towns are on the Gulf of Mexico and it doesn't matter which waterfront property you buy, you will never be more than a mile or two from the beach.

Waterfront homes, townhomes and condos in Saint Petersburg Tampabay for sale. #2

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

This is just an update on Seminole Isle condos and town homes for sale.

 Information taken from local MLS

This was your year end update on Seminole Isle condos and town homes for sale.

6821 Date Palm Ave, huge 4 bedroom pool home for sale in St. Petersburg Tampabay.

I just listed this incredible home in South Pasadena.

EVERYTHING is remodeled and brand new, a luxury, but comfortable feeling will welcome you.  

This estate like home sits on ½ acre of prime real estate in the beautiful and charming South Pasadena area.

 Only minutes to the sandy beaches, shopping, restaurants, hospitals and art district.

The home has a split floor plan with the master bedroom and bath on one site and 3 more bedrooms and 2 baths on the other side.

In the middle you have a media room, a huge kitchen living room combination, extra storage and a laundry room with upgraded appliances, lots of cabinets and a huge sink.

The oversized 2 car garage has ceramic tile floors and the circular driveway can hold 10 cars.

The backyard is very private with lush landscaping, huge old trees, alley access and features 32 by 56 feet screened pool, spa and paved patio enclosure. 

This home is absolutely stunning with a split floor plan, granite countertops, all new cabinets, top of the line appliances, neutral tiles though out, lots of natural, sliding glass doors everywhere to integrate the outside, hurricane shutters, alarm system, all new windows, room for RV and boat parking, saltwater system pool and spa.

This St. Petersburg home is one of a kind, the owners didn't spare any money when they renovated the house. I personally love the open floor plan of the house and how it merges the huge outside patio, pool, spa and backyard with the home. Florida living at its finest.

6821 Date Palm Ave, huge 4 bedrooms pool home for sale in St. Petersburg Tampabay, call me anytime if you have questions or want to see the property.

6821 Date Palm Ave.

List of things that have been done in the last few years

 Exterior

• Circular drive and concrete walkway around side of house
• Paver patio front and around drive
• Complete re-landscaping front and around pool perimeter
• Exterior painted and architectural details added around garage door and entrance arch, columns poolside area
• Exterior light fixtures
• Dog run and fencing front area
• Salt Pool, hot tub, paver deck, paver walkway and birdcage 2/2007 Pool surface is Pebble sheen finish, with remote control Aqualogic unit
• Poolside door and sidelight added to 4^th Bedroom (currently being used as office)
• Pool bathroom door replaced
• Garage exterior door replaced
• Fruit trees removed
• Super gutter installed
• New high impact windows
• New roof in 2004 for 30 year warranty

Interior

• Completely repainted, ceramic tile installed on diagonal, new baseboard, new wood doors, door casings and hardware
• New switches, outlets and switch plates throughout
• Decorative wood frames installed around windows Living Room, master bath, and on sliding doors master bedroom, living room and family room, front door living room
• Garage tiled, painted and shelving, a/c on timer in garage, garage door insulated
• Electric upgraded to 200 amps with new breaker box
• Air handler replaced with new high efficiency S.E.E.R.  Comfort maker 4-ton model, new duct work, Honeywell filtration system, new digital thermostat, and new A/c vent plates throughout
• New sprinkler timer
• Master bath Nufinish on shower, soffit over vanity removed and new plaster, new vanity with granite top, new sink, toilet, faucets, light fixtures
• Living room, kitchen , family room area - walls, cabinets, closet, soffit ceiling removed, new knockdown plaster ceiling installed, crown molding installed - solid wood Kraftsmaid cabinetry installed, self closing drawers, granite counter top, decorative ceiling wood with lighting installed, puck lighting under cabinets and in glass fronted cabinet,  custom wood fronted dishwasher and refrigerator, built in oven, ceramic range top, microwave
• Laundry room cabinets refinished, granite counter top installed, new high efficiency washer and dryer, new laundry sink and cabinet
• Jack & Jill bath, Nufinish to bathtub and tile, new toilet, removed soffit over vanity and drywall installed, new vanity with granite counter top, sink, faucets,  light fixtures, light installed in shower, new vent and light
• 4^th bedroom (currently used as office) crown molding installed
• Pool bath - old shower removed, soffited ceilings removed, paneled wall removed, new drywall, new custom tile shower with glass semi-frameless shower enclosure and rain shower head, new vanity with granite counter top, sink, faucets, toilet, light fixtures, vent light
• Granite bar ledge installed poolside
• ADT wireless security system

