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2015 Rental Season Off to Fast Start

Dedicated Sandbridge vacationers have already started booking favorite houses for the 2015 Summer season. On June first each year Siebert Realty opens the upcoming year's rental calendar.  Families who come back year after year were on the website and on the phone early to be sure they get the week they always have at the property they call "their vacation place". One family has been renting my oceanfront vacation home, Panorama, for 6 years. Some families have been coming back to Sandbridge and...

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Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act

Sandbridge property owners and property values will benefit from the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act passed by congress this week. This act will supercede the Biggert-Waters act of 2012. THE FOLLOWING EXCERPT IS FROM AN ABC NEWS REPORT DATED 3/14/14.   President Barack Obama is set to sign into law a bipartisan bill relieving homeowners living in flood-prone neighborhoods from big increases in their insurance bills. The legislation, which cleared Congress on Thursday, reverses much of a 2012 overhaul of the government's much-criticized...

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Sandbridge Properties Have Above Average Rental Income

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For years my clients have mentioned that they feel Sandbridge vacation rentals generate above average rental income when compared to most other warm weather east coast beach communities. Although I don’t have any statistics to support these opinions I can say that when I come across data from other communities it confirms these beliefs. The most obvious reason seems to be supply and demand.  States to the south of Virginia have 10-30 times more ocean frontage available for homes and condos....

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Flood Insurance Bill Passed by Senate

  The Senate passed a bill Thursday (1/31/14) to delay certain flood insurance rate hikes. The bill delays the implementation of certain provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012. Known as the “Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014,” it was sponsored by Sens. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.). Its fate now rests with the House of Representatives where some Republican leaders have expressed opposition to the flood insurance delay provisions. The Senate bill would halt premium hikes by...

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Sandbridge – Your Vacation Retreat

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Never Forget Crucial Maintenance Tasks Again

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Everyone has a way to keep track of things that need to get done. They range from having a staff to handle your affairs (not particularly affordable) to just not remembering everything when you’d like to (not particularly useful).  If you’re still looking for a way to remind yourself of home maintenance tasks, perhaps you should take a look at your phone. Because, there is an app for that. The iPad/iPhone boasts a number of useful apps to consider. HomeSaavy is...

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