We have been down in the Keys this week in Islamorada. Once upon a time my favorite place on the planet was Key West but as I have mellowed some with age that spot has shifted a bit north to Islamorada. It is gorgeous here and if we choose ot get a little rowdy there’s still plenty of spots to do that when the mood strikes. In fact as it is our last night here for this trip I can see a trip to the Zane Grey Grill sunset at Lorelei’s and Hog Heaven late night in my future. Or maybe we will just down rumrunners at the Holiday Isle Tiki bar since it is on our hotel grounds. So may choices so little time!
Anytime I drive travel around the country I like to take collect anecdotal evidence about the world and the economy that might help us make some money. This trip down we were looking at property as it is not going to be too terribly much longer before I decide I need to live here and visit other places. What we found is a real estate market that still has a few foreclosure and distressed sales but has improved since 2010. Back then it seemed that every house in the Keys was for sale and most of them were distressed sales. In hindsight we should have jumped on one of those bargains but I had not yet even convinced the wife of the merits of Florida yet. Since then I have knocked about 900 miles off the move and just need to tack on another 300 or so to land in our eventual destination. There is a lot of inventory and most of it is reasonably priced.
The commercial sites are filling back up. I am ...
