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Posted on 08/12/2020

1215 Holly Avenue, Holly Hill, FL 32117 is now new to the market!

LEGAL DUPLEX IN HOLLY HILLS MOST CONVENIENT NEIGHBORHOOD. ENORMOUS 'PARK LIKE' PARTIALLY FENCED L-SHAPED LOT. ALSMOST 200 FT DEEP WITH A GIANT MAGNOLIA TREE IN FRONT AND MATURE OAKS ALL AROUND. PLENTY OF ROOM FOR ALL THE TOYS. JUST A SHORT DISTANCE TO SUNRISE PARK ON THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY TO THE EAST AND 1 BLOCK WEST TO RIDGEWOOD AVE. (US 1). CLOSE TO SHOPPING, BANKS, MEDICAL OFFICES, MUNICIPAL OFFICES, LIBRARY AND POST OFFICE. THIS BUILDING FEATURES TWO 2 BEDROOM 1 FULL BATH UNITS. .2nd floor unit has brand new central air / heat unit installed 6/2/20 +new water heater Nov 2019....1st floor a/c was replaced 10/10/2015...both are...

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Posted on 08/09/2020

How and Where to Install Insulation

Image by Lutz Peter from Pixabay Insulation keeps you warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer by reducing either heat coming in or escaping from your home. You might think that adequately insulating a home would be part of the home-building process. But since many new homebuyers don't consider insulation when buying, many home builders only...

Posted on 08/04/2020

7 Barkwood Lane, Palm Coast, FL 32137 is now new to the market!

DON'T GO THROUGH ANOTHER COLD WINTER! Here is the perfect POOL home to fit your new Florida Lifestyle. This concrete block and stucco home offers 4 bedrooms and 2 baths. (Guest bath leads out to pool) vinyl fenced in yard, formal dining off kitchen, eat in kitchen with bright white cabinetry overlooking the spacious family room. ALL HARD FLOORS!!! New pool heater this year. The salt cell was replaced 2020. A. C is original but just had some new parts (Heat pump condenser) and works great. Enjoy family time in your sparkling pool overlooking one of the deepest lots on the street. One of Florida's newest cities (incorporated 1999), Palm...

Posted on 08/02/2020

362 Auburn Drive, Daytona Beach, FL 32118 now has a new price of $224,900!

GREAT BEACHSIDE LOCATION. NEW A.C. IN 2016. 3 BEDROOM, 2 FULL BATHS WITH AN OFFICE. LARGE LIVING ROOM WITH WOOD BURNING FIREPLACE. COMBO KITCHEN AND FAMILY ROOM. 620 SQUARE FOOT GARAGE. ADDITIONAL ROOM OFF THE KITCHEN TOO. BRING YOUR TOOLS AND SKILLS AND MAKE THIS HOME LIKE NEW. SELLER IS SELLING AS IS. WALKING DISTANCE TO SHOPPING, BANKS AND SEABREEZE HIGH SCHOOL.. JUST A SHORT STROLL TO THE BEACH OR THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY. WATCH THE SUNRISE IN THE MORNING AND THE SUNSET IN THE EVENING. THIS HOMES NEEDS SOME TLC TO BRING IT BACK TO LIFE. LARGE SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR THE...

Posted on 08/02/2020

Painted Brick Décor for a European Look

Photo by Karsten Bergmann via Pixabay Take a tour through the United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium or Holland, and you’ll see beautiful historic homes with painted brick exteriors. Wander down streets of hundreds-of-years-old houses, and the most memorable ones are those with painted brick exteriors. But if your brick is in perfect condition, why would you paint it? Odd-Colored...

Posted on 07/28/2020

19 Seafarers Drive, Ormond Beach, FL 32176 now has a new price of $369,900!

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR THE HOME THAT HAS EVERYTHING YOU NEED AT THE BEACH?? LOOK NO FURTHER-- COMPLETELY RENOVATED ON AN OVERSIZED LOT LOCATED ON ONE OF THE NICEST STREETS IN ORMOND BY THE SEA. THIS HOME'S BRIGHT AND WARM DEMEANOR IS ENHANCED BY A NEW KITCHEN WITH BEAUTIFUL CABINETS AND HARD SURFACE COUNTERTOPS WITH STAINLESS APPLIANCESFAMILY ROOM FEATURES A GREAT FIREPLACE, THERES A NEW POOL PUMP AND NEWLY RESURFACED AND TILED POOL, NEWER ROOF, NEWER WINDOWS, ALL A.C. DUCTS REPLACED, NEWER SEPTIC TANK AND DRAINFIELD, REFURBISHED BATHROOMS. ALL CEILINGS WERE REPLASTERED WITH FRESH NEW INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR PAINT THROUGHOUT THE HOME. IN ...

