How much does waterfront FL Keys cost?
A typical waterfront home in the FL Keys around $700K. Prices have gone up but there are still deals to be found! How to buy in the Florida Keys when you are not rich.
Mark and Laurie are real real estate agents with Coco Plum Real Estate here in Marathon, FL. We can help you sell or purchase a home in the Florida Keys. Call/Text or email Mark Gable 770-561-6091, markgable@me.com
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A VACATION RENTAL visit www.keysrentalsonline.com and browse our inventory of homes! Laurie and I cannot book the vacation rental for you, but we are happy to answer questions and give you pointers to make your visit here the best that it can be!
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We dont live in houses in the Keys. We live outdoors. We sleep in houses and clean up and thats about it. Dont need much square footage.
Love following you two these years! thank you all for sharing with me!
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for hanging in there with us!
You folks are very nice people and it’s a pleasure to watch what you have going on down there . Congrats! I’m looking forward to seeing your new home!!
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
I love how sweet you two are together! I bought a Nature Coast Florida canal-front home that leads out to The Gulf, and maintenance on the boat is ongoing ----but worth it. It was always my dream as a kid to live on the waterfront. Congratulations on living your dream.
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Lisa, we appreciate your kind comments!
Love following you fine folk's journey and look forward to keeping up. Congrats on the success and new home. Keep the good coming. Doug
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Will do!
Congratulations guys on your new awesome purchase. Y’all did great.!Thank you for your videos. Cheers to y’all . 🍻🥂
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!!
Good for Ya'll!!! I've missed ya's! Looking forward to your future videos. I love watching you two. I'm excited for your future adventures!!! 🥰 please show us you're remodeling and moving into your new home. Can't wait!!!! Merry Christmas!!!! 💕
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas!!
Congrats on the new home purchase! I'm glad you were able to find a place you like up near Marathon. I can't wait to learn more. Thanks again for showing us homes and showing us around the last time we were in town. Your knowledge, honesty, and good nature shined through just like in your videos! We still haven't decided whether to make the leap or not but if we do you'll be the first people we call!
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!
Congratulations guys! I was thinking last week you hadn’t put out a video in a while. Glad to see you back.
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Jim!
this was great. really glad I found this page, may be looking you up later on down the road
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Awesome, thank you!
So good to see y’all again. You’ve done a fabulous job on the Ramrod house. Congratulations on your new home in Marathon. Can’t wait to see it too. Take care & again, Congrats😘
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
Just finally saw this. Congratulations! Another nice video. Heppy to see your hard work pay off.
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thanks a ton!
Great video. Glad things are going well for you guys. As far as reaching out for non-real estate related advice, We recently made our first trip to the keys, and Mark was super responsive and very helpful on a few questions I had about flying our daughter into Key West and the options for getting her up to Marathon where we were staying. Thanks Mark!
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
You are welcome Brady, so glad we could help!
I have missed watching your videos. Congratulations on all your real estate ventures. Hope to see another video soon. Merry Christmas and Happy New Years.
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! You too!
Congrats love the video looking forward to the Marathon video
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Robert!
Awesome video! I always look forward to seeing you two living your dreams. Congrats on your new home and if I'm ever in a position to buy down there I know exactly who to call. Great to see another video - we'll be holding onto our seats until the next one. Enjoy, and have a Merry Christmas.
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching! Merry Christmas 🎄
Great video.. can't wait to see what you do with the new place
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Very soon!
Congratulations on your blessings and success. For most including myself anything in the keys and south FL the market has priced out . Enjoy the channel and merry Christmas! ✨️
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thank you and Merry Christmas!
WOW!!! Congratulations on the new home! I think your little house is lovely too. Good luck on the move!
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Alison!
Congrats! Thanks for the informative video.
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Your welcome!
Love the turquoise coloring!
Congratulations to you guys on your new home purchase. 🎉
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
You both are an inspiration to us, you are the reason we made the decision to move to the keys because of all your informative videos of your experiences and real living in the keys and you also include your family & friends including all your real work. Just saying thanks for everything you do. Duke & Victoria 😊
@GablesOnTheGo
7 ай бұрын
Wow how nice of you! Thanks so much, sorry for the late response!
Awesome video! Congrats on both houses!
