This past March I joined forces with Lisa Ferringo, a supreme sales agent out of our Big Pine office. She does a ton of business and was trying to expand into the Key West market. I'm Lisa's full time Key West Real Estate assistant and take orders and do business directly through her. So far, so good, but it's imperative that I drum up some more Key West listings. To do this we've expanded our Key West marketing campaign, done a bunch of open houses and have started touting our Real Estate Videos. You can check them out at http://www.youtube.com/FerringoRealEstate
I'm close to mastering the video tour but now I need more properties to take a video of. I've made some videos out of still photographs that were taken before I came on board. It gets the job done and the more videos up on YouTube, the better. Especially when it comes to the Coldwell Banker channel.
With my new venture with Lisa, I've found it incredibly difficult to maintain a steady schedule with Florida Keys Community College. The greatest thing I ever did at the college was create a visual tour of Lagoon Landing with my real estate listing skills. Occupancy will be at or near 100% this Fall and it's in large part due to the tour I created. AWESOME! I'll miss my FKCC friends but won't be too far away. I hope to visit often and rejoin the family a little later on.
Enjoy your Summer and wish me luck with having the most productive one ever!
-Brian
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Friday, October 28, 2011
The Keys To Giving
I'm proud to introduce a new charity program that I hope will make a difference in my community and propel me into the next echelon of my real estate career. It's called, "The Keys To Giving" and you can visit the website: www.KeysToGiving.com
Through the end of 2012 I will donate 50% of my buyer side commission to the local charity of my buyer's choice! This incentive is for my friends in the Florida Keys to think of me first when they know someone is contemplating buying property and refer the business my way. My excellent knowledge and service is known only to a few previous clients so this incentive is for all of my friends who ha
ven't done business with me and will find out just how good I am.
I'm not new to charitable giving but definitely haven't attempted to ever do something on this level. The possibility of donating tens of thousands of dollars into local charities that need the help is an amazing concept. To this date I've donated time and money to a handful of local charities and non-profits including but not limited to; Coldwell Banker Schmitt Charitable Foundation, Easter Seals and Habitat for Humanity. That's always been under the radar and while I enjoy doing the right thing it won't manifest into more business.
It's a revolutionary business plan - the more business I get the more I can give back to the community which hopefully will create even more business! If I can pull it off, it'll change the way real estate gets sold in the Florida Keys. Help me spread the word!
-Brian
Through the end of 2012 I will donate 50% of my buyer side commission to the local charity of my buyer's choice! This incentive is for my friends in the Florida Keys to think of me first when they know someone is contemplating buying property and refer the business my way. My excellent knowledge and service is known only to a few previous clients so this incentive is for all of my friends who ha
ven't done business with me and will find out just how good I am.I'm not new to charitable giving but definitely haven't attempted to ever do something on this level. The possibility of donating tens of thousands of dollars into local charities that need the help is an amazing concept. To this date I've donated time and money to a handful of local charities and non-profits including but not limited to; Coldwell Banker Schmitt Charitable Foundation, Easter Seals and Habitat for Humanity. That's always been under the radar and while I enjoy doing the right thing it won't manifest into more business.
It's a revolutionary business plan - the more business I get the more I can give back to the community which hopefully will create even more business! If I can pull it off, it'll change the way real estate gets sold in the Florida Keys. Help me spread the word!
-Brian
Friday, October 14, 2011
280 Scopio Ln - NEW LISTING!
I'm pleased to announce that I landed a new listing this week. This one is a single wide mobile home on Geiger Key. Check out this visual tour:
Geiger Key is a pretty cool island. It's located due East of Naval Air Station Key West on Boca Chica. Fighter pilots from all over the world come here to hone their skills. From time to time it can be noisy but the bumper stickers exists... "I Heart Jet Noise."
Located on Geiger Key is the Geiger Key Marina which has a claim to fame as being World Famous and unchanged since the 1960's. Fishermen still fish and the Marina still cooks it up for them! Boat Slip monthly rentals are very reasonable and for a small fee you can use their boat ramp. The Geiger Key Marina is less than a sixty second car ride from my new listing.
More about the mobile home: Two bedroom, one and a half baths with a large screened in porch. Not counting the porch, it is about 1,000 square feet. Current owner has been spending her Winters here since 1985! It sits on a deep water canal that has been plugged. Rumor is, the water is so shallow on that side of the bay that they (the govt') plugged the canals to stop boaters from getting stuck. Dinghies, Jet Skis, kyaks, canoes can all maneuver through the plugged portion and into the bay but I have to advertise it as a swimming canal. That's why it is so important that the marina is less than a minute away!
