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Florida Waterfront Lifestyles- Boaters Paradise Found In West Palm Beach Florida. 

South Florida has some of the best beaches in the world but it also has a lot more than that.

If you are a boat owner from a small motor boat to a mid size sailboat to a yacht you will need to have the amenities nearby not only to dock your boat or yacht but also to be able to have easy access. Many boat enthusiasts want to be members of Yacht Clubs or boating clubs. 

West Palm Beach is home to a fantastic Sailing club that offers lessons to small children, youth and adults. They sponsor all kinds of regattas and other sailing events. Stay tuned for more information regarding all of the Yacht, Boating and Sailing clubs nearby.  

As there is a limited amount of coastline and the regulations are quite strict on building new docks- docking boats is a major concern for boaters that want to move anywhere along the Florida Eastern coastlines. West Palm Beach and south to Boynton Beach Florida offer some great boating communities where you can actually dock your boat right outside of your home on your waterfront lots. Some of the condos offer docking facilities and most of the finest Yacht clubs are conveniently located where you can rent out dock space. 

One of the pride and joys of Florida is that Florida is home to the Manatee. The Manatee is a very docile mammal that lives in the intracoastal and river waterways and also in some parts of the Everglade waterways here in South Florida. Here are some photos of a Manatee Cow with her Calf that one of our sellers took right outside of his home. You will love these photos. 

Waterfront property along the West Palm Beach intracoastal waterways offers some amazing scenic points where you can watch the great Manatees. We ask that all boaters be careful as they navigate through the Intracoastal and inner waterways in Florida because the biggest injury to Manatees comes from the propellers in the motor boats. 

There are several Condominiums and Townhouses along the West Palm Beach Intracoastal Waterfront that will offer you all of the amenities you are looking for to live the Florida Waterfront Lifestyle. 

If you want a single family home you will be able to find a few of those also although they do not come on the market since people don't want to move once they wake up each morning to these amazing views. 

We have a Florida waterfront lifestyle listing that is a boaters dream right in the heart of West Palm Beach Florida-click here. 

Wake up to amazing sunrises and just do a 180 at night to view amazing sunsets. You have the best of all living with great weather, sunny skies, abounding wildlife that makes for a boaters dream come true here in West Palm Beach Florida. 

Our buyers' agent will be happy to pick you up from the Breakers' Hotel in Palm Beach and take you on a tour to find your perfect Florida Waterfront home.  

This was a nice breezy day when I took this video so you will hear the wind in the background. 

You may also begin your search right here- Click here for the direct search tool to Florida Waterfront Lifestyle homes and condos. 

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Cityplace Downtown West Palm Beach Lifestyle- Luxury Living Steps away from some of the best beaches in the world to night life that is welcoming to all- you can live where the downtown action is in Cityplace of West Palm Beach Florida. 

Here you can choose a luxury condo or a simple urban loft to call your second home or full time residence here in West Palm Beach Florida. 

Or you can live in a down to earth town house right next to the hustle and bustle of Cityplace shopping by day and clubbing by night. 

This unit here is actually one of our listings in Cityplace of West Palm Beach. It is a townhouse that you can now get for a really great price. We also have a gorgeous condo right on the intracoastal waterway here.

Living anywhere along the corridor you have some great views of Cityplace. 

How about living in a condo in Trump Plaza? Trump Plaza has some great views of the South Florida Intracoastal waterways and the beaches. 

Nearly every weekend you can enjoy local and regional talent with different bands and musicians to entertain you in the concert area of Cityplace. Here is a photo that Nestor took overlooking the balcony into the crowds gathered around to listen to these talented voices. 

Downtown West Palm Beach is home to the Internationally acclaimed Kravis Center. I saw 'Phantom Of The Opera' at the Kravis Center- what an outstanding performance with some of the best acoustics I have ever heard sitting on the balcony. You are just a few blocks away from one of the best private Universities, Palm Beach Atlantic University of which we are the proud parents of a daughter who graduated with her Bachelors of Psychology and is now earning her Masters. 

We also have the Dreyfoos School of the Arts which was founded in 1989 and is the nation's #57 highest ranked high school. You have to audition to go to this school and only the very talented get in because there is a huge waiting list. It is highly competitive and is not based on geographics but rather talent. Palm Beach County school district is the eleventh largest school district in the U.S. that includes a geo area larger than Rhode Island or Delaware. 