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
Mark and Laurie, you guys have a very nice house, but what makes it a lovely home is the two of you guys. Thanks, for sharing your home with us. Blessings and peace!
@GablesOnTheGo
11 ай бұрын
Thank you James!
You two are truly blessed!!
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Yes, we have been truly blessed. Thank you for watching!
Blessings to both of you in all you do👍❤️
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Shaybre!
Great video guys, the place looks great, can't wait to see the new place in Marathon. I just got back from Marathon a week and a half ago, it was great down there, great location.
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching!!
Another quality video guys.congrats on the selling and buying.busy folks
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
Love this! Good luck with your new property! I know who to call when I decide to move from Tampa area! Best of luck and keep posting !!
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
Excited for you two!
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
Happy for you guys. We are on vacation. In Orlando this week and in Marathon next week (17th - 24th).
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I hope your vacation is wonderful!
Congrats guys!
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thank you James!
Congratulations on both your new home and finishing current. You mentioned Knights key. We loved the sunset grill and the view of the 7 mile bridge. And Knights key. That's my goal. Fitting look at my last name. Lol
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Alan! Sunset Grill has some great views!
Congrats on the new place. Love the Keys...a few of my great aunt and uncle's on my mom's side all had places in the Keys from the 60's till 1990 . The last one sold her house for about 30k I'm told. What a sweet deal that would have been! Looking forward to the new vids!
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Oh wow! That would have been a sweet deal!
Thanks. Nice honest informative video
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
Congratulations on both homes! We love the Keys and are looking forward to our retirement vacations there!
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@nuracaicedo2632
Жыл бұрын
Aruba Jamaica come on pretty mama key largo Marathon Island the key West Coco Island 🏝️..
Congrats on the second house. That's the way to do it! Keep moving onward and forward!
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Jerry!
RTR!!!!, We did give you a great coach! I will say you did a great job with this house. I just started watching. I still have a full time job,APCO.
Hey! you two. How great to see your smiling faces again. I have not been good at keeping up right now, so I am glad I did not miss too much from you. Love your little house and can't wait to see what is next for you with the Marathon house. My sister is coming to stay with me for the holidays and I have to prepare for that. It is miserable here in PA. Rain, cold, and I heard that it is all to get worse later this week. OH! to be in warm weather. Have a wonderful holiday and I will catch up with you again. OH! yes, I took my photo off here and put flowers. I was getting strange messages from some weird man on the comments I made to others I watch on here. That was a first for me.
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Hey Joyce, good to hear from you! I like your flowers. I'm so sorry about the cold, try to stay warm!
Very nice home, congrats Gables. Oh my what a surprise, sold the GA property, now you really have found home. Another congrats. Enjoyed the video.
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Bill!
Great Video Guys! Nice to see your video. again. That house would be a great bachelor pad.
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Nat!
Congratulations Gables!
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Diane!
❤ love your vids 😊
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Bill!
Enjoy and do a little fishing. Thanks for the info
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, will do!
Someday… love the Keys I go down every year ,my youngest son loves it down there also 👍👍
Just found your website. You are living the exact same dream I want. You have a perfect sized house.
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Mark!
Can’t wait to see all about the new house! 🥳
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Awesome!
Congratulations you too, I know you really love marathon area so that works out perfectly and we wish you all the best. Hope to see you around.
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Tom!
Congratulations on your new home. I am bringing the family to Marathon in three weeks for a week stay in Key Colony Beach. My wife and I come down at this time every year. (When we can border cross) from Ontario Canada. Our favorite place to relax and enjoy the people and weather. Maybe bump into you some time in the future. Enjoy your videos. Very good with loads of information. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Tony! KCB is a great place to stay 😃 Merry Christmas 🎄🎄🎄
Great news.......... Looking forward to more video's
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
You guys seem like generally nice people. Thanks so much for your video. Definitely thinking about a home down there....lol
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
Perfect, thanks
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
Congratulations Mark and Laurie on the new Marathon house. The Ramrod Key house really looks great. You did such a good job on the updating and glad to see you were able to keep the cool kitchen cabinets. Good luck on the move and hope to see you down the road.
@shayl1951
Жыл бұрын
It's beautiful you two did a great job on your home I love it❤️
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Tony! Yes, the cabinets stay for now...
Congratulations 🎉Love Marathon and DRC❤️🐬❤
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Jennifer!
