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This stately four bedroom beachfront vacation home places you in the lap of luxury right on Destin’s beautiful white sand beach. It’s located at 1765 Scenic Gulf Drive in the prestigious residential community of Frangista Beach. The upscale interiors have classically styled furnishings decorated in a tasteful professional manner with an eye towards comfort. It includes 2,289 square feet of ample space on three levels with columned beachfront balconies on each floor which span the entire width of this hospitable home.

The first floor beachfront level has a splash pool for refreshment off a sitting area that comes complete with a convenient wet bar. You will find yourself wanting to spend much time here with loved ones while enjoying the soothing surf…

Green upgrades are an effective way to increase your beach home’s value, while still being considerate of environmental impact. Here are a few of Modernize’s favorite improvement ideas, aimed to overhaul your home, while protecting your checkbook and Mother Nature.

Alternative Flooring Options
Replacing old flooring is a popular and effective way to instantly boost your home value. Hardwood flooring can be costly and not gentle on the environment, but alternative flooring options—like cork flooring—are a great substitute. Cork flooring costs are competitive to hardwood flooring, and with several stain and grain options available to choose from, this flooring option can be paired with your beach home’s current décor style.

Metal Roof Options
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If you looked up the word “palatial” in the dictionary it could very well show a picture of this spectacular home for sale. Words that come to mind to describe this gorgeous villa go beyond palatial. They also include spectacular, awesome and magnificent! This pinnacle of Mediterranean design looks like a palace or majestic villa that you would expect to find in some pristine destination in Italy. However this one is located at 3225 Bay Estate Dr in Burnt Pine, a prestigious gated enclave, within the already exclusively gated community of the 2,400 acre Sandestin Resort.

“Casa de la Bahia” is on the beautiful bay where it graces the lushly landscaped grounds overlooking the westward waters, which makes it a perfect place to be at sunset. It was…

The Emerald Coast is blessed to have some of the best golf courses in the Southeast, and four of them are located at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. Sandestin is a prestigious, exclusively gated wonderful world that comprises 2,400 acres of gorgeous land dotted with natural lagoons and forest. The resort straddles the exquisite landscape from the glistening gulf all the way to the expansive waters of Choctawhatchee Bay. The four golf courses include Baytowne, The Raven, The Links and Burnt Pine. They have won a series of national awards over the years including “Best Golf in Northwest Florida” by Birmingham Magazine and “Top 75 Golf Resorts Worldwide”. Golf Digest has named Sandestin as one of the “Top Golf Resorts” nationwide. Golf for Women…

Here at Ocean Reef Real Estate we receive many inquiries about fractional ownership opportunities located at the Emerald Grande in Destin and Inspiration at Sandestin. This is a relatively new kind of real estate that was introduced to the Emerald Coast in recent years and many may not be familiar with type of purchase. Here are some key notes that will help you decided if Fractional Ownership in Destin is right for you.  

Fractional Ownership allows parties who are usually unrelated to have a partial ownership and mitigated responsibility in a high-value tangible asset, which is most often resort real estate property. Fractional ownership endeavors include management administration, maintenance fees and certain rules documented in purchase…

For 33 years Ocean Reef Resorts has represented private vacation rental properties and many of these are luxurious beachfront condominiums located all along the Emerald Coast. A majority of visiting guests fall in love with Destin or any of the surrounding communities and come here every year on family vacations or romantic long weekend getaways. Eventually many decide to purchase property in this part of paradise and we have professional real estate agents who can help you.

Before you decide to buy a condominium you must zero in on a desirable location which is of paramount importance. You’ve heard about the importance of “location” before since it always applies to the purchase of a single family home, but it also applies to condominiums. Many…

For over thirty three years Ocean Reef Resorts has represented private vacation rental properties in Destin and all along the Emerald Coast of Northwest Florida. Many Ocean Reef guests fall in love with this area and desire to purchase property here so we offer professional Real Estate Consulting Services. This dove tails seamlessly with the rental operations side of the business since many buyers are interested in rental investment properties. In a new nationwide poll published this week on floridarealtors.org, eight out of every ten buyers in Florida factor potential income into their decision to buy property. Such income helps offset mortgage payments, property taxes, insurance cost, maintenance and HOA fees. Ocean Reef has decades of vacation rental…

If you are searching for a spacious wonderful family townhome on the beach that may also be used as a great investment rental property then you should definitely take a tour of this property for sale. Seawinds 4 (1577 Scenic Gulf Dr #4) is a completely furnished charming three story Destin townhome with four bedrooms and three full bathrooms and sits beachfront with sunny views of the glistening emerald hued gulf. These beach views may be seen from each of three levels from an open partially covered deck with a porch swing and outdoor dining tables on the first floor along with additional balconies above.

On the first floor of Seawinds 4 there are two large bedrooms with comfortable king sized beds and one of these rooms also comes with a nice…

Located at 178 Open Gulf Street is a three story six bedroom home with six full bathrooms offering over 3,000 square feet of gracious living and is just steps away from the luminescent emerald green waters of the gulf in magnificent Miramar Beach. It comes completely furnished with upscale professional décor and is comfortably appointed. Although this beach home has the look and feel of a private residence, it is also an excellent rental investment property. In fact in recent years it has become a popular family destination and grossed over $111,000 for 2013.

You may consider buying it as your Dream Home for retirement or use it as a vacation home and rent it out for lucrative passive income. Its award winning Old Florida design comes with breezy…

The word is out! People are flocking to the sugar white sand beach and vibrant emerald hued gulf water of Destin, Florida. Once a sleepy fishing village, this intimate coastal town has exploded in popularity as a top tourist destination. Unlike many beach destinations in the United States, accommodations here in Destin are unique, big box run-of-the-mill hotel rooms are scarce. In fact, there’s not even one hotel on the beach in Destin’s city limits. Serious investors are drawn to buying vacation homes and condos in Destin for this very reason. In addition to professional real estate investors, many visitors are getting in on the action – acquiring a dream home along our shores. Are you considering buying a vacation rental home in Destin? If so, consider…