Shopping and eating are something everyone that comes to Cityplace likes to take part in. How about being able to walk to Publix right from your front door? Just steps away from Publix-a Florida Supermarket that has a great organic section. 

There is nothing like ending a day of walking with a foot massage at Brookstone's here at Cityplace. 

If you plan to visit, stay at the world famous 5 star Breaker's Hotel on over 140 acres of Oceanfront property where service is second to none. Our buyers agents will be happy to pick you up from the Breakers and take you on your home buying tour of some of the most luxurious condos available in South Florida with full amenities including a door man and concierge services. 

Take a look at what you can get for you money by using our interactive search tool right here, no need to leave this page, no need to log in- just have some fun searching around: 

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Live The Lifestyle Of Your Dreams!

Bring your boaters, your dreamers, your water enthusiasts to this fabulous direct waterfront South Florida Condo on the Intracoastal and they will make it their own.

When we arrived at this secluded and tucked away dream spot on Flagler Drive in West Palm Beach Florida the views took our breath away. The first thing we noticed is that with this direct Florida waterfront location is there will never be anyone or anything that can obstruct the breathtaking views from outside on the patios or inside from the great room.

This is a boaters' paradise with passage to the ocean inlet. There are no bridges along the 1 mile waterway to the inlet. Go slowly along this waterway passageway because there are Manatees in thewaters here. In fact, Manatees swim right outside of your front door right at your seawall. We have included some photos the owner took of a mommy manatee playing with her baby. Amazing! Close enough to be up close and personal with one of Florida's wonders, the docile and gentle Manatee! Water and nature enthusiasts will be in heaven with the abundance of wildlife in and out of these waters.

But of course even those of us who love serenity and peaceful brilliant night skies filled with stars and a moon so close you think you can reach out and touch it still like to go out on the town once in a while. Geographically speaking; the location is convenient and close to anything you need. You are just 6 miles from an International Airport, 3 miles from all the downtown action with great restaurants and night clubs, street concerts and shopping. 3 miles from the famous Worth Avenue in Palm Beach second only to Rodeo Drive in CA. One of the top rated hospitals is less than 1 mile from your front door steps.

 The structure of the building is solid concrete inside and out with impact glass windows and solid roofing that withstands high winds along with at least a 9 foot concrete sea wall.  Living on the water does not have to be expensive either! The HOA fees which include your wind and flood insurance are only $300 per month! WOW! Luxury living at a frugal price! The utilities are low also. The sellers' highest bill was like $250 and lows are $60 and $70 per month. Of course, that is their bill, yours will be up to you.

As we walked around the outside of the building we enjoyed full views of the intracoastal where ever our feet landed! There are two porch style patios that have their own personal touches. From one you can watch the yachts and action along the water and from the other porch/patio you can nap in quiet serenity on a hammock. Later in the evening we were greeted by a commercial fisherman who generously shared his catch of the day with us. This is the life, we shouted! And all this can be yours for a great price!

Inside the home we were greeted with Travertine Marble floors with Roman Cuts and oversized impact windows overlooking the expansive intracoastal water views. No curtains needed here! There are motorized blinds to block out the most amazing sunrises- although we would have no clue why you would want to do that! The sunrises are an amazing sight to behold here and all yours to treasure!

The nautical theme runs throughout the home along with top quality finishes that you just have to see to believe and appreciate. There is no way we can explain in words about all the details that make this the perfect nautical themed dream home for only $749,777.

Call today to schedule your private tour of your next south Florida waterfront home. Enjoy the movie below: 

To  view Florida Waterfront Properties- Click here. We know Palm Beach County Waterfront Homes and Condos- and will help you get your home Sold if you need to Sell your home and help you buy your home in Palm Beach County Florida: Call us today.

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We just closed on another Palm Beach County short sale and What Our Clients Have To Say! 

 This listing was in downtown West Palm Beach in a condo development right on the Intracoastal waterways in South Florida.

