Mike Payne

Feb

4

2012

Sarasota Area Property Owners Fight Chinese Drywall & Serious Health Concerns!

Sarasota-Bradenton property owners pray class action lawsuit resolves years-long legal battle to rid their homes of potentially dangerous Chinese drywall. Sarasota area housing boom (circa 2001-2005) forced imports of Chinese drywall. Personal & Property Dangers Force Class Action Lawsuit According to University of New Orleans toxicologist Dr. Patricia Williams, the drywall appears to release three [...]

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Jan

26

2012

Sarasota LOSES Money, AirTran Announces It’s Leaving Sarasota International Airport!

Sarasota (FL) AirTran will end its service to and from Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport Aug. 12. The final Air Tran flights at SRQ will be on Aug. 11. Why the shocking reaction in Sarasota? Seriously, you didn’t SEE this coming? Any person of modest means who lives or travels to and from Sarasota knows it’s damn [...]

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Jan

21

2012

Sarasota Foreclosures – Wrecking Ball Destroys Dreams, Greedy Bankers Pocket Millions!

60 Minutes reports on wrecking ball used to fight foreclosure epidemic; 11,000,000 property owners nationwide owe more than their homes are worth! Tick-tick-tick! Cameras capture head-shaking reality: cities throughout the US are bulldozing abandoned properties. Banks foreclose and abandon properties, forcing cities to confront blight. You will have trouble believing the following 13 minute video [...]

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Jan

7

2012

Lake Sarasota – 7270 Mauna Loa Blvd Overcomes Challenges…Finally SELLS At Last Minute!

7270 Mauna Loa in Lake Sarasota avoids foreclosure: 2nd lien holder signs off for pennies; appraiser finds value & inspector gives thumb’s up to roof. Selling Sarasota real estate these days definitely requires many stars to align…perfectly. With this sale, we struggled to: 1. Short 2nd lien holder – nobody wants to accept less than [...]

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Dec

31

2011

Sarasota’s Siesta Key Beach Redefines “White” Christmas, Northerners Choose Sun Over Blizzards, Black Ice & Arctic Conditions!

Where’s all the Christmas magic when there’s no snow, no arctic temps & no gray skies? Who said there’s no “white” on Christmas in Sarasota? In case you’re unaware, Sarasota boasts the best “white” in all of the US. To be clear, I’m not talking about SNOW – heavens no. In Sarasota, we don’t “do” [...]

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