Key West is about twenty minutes west of Geiger Key. It's a wonderful location for those looking to experience the perfect weather in the Winter months without having to live in the gridlock of Key West proper. Very relaxing and tranquil (when the jets aren't taking off). The mobile home is from 1980 so there is some normal wear and tear. It got a new roof in 2000 and has been kept up. Very clean!
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Geiger Key is a pretty cool island. It's located due East of Naval Air Station Key West on Boca Chica. Fighter pilots from all over the world come here to hone their skills. From time to time it can be noisy but the bumper stickers exists... "I Heart Jet Noise."
Located on Geiger Key is the Geiger Key Marina which has a claim to fame as being World Famous and unchanged since the 1960's. Fishermen still fish and the Marina still cooks it up for them! Boat Slip monthly rentals are very reasonable and for a small fee you can use their boat ramp. The Geiger Key Marina is less than a sixty second car ride from my new listing.
More about the mobile home: Two bedroom, one and a half baths with a large screened in porch. Not counting the porch, it is about 1,000 square feet. Current owner has been spending her Winters here since 1985! It sits on a deep water canal that has been plugged. Rumor is, the water is so shallow on that side of the bay that they (the govt') plugged the canals to stop boaters from getting stuck. Dinghies, Jet Skis, kyaks, canoes can all maneuver through the plugged portion and into the bay but I have to advertise it as a swimming canal. That's why it is so important that the marina is less than a minute away!
Key West is about twenty minutes west of Geiger Key. It's a wonderful location for those looking to experience the perfect weather in the Winter months without having to live in the gridlock of Key West proper. Very relaxing and tranquil (when the jets aren't taking off). The mobile home is from 1980 so there is some normal wear and tear. It got a new roof in 2000 and has been kept up. Very clean!
Friday, September 9, 2011
The Summer of Trible
Long time, no post...
Since my last post I've sold two houses and one condo! Definitely got off to a great start this year. Our markets generally slow down during the Summer months and this Summer has been no different. We vacationed on the west coast of Florida twice - once to help my brother move to Sarasota from Connecticut and the other for my college friend's wedding. Lots of golf too! I joined the Golf Club for the Summer deal and have been walking twice a week and using a cart with friends on the weekends. It is HOT out there.
Refocusing on my real estate career, sending more flyers, newsletters and attending more social functions. I have a new top five favorite in Key West, Labor Day Weekend's "BrewFest!!!" It might be second to the St. Paddy's Day Bar Stroll... Lots of new buyer leads are keeping me busy but I'm really hopeful to get some more sellers. Sellers HAVE to sell but buyers are not nearly as likely to follow through. I'll be listing a mobile home at Geiger Key this Fall.
The one property I really want to sell is 12 Cannon Royal on Shark Key. The sellers are wonderful people, very motivated to sell and willing to negotiate on the price but of all the buyers we've had come through -none have made a serious offer. Five sales out there so far this year so with less inventory I'm hoping to get it under contract by the end of the year. Should be publishing a price reduction next week!
I recently acquired a bocce team. Team DeBOCCEry plays on Monday nights at the Southernmost Bocce League. Now we are "Team DeBOCCEry" sponsored by Brian Trible/Coldwell Banker Schmitt. Moral is up and we already have our first win of the season! Bocce is incredible enough that it deserves it's own blog post. Stay tuned....
Since my last post I've sold two houses and one condo! Definitely got off to a great start this year. Our markets generally slow down during the Summer months and this Summer has been no different. We vacationed on the west coast of Florida twice - once to help my brother move to Sarasota from Connecticut and the other for my college friend's wedding. Lots of golf too! I joined the Golf Club for the Summer deal and have been walking twice a week and using a cart with friends on the weekends. It is HOT out there.
Refocusing on my real estate career, sending more flyers, newsletters and attending more social functions. I have a new top five favorite in Key West, Labor Day Weekend's "BrewFest!!!" It might be second to the St. Paddy's Day Bar Stroll... Lots of new buyer leads are keeping me busy but I'm really hopeful to get some more sellers. Sellers HAVE to sell but buyers are not nearly as likely to follow through. I'll be listing a mobile home at Geiger Key this Fall.
The one property I really want to sell is 12 Cannon Royal on Shark Key. The sellers are wonderful people, very motivated to sell and willing to negotiate on the price but of all the buyers we've had come through -none have made a serious offer. Five sales out there so far this year so with less inventory I'm hoping to get it under contract by the end of the year. Should be publishing a price reduction next week!
