SICK OF SNOW? READY FOR SOME SUN THIS VALENTINES DAY?
4 FLORIDA HOUSES FOR SALE, THAT CUPID WOULD BE ENVIOUS TO CALL HOME!
It’s that time of year again! Can you feel it? Love is in the air…or is it snow? It probably depends on where you are reading this from. If you are up north, than Sue Benson AKA The Pink Lady of Florida Real Estate, might not feel your pain. As Pinky is quick to tell you, her weather right now in the Sunshine State is blue skies and a cool 70 degrees, “Snow? What’s that?” But being the kind hearted girl that she is, Ms. Pinky, has found four Florida houses for sale to share with the readers! And she says with a gleam of pure pink in her eyes, “You will surely fall in love with one of them this Valentine’s Day!”
First up, if you are looking to come to Florida odds are it’s the beach you are yearning! The well-known pink Realtor says this Key West style home has to be at the top of your love list! And amazingly the home in not in Key West, but Belleair, Florida. Complete with its own pool paradise (a snack bar included) the home, also, has its’ own private beach! No joke! With 4200 living sq. ft. The Pink Lady says, “This four bedroom home on the water is sure to get your blood boiling and the snow will be melting away in moments!” Is your heart bursting to see more? Martha Thorn of Coldwell Banker International (www.MarthaThorn.com) is the listing agent, she can get you all the deets. But, Pinky says, make sure you pack up your ‘seashells’ for this one the price tag is just under 2.5 million!
But if flips flops aren’t your must have item, how about a home with a little Florida history? Pinky says she loved checking out this old school mansion in Hernando County, Florida. The home at 48 Olive Street has more than 4 thousand living sq. feet, and was built in 1888! Once owned by the 18th Governor of Florida, William Sherman Jennings, it is on the National Registry of Historic Places. Along with four large bedrooms, a library, and sunroom, the historic home has plenty of classic fireplaces to heat things up! Pinky says she could ‘literally feel the history on the walls’ with the silk hand painted wallpaper. And you can see it come alive again for $359,000! (Listing agent: Katherine Ruebeling of Century 21 Alliance Realty www.FloridaRanchConnection.HomesAndLand.com)
Now if owning a home of the famous is something you’d like to brag about, check out this next Tampa abode it’s sure to be a homerun! 901 Palacio De Avila is owned by Baseball Hall of Fame Legend, Roberto Alomar! This Avila neighborhood mansion has more than 18 thousand sq.ft. and sits on 3.4 acres, but the love affair doesn’t stop there! This one of kind of home, also features, an indoor pool, 2 kitchens, a theater room and wine cellar! The Pink Lady could hardly believe the extras in this home, “People, there is a basketball court in your yard, what more could you want, hmm maybe a pink basketball?” Is your heart skipping a beat? It’s yours for a cool 5.5 million dollars! Just give Dianne Martin with Century 21 Shaw Group an email at:
But perhaps you’re so ‘tee’d off’ with the snowy weather you need a golf getaway? Well here’s the perfect Florida home for sale to hit the links. 4215 Southern Valley Loop, in Brooksville, sits on a Pete Dye designed Golf Course. A golf course rated by Golf Week (according to Southern Hills website, www.sohilly.com) as one of the top 100 residential courses in the United States! And you can take in all the action from your new backyards (home sits on two lots) which overlook the 13th hole! As if that wasn’t enough, this home has roughly 3200 living sq ft. with three full bedrooms, an office and a bonus area upstairs. But Pinky says what will really melt your heart is the fully enclosed outdoor entertainment area, complete with an outdoor kitchen and gas fireplace, “I may not leave this one! Mix me a pink drink and I’m home!” It can be your valentine ‘fore’ under $600,000! Want more details on this Florida paradise? It’s just a click away www.PinkLadyOfRealEstate.com
Hopefully, these Florida homes are warming you up and you’re ready to trade in your shovel for some fun in the sun! If so, The Pink Lady of Florida Real Estate, says she loves shooting Cupid’s arrow of love into the hearts of buyers! “Anything” she says to ‘get them out of those ugly goulashes’ and into some nice pink flip flops!”
