When you Get Tired of the Cold, Come on Down to Florida

I just finished reading Ann Haydens Blog today about 10 Safer Driving Tips on how to drive cautiously while there is snow and ice on the ground.
# 2 on Ann’s list was to Pack emergency supplies in your vehicle:  food, water, blanket, shovel, sand, ice melt. and #3 was  Keep your gas tank at least [...]

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Some Have Less Faith in Themselves than in Things They Can’t Control

 

We’ve all met them… people that have little faith in their abilities, their talents. They feel as if they have no chance of taking charge of their lives.  And it struck me that
Some have less faith in themselves than in things they can’t control.
-we don’t stop and look over our vehicle, under the hood, and [...]

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Realtors Must Wear Many Different Hats

When I was a 13 year old girl, I remember having the dream of being “in” the real estate business. I wanted to help buyers and sellers with their real estate transactions. I always thought what an easy and fun job!  Wow!
I had a great uncle that began buying and selling vacant land in the [...]

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How Did Our Lives Change So Much?

 

Oh, how we have grown so dependent on all of our technological gadgets.  They’re great when they work, but when they don’t, often times in makes our world come to a screeching halt.
Yesterday, we celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  Government offices were closed and schools were not in session. My internet access worked fine [...]

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Dogs are the Perfect Best Friend

We’ve all heard it before, dogs are man’s best friend.
Let me count the ways… 

 They don’t get mad when you hog the bed.
They never talk behind your back
They love you, no matter what.
They are never disloyal to you.
 

 They never tell you they had a bad day.
They love having the seat by the window.
They don’t [...]

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South Brevard County Real Estate for Sale

These are the properties currently available through the Melbourne Association of Realtors Multiple Listing Service, MLS on January 16, 2009

MLS Current Active Listings 
 

 
 

5953
Residential

2253
Rental

1769
Condo

491
Townhouse

2984
Vacant Land

143
Income

792
Commercial/Industrial

 

 

 
This article is authored by Sandy Shores, Brevard County Real Estate
Melbourne Florida Real Estate News

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Florida Residents It’s Time to File For Homestead

If you own a home in Florida, and live in it as your primary residence, then Florida law typically allows you a $25,000 tax exemption on the property. If you purchased the property in 2008 then it is time to file for homestead now, as it doesn’t automatically transfer to a new owner, at the [...]

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How Would A Ban on Cell Phones While Driving Affect You?

I heard today that the National Safety Council is trying to completely ban the use of all cell phones, both hand held and hands free, while driving.
According to the group, talking on a cell phone, whether it is hands free or not is comparable to getting behind the wheel while driving drunk. They say [...]

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Loggerhead Turtle Nests are on the Rise

The endangered loggerhead turtle nest numbers increased by 50% over 2007.  In 2008, there were 9,502 nests on Brevard County Florida Beaches.   This is more than was expected. 
It was feared that with Tropical Storm Fay which brought over 30 inches or rain to some parts of the county, would decrease the numbers.  Scientists know that [...]

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The Call that No Parent Ever Wants to Receive

 

The call came in to my neighbor’s husband the night before last. It was the Florida Highway Patrol.  There was a terrible accident on I-75 involving their college age daughter.  They needed to get to the scene right away! Since her husband is away on business he called her at work, sobbing. She couldn’t make [...]

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