I recently acquired a bocce team. Team DeBOCCEry plays on Monday nights at the Southernmost Bocce League. Now we are "Team DeBOCCEry" sponsored by Brian Trible/Coldwell Banker Schmitt. Moral is up and we already have our first win of the season! Bocce is incredible enough that it deserves it's own blog post. Stay tuned....
Sunday, January 9, 2011
New Year = New Listing!
Happy New Year!
My holiday's were excellent and I hope yours were too. On Friday I got a late Christmas present or an early birthday one... While in my office on White St. a little old lady and her grand daughter walked right in and asked if I could help sell her house. No problem! I took down the preliminary information and began researching. It's an intensive process that kept me busy for about four straight hours. On Saturday morning I had a package full of disclosures, listing agreement with addenda and a comparative market analysis.
We met at her house at 10:00AM and I got a tour of the property and the grounds. It's almost 2,000 sq. ft. sitting on a 10,000 sq. ft. lot! That's enormous for Key West! The structure is a true Concrete Slab house. The foundation, the external walls, the internal walls and the roof are all concrete. That's how they did things in 1958! The current owner bought the house with her late husband that same year. Can you believe it was wired for surround sound throughout the entire house? Way ahead of it's time.
Unfortunately, the winter of '58 - '59 followed by the summer of '59 paired with the house settling on it's foundation was enough to send cracks through out the entire structure. Every wall has at least a minor crack and the corners of the house show veins of cracks. It's the biggest detractor from the homes value but because it happened so long ago and hasn't gotten any worse over the last 60 years, we're hoping it doesn't turn off any proposed buyers.
It's wall to wall terrazzo floors which are comprised of 3' by 3' squares with brass inlay. It needs a professional polishing but it's going to really sparkle for the next owner. The bathrooms are all original and are in great condition. It's pretty amazing. Everything in the house is original from 1958 except for the kitchen appliances and the washer/dryer.
The ceilings are made from "California Yellow Pine" which allegedly are termite proof. In Key West, anythings possible... There are scars on the ceiling in a few places that represent the battles that have been fought against termites from time to time over the last sixty years. We've been termite free for over five years now and have a contract with an exterminator with warranty. 97% of the pine wood ceilings are in mint condition.
In the late 1950s and early 1960's the owner and her late husband would take their boat out to Sand Key which is the site of the old Sand Key lighthouse. A brick lighthouse was built in the 1827 and destroyed in the "Great Havana Hurricane of 1846." The owner's would grab a few bricks, sea shells, conch shells and pieces of coral each weekend and built a unique brick wall in the house and a coral/shell wall that goes around the entire property. It is very cool.
She signed all the paperwork and by noon I was taking pictures. I took over 150 photos and widdled them down to 55. All of them are in the virtual tour I put together, 30 of them are in the Key West MLS listing and 25 on Realtor.com. Here is a link to the virtual tour!
We're going to start at $449,000 which is honestly the lowest price per square foot within all of the listings within 1/4 mile. I wanted to list it a little bit lower but we compromised at $449,000 because I wasn't giving as much credit for the super big lot we were working with. Most comparables were on lots less than half as big! I'm very happy with the listing I've put together and the list price.
Wish me luck!
My holiday's were excellent and I hope yours were too. On Friday I got a late Christmas present or an early birthday one... While in my office on White St. a little old lady and her grand daughter walked right in and asked if I could help sell her house. No problem! I took down the preliminary information and began researching. It's an intensive process that kept me busy for about four straight hours. On Saturday morning I had a package full of disclosures, listing agreement with addenda and a comparative market analysis.
We met at her house at 10:00AM and I got a tour of the property and the grounds. It's almost 2,000 sq. ft. sitting on a 10,000 sq. ft. lot! That's enormous for Key West! The structure is a true Concrete Slab house. The foundation, the external walls, the internal walls and the roof are all concrete. That's how they did things in 1958! The current owner bought the house with her late husband that same year. Can you believe it was wired for surround sound throughout the entire house? Way ahead of it's time.
Unfortunately, the winter of '58 - '59 followed by the summer of '59 paired with the house settling on it's foundation was enough to send cracks through out the entire structure. Every wall has at least a minor crack and the corners of the house show veins of cracks. It's the biggest detractor from the homes value but because it happened so long ago and hasn't gotten any worse over the last 60 years, we're hoping it doesn't turn off any proposed buyers.
It's wall to wall terrazzo floors which are comprised of 3' by 3' squares with brass inlay. It needs a professional polishing but it's going to really sparkle for the next owner. The bathrooms are all original and are in great condition. It's pretty amazing. Everything in the house is original from 1958 except for the kitchen appliances and the washer/dryer.
