Jon's Real Estate ramblings

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Real Estate Broker/Owner - Daytona Condo Realty, 386-405-4408
Living in Daytona Beach area is more relaxed and easier than in more humid Miami, and it is also the most affordable living by the Ocean.
RECENT BLOG POSTS
Shark Bites in My Neck of the WoodsShark Bites in Our County – the Shark-Bites Capital of the WorldJust a few days ago came the news of the 10th shark bite in Volusia County, where I live, and which includes Daytona, Ormond and New Smyrna Beach and a bunch of other cities and towns. Out of 10 bit...
11/04/2020
2-bdr condos in Daytona Beach ShoresActiveIn this post we would look at 2-bdr/2-bath condos in Daytona Beach Shores.42 condos for sale marked Active in MLS total.Prices start from $208K for a condo in Ocean Terrace Club (Across the street from the ocean) to $460K for a gorgeous 2,097 sf river vie...
11/02/2020
 Truck Meet Event this year was set for the Labor Day weekend. Coronavirus has made so many changes to our way of living. I Twould be impossible to even imagine all these changes even a year ago…Social distancing, … This year 4-day event is the 4th in Daytona’s history. It is, probably, the most ...
09/06/2020
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A young friend of ours is an epidemiologist doctor. We have 4 of them in our county. When the story of no masks reached us, I told my wife that we should not really worry. If needed we could ask her for a couple of masks.Today she called me. She asked whether we had a mask for her. She is working...
03/24/2020
I am reading about coronavirus and can’t believe my eyes. We do not need to wear masks. Really?So, the virus can easily spread when people cough, but we do not need to wear masks to protect ourselves.Seems like the only reason they give you is that if we do not stop using them, then professionals...
03/22/2020
The Plaza Resort & Spa in the Time of  Hurricane DorianI should have written about the Plaza Resort & Spa long ago, but something was jumping ahead, and there is always never the right time, so I didn’t.In this long period of my MIA, I attended two last Board Meetings and sat through them and lis...
09/05/2019
Daytona Condos in 2018There are 543 condos for sale in Daytona Beach Area, which includes Daytona Beach, Daytona Beach Shores, Ormond Beach, Ponce Inlet, South Daytona, Holly Hill, and Port Orange.This is the peak of the slow season, so no wonder prices start from $45K (3 condos for less than $45...
01/15/2019
Ran into this image on Twitter.Gosh, people really have a great sense of humor. Of course, I am not talking about Trump. I assume there are way more people who need the Liagra. Some of those people I considered decent a couple of years ago. O, tempora or mores
01/07/2019
The Plaza Resort & SpaGot a phone call from a New Yorker. She read my old blog from 2008 about The Plaza Resort & Spa. Wow, that’s a very old one.But The Plaza is still standing, and, funny enough, the units in this condo-hotel are unbelievably affordable. Yes, they are not as they were at the lo...
12/16/2018
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For 14 years we lived in the Russian Arctic, and it was not a surprise that there we were not getting many friends or relatives to visit us.Now, that we are in Florida, one would think that now we should always have a full house, but it is not really the case.But right now, we have a pleasant exc...
11/28/2018