Bienvenue to the new 100-room bay-front boutique hotel, Le Ciel, in Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. More than $2 million was spent updating the resort’s first multi-story building to create a stylish, waterfront lodging dedicated to personal indulgence. The new vacation and meeting destination’s motto says it all: Where the sky ends, Le Ciel begins.

Majestic views of Choctawhatchee Bay provide the back drop for sitting poolside or on your private balcony. Binoculars for dolphin and bird watching are available from the front desk. Hotel Ciel guests are granted complimentary access to the Sandestin Fitness Center, just steps away. Guests also have access to the resort’s amenities.

Le Ciel is also designed with meetings and conferences in mind.  The new hotel is adjacent to Sandestin’s Bayside Conference Center with 33,000 square feet of meeting space.

For more information, go to http://hotelleciel.com/.

A two-car garage at 1249 Deerwood — a great value.

Got stuff and looking for a great buy in Sandestin?  This three-bedroom home has a roomy two-car garage and is priced for a quick sale at $324,000.  The Seller says, “Get it sold!”  These kind of opportunities are becoming very rare as our number of available homes for sale drops andprice inch up.  Please contact me today at 850/585-7334 for more information.

The property, located on the banks of the Choctawhatchee Bay underwent a $2 million transformation of both interior and exterior spaces.

Accommodation choices include one-bedroom suites, king, and double-double guestrooms which feature wireless internet, iPhone docking stations, and flat-screen televisions. LeCiel also features a pool with beverage service. 

The new hotel is located on the site of Sandestin’s first multi-story resort hotel, most recently known as Bayside Inn.

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• Add curb appeal: “Make sure the house is cleared of winter clutter, that windows are washed, that the front door is painted or clean,” says Brad Knapp, regional vice president for the National Association of Realtors® for Ohio and Michigan. “You have to give the house good curb appeal.”

• Declutter: Remove clutter from the home so that buyers can actually see everything the home has to offer. Any excess belongings of the sellers should be stored in the garage or in a storage unit.

• Be careful not to offend: “Hunters and fisherman often have game hanging on the walls,” Knapp notes. “Some people are offended, so get that off the walls and into the garage.”

• Consider staging: “It might behoove (sellers) to hire a professional stager to help them,” says Robert Simon, a professor at Cleveland State University. “You have to get it right so it looks lived in – but definitely not cluttered.”

• Complete routine maintenance: Make sure sellers complete obvious maintenance projects before the home is listed. Also, sellers need to realize that “people don’t care if you spent $15,000 fixing the roof. It’s worth nothing,” Simon says. “The market expects the roof to be in tip-top shape. You have to go above and beyond.”

Source: “Steps you can take to boost your home’s value,” U.S. News & World Report (March 5, 2012)

Burnt Pine’s 14th hole is featured on the magazine’s cover. Leading golfers through pine forests, wetlands and beautiful Choctawhatchee Bay views, Burnt Pine is consistently cited as stunning and scenic — as well as challenging. The course is private, but resort guests have access and privileges in designated tee times.

Burnt Pine is one for four championship golf courses in Sandestin.

There are 25 condos listed for sale that are also under $200,000.  Most are studios or one-bedroom condos, but six of them are two-bedroom condos.

Inventory is down. If you are one of those buyers “sitting on the fence,” this is the time to jump down and move forward.

1. Price it right. Set a price at the lower end of your property’s realistic price range.

2. Prepare for visitors. Get your house ready at least two weeks before you begin to show it.

3. Be flexible about showings. It’s not easy having folks walk through your home, often at a moment’s notice. But the more amenable you are about letting people see your home, the sooner you will sell it.

4. Anticipate receiving offers. That means decide in advance what price and terms you will accept.

5. Don’t refuse to drop the price. If your home has been on the market more than 30 days without an offer, you should at least consider lowering your asking price.