Archive for April, 2012
Who is King of Madeira Beach Florida? Spring King of the Beach
April 27th, 2012 Categories: Fishing, Madeira Beach Florida, Things to do
Madeira Beach Florida looking for the King of the Beach
Madeira Beach Florida - Ever wonder who is King of the Beach?? …I don’t know yet but you can earn that title this weekend in Madeira Beach Florida by winning their popular Kingfish tournament. This weekend they’re having their 19th Annual Mad Beach Foodfest as well as the Spring King of the Beach Kingfish tournament sponsored by the Old Salt Fishing Foundation. Awards will be given out in various categories for a total pay out $70,000 in award moneys. Along with the fishing tournament there’s also a big foodfest with live music, crafts, great local food and more in Madeira Beach Florida.
Mad Beach Foodfest Fun in Madeira Beach Florida
It’s a weekend of fun for the whole family. Last night was the Captain’s Party and tonight is kicks off the Mad Beach Foodfest with Live music and Tasting from 5 to 10 PM and will feature live music from 6 to 10 PM. Come hear Josephine Machine and Pitbull Toddler. All of this can be found at 200 Rex Place Madeira Beach Florida which is at the Madeira Beach ballfields on the water. If you want to see more information go to www.oldsaltfishing.org.
There should be a good crowd and don’t worry there’s free parking and shuttle services from various Madeira Beach FL areas so again come on out to Mad Beach this weekend and enjoy the fun. if you’re
Madeira Beach FL Parking: Public Parking for the Spring King of the Beach & Madeira Beach Mad Foodfest this weekend will include:
- Winn-Dixie;
- the Madeira Beach public beach access at the Snack Shack
- and Madeira Beach municipal marina lots
They will have a shuttle running every 15 to 30 minutes so again come on out don’t let anything deter you. first prize is a $10,000 cash guaranteed prize so when is a draw somebody will be crowned King of the Beach this weekend in Madeira Beach Florida - Have a great weekend and if you see in Madeira Beach condos or waterfront homes you’re interested in check out our Guide to Buying a Waterfront Home in Pinellas County – give us a call
that’s our specialty.
P.S. If you are thinking of buying or selling a waterfront homes in the Tampa Bay area and value hard work, knowledge and results then please give Jack and I a call at 727-710-8036 to see how we can best help you. We’re committed to delivering Results daily based on Integrity, Knowledge and Experience – helping you buy or sell your luxury or waterfront home in Pinellas County

We’d like to be YOUR Madeira Beach Real Estate Team! Call us today…
Warmly,
Cyndee and Jack Haydon, Realtors
Charles Rutenberg Realty
1545 S. Belcher Rd
Clearwater Florida 33764
727-710-8035 (Cyndee’s cell)
727-710-8036 (Jack’s cell)
Check out our other Tampa Bay Waterfront and Beach Client testimonials here > http://www.sandbarstosunsets.com/clients/
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Cyndee Haydon, Premier Sotheby's International Realty - Realtor | Estate Agent specializing in selling Luxury homes and beach condos from Clearwater Beach to St Pete Beach - 26 miles of paradise. (727) 710-8035 Cyndee's Google Profile
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Guide to Buying Waterfront Homes in Pinellas County & Beaches
April 22nd, 2012 Categories: Pinellas County, Waterfront Living
Buying Waterfront Homes in Pinellas County – Understanding Seawall Costs & Seawall Inspections
Madeira Beach Florida – If you are looking at waterfront homes in Pinellas County you need to be working with a local Realtor that understands potential issues of buying a waterfront home. Today I wanted to share a video and kick off our Guide to Buying Waterfront Homes in Pinellas County to help people looking to buy waterfront property here in Tampa Bay especially along our beaches from Clearwater Beach ato St Pete Beach.
Guide to Buying Waterfront Homes in Tampa Bay – Part 1 – Understanding Seawalls
We have great Tampa Bay beach neighborhoods for boaters here however many of the waterfront homes along our beach communities were built in the 1950′s and 1960′s and while seawalls may have a life of around 40 years you can still run across many original seawalls when you’re looking at waterfront homes for sale in Madeira Beach, Treasure Island, Redington Beach, Indian Rocks area and Clearwater Beach / Island Estates area.
