Real Estate Feast

Archive for January, 2009

High Pines special: Sold for $405,000

High Pines Gem on Corner Lot

This property closed for $405,000.  It was originally priced at $625,000. This home at 5360 SW 76th Street on a large, 12,500 square foot lot in easy-living South Miami/High Pines has been reduced to $525,000. Three bedrooms, two baths, impeccably maintained with tile and refinished terrazzo floors, this corner residence is in the heart of the most desirable residential neighborhood in South Florida.  A special feature is the split plan, there is a one bedroom, one bath guest quarters across the breezeway.  So it would be perfect for a home office, artist’s studio or mother-in-law apartment.

You can reach me at bishopric.r@ewm or 305-401-8058.

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Miami-Dade County finds gold in my kitchen

All the permits I had to pull.

I had to have architectural and engineering drawings done and approved to do so.  I also had to pass an “owners test” which is basically going down to the Building Department with my drivers license to prove I’m me working on my own house instead of someone else working on my house.  The logic of this completely escapes me.  But the good news is that the kitchen is back on track and we passed our “rough” inspections so we can put up the drywall.

Here are the cabinets in waiting in the living room. 

Cabinets ready for installation

I think Andy the Cabinet Man of A.G. Cabinets (305) 761-8967 has done a beautiful job of crafting these custom-made, maple cabinets. 

If you’d like to commiserate with me about home renovations, or find out about South Florida real estate, you can reach me at bishopric.r@ewm.com or 305-401-8058.

Free kittens to good homes!

Three Cute Kittens

Awwwwww, aren’t they cute?

Soft-hearted Wife Extraordinaire picked them up at the hospital where she works.  We’re getting them inoculated, so they’ll be healthy.  But we can’t keep them, see The Adventures of Riggs the Hospital Cat to learn why Betty Boop won’t allow that.  (By the way, Riggs did eventually find a home.)

So, if you’re in need of a cuddly, warm, loving, cute–did I mention cute?–fluffy ball of fur, you can reach me at 305-401-8058 or bishopric.r@ewm.com.