The ceilings are made from "California Yellow Pine" which allegedly are termite proof. In Key West, anythings possible... There are scars on the ceiling in a few places that represent the battles that have been fought against termites from time to time over the last sixty years. We've been termite free for over five years now and have a contract with an exterminator with warranty. 97% of the pine wood ceilings are in mint condition.
In the late 1950s and early 1960's the owner and her late husband would take their boat out to Sand Key which is the site of the old Sand Key lighthouse. A brick lighthouse was built in the 1827 and destroyed in the "Great Havana Hurricane of 1846." The owner's would grab a few bricks, sea shells, conch shells and pieces of coral each weekend and built a unique brick wall in the house and a coral/shell wall that goes around the entire property. It is very cool.
She signed all the paperwork and by noon I was taking pictures. I took over 150 photos and widdled them down to 55. All of them are in the virtual tour I put together, 30 of them are in the Key West MLS listing and 25 on Realtor.com. Here is a link to the virtual tour!
We're going to start at $449,000 which is honestly the lowest price per square foot within all of the listings within 1/4 mile. I wanted to list it a little bit lower but we compromised at $449,000 because I wasn't giving as much credit for the super big lot we were working with. Most comparables were on lots less than half as big! I'm very happy with the listing I've put together and the list price.
Wish me luck!
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Key West Fantasy Fest 2010!!!
It's that time of year again!!! Fantasy Fest!!! The first indication of this event is the increased traffic that takes the liberty of observing 30 MPH speed limit signs and then going half that speed. The second clue that Fantasy Fest is about to start is the little electric cars that make U-Turns on South Roosevelt cutting across 4 lanes of traffic with out signaling or checking for oncoming traffic. But it wasn't until just now, as I sit at the front desk of my Coldwell Banker office on White St. that I saw two kids skateboarding with Spiderman masks, two gay men having a rift in our parking lot and a van drive by that had "Hell Awaits Sinners!" written on the side.
Drunken debauchery awaits us all, we just need to get down to Duval St. Fantasy Fest, for those that don't know, is our little island's version of Mardi Gras. Clothing is optional, costumes are plentiful and almost everyone is here for one reason - to have a good time! The event goes on for seven days with different themed parties held around the island. My favorites are the "Green Party" at Finnigan's Wake, "Red Party" at the Flying Monkey Bar and the Captain Morgan parade that stretches a mile and a half around Duval St. and down White Head. I'd like to post a video here but it'll be offensive so just go to YouTube and lookup Fantasy Fest. This year's theme is "Habitat for Insanity" which suits us locals just right. We are all a little insane - that happens when living on a 2x4 mile island.
We're going to try a new event this year. The first ever "Zombie Bike Ride." What an awesome way to start Fantasy Fest 2010! I'm not going to over do the costume because when riding a bicycle, it's best to not have things dangling that could get caught in the moving wheels and gears. I did a little maintenance this morning on our bicycles - filled tires with air, affixed cup holders, placed a boom box in the front basket and now I'm putting together a Zombie-Play list. Actually, I'm creating a Zombie radio station on pandora that I'll play from my iPhone through the boom box. ReCycle Bike Shop is putting this operation together and the party starts at 4PM in their parking lot. They've hired face painters to help zombify us. How cool is that? Can't wait to get some really cool pictures.
Drunken debauchery awaits us all, we just need to get down to Duval St. Fantasy Fest, for those that don't know, is our little island's version of Mardi Gras. Clothing is optional, costumes are plentiful and almost everyone is here for one reason - to have a good time! The event goes on for seven days with different themed parties held around the island. My favorites are the "Green Party" at Finnigan's Wake, "Red Party" at the Flying Monkey Bar and the Captain Morgan parade that stretches a mile and a half around Duval St. and down White Head. I'd like to post a video here but it'll be offensive so just go to YouTube and lookup Fantasy Fest. This year's theme is "Habitat for Insanity" which suits us locals just right. We are all a little insane - that happens when living on a 2x4 mile island.
We're going to try a new event this year. The first ever "Zombie Bike Ride." What an awesome way to start Fantasy Fest 2010! I'm not going to over do the costume because when riding a bicycle, it's best to not have things dangling that could get caught in the moving wheels and gears. I did a little maintenance this morning on our bicycles - filled tires with air, affixed cup holders, placed a boom box in the front basket and now I'm putting together a Zombie-Play list. Actually, I'm creating a Zombie radio station on pandora that I'll play from my iPhone through the boom box. ReCycle Bike Shop is putting this operation together and the party starts at 4PM in their parking lot. They've hired face painters to help zombify us. How cool is that? Can't wait to get some really cool pictures.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Key West Poker Run
We survived! This past weekend my wife and I did the "Peterson's Harley Davidson Key West Poker Run." It started at Cutler Bay (just south of Miami) and finished in Key West. Since we started in Key West that made for a 320 mile round trip that took approximately 9 hours. We were a little timid about the Harley crowd but they played nice and we minded our own business for the most part.