There are several ways to maintain or reinforce seawalls from patching, having rip rap, capping or replacing so you’ll want to understand your all your options and also understand what upcoming work is needed if you are looking at buying a waterfront home from Tarpon Springs to Tierra Verde we can help.
Part 2 of our guide with video covers - Buying Pinellas County Waterfront homes – How Seawall Inspection Saved Buyer $10,000+ I discuss the importance of finding out the condition of a home’s existing seawall as well as the current costs for seawall maintenance, repair or replacement when buying a Pinellas County home on the water. I also share how buy knowing the right questions to ask and the right experts to use we saved our clients over $10,000 on buying a Madeira Beach waterfront home this month but more importantly we helped them avoid serious impending structural damage since the seawall needed immediate attention unknown to the seller. If you have questions about seawalls or buying waterfront homes in Pinellas County but them in the comments below or email me at Cyndee at Sandbarstosunsets.com.
If you are thinking of buying or selling a waterfront homes in the Tampa Bay area and value hard work, knowledge and results then please give Jack and I a call at 727-710-8036 to see how we can best help you.
We are passionate about being your Pinellas County beaches and waterfront property advocate. We’re committed to delivering Results daily based on Integrity, Knowledge and Experience – helping you buy or sell your waterfront home in Pinellas County

We’d like to be YOUR Clearwater Beach Real Estate Team! Call us today…
Warmly,
Cyndee and Jack Haydon, Realtors
Charles Rutenberg Realty
1545 S. Belcher Rd
Clearwater Florida 33764
727-710-8035 (Cyndee’s cell)
727-710-8036 (Jack’s cell)
Check out our other Tampa Bay Waterfront and Beach Client testimonials here > http://www.sandbarstosunsets.com/clients/
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Cyndee Haydon, Premier Sotheby's International Realty - Realtor | Estate Agent specializing in selling Luxury homes and beach condos from Clearwater Beach to St Pete Beach - 26 miles of paradise. (727) 710-8035 Cyndee's Google Profile
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Buying Pinellas County Waterfront homes – Seawall Inspection saved $10,000+
April 22nd, 2012 Categories: Pinellas County, Waterfront Living
Guide to Buying Pinellas County Waterfront Homes – Part 2 Seawalls Cost
Maderia Beach Florida - We always recommend a seawall inspection when looking at Pinellas County waterfront homes. Did you know that a seawall repair or replacement could be the biggest expense you could be facing? If you’re like most of our clients buying on the Pinellas County waterfront – this is not something you want to find out “after” you buy your waterfront property.
We’ve seen Pinellas County waterfront homes put on the market to sell because they can’t afford the needed seawall repair – don’t unknowingly buy someone else’s problem. If this the first time you’ve bought a waterfront home then you may not realize that it’s not something the typical home inspector or home inspection covers and the average Pinellas County real estate agent many not even realize that it needs to be inspected and who’s qualified to do it.
- You may also want to check out our Guide to Buying Waterfront Homes in Pinellas County
Since we specialize only in Pinellas County waterfront homes and beach condos we help our clients everyday by knowing the right questions to ask and the right people to get you the answers you need BEFORE you buy your new home. We understand you need the best resources like seawall inspectors and seawall engineers who can thoroughly evaluate the existing seawall and then give you a technical analysis of what’s needed along with 8-10 reputable local companies that can make the needed repairs so you can shop to have the work done while accurately comparing apples to apples.
How Hiring Pinellas County Waterfront Beach Real Estate Agents saved buyer over $10,000
Just this month we helped our clients buy a Maderia Beach Fl waterfront home that was beautiful – This home was updated with lovely curb appeal including pavers in front, tropical pool setting with pavers in back, a newer dock and seawall that had been well maintained – sounds great right?? Well when we had the seawall inspection the inspector determined that the wall was actually moving out and needed to be replaced in 4-6 months. Holy Moly 4-6 months is like “needs to be done yesterday!!” Any quess what the cost of a seawall was for a typical Pinellas County waterfront home is? Most lots are @ 75ft o the intercoastal which would be about $12,000-$25,000 depending on what’s needed. Well luckily it was determined that they could use the existing seawall and it could be capped however the buyer’s were looking at @$10,000 immediate repair and expense (this lot was a little smaller than normal so the costs were a little less) however if we’d missed that and things deteriorated it could have easily cost double and triple those amounts.
