Jon's Real Estate ramblings

We have completed yet another remodel. Actually, more than just remodel. We completely redesigned this 2 bedroom/2 baths direct riverfront unit in Pendleton Club, Daytona Beach.I think we have special feelings about this place, where we spent 2 years in 2003-2004 and lived through 4 major hurrica...

A few days ago we went to Palm Coast, an 80K+ city about 35 miles north of Daytona Beach.A 40-minute ride and we are at 1,000-seat Flagler Auditorium, county school Performance Arts Center. It is packed, we have to go to the balcony. It was the final performance of the season for Flagler Youth Or...

– I want to live in a condo-hotelThe call makes me uneasy. It is always the story of a condo-hotel unit, that the caller loves because of the price, and now wants to use it as her/his primary residence. Where else can you get a place right on the ocean for under $50K?Is it a good idea? Condo-hote...

Really, did he? Or it's been hijacked and we did not even notice it?I know it is a crazy question to ask but I remember the time on AR when we were upset with someone posting more than once in a row, as the first page was all we were watching, and taking valuable space was upsetting to others.I w...

Daytona Beach Resort & Conference CenterWith 322 rooms Daytona Beach Resort & Conference Center is one of the biggest condo-hotels in the area. It is one unit short of The Plaza’s 323 room.While they are comparable in size, these are very different condo-hotels, but both are at the top of the cha...

Bellair CondosThere are 6 units for sale in Bellair Condos as of April 14, 2018.Starting price is $65K for a small studio and all the way to $299,900 for a top floor penthouse with 360-degree panoramic views of the ocean and the Intracoastal.3 one-bedroom units, 2 of them are $89,900, and one is ...

After being in real estate for quite some time, I came to the conclusion, that the weather is the enemy of the agent, unless, of course, it simply singles me out.My first job in the US was a resettlement coordinator for Met. Council in New York. I was handling Russian refugees coming to Co-Op Cit...

A friend from California makes his first trip to Florida. He flies to his son in Naples, finds a condo and puts it under contract.And then he comes to us in Daytona to visit us. He did not call and ask for advice, which is surprising, but it is fine. At a dinner table, the whole purchase thing co...

Ormond Beach Oceanfront CondosCurrently, there are 17 two-bedroom condo units in 12 buildings on the ocean for sale in Ormond Beach/Ormond-by-the-Sea.From an 876-sf unit in Seabridge North for $205,000 to a 7th floor unit in Shoreham for $269,000.The market is very active, 13 units are under cont...

Horizons CondominiumHorizons Condominium with it fancy rounded elements look quite modern, even though it was built in 1979.This 19-story building (20 if you consider that penthouses are in two levels) has 69 2- and 3-bedroom condos, all of which are oceanfront. Excellent view of the ocean, and t...