Sarasota Video Tour Seen More Than 1000 Times on YouTube

Originally, posted on Sarasota Real Estate Blog by Annette Smith

I mentioned on my Active Rain blog this morning that I revamped a video CD that was an old slide show prepared by my graphic designer, Debbie Zaroba. The original CD was done about four years ago and four months ago, I took it apart, shortened the tour and now the short version has been seen more than 1000 times on YouTube. The Sarasota video tour is about 4 minutes and the longer version on my website and Active Rain blog is about 6 minutes.



If you aren't familiar with Sarasota, take our video tour and enjoy and discover Sarasota's barrier island of Siesta Key, Bird Key, Casey Key, Lido Key and Longboat Key Florida. You'll see why buyers plan to make South West Florida home.

For more information about Sarasota Florida real estate, contact Annette Smith at 941-504-3922 or send an email. You'll get a prompt answer!

Ever Heard of the Embers, the Tams?

Yesterday, I wrote an article on my Active Rain blog about favorite beaches and the music of the Embers, the Drifters and the Tams asking what's your favorite beach music. It was fun to walk down memory lane and get comments from other bloggers about their favorite artists singing beach music through the years. Jan Chilton of Myrtle Beach, wrote how she was a real Embers groupie:

My little group of 60's hippies always went to North Myrtle Beach and Ocean Drive. There was shag music all around and I love it to this day, but none of us ever learned to shag...:-( In the 70's and early 80's I became an Embers groupie. I went all over the place in NC...). The Embers broke up, and now the only good part left is the Craig Woolard Band. He received the best male singer award in the National Beach Music Awards this year!
There's a new Embers group, which sounds nothing like the real ones. Jackie Gore just started a new band called the Legends of Beach. What a phenomenal voice he has!
Johnny Hopkins, who was my real crush back then,
is with some other band I wasn't even aware of till I just looked!
Anyway, much as I still love them, it makes me feel SOOOO old to see them now...

I told Jan, we are never too old to dance! Fran Vernon of California, of course, loved the Beach Boys.

On MySpace I added my favorite beach music a few days ago and now I can turn up the speakers and do a little shagging every day.

So do you like the music of The Embers, the Beach Boys, Buffett, or is there another group that comes to mind.

If you go to Siesta Key beach, what's your favorite beach music? Maybe you like Longboat better so what's on your Ipod? The self-portrait toes in the sand are mine on some Casey Key real estate.

For more information about Sarasota FL real estate and its beaches of Siesta Key and Longboat Key, contact Annette Smith.

Downtown Sarasota Condos Update

A customer from up North called yesterday about downtown Sarasota condos. He wanted me to send him the current MLS listings in Tessera, Beau Ciel, Plaza at Five Points, 1350 Main and Grande Riviera specifically. Since I pulled the information, I thought I would share it.

Downtown Sarasota Condos UPDATE

Tessera

Building Type: Highrise
Built in: 2000
Active: 4
Pending: None
*Sold: 1
Price Range: $1,180,000-$5,950,000
Pets Permitted: Yes

Beau Ciel

Building Type: Highrise
Built in: 2003
Active: 10
Pending: None
*Sold: 3
Price Range: $1,295,000-$8,500,000
Pets Permitted: Yes

Plaza at Five Points

Building Type: Highrise
Built in: 2005
Active: 5
Pending: None
Price Range: $749,000-$2,999,999
*Sold: 1
**Pets Permitted: Yes

1350 Main

Building Type: Highrise
Built in: 2007
Active: 19
Pending: 1
*Sold: 4
Price Ranges: $349,900-$1,695,000
**Pets Permitted: Yes

Grande Riviera:

Building Type: Highrise
Built in: 2005
Active: 2
Pending: None
*Sold: None
Price Range: $2,595,000-$3,950,000
**Pets Permitted: Yes

All of these downtown Sarasota condos buildings are located close to shopping, restaurants, galleries, downtown bayfront and the cultural venues of Sarasota Florida.

If you are searching for downtown or any other Sarasota Florida real estate, contact Annette Smith for photo galleries, listings, and virtual tours.

*Sold data is pulled MLS report of the last six months. Appraisers use comparables of properties sold in the last six months.
**Check with your Sarasota real estate agent regarding pet restrictions

Sarasota Real Estate Just Reduced

If you're in the market for Sarasota real estate and want a Gulf to Bay property, there are great reductions on Casey Key. The value is in the land for some of these properties.

New owners can possibly enjoy a beach cabanas on the Gulf and on the Bay side a boat dock on some of the area's best boating water.

Take a break from football today and search Sarasota FL real estate before seasonal buyers arrive. Call Annette Smith at 941-504-3922 for a listing appointment or with help searching real estate in Sarasota.