How would you feel if you found that out after you bought your new home? Or worse yet, you didn’t find out and 4-6 month from now you start getting settlement cracks in your pool and home – WOW talk about a huge expensive problem then!!
The good news is because we are Pinellas County Waterfront Beach real estate agents specializing in “the bluest backyards” everyday- our clients got the right inspections done with the best engineers and we were even able to negotitate to have the seller pay for the new seawall so not only did we save them $10,000 but we saved them a whole lot of headaches and potentially huge expenses in the near future.
So if you are thinking of buying or selling a waterfront home in Pinellas County – give Jack or I a call and let us put our local knowledge and expertise to work for you and stay tuned for more in our series Guide to buying Waterfront Homes in Pinellas County
If you are thinking of buying or selling a waterfront homes in the Tampa Bay area and value hard work, knowledge and results then please give Jack and I a call at 727-710-8036 to see how we can best help you.

We’d like to be YOUR Waterfront Beach Real Estate Team! Call us today…
Warmly,
Cyndee and Jack Haydon, Realtors
Charles Rutenberg Realty
1545 S. Belcher Rd
Clearwater Florida 33764
727-710-8035 (Cyndee’s cell)
727-710-8036 (Jack’s cell)
Check out our other Tampa Bay Waterfront and Beach Client testimonials here > http://www.sandbarstosunsets.com/clients/
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Cyndee Haydon, Premier Sotheby's International Realty - Realtor | Estate Agent specializing in selling Luxury homes and beach condos from Clearwater Beach to St Pete Beach - 26 miles of paradise. (727) 710-8035 Cyndee's Google Profile
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Clearwater Realtors Make Dream Home in Clearwater a Reality after 3 yrs
April 21st, 2012 Categories: Clearwater Florida
Moving to Clearwater FL – Working with No Pressure Clearwater Realtors Pays off
Clearwater Florida – a Clearwater Realtors, we learned a long time ago that people don’t want to hear what we have to say about how we work – it’s much better coming from our clients. Meet George and Julia Henry who recently moved their new home in Feathersound in Clearwater / St Pete Gateway area. George was in a serious work accident several years ago and as a result living in the cold weather in New York with lots of metal in his body now it was painful. Julia nd George contacted us knowing they had a lawsuit settlement coming and they could then to move to Clearwater Florida. Well if you’ve ever been in a lawsuit then you know even when you win, there’s usually delays, appeals, etc. so long story short it took over 3 years for all that to get resolved. In the meantime George and Julia would search all Clearwater homes for sale on our website. We stayed in touch and they would let us know whenever they were coming to visit, which was usually a couple times a year and we would go look at the “favorite” homes. They were ready and had a plan for when the big day would come…finally late last year they got word the last appeal, the last delay, the last hurdle was cleared…all the work, all the planning, all the dreams…were ready to become a reality.
They have been a delight to work with and we still enjoy getting together with them now that they’re all moved in their new home in Feathersound. I was touched by there recount of the relocation and home buying process and how there were afraid their Clearwater Realtors, us, wouldn’t have the patience to be there when all the dust settled. What a sad commentary on our Real Estate industry that so many focus on the quick sale – Jack and I started this business seven years ago to give the kind of service we want ourselves. Those that know us and have worked with us know we always put our clients best interest first. This year we have several clients who finally saw their dreams become a reality that we’ve been working with for three plus years – to me that’s a huge compliment that they’ve also chosen to stick with us for the long haul and that they value the job we do for them.
Honestly, it’s a two way street – not everyone is a good fit for us either – because we have to invest our time, knowledge and expertise and we don’t get paid until, you the client, closes on your dream home. So as much as our clients value loyalty and commitment – so do we ;D This joint partnership is what makes for a great experience and for our buyers to benefit from having a true advocate working for them and the bonus is our fee is covered by the sellers.
