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Gulf Breeze Waterfront Home - This one is SPECIAL and it truly needs a loving family right away - 3700 Square Feet - with a dock, boathouse and lift. The home has 90 feet on the Bay, a seawall and views to take your breath away.

You'll love the deep lot filled with Live Oaks. The home has a curved driveway leading to a two car garage. There are four large bedrooms, three with their own baths, and even an outdoor bathroom for the gardener or fisherman!

An easement next door makes the property feel even more private. The lot is elevated and out of the flood plain.

Work in Pensacola (NAS Pensacola) or Fort Walton Beach (Eglin AFB, Hurlburt AFB) and live in a private Paradise. Gulf Breeze is conveniently located midway between Pensacola and Fort Walton Beach. 

Gulf Breeze has award winning public schools. The home is only a short drive to beaches, parks and shopping.

Gulf Breeze Waterfront Home - This home is price at $699,340. For a virtual tour, visit my website: www.PensacolaForYou.com

Pet Fest in Gulf Breeze - Trust me, Pet Fest is a "Don't Miss" event in Northwest Florida!

Have you ever seen an iguana dressed as a cheerleader? Here's your chance. This is an Anything Goes event second only to the Flora-Bama's Mullet Toss. Over 1,000 people attended last year, most of them brought along by their pets. And the variety of pets is pretty amazing as well - horses, goldfish, lizzards . . . and yes, some cats and dogs as well.

This year's event will be more educational, with 23 vendors displaying pet related items and 7 veterinarian stations.

• WHEN:   10am to 4pm, Saturday, May 10
• WHERE: Shoreline Bark Park, across from the Gulf Breeze Recreation Center, 800 Shoreline Drive
• COST:   $5, Proof of rabies vaccine for all pets
• INFO:    932-7888

Pet Fest in Gulf Breeze . . . Don't let your pet go without you!

The Zoo Northwest Florida hosts a Longneck Party to welcome the newest giraffe, Colby.

Wooo Hooo! Break out your dancing shoes as there will be live music. Heavy hors d'oeuvres, raffles, a cash drawing and the unveiling of the Zoo's new giraffe exhibit are among the treats you can expect at the Longneck party.

Colby is a 12 year old male giraffe that stands 18 feet tall. Zoo handlers say he is adjusting well to his new home.

• WHERE:   The Zoo Northwest Florida, 5701 Gulf Breeze Parkway
• WHEN:     Friday, May 9 - 7pm to 10pm
• COST:     $30 per person, $50 per couple
• INFO:      932-2229

The Zoo Northwest Florida - Gulf Breeze, FL

What to do on a lazy sunny Easter afternoon on the Gulf Coast? (It's 70 degrees, by the way.) This girl hit the road! The Gulf Breeze Arts and Crafts Festival was a great start!

 A glass artist in his booth.                                         This artist makes airplanes from Coke cans (Pepsi too!)

There's always something going on in Florida's Panhandle

I met this couple at the Gulf Islands National Seashore (view toward Pensacola Beach). They were on vacation, escaping the snow, and planning a drive up the coast to Mobile, AL. I was able to give them info. on the landmarks along the way. They'll enjoy fine dining in Fairhope, AL this evening!

Lots to do! Now it's almost time for a spectacular Gulf Coast sunset . . . better hunt up a glass of wine!

In a near record slow market for our area, 22 months of inventory, I recently put a $239,900 home under contract at full price within two days. How? The home was meticulously maintained and the seller, while upside down like many today, was well educated about the local market and absolutely realistic.

Gulf Breeze, FL Home - Priced Right, Sold Quickly 

We have to do our best, for our clients and ourselves, to explain the real market picture . . . ugly as it might be for a seller. I'd hazard a guess that I'm not the only one who has chased the market down with more than one listing over the past year or so. Everyone suffers in this scenario.

I remember the advice that the best time to buy is when you need to . . . same goes for selling and it isn't always when the market is hot.