Posts Tagged ‘vacation’

Building your dream home – your main home or your vacation home – is not a fast process. We bought our lot 5 years ago and have spent countless hours designing, re-designing, detailing, changing drawings again and again to get to the stage where we are ready to start. Add to that countless hours getting quotes, discussing with builders and suppliers – and this is just getting ready to start – it is not a task for the faint-hearted.

But now we’ve chosen our builders – George Barrett of New Smyrna Beach Construction Company – the silt fence is up (this protects the river from the build) and the fill is coming in.

Follow us through the excitement and heart-ache of this new build – and if our ideas are tempting you – come and see us at the office. We can help you find your dream lot (either a green-field site or with something to demolish already on it) and share our experience and contacts with you.

The wintery cold rainy weather caused the January New Smyrna Beach Balloon Fest to be postponed to this month.  The events start on Friday, May 21, at 5 p.m. and continue through the weekend, closing on Sunday at 4 p.m. 

Approximately 25 hot air balloons will be glowing over the sky at the New Smyrna Beach Airport.  One may ride in a tethered balloon, an airplane or a helicopter …or all three! 

In addition to the balloons, entertainment includes music, skydiving demonstrations, aviation demonstrations, antique and classic cars display, and food. 

A sight not to be missed is the “Balloon Glow” at 9 p.m. both Friday and Saturday evenings. 

More detailed information is at NewSmyrnaBeachBalloonFest.com.

We’ve posted the latest beachside condo guide and you can download it from the website. If you are in the area without a printer, do pop in and we can run one off for you.

We have a new team member – Cathy – who’ll be looking after the office and the rentals from Wednesday to Saturday and she’ll be pleased to help you. Noelle or Neville will still be manning the office on Mondays and Tuesdays. Inevitably there will be times when they are out showing property – if we’re not in when you call, please ring the office number and it will forward to whoever is on duty.

We’re already receiving enquiries for Spring 2011 and so if you want a three month booking in New Smyrna Beach for next year – start planning it now!

We’re always looking for more properties to rent – both for monthly/3 monthly winter rentals and for weekly summer vacation rentals. If you are interested in earning some money from your second home when you are not using it just let us know.

If you’re reading this in the cold somewhere north – here’s what you are missing!

I’ve just uploaded the Silver Dolphin Beachside Condo Guide for January showing listings of the latest availability of properties on the beachside. A bit later than usual, but writing from snowy England at the moment. Even Florida has been colder than usual – but even if it’s too cold to swim or sunbathe, it is still beautiful to walk along the quiet beaches and commune with nature. If your New Year’s resolution was to get lose weight and get fit, what better start than a vacation at the beach with plenty of sea air, exercise and good food. There is still some rental accommodation available in January or February if you are quick.

We’ve just updated the Condo Guide to show the latest condos available beachside in New Smyrna Beach as at 30 November. You can download the guide from the website – click ‘home’ and you’ll see the button on the left – or if you are in the area and don’t have a printer, pop in to our office and we can run you one off.

There’s a huge selection of properties to suit every pocket – from huge luxury ocean front apartments to much less expensive properties just steps from the beach. Many have good rental histories, which can help pay your running and borrowing costs, making them great value for your vacation home.

If the guide hasn’t tempted you yet – have a look at the webcam at Flagler Avenue – http://www.volusia.org/beach/smyrna.htm – surely you can’t resist the beach? Start planning your next vacation now!

So many of the rental units available in New Smyrna Beach do not permit renters to bring their pets. This presents a problem to people wanting to winter in New Smyrna Beach and who cannot leave their pet at home.

We’ve asked local owners if they will permit pets – but most won’t.

So we’ve linked up with local business Coco’s Doggy Day Care – a new Canine Club for dogs up to 35lb. Your pet can stay in a beautiful ‘pet hotel’, you can visit and take him out and he’ll have luxury ‘slumber care’ – you can even book him a massage!

Coco’s have agreed to give our renters 10% discount off their published prices – just ask us for a voucher when you book your vacation rental with us. Have a look at their doggy day care facilities on their website.

Then after your stay send us some pictures of your happy pet having his vacation at Coco’s and we’ll post them here.

We’ve updated the condo guide as at the beginning of October and you can download a copy straight from our website or call into the office if you are in the area.

We’d like to showcase various condo complexes over the coming months – so if you are a condo owner tell us what’s great about your condo. If you’re looking to buy – tell us what attracts you to the different communities. If you are a realtor reading this blog – tell us about condos you have for sale or rent and what’s special about them. Once we’ve collected enough opinions, we’ll write them up here.

With winter approaching – wouldn’t it be nice to spend it in your own home in the warm and relaxing town of New Smyrna Beach? If you can’t come here yet, at least you can look and dream!

Keep watching for further news.

You can download the latest condo guide, showing New Smyrna Beach, Florida beachside condominium listings as at September, 1st.

If you want more details of any of the properties shown – or if you want us to check if anything new has come on the market, then do call us on 386 478 7810 and we’ll be delighted to help you choose your new home.

If you are looking for an investment with vacation rental potential, we can also help to look after your renters for you.

Summer 2009 has been very busy for rentals. Many renters are looking for shorter breaks, in the current economy – but equally we have more advance bookings for 2010 than ever. The secret seems to be to ensure the properties are clean, modern and well cared for, then renters return again and again. We’ll be happy to share our experience to help you maximise the rental potential for your property.

Looking to buy a Florida condo around New Smyrna Beach? The Silver Dolphin Beachside Condo Guide © shows condo listings for the New Smyrna Beach area. Use this link to view or download our Florida Beachside Condo Guide in pdf.

The first condo guide being released in July 2009 is 43 pages (423kb), and will be updated regularly with new beachside condo listings. Updated replacement condo guides will be released as property is added or sold using the same download link, so new visitors will always have the latest New Smyrna Beach FL condo property listings. Returning visitors can check for the latest by viewing the pdf online to compare the release date.

If you are interested in buying or renting a New Smyrna Beach condo property or home, please speak to our Florida real estate team and we can obtain up to the minute information for you.

We’ve been coming New Smyrna Beach to enjoy our oceanfront condo for nearly 10 years now. Some friends cannot understand why we keep returning to the same place when there’s a whole world out there to explore. So what’s the attraction for us?

Sun, warmth and sea breezes
The ocean: to watch, to walk along the shore, to play in.
The wildlife: dolphin, manatee, pelicans, sea birds
The people: friendly – and not too many of them!
Security: – a feeling of safety in this relaxed and beautiful town.
Proximity to Orlando and the Theme Parks was an initial attraction
The feeling of ‘coming home’ each time we visit (so much so that we’ve started Silver Dolphin Properties now – a Real Estate company offering vacation rentals and sales – so we can spend even more time here)

Who rents our oceanfront properties in New Smyrna Beach?

* Retired and semi-retired couples come down in the spring for a few months – and their families can visit them for shorter breaks
* Escapees from the cold winters come to New Smyrna Beach for a week or so of sun and warmth.
* City dwellers come to the beach
* Local Orlando people seeking out the sea breezes
* Local families bring the children for the summer (leaving one or more members of the family to commute back to work)
* Family get-togethers – where all the cousins can play together and the parents can catch up and relax
* European families who have OD’d on Theme Parks come to enjoy the beaches that are far less crowded than the normal Mediterranean alternative.

Come and see for yourself – we look forward to seeing you in New Smyrna Beach.