Here is what the sellers say about Palm Beach County short sale agents, Nestor Gasset and Katerina Gasset: 

Our experience with International Properties and Investments, Inc was superb! Katerina, Nestor, and Milet are very professional, knowledgeable and helpful, and having them represent our property was a pleasant undertaking during a stressful time. We needed to “Short Sale” our property and they helped us through the entire process. They found the buyer and dealt with the bank in a timely matter. We would highly recommend them.

Thank you,

Gus and Tracy Torres

Avoid Foreclosure! Call Nestor and Katerina Gasset for Short Sale Information Today- 561-753-0135 or learn more at Short-Sales-Florida.com.

The Short Sale Closing That Was Saved In The 11th Hour!

Short Sale- West Palm Beach Condo- The Slade  

Short Sale Lender: BankUnited Florida - One Mortgage

Condo Fees- Current

Mortgage- Lis Pendens

Source Of Listing- Referral from our attorney- she does not do short sale negotiating.

• Bank approval in less than 60 days.

• Cash buyers

• Hardship- Investment underwater, business decision

• Seller had to pay for HOA fees, attorney fees and a few minor title fees. 

The first buyers were a group of investors who failed to perform on their contract at the end of the day.
We went through the whole short sale process, negotiated the short sale with the bank and the sellers.
This was an investment purchase. Our attorney who was doing the closing and the buyers' attorney went back and forth settling title issues.
The buyers then failed to wire the cash to our attorney's trust account within the time frame. We felt worst for their agent who could not even reach the buyers!

The date to close was coming up fast so we put the condo back on the market right away with the accepted price as an approved short sale.
This lender allows substitutions of buyers.


With less than a week to meet the lender's deadline for closing- we hoped for the best.

We were racing against the clock! Could we do it? It would have to be a cash buyer to close that quickly.

So to work we went and:

Within 24 hours we had another cash buyer. The buyers' agent stepped right up and their buyer did the home inspection within hours of signing the contract, wired the money into our attorney's account, Milet called the negotiator to tell her that we were sending her a new HUD for approval because we changed out the buyer and then we set the closing time!

So we closed this West Palm Beach short sale in the 11th hour, the day of the deadline to close on the approved HUD!

Then the buyer's agent called us right after closing to ask us to list the property sold in the mls straight away because his buyer was putting the condo back on the market- he is flipping the property.
Sold price $139,000. He put it back on the market for $190,000.

There are some good flipping opportunities for skilled and experienced investors in our West Palm Beach Condo Market!

Avoid Foreclosure! Call Nestor and Katerina Gasset for Short Sale Information Today- 561-753-0135 or learn more at Short-Sales-Florida.com.

West Palm Beach Acreage- Update on Cancer Testing in the Acreage.

Residents of the acreage area of West Palm Beach, west of West Palm Beach, North of Royal Palm Beach and Wellington Florida and East of Loxahatchee Florida- were and some still are concerned about contamination that may have been the cause of an increase of residents getting cancer in a specific area of the Acreage. This semi-rural area has about 45,000 residents.

The Acreage consists of homes that are all on at least one (1) acre of land with most being on plotted land of 1.25 acre per home. This is a very popular place for many people to live especially people who do not want to be bossed around by homeowners associations. There is no homeowners association and the county is the only entity that enforces code enforcement. Those who love animals also are attracted to the Acreage area because you can have your horses, dogs, chickens, roosters and goats on your property unlike most towns and subdivisions in Palm Beach County where you would have limits to how many dogs you can even have.

Erin Brockovich even came here to meet with area residents who are concerned about a link between the land and the cancer rates. The state of Florida did a lot of testing and the state regulator's finding that the well water has met with the Florida health standards. The law firm that Erin Brockovich works with is doing a further investigation to see if there is a link between contamination and brain cancer in that area.

A few parents who have children who have died from the brain cancer think that they are not testing for the right contaminants in the right places. The DEP tested for over 200 substances.

If you live in the Acreage area of West Palm Beach and you are concerned about this issue you may contact the Florida State Department of Health.

Homes are still selling in the Acreage of West Palm Beach Florida. Search for your Acreage home right here on this interactive home search widget below.

To  view Florida Short Sales- Click here. We know Palm Beach County Short Sales and Port St Lucie Florida Short Sales and will help you get your home Sold if you need to Sell your home and help you buy your home in Palm Beach County Florida : Call us today.

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