Posted on

Open Houses this week

There are some really great Open Houses for this week. If you would like me to visit some of them with you, let me know! – Otherwise, have fun visiting them on your own. – Here’s a listing of the Open Houses scheduled this week.

Posted on

Palm Coast Florida – Booming!

This article was printed in the Palm Coast Observer:

florida_village

The most recent Census estimate places Palm Coast population at 80,600. Something is still attracting folks to move here. Let’s put things inperspective:

  • Forbes Magazine and The Wall Street Journal both named Palm Coast as the nation’s No.7 City for the Best Small Places for Business and Careers.
  • Boyond.com named Palm Coast the 10th easiest place in the nation to make a hire.
  • Where to Retire magazine selected Palm Coast among its Top Eight Low Cost Cities in the U.S. for retirement.
  • HIS Global Insight Economists named Palm Coast to be among the 21 U.S. metro areas anticipated to grow at a rate above 4% through 2020.
  • Trip Advisor named the top 20 vacation rental destinations in the U.S., and Palm Coast scored the highest out of the six Florida destinations on the list. We were included in their article “Six Praiseworthy Florida Vacation Spots.”
  • Palm Coast maintains the third-lowest tax rate of any comparably-sized city in all of Florida.
Posted on

Palm Coast Open Houses

If you’re looking for a list of Palm Coast Open Houses -Here they are! (Current as of June 2015)
Open houses are a great way to get a feel for what sort of houses are available if you are looking to buy a home in Pam Coast. After you’ve been through several houses, you’ll be able to pick up on whether a particular house is a good value or way out of line.

I’ve implemented a listing of all of the Open Houses currently being Hosted in Palm Coast.

Take a quick scan at my page: http://www.real-living-florida.com/open-house-in-palm-coast/.

If you would like me to help fine tune the list for you so you can hone in on houses with features that are important to you, Contact Me!

I know I enjoy Open Houses so I assume you will too! – I’ll update this list of all the current open houses and every week or so post a reminder on this Blog.

Posted on

Open House

This is a current listing of Open Houses in the Palm Coast area.
if you would like, I could work with you to fine tune the list to feature just the types of homes you are interested in (nearby schools, waterfront, number of rooms, etc.). That way you can concentrate on just the type of homes you want and get more bang for your buck when you’re out touring.

Open Houses in Palm Coast

Have Fun!

Posted on

Flagler Beach ranked as a top ‘Laid-Back Beach Town’

Southern Living magazine in its June issue named Flagler Beach one of the South’s best “Laid–back Beach Towns.”

Flagler Beach Ranked Top 'Laid-Back Beach Town'“It goes without saying that when an editor at Southern Living magazine contacts you because they want to include your destination in a feature story, you feel honored. But that pales in comparison to the excitement when I found out that so many of our small local businesses would be included as well,” said Amy Lukasik, director of tourism marketing for the Flagler County Tourism Development Office, in a news release.

… Read the complete article

Posted on

A New Resident’s Guide to Residing in Florida

If you’re brand-new to Florida, then you have probably already understood exactly how diverse culture is in the Sunshine State. It is important to look for a real estate agent in Palm Coast, (or which ever part of Florida you want to settle in) who knows the area and can point you in the right direction. Speaking to the Chamber of Commerce in whichever community you end up in to get all of their brand-new citizen details, you can count on the following to be constant throughout many parts of Florida.

Huge tax breaks on property and personal income tax are some of the big bonus offers to living in or relocating to Florida. Make sure to apply for the Homestead Exception to see if you get additional cuts. Unlike getting a vehicle driver’s license, submitting for the Homestead Exception, signing up to vote, or filling out a declaration of residence, will establish your residency in Florida. A driver’s license will just establish your intent to reside in Florida.

Numerous permits, and licenses are required for watercrafts, the use of coastlines and coastal areas, docks, burning, automobiles and fishing. These will typically differ according to county. StateofFlorida.com offers information specific to each of these needs and breaks them down into categories. It has links to Florida State companies to assist transferring companies or people.

Getting the best insurance for your Tampa Bay Florida home and possessions while you stay in Florida is a requirement. The recent rash of cyclones has actually inspired the Workplace of Insurance coverage Policy to rearrange themselves to serve this crucial element of Florida living. Crosscheck a few of their associated companies to make certain that your insurance coverage covers all the possibilities.

Call or visit the website for the Florida Department of Education to discover exactly how regional schools rate in your location. In reality, choosing your property according to school districts could be a great idea if you have, or anticipate raising a family in Florida. Each school also has a report on it done by the School Advisory Council Report which rates schools on performance, participation and various functions.

This is simply one of the features of Florida’s weather that people making the move ought to know about. Being prepared for Florida’s weather will make the change of moving much simpler. Make sure that you have supplies on hand throughout the year.

Expect to see a lot more of your family and friends now that you reside in Florida. Seeing you will end up being a vacation for many of them. It could conserve you cash in the long run to get year passes to a few of the attractions in or around your town or city. It also wouldn’t harm to gather some sales brochures from the local Chamber of Commerce, so you have a mini-library of resources at your fingertips for outings and amazing tourist attractions. Florida depends on tourists for its economy. Your friends and family will still consider Florida one of the top holiday areas long after you have become familiar with residing in the Sunshine State. Make sure to keep any welcome plans you get from your realtor or property owner’s association at a finger’s reach for yourself, and for visitors.

If you are looking for a real estate agent in Palm Coast, please read my reviews and contact me below with any questions you may have. Additionally, if you are looking to buy, sell or “flip” a home in the Palm Coast Flagler/Beach area, I would be happy to offer you my full support. Looking to sell your home outside of Flagler county Florida? I will be pleased to meet with you and present a market analysis of your area and refer you to a reputable realtor in your community.

Please contact me if you are looking for a real estate agent in palm coast!

All the best,

Suzanne Lynch