Congratulations on getting the house in Marathon. Glad to see you coming back up to the other side of the bridge. Maybe we will run into you in Publix or Home Depot some day. Enjoy!
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Steve! You probably will, we are regulars at the Publix 😋
Very cool!
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
I've been a huge fan of your videos and have been a subsriber for a while now. I just returned from my first trip to the Keys. I lodged in Grassy Key, and I loved the neighborhood. Everyone down there was so friendly. I'd hit Publix for ice and beer, go to Sombrero for some sunlight and then go to Keys Fisheries for the best seafood I've ever had. I even got to witness a turtle release. My only complaint would be the chickens trying to bite me in the Publix lot and the $9 I had to spend for 18 eggs in the store. The prices at the grocery store were the only prices that were obnoxious. I'd say everything else was reasonable. I can't wait to return with the family. Thank you for the content, and congratulations on your new purchase.
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Sorry about the chickens, I have never seen them bother anyone. Maybe just one having a bad day or protecting her chicks.
🤠You guys give more info than most realtors.
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
I am glad we could be helpful!
Great video, nice job on the rebuild. We are part-time residents in Key Largo, we bought a condo which was suppose to be our winter residents, but for the last year it has been used as vacation rental property. People are willing to drop $5,000 a week just to vacation in the Florida Keys so it's pretty much a no - brainer......
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Yep, the short term rental market is hot down here!
Merry Christmas and a happy new year if I don’t see you
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas 🎄🎄🎄
You guys finding out early about the house being for sale is what we used to call *_"The Coconut Telegraph!"_*
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Yep, I forgot about that old saying 😉
I spent June and December of 2021 in Cudjoe nad can't wait to go back. What an awesoem place to live
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for watching our channel! Mark Gable LLC, Coco Plum Real Estate 770-561-6091 markgable@me.com
Glad y’all are living your dream! Go Dawgs!
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Steve!
Beautiful homes congratulations God bless
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
And I hear the collective sigh at about 12:02... that is a fantastic keys home!!! Boat right outside, built on stilts, it's perfect!
I'm a long time Keys resident, 44 years. I was just hit by Ian, my house, on the water, did well but this is the worst I have ever endured from a hurricane. I'm ready to go back home. I lived on Big Pine and then Summerland (Summerland Cove Isles).
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Hi Debra, sounds like you got hit by Ian a lot worse than Irma in 2017...
@jimshoe402
Жыл бұрын
OLD Buddy lived there How bad was IT ?? My TS on Daytona Beach is Gone or Worthless the water right there.Not 200 meters OUT when I had it..ALOHA
Thanks for the video. Great real world info on real estate expenses. Do most buyers use property inspectors when purchasing?
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching! Yes they do use home inspectors. Insurance will require 2 reports from the home inspector as well.
Hey Gables, love your videos. Although we're not likely to buy real soon, we do dream. We are going to be riding the keys and staying in Marathon for a little while next week. Let me know if you guys feel like grabbing a cup of coffee and chatting.- Bruce
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Just give us a call Bruce. We love to meet new people but as you might imagine we are constantly busy here so we really never know our schedule. Just give us a shout and maybe we can meet up! Mark
Hi guys. Thanks for the great videos. I just love the palm trees I’m your yard. I live in Maryland on the Chesapeake bay. I visit the keys once in a while. I always wanted to buy a small piece of land there to put my toy hauler trailer. Maybe I should talk to you all to see if people do that down there.
@GablesOnTheGo
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! There are very specific rules to "putting an RV on your land" down here...feel free to give me a call sometime and I can let you know the basics of this. It's not as easy as you might think unfortunately. Mark Gable LLC, Coco Plum Real Estate 770-561-6091
Congratulations on another house. 😊
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Jimmy!
Congrats, I am still kicking myself for not moving on a 400,000$ place in Ramrod Key back in 2019 it is more than double that since COVID... looking forward to seeing the new place.
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
We wish we had bought in 2017...
Hey Mark and Laurie did you guys get your jelly fish lamp from the owners of the house you sold? What a fun lamp!!?
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Actually we got that at Royal Furniture in Marathon. I love it!
I love honest video's , I may move to Key West the Navy Base has rental town homes / condo's that will give a chance to check Island Time Out to video's like this one really educate viewers.