The first stop was at "Gilbert's" at Mile Marker 108 in Key Largo, FL. It's underneath that huge bridge at the beginning of the 18 mile stretch. There weren't very many bikers there so we got our cards, had a drink of water and hopped back on my cruiser and began heading South (West I guess).
Next stop was at "Smugglers Cove" in Islamorada. They had live music, drink stations, big barbecue, t-shirts and inflated prices. I dropped $30 on a cheeseburger, Corona and a diet soda. We enjoyed the shade and the music and were hopeful that the next stop was only 30 miles away.
Poker Run Stop #3 was "The Island Tiki Bar" at Mile Marker 54 - just outside of Marathon. For the first time in our trip we saw hundreds of motorcycles. We had passed thousands that were going South as we were headed North but it felt like we had just caught up to the end of the pack. We almost always go to Keys Fisheries exclusively when visiting Marathon but they have more to offer. The service at this restaurant was awesome - food good and they kept my waters coming quickly.
Over the seven-mile bridge and through Big Pine we went and got to "Boondock's" in Ramrod Key. Place was packed with the wonderful customer service you can always expect from the staff there... Finally saw some friends we knew there and that was nice. Diet soda for me and the Mrs. and dropped $6... So it goes during bike week I guess...
Last stop on the Poker Run! "Schooner Warf Bar" in Old Key West. I haven't felt that accomplished since I rode from Hartford, CT to Big Pine back in 2005. We were exhausted but took the time to mingle with the other bikers and tourists. That was nice and we felt very cool in our leather jackets, pulling up to the bar. One Miller Lite was enough for me and we headed home.
On the way home I decided to take Duval Street. It was INSANE. Hundreds and hundreds of bikes parked on both sides of the street. No cars allowed - just tourists walking along taking pictures of the motorcycles. It was very cool to idle along Duval through all of the madness.
Once we made it home - quick shower, nap and I was ready to watch some college football. It was an awesome trip, lots of fun and nice to end up where we started just 9 short hours before.
The first stop was at "Gilbert's" at Mile Marker 108 in Key Largo, FL. It's underneath that huge bridge at the beginning of the 18 mile stretch. There weren't very many bikers there so we got our cards, had a drink of water and hopped back on my cruiser and began heading South (West I guess).
Next stop was at "Smugglers Cove" in Islamorada. They had live music, drink stations, big barbecue, t-shirts and inflated prices. I dropped $30 on a cheeseburger, Corona and a diet soda. We enjoyed the shade and the music and were hopeful that the next stop was only 30 miles away.
Poker Run Stop #3 was "The Island Tiki Bar" at Mile Marker 54 - just outside of Marathon. For the first time in our trip we saw hundreds of motorcycles. We had passed thousands that were going South as we were headed North but it felt like we had just caught up to the end of the pack. We almost always go to Keys Fisheries exclusively when visiting Marathon but they have more to offer. The service at this restaurant was awesome - food good and they kept my waters coming quickly.
Over the seven-mile bridge and through Big Pine we went and got to "Boondock's" in Ramrod Key. Place was packed with the wonderful customer service you can always expect from the staff there... Finally saw some friends we knew there and that was nice. Diet soda for me and the Mrs. and dropped $6... So it goes during bike week I guess...
Last stop on the Poker Run! "Schooner Warf Bar" in Old Key West. I haven't felt that accomplished since I rode from Hartford, CT to Big Pine back in 2005. We were exhausted but took the time to mingle with the other bikers and tourists. That was nice and we felt very cool in our leather jackets, pulling up to the bar. One Miller Lite was enough for me and we headed home.
On the way home I decided to take Duval Street. It was INSANE. Hundreds and hundreds of bikes parked on both sides of the street. No cars allowed - just tourists walking along taking pictures of the motorcycles. It was very cool to idle along Duval through all of the madness.
Once we made it home - quick shower, nap and I was ready to watch some college football. It was an awesome trip, lots of fun and nice to end up where we started just 9 short hours before.
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Blue Angels
The Blue Angels practiced for the Key West airshow this past weekend. While practicing, they zipped by my condo and I was able to get a few neat clips. I've complied the clips and posted it here.
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