The word vacation is a unique word. It makes people from all walks of life feel a sense of calm. Vacations are carefully planned with the intention to create memories and are a yearly tradition for many families or groups of friends. Whether you are planning a quick weekend getaway or a week away, beach lovers from near and far have discovered Galveston Island. The most important part of the vacation planning process is deciding where to stay and call “home”. The most common options available to the consumer are staying at a hotel or renting a condo or a home owned by an individual owner.  Most of you reading this article have probably experienced a stay from a hotel type accommodation.  A vacation rental property is usually discovered by searching the internet to locate properties base... 07/20/2012

Since I moved to the Island 13 years ago, every year I would hear talk of casinos coming to Galveston, but I really did not start paying attention to the speculations and opinions from fellow Islanders until about 5 years ago when I started my career in real estate. As each year passed, more and more clients would ask me what I knew about the controversial issue and what impact it would have on the city of Galveston. It seems that this became a popular debate and “what-if” scenario for Island property owners since 2009. After the painful year Galveston experienced in 2008 due to Hurricane Ike’s wrath as well as UTMB, one of the Island’s major sector of the economy, laying off over 3,000 employees, more and more people seemed to support the idea of expanded legalized gambling in Texas. M... 05/05/2011

4230 King Rail Circle Galveston, tx 77554 Amazing Galveston beachfront home Home Photo Gallery Virtual Tour Property Map Payment Info Request Showing Contact Me Jason Keeling Office:409-740-1600 Mobile:409-750-2222 Website:Visit Website Price : $575,000 Bedrooms : 4 Bathrooms : 4 Square Foot : 1,838 County : galveston Property Type : Detached Year Built : 2006 MLS Number : 20093321 click for more information and pictures Property Description This is an amazing beach-front house in Pointe West Galveston. Pointe west offers a huge beach club with pool, bar, library, work out room, and much more. The home is a large 4/4 furnished vacation rental that made over 40k in 6 months and should do well over 50k for a full year. Priced to sell- owner motivated Equal Housing Opportunity. Ryson Real... 10/09/2009

  4 bed / 4 bath $575,000   This is an amazing beach-front house in Pointe West Galveston. Pointe west offers a huge beach club with pool, bar, library, work out room, and much more. The home is a large 4/4 furnished vacation rental that made over 40k in 6 months and should do well over 50k for a full year. Priced to sell- owner motivated 09/21/2009

Pointe West Galveston stretches across more than a thousand acres on the western tip of Galveston Island. It is the Islands only resort style community on such a grand scale. Pointe West features a Private Beach Club and a multitude of destination resort amenities. Pointe West's offerings include; custom homesites, elegant villas (condos), and charming beach cottages. You choose your locale, on the Gulf side for oceanfront fun or on the bay for a serene natural setting. Galveston has taken resort style living to a whole new level. There are more than 3 miles of bay front and beaches. This community was most certainly built with active lifestyles in mind. There are lagoons for kayaking and canoeing, several parks, a bayside pool club, and a marina, which keeps natural habitats intact, is... 02/18/2008

Pointe west is a great development poised to capitalize on Galveston's surge in second homes and vacation rentals. The community is based around a community center with work out facilities, pool, bar, restaurant, and much more. Pointe West Galveston also features large park lands, lazy river, pedestrian and gold cart trails, and "private" beach. The market is sluggish for homes and condos in Pointe West, but rentals are doing great. I just talked to a few owners who had great rental incomes. One owner had over $30,000 on his condo, and another have over $50,000 on his beach house.  Now is the time to buy as some owners want out and are sacrificing price for a fast sale. Both homes and condos are available; condos and in the low 200's and a beachfront home can be bought for under 600k. .... 02/12/2008