By Victoria Ostrosky
Sophie was decorating her new condo on the beach and noticed a lot of her new neighbors were using golf carts to tool around the complex. They looked like fun. “Good morning, Tom! It is Tom, right? I’m your new neighbor, Sophie.”
“Welcome to the neighborhood!” said Tom....
Environmental Cleaning for the Win
Destin Environmental Cleaning is the Emerald Coast’s first team of environmental cleaning experts. It started when two young men realized that the current sanitation procedures for businesses were not doing much more than a light cleaning. Logan Wayman and Caleb Pratt took their discovery and...
By Scott Miller, Local Homeowner
Freedom—ahhh, sweet freedom. As Americans we are blessed to enjoy freedom in many ways.
These days there is certainly a lot of discussion on this topic and many points of view. Especially right now having just celebrated the 4th of July and being smack dab in...
By Matthew Vanderford
Usually this column is meant to discuss insurance-related themes and the occasional life topic that comes to mind. But this time I wanted to send a different message as this area has been exposed yet again to another set of disasters. First, Hurricane Michael came to devastate...
By Rita L. Sherwood
Community Management Associates (CMA) is an association management firm that offers customized management services to the different associations they serve. Each community is different and has differing needs. CMA provides services for HOA’s of all sizes and condominium developments as well as mixed use properties which...
By Maurice Stouse, Branch Manager and Financial Advisor
These days many investors are in search of income. With interest rates nearing record lows, a recent sell off in the stock market, job losses, early retirements, reduced or eliminated dividends, and income security has become even more important to many Americans....
By Victoria Ostrosky
Janet and Sam had just enough time to hurriedly, with shaking hands, grab some framed photos, their laptops and changes of clothes. The police officer urged them to move quickly. With their adrenaline pumping like they had just run a sprint, they drove out of their subdivision,...
Seasoned mortgage extraordinaire and lifelong resident of the Florida panhandle
As Regional Production Manager for Inlanta Mortgage, Inc., Balenda brings over 18 years of experience in the mortgage industry and title field to those she works with and is pleased to find herself still just as passionate about her clients...
Managing an organization is a full-time commitment and a business owner’s top priority.
The day to day can become easily consumed by administrative responsibilities, vast amounts of paperwork, government compliance and detailed accounting. Unless your business specializes in these areas, that does not leave much time for the heart of...