Posted on 07/26/2020

231 Riverside Drive #2103-1, Holly Hill, FL 32117 now has a new price of $399,900!

MILLION DOLLAR VIEWS WITHOUT THE MILLION DOLLAR PRICE TAG. 2 Bedroom - 2 Bath plus large Den (3rd Bedroom) From the moment you open the door, you will be hypnotized by the ever changing ocean, river, sunrise, and moon filled night views. The home was designed with entertaining in mind and filled with upgrades starting with nearly 25,000 spent on wide plank moonlight oak real wood floors throughout the entire SKYHOME. All fixtures have been upgraded, plus all pull outs in cabinets in the gourmet kitchen.Welcome to a world of uninterrupted beauty. You may never want to leave your MARINA GRANDE home, but when you do, the wonders of Daytona...

Posted on 07/26/2020

231 Riverside Drive #2103-1, Holly Hill, FL 32117 now has a new price of $399,900!

MILLION DOLLAR VIEWS WITHOUT THE MILLION DOLLAR PRICE TAG!!!! 2 Bedroom - 2 Bath plus large Den (3rd Bedroom) From the moment you open the door, you will be hypnotized by the ever changing ocean, river, sunrise, and moon filled night views. The home was designed with entertaining in mind and filled with upgrades starting with nearly 25,000 spent on wide plank moonlight oak real wood floors throughout the entire SKYHOME. All fixtures have been upgraded, plus all pull outs in cabinets in the gourmet kitchen. Welcome to a world of uninterrupted beauty. You may never want to leave your MARINA GRANDE home, but when you do, the wonders of Daytona...

Posted on 07/26/2020

Ways to Make Your New Home Smarter

Image by REDPIXEL.PL from Shutterstock With each passing day, more advancement in technology hits the market. Innovations are springing up to simplify life in all areas of the home. Technology has always made home life easier for people from washing machines to take care of your laundry to dishwashers to clean your dishes. Now, new inventions have reached...

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Posted on 07/25/2020

Video Tour - 231 Riverside Drive #2107-1, Holly Hill, FL 32117

BEST PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT HERE AT THE MARINA GRANDE ON THE HALIFAX. THIS FABULOUS 2 BEDROOM 2 BATH WITH A DEN/3RD BEDROOM HAS HAD MANY UPGRADES STARTING WITH THE WOOD FLOORS THROUGHOUT. RECESSED LIGHTING, PULL OUTS IN KITCHEN CABINETS. ALL APPLIANCES INCLUDING WASHER AND DRYER WILL STAY. SITUATED ON THE 21ST FLOOR FOR THE BEST VIEWS TO THE SOUTH. ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE THE PONCE INLET LIGHTHOUSE. GORGEOUS RESORT STYLE LIVING WITH 24 HOUR GUARDED GATE. FIVE STAR AMENITIES INCLUDE 2 POOLS, STATE OF THE ART GYM OVERLOOKING THE BEAUTIFUL HALIFAX RIVER, 2 ADDITIONAL ROOMS FOR YOGA, DANCE CLASSES, ETC. SPA LIKE LOCKER ROOMS WITH STEAM...

Posted on 07/24/2020

Video Tour - 362 Auburn Drive, Daytona Beach, FL 32118

GREAT BEACHSIDE LOCATION. NEW A.C. IN 2016. 3 BEDROOM, 2 FULL BATHS WITH AN OFFICE. LARGE LIVING ROOM WITH WOOD BURNING FIREPLACE. COMBO KITCHEN AND FAMILY ROOM. 620 SQUARE FOOT GARAGE. ADDITIONAL ROOM OFF THE KITCHEN TOO. BRING YOUR TOOLS AND SKILLS AND MAKE THIS HOME LIKE NEW. SELLER IS SELLING AS IS. WALKING DISTANCE TO SHOPPING, BANKS AND SEABREEZE HIGH SCHOOL.. JUST A SHORT STROLL TO THE BEACH OR THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY. WATCH THE SUNRISE IN THE MORNING AND THE SUNSET IN THE EVENING. THIS HOMES NEEDS SOME TLC TO BRING IT BACK TO LIFE. LARGE SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR THE...

Posted on 07/24/2020

231 Riverside Drive #2107-1, Holly Hill, FL 32117 is now new to the market!

BEST PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT HERE AT THE MARINA GRANDE ON THE HALIFAX. THIS FABULOUS 2 BEDROOM 2 BATH WITH A DEN/3RD BEDROOM HAS HAD MANY UPGRADES STARTING WITH THE WOOD FLOORS THROUGHOUT. RECESSED LIGHTING, PULL OUTS IN KITCHEN CABINETS. ALL APPLIANCES INCLUDING WASHER AND DRYER WILL STAY. SITUATED ON THE 21ST FLOOR FOR THE BEST VIEWS TO THE SOUTH. ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE THE PONCE INLET LIGHTHOUSE. GORGEOUS RESORT STYLE LIVING WITH 24 HOUR GUARDED GATE. FIVE STAR AMENITIES INCLUDE 2 POOLS, STATE OF THE ART GYM OVERLOOKING THE BEAUTIFUL HALIFAX RIVER, 2 ADDITIONAL ROOMS FOR YOGA, DANCE CLASSES, ETC. SPA LIKE LOCKER ROOMS WITH STEAM...