NEW FLORIDA RESIDENT BLOG

When I was fresh out of college and working on my graduate degree, my employer (Bank of Boston) insisted that I take their distressed (translation: foreclosed and unwanted) properties north of the city and find buyers for them. Naturally, it was about price and being a bank we could finance a variety of different ways.  I sold everything from multi family apartment buildings, to dry cleaners, to a lobster farm (to this day I cannot eat crustaceans).  But in my whole career - I have never tried to sell anything that din't exist. Until now. My favorite branded condominium is about to be built on top of a maintenance shed (seriously) in downtown Sarasota and I can't stop talking about it.  There is something about a rooftop pool that provides views of the bay, barrier islands and Gulf of Mexico.  There just is. So if you are interested in the best view, from the best property on the Suncoast we should talk.  Because even though it doesn't exist yet, you don't want

Maybe it's because I'm getting older that I'm starting to believe some of the safety advice, I would ignore in pursuit of fun, when I was younger.  For example, I know the odds of getting bitten by a shark, struck by lighting or being attacked by a bear are all about the same - but why risk it?  Especially, if you've heard that sharks like to look for food at sunset.  Maybe the best thing to do is just go for a walk and enjoy the sky changing colors. It's just that sometimes, that's hard to explain that to a two year old.... My Website

Occasionally, I tire of seeing block, tan homes in Sarasota.  The irony, of course, is that describes perfectly were our family lives.  We'd do anything to have the place a different color but the color is prescribed by the neighborhood association. That being said - I'd love to live in a brick house. My Website

Great, hidden gem by Siesta Key Beach in Sarasota, Florida. My Website

In the past I have said unflattering things about round pools.  I stand by those remarks and only distance myself from them if the pool has a view of dolphins in the ocean. Then they're kinda cool. My Website