They also shared some honest insight in the last few seconds about how challenging it is to buy a home in Clearwater Florida today and how the newspaper stories and media hype about bargains and steals is not so accurate for todays real estate market. They found like most people looking to buy a home today that our inventory is way down and so the buyers that are ready to buy are all competing for the same homes and paying 92%+ of the list price when homes are priced with the market.
If you are thinking of buying or selling a home or condo in the Pinellas County area and value hard work, knowledge and results then please give Jack and I a call at 727-710-8036 to see how we can best help you.
We are passionate about being your Clearwater real estate advocate. We’re committed to delivering Results daily based on Integrity, Knowledge and Experience – helping you buy or sell your Clearwater Homes or condos

We’d like to be YOUR Clearwater Real Estate Team! Call us today…
Warmly,
Cyndee and Jack Haydon, Realtors
Charles Rutenberg Realty
1545 S. Belcher Rd
Clearwater Florida 33764
727-710-8035 (Cyndee’s cell)
727-710-8036 (Jack’s cell)
Check out our other client testimonials here > http://www.sandbarstosunsets.com/clients/
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Cyndee Haydon, Premier Sotheby's International Realty - Realtor | Estate Agent specializing in selling Luxury homes and beach condos from Clearwater Beach to St Pete Beach - 26 miles of paradise. (727) 710-8035 Cyndee's Google Profile
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Captains Cove Indian Shores Real Estate for Sale under $200K
April 20th, 2012 Categories: Condos for Sale, Indian Shores Florida
Indian Shores Real Estate – Captains Cove Condos for Sale
Indian Shores Florida – Captains Cove Indian Shores condos were built in 2002 and are 27 2 bedroom 2 bath 1140 square foot waterfront condos in Indian Shores FL. These condos are newer as Indian Shores beach condos go and have lots of great features – read all about in 5 Reasons to Love Captains Cove Condos in Indian Shores Florida for more details, photos and information about these condominiums.
There is an Open House if you’re interested in seeing this condo in person on Saturday April 21, 2012 from 1pm-4pm
Indian Shores Real Estate for Sale: 19811 Gulf Blvd #302 Indian Shores FL 33785 if you’d like to see if for yourself. You can all take a tour via the actual video we created below:
Search all Indian Shores condo for sale
Video of Hard to find Captains Cove Indian Shores Condo for Sale under $200,000
This Captains Cove Indian Shores Condo for Sale Features:
Make this furnished, pet-friendly, waterfront, 2-bedroom, 2-bath, 2-under building parking spots condo your home away from home and profit from the estimated 10k-15k annual rental income. Enjoy the sunrise water views from your balcony and sunsets on the Gulf of Mexico beach just across the street. Go fishing and boating from the dock or just hang out at the heated pool with bath house. This Key West Style waterfront condo features an open floor plan with inviting waters views from the living room, breakfast bar, and eating area adjacent to the kitchen. Come visit this Indian Shores Condos for Sale.
- 7 Day rental option -good for rental income / investment property
- Pet Friendly Condo – including large dogs
- Amazing waterviews
- Ample Parking
- Tropical Pool Oasis
- Sold Furnished
- Boat Dock – available first come
- Fishing Pier
- Large Balcony great for entertaining
- Inside Laundry
We are passionate about being your real estate advocate. We’re committed to delivering Results daily based on Integrity, Knowledge and Experience – helping you buy or sell your Beach condos in Indian Shores.

We’d like to be YOUR Indian Shores Real Estate Team! Call us today…
Warmly,
Cyndee and Jack Haydon, Realtors
Charles Rutenberg Realty
1545 S. Belcher Rd
Clearwater Florida 33764
727-710-8035 (Cyndee’s cell)
727-710-8036 (Jack’s cell)
Check out our Indian Shores client testimonials here > http://www.sandbarstosunsets.com/clients/
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Cyndee Haydon, Premier Sotheby's International Realty - Realtor | Estate Agent specializing in selling Luxury homes and beach condos from Clearwater Beach to St Pete Beach - 26 miles of paradise. (727) 710-8035 Cyndee's Google Profile
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