Michael Lee's (michaellee) Blog

One of the great things about living in a community like Tallahassee with Florida State University, Florida A & M and Tallahassee Community College is the quality of life provided. For the second year, Tallahassee is hosting a film festival.  What a fantastic community event.  For more informatio...

Each year, our complete family plus our children's current boyfriends and girlfriends, participate in an ESPN bracket.  Well, I was smart enough to pick Pittsburgh to win.  Oh well.  My three real teams that I am a fan of: Florida State, Illinois and Mississippi State did not last long.  Maybe th...

My wife and I were visiting our 3 children in Atlanta this past weekend.  They came from all over.  Our youngest is a Jr. at Western Illinois University and he flew in with his girlfriend from Macomb, Illinois.  Our older son is doing med school rotations in Atlanta and our daughter, the oldest f...

 If you are looking for a wonderful home in Tallahassee, this one in Piney Z may be just what you are looking for.     Neighborhood: Piney ZType: Single FamilyFloor Plan: splitBeds: 3Baths: 2Square Feet: 2,315Lot Size: 76x146Floors: 1Garage Size: 2.5Year Built: 2000mls: 186023 Full Description: I...

Nearly every Tuesday morning, the Tallahassee Board of Realtors has a marketing meeting.  This is usually a terrific time to share listings and network with other Realtors.  The attendees includes many Realtors from neighboring counties outside of Leon County. This week we received bad news.  I c...

Fishing is extremely popular here in the Big Bend of Florida.  Near Tallahassee there is some great fishing to be had and scalloping too!  Even in my neighborhood in Tallahassee, we have a lake you can fish.  Stop by Wal-Mart, Kevin's Sporting Goods or Sportman's Warehouse and you will see the en...

In case I forget later...DICK BETTS ROCKS!  This past Thursday in Tallahassee was the second day of training by the famous National Speaker Real Estate, Dick Betts.  Below you see Dick assisting two famous Tallahassee Realtors, Miriam and Jules (last names not used to protect my business,LOL).  D...

Let me preface this posting by saying DICK BETTS ROCKS!  Today in Tallahassee, sponsored by the Tallahassee Board of Realtors, Dick Betts lead two sessions on how to improve one's knowledge, and more importantly use of Smartphones. Dick (in the photo below as the younger, more svelt fellow and yo...

In this age of shouting heads on television and service providers telling customers that they will arrive sometime between noon and 4 p.m., it may prove useful to review some items that just may help your business; they will certainly make it more enjoyable for everyone involved. Out of town?  Ev...

The city of Tallahassee was honored last week by the Florida Green Building Coalition (FGBC) as a Gold Certified Green City. Tallahassee is the first city in Florida to be awarded a Gold Designation under the FGBC Green City Local Government Standard.  This is a move upward from the Silver award ...