Bayshore Estates

There are only a few days left to put those finishing touches on your home decorations!

Recently you received a postcard in the mail reminding you about the Bayshore Estates Christmas Decorating Contest. Next Monday, December 20th, the Fine Coastal Living Team at Keller Williams Realty will view the neighborhood and pick a winner for each of our two categories-”In Excess” and “Traditional Style.” Each of our winners will receive a $50 Mayfaire gift certificate.

You do not have to sign up – just decorate your home to participate!

Although we just recently posted the July edition of  This Month in Real Estate, we had to get the August entry up and running for you. This is exactly what we have been telling potential buyers. If you or your friends have been waiting for the planets to align before buying, please share this video with them – then have them give us a call at the office 910-442-2030. We want to help-NOW!!!

Even though this morning the weather channel is reporting about the remnants of tropical storm Colin, we thought it would be a good time to send out some reminders about hurricane preparedness. August, September and October have historically been the most active months and we want you to be prepared for Danielle, Earl and Fiona if and when they arrive.

Develop a family hurricane preparedness plan before an actual storm threatens your area.

• Prepare an inventory of your personal property and document with photos or video tape.
• Review your insurance policy to determine if you have adequate coverage.
• Create a list of emergency contacts. Have an out of state friend as a family contact.
• Assemble important documents (medical records, account information, insurance policies) in a watertight container.
• Review evacuation route and destination.
• Teach your children what to do in the event of an emergency.
• Make a plan for your pets in the event you must evacuate.
• Have a disaster relief kit prepared with water and non-perishable foods, portable flashlight, cell phone and fresh batteries.
• Make sure that you fill up your car with gas.
• Procure cash as Banks and ATMs may not be available for extended periods.
• Bring all outside furniture and toys in.
• Cut tree branches that could damage windows.

If ordered to evacuate, do not wait or delay your departure.

Select an evacuation destination that is nearest to your home, preferably in the same county, or at least minimize the distance over which you must travel in order to reach your intended shelter location.

If you decide to evacuate to another county or region, be prepared to wait in traffic

If a hotel or motel is your final intended destination during an evacuation, make reservations before you leave.

If you are unable to stay with friends or family and no hotels/motels rooms are available, then as a last resort go to a shelter and bring your emergency kit with you.

For more information to keep you safe during a hurricane visit: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/disaster_prevention.shtml

Please check out our new listing in Bayshore Estates at 450 Aquarius Drive.  With mortgage rates at historic lows, now would be a good time for you to share this with your friends who are looking to purchase.  They will get a great house and you can be a hop, skip and jump away from them!

Bayshore friends,

Today as we are thinking about the 4^th of July holiday, we are drawn to some incredible leaders in history and thoughts they had about freedom. As you enjoy the holiday full of friendly gatherings and bar-b-ques, picnics, fireworks, etc remember the price that has been paid for our freedom and the honor we have as Americans for being able to call this home-the land of the free and the brave. Please feel free to post your own thoughts or quote in the comments. Visit www.amillionthanks.org to tell a service man or woman how much you appreciate their contribution to our freedom.
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction” — Ronald Reagan

Freedom is first of all a responsibility before the God from whom we come. — Alan Keyes

History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. — Dwight D. Eisenhower

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it. — Thomas Paine

Men fight for freedom, then they begin to accumulate laws to take it away from themselves. — Author Unknown

Freedom is that instant between when someone tells you to do something and when you decide how to respond.– Jeffrey Borenstein

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. — Benjamin Franklin,

Liberty doesn’t work as well in practice as it does in speeches. — Will Rogers

Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged. — Ronald Reagan

For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. — Nelson Mandela

The path we have chosen for the present is full of hazards, as all paths are. The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission.
John F. Kennedy

Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry is own weight, this is a frightening prospect. — Eleanor Roosevelt

Freedom from effort in the present merely means that there has been effort stored up in the past. — Theodore Roosevelt

This comment could be heard this past Saturday as Bayshore friends and neighbors gathered to dine on the most beautiful red crustaceans you have ever seen. Our cooked Maine lobsters arrived right on time and the wonderful side dishes that you brought to share completed the feast.

 We know it seems simple but when you bring food and friends together it always makes for a good relaxing time. It was a pleasure to get reacquainted with old neighbors and to see our newer Bayshore residents strike up conversations with each other and get connected.

 Enjoy the pictures below!

Please remember to call in your lobster order on or before Thursday, May 27th. The “lobster line” is a local call 910-545-5378. REMEMBER YOU MUST TELL THEM IT IS FOR THE BAYSHORE ESTATES PARTY OR YOUR LOBSTER WON’T SHOW UP!

If you tried to call the Lobster Line but couldn’t get through, please try again.