Is Buying or Renting Right for You?

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"Is it better to buy or rent?"

This is one of the most frequent questions we are asked here at Blue Marling Realty Group. The truth is, the decision to buy or rent depends on your current financial situation, your future plans and the lifestyle you want to live. Both options have their own set of benefits, and potential drawbacks, that should be carefully evaluated.

• Buying may make sense if you...

  
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• -Have reliable income, good credit and documentation to verify your savings.

• -Can afford at least a five percent down payment and related closing costs.
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• -Want a chance to build equity and be eligible for homeowner tax breaks and credits.-

• -Have an adequate cash reserve to withstand a loss of a job, long-term illness, or other financial setback
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• -Are financially able to take on home maintenance/improvement projects.

-Are Planning on staying in your home for at least four years.

Renting may make sense if you... 

-Have a career or lifestyle that requires you to move frequently or suddenly.

-Prefer having a set monthly budget and cannot afford unforeseen home-maintenance expenses.

-Do not have the time or desire for home maintenance /improvements.

-Enjoy having amenities such as a pool, gym, concierge and tennis courts.

-Plan on downsizing your living space or retiring in the near future.

-Are experiencing a financial setback and/or rebuilding your credit.

The advantages of owning or renting are different for everyone, so be sure to consider these important personal situations and long-term goals before making your decision.

"The World's Luckiest Fishing Village"

Destin is known as the "World's Luckiest Fishing Village." The city houses the largest and most elaborately equipped fishing fleet in the State of Florida.

Destin’s history dates back to the seventh century A.D. Artifacts confirm American Indians lived here, surviving off the abundant seafood in area waters. Spanish explorers visited some 900 years later, and divers are still finding wreckage of old ships in area waters.

Destin traces its immediate history to a fisherman, Leonard Destin, who moved here from New London, Conn., and settled in Northwest Florida about 1845. For decades, he and his descendants fished and navigated the only channel passage to the Gulf of Mexico between Panama City and Pensacola, known as Destin’s East Pass.

Fisherman of Leonard Destin’s era fished close to the shores with seine nets from small boats called yawls, which they operated with oars. The oldest seine fishing boat still in existence is The Primrose, a 1920s era boat now restored and on display at Destin’s History and Fishing Museum. A trip through the museum reveals the evolution of fishing in the Destin area, from methods used by its earliest Indian inhabitants to seine nets, the introduction of rods and reels, and eventually to the largest charter fishing fleet in the State of Florida.

Top 5 Reasons You Should Entrust Your Investment Property With Blue Marlin Realty Group

5. By choosing Blue Marlin Realty Group as your property manager you are supporting local business and contributing to building a stronger community on the Emerald Coast. Owners and co-brokers, Johnathan Hughes and Jerry Sullivan, are always available and on-site to greet you or to discuss any aspects of your property.

4. Blue Marlin Realty Group believes in an open door policy and building a personal relationship with all clients. Kiss the big corporations and automated phone recordings goodbye! When you entrust your property to Blue Marlin Realty Group, your management team is just a stop in or phone call away to discuss your investment property. Owners feel like a part of the Blue Marlin family- because they are! 

3. Blue Marlin Realty Group works with the best local full-service Marketing and PR agency, Proffitt PR, that helps keep them as one of the most visible real estate groups in the area. Blue Marlin Realty Group has presence on all major social media outlets which increases rental potential more than just listing properties on a typical rental website. 

2. The Blue Marlin Realty Group vacation rental inventory has almost tripled in two years. The Blue Marlin Realty Group website has seen more traffic than ever before! 

1. MAKE MORE MONEY- Bottom Line! The Blue Marlin management rate is only 25% whereas the average rate for other companies in the area is 30-35%. They charge NO credit card fees, NO travel agent fees, NO start up line fees, and guests are responsible for their own cleanup fees. Rental properties were bought for investment purposes and Blue Marlin Realty Group believes in owners keeping the money where it belongs---in their pockets!