Panama City Real Estate Blog has moved!

Hello everyone,

I've decided to move my blog over to my website.

Several factors were directly related to this decision, but most of all was ease and convenience for my customers.

Now you can search for properties, read articles and my blog posts all conveniently located on my website.

Please visit the new blog location: Panama City Real Estate and bookmark the new blog site for ease of viewing.

Panama City Real Estate - Wishes you a Happy Holiday

Seasons Greetings and Happy Holidays to all.

May the coming year bring each of you health, happiness and prosperity.

And remember:
Panama City - When You're here... You're Home!

Jennifer Mackay
Keller Williams Success Realty
2110 W. 23rd Street Suite A
Panama City, Fl 32405
Direct: (850) 774-6582
Toll Free: (800) 616-3351
Office: (850) 392-1700

Panama City International Airport authorities fight back!

More news on the Panama City International Airport...

Authorities challenge the recent contruction halt granted by a federal court in New York city to a group of local general aviation pilots calling themselves the "Friends of PFN".

Authorities have filed a motion to lift an emergency stay granted to a group of local pilots who oppose the project. Read the full story.

These continuing lawsuits filed by this group will only add to the develoment costs of the new Panama City International Airport. Their continuing efforts to stop the progress of Panama City is not in the best interest of businesses and residents.

It's time they faced reality and stopped wasting tax payer dollars!

I fully support this move by the airport authorities and am very pleased to see their efforts increased in moving this project forward!

Panama City Real Estate - St. Joe Co. In the news again...

Interesting article from the Panama City News Herald. A few interesting items of note:

• Better than average home sales in Panama City


• 33% Florida population growth


• new Panama City international airport

A Fortune magazine article, posted on CNNMoney.com, listed St. Joe Co. as one of
its best investment bets in 2008.

The article cited the Jacksonville-based company’s vast Florida real estate holdings, with 710,000 total acres and 310,000 acres 10 miles or less from the coast, as well as what it said was a relatively undervalued stock price.

It also cited a projected 33-percent population increase in Florida by 2020, based on U.S. Census figures, as well as the development of Panama City’ new
airport and the area’s better-than-average home sales this year compared to the rest of the state.

As long as St. Joe and the international airport is in the news, the Panama City Metro area will continue it's upward movement.

Think I'll go buy some St. Joe Co. Stock!

Panama City Real Estate - So you want to invest in real estate...

I'll wager you've said to yourself at one point or another: "How do I get into Real Estate Investing." or "I wish I could invest in real estate, but it's too expensive." Well, let me assure you we all have to start somewhere.

Even the most successful, experienced investor had to start from the beginning. You are not alone!

A few ground rules...

First let's agree that unlike stocks or bonds investing, Panama City real estate investing is not considered a 'Liquid' investment. What this means is, you can not sell panama city real estate as quickly as you can sell stocks or bonds. Stocks or bonds can typically be traded very quickly through a stocks brokerage firm.

Panama City real estate however, requires skill, patience, a marketable product and technique to liquidate. Even when using a professional panama city real estate agent, it may take awhile to sell real estate investment property.

Realizing and understanding limitations of Panama City real estate will save you grief and money as you plan your investing investment strategy.

Knowing you can not simply 'Flip' (the process by which you can buy and sell real estate property very quickly) every Panama City real estate investment opportunity that comes along will assist you in making sound Panama City real estate investment decisions.

Read more real estate related articles at Panama City Real Estate

Which side is your gas tank on?

Tips, Tricks and other handy tidbits...

UPDATE:

It appears from the many emails and comments I've received about this "helpful hint" it is not so helpful after all!

Every once in awhile I get an interesting email from a friend. This little ditty came to me from a friend and I believe the orginator was: Frank Rispoli Sr. However, Frank is completely incorrect. Frank says...

"I have been driving for many years and you would think I would have noticed the little secret on my dashboard that was staring me right in the face the whole time. It's there in almost every vehicle I drive and I bet it's probably in your vehicle also and you never noticed it.

First, a quick question: Which side of your car is your gas tank on? If you are anything like me, you probably can't remember right away. The way I usually can tell is to uncomfortably stick my head out the window, strain my neck and look, either that or get out of the car and walk around it until I find it! If you don't do this in your own car you definitely have done it in a borrowed or rental car.

Well, ladies and gentlemen, I'm going to share with you a little secret so you will no longer look like an ostrich hanging out the window on your way to the gas station or put your neck at risk of discomfort or injury.

If you look at your gas gauge, you will see a small icon of a gas pump. The handle of the gas pump will extend out on either the left or right side of the pump. If your tank is on the left, the handle will be on the left. If your tank is on the right, the handle will be on the right (see photo).

It is that simple!

I don't know how you feel right now but when I found out this morning I felt cheated!

Why don't the car dealers share such important information with car buyers? I don't understand why this isn't in the driver's manual? I don't understand why any mechanic I have ever been too or know has even thought of mentioning this to me? The only possible explanation can be that all these people probably don't even know!

Go out and share the world's best kept auto secret with your friends as this information is way too important to be kept secret."

Update:

Several commenters as well as myself have confirmed that this is incorrect. The handle DOES NOT display which side of the car you fill your tank.

I guess I have to continue to strain my neck :(

Thanks to the many emails and commenters on this post