Real Estate questions and answers for St. Petersburg Tampabay

Just a quick update. These are all pre foreclosure properties, short sale properties, foreclosure properties, or bank owned properties in St. Pete beach, Treasure Island, Madeira Beach, Redington and Indian Rocks St. Petersburg Tampabay.

Information taken from local MLS

These are all pre foreclosure properties, short sale properties, foreclosure properties, or bank owned properties in St. Pete beach, Treasure Island, Madeira Beach, Redington and Indian Rocks St. Petersburg Tampabay.

You are not giving up easily, are you?

No, and that is one of the reasons why I am still in the real estate business verses 5000 other Realtors in Pinellas county that have given up and left the business.  "You are not giving up easily, are you" I hear this a lot. Just this morning I started an e mail to another agent with "I know I am a pest but" As a realtor it takes a lot of things to survive in this market and one of them is "not giving up" If I would back up every time I see a problem, I would be on a constant run.

There is always a problem but I don't see it that way, to me it is just a new challenge.

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

How do you deal with an  “I KNOW IT ALL BUYER OR SELLER?”
Honestly I try to avoid them whenever I can. The real estate market and how we do business has changed so much over the last few years. Keeping up with current market values, changing market conditions, upcoming REO’s or Short sales in a neighborhood etc. is already a challenging job for a full time Realtor that knows the area for many many years. When I run into a “I know it all” buyer or seller I try to explain the market and the other factors involved but if they do not “HEAR” me and don’t even make an effort to listen and understand, I move on to the next client. This is a “No good will ever come out of it situation” and I do not want to be part of it.

I believe my job as a Realtor in this kind of market is to educate my buyers and sellers as much as possible and help them make a decision and understand the real estate market. The times when you just opened doors and showed properties is over.
So, How do you deal with an  “I KNOW IT ALL BUYER OR SELLER?”

Trust your Realtor, Or why should I offer more than asking price?
Because you really really want this unit. You have been looking for over 6 months, you are running out of time and this is the deal of the century.  I know for a lot of people it sounds like I am out of my mind, why would you offer more than asking price in this kind of market?

Unit was advertised for $208,000 bank owned. It was listed around 9 am in the morning, I saw it by 10 am, called my buyer we looked at it by 11 am and made an offer for $225,000 at noon and we got the property.   You still think I am insane but you have to know that the current market value for this property was around $300,000 it had sold for nearly $500,000 4 years ago and that we only got the offer because we were the first ones to make an offer and we added and addendum to the contract that said all other offers will be treated as back up offers only.  Over the next few hours they got about 10 other offers and 3 of them were higher than ours.One came in at $260,000. A week after we closed the same unit, one floor below sold for $295,000.

Trust your Realtor, Or why should I offer more than asking price?
My point is that “in this kind of market, everything can happen and you need a Realtor that you can trust.

Why didn’t they take my offer? Because it was a low ball offer!

I do not know how many times I had to say this is the past year. I do not have a problem presenting low ball offers as long as my buyer understands what the real market value is and as long as he understands that he might not get the property and might not even get a counter offer. “Can’t hurt to try”  Right ????  Wrong !!!!!!!!!  I do not know how it is elsewhere in the country but here in Saint Petersburg the time for low ball offers is nearly over.  Properties here are either prices at current market  value which means they are already 30, 40 50% less than 3 years ago or they are completely overprices which means the sellers are not in distress and do not need to sell.  There are hardly any properties left on the market that you can get for “cents on the dollar”  Maybe I am wrong, but I have a feeling that in a year from now we will end up with a lot of  “low ball buyer” that say  “I wish I had”

Why didn’t they take my offer? Because it was a low ball offer!

Like I said, I have no problem with presenting a low ball offer as long as the buyer understands what the current market value is and that he might not get his dream home.