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Timmy, I am glad it was helpful!
Outstanding place. I'm a retired Naval aviator. Looking forward to finding a place in the keys
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! We will be happy to help you find a place in the Keys and give you more details on living here. Just give us a call! Mark - 770-561-6091
I have yet to visit the keys but I am planning on a trip down there,I’m in Northern Ohio and I hate it,I’m 55 and have had six back surgeries and a total knee replacement on my right knee,I Love Florida and am planning on a move there for the weather and because it is the most beautiful place I’ve ever seen
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for watching our channel!
OH!!!!! I almost forgot! Could you pleeaaaaasssseeeee show us a better picture of that lamp that was in the corner as soon as you come into the living room from the porch. What were those things hanging from it? Lights? It looked like a jelly fish. Can we see it lit up? Love it! 😁
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
It is one of my favorites! It is a jellyfish lamp. It has little marbles at the end of each tentacle. I will post it on our Instagram page - Gablesonthego
Wow! What a deal...even with reno costs...
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
We agree!
love your channel guys. do you know if people who are wheelchair bound live there? can you make a video if they do..
@GablesOnTheGo
11 ай бұрын
Thank you! Yes, there are some ground level houses and ramps and elevators in some homes.
Good for you Christmas Florida
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Ronnie!
My late wife love Marathon Christmas Florida
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Happy holidays!
I've never seen you guys' video's. but I think you guys look amazing and beautiful together... Let me guess I imagine another cost a lot of money to live at the Florida keys. I've been to Marathon Island... I have anxiety the whole time I was there I couldn't eat...😓🌍
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Nura! Sorry you had a bad experience while you were visiting though.
The house looks good; very functional. I owned an elevated house in Port Aransas, Texas and discovered that there was a lot of condensation under the floors from the AC unit operating in the humidity. Have they figured out hw to deal with that? My question is regarding institutional financing for a house bought in a condition like yours; is it available or do you go with hard money and then refinance when the project is done? Have you sold any liveaboard boat slips down there?
@GablesOnTheGo
3 ай бұрын
Lending is typically not the problem because the land is worth so much compared to a home like this. Now, insurance on the other hand can be difficult and of course if you can't get insurance you can't get a loan. Every property is different for sure.
How’s the market in the upper keys area? Canal front. Looking to relocate from Miami and purchase soon
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Market is doing great in the upper Keys. Give us a call when you are ready to purchase 😎
Looking down your canal, I didn't see any sailboats. Is that because of a bridge to cross under or shallow water, or just that none of your neighbors are into sailing? Does sailboat access jack up the home cost significantly? I'm hoping to get a 42-45' cat with about a 24' beam and 4' draft. Current boat is a 31' tri with 22' beam but folds to 9'. But I've heard year round sailboat insurance is getting nearly impossible in price and availability in Florida.
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
The canal depths vary at different locations in the community. There are no bridges so mast clearance would not be an issue, but I would think control depth would be for a keel boat. We have boats in the 50 foot range go out from here, but I can't think of seeing a sailboat in the neighborhood.
Can we have an update on the Marathon home? Interested to see what you’ve done with it.
@GablesOnTheGo
9 ай бұрын
We will soon, did some landscaping and putting in some cabinets so everything is in disarray. We are building a big back porch as soon as permits are granted and will do videos on the house before and after 😀
@lisal77
9 ай бұрын
@@GablesOnTheGo excellent. Can’t wait to see
Great video! How is the traffic down in the Keys?
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Lisa! Roads are busy right now, it is peak season. We just don't make too many left turns unless it is at a red light 😉
@lisacatalano841
Жыл бұрын
@@GablesOnTheGo Thanks for the response!
New subscriber here.
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Welcome aboard and thanks for subscribing!
Water quality kinda sucks in marathon... I'll keep my little torch key home with clear canals... y'all make great videos i like to watch while our keys home is rented out in the peak months... thanks
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
You are welcome Todd.
You know, I was wondering what was going on with you two. Missed ya. When you were coming up to the big surprise I was thinking… oh no she’s pregnant 😅. Well congratulations. I wish my insurance was that cheap! They have gone crazy in Sebastian.
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
No more babies for us unless they are grandbabies 😉 Insurance is a bear, for sure!
@kmichaelp4508
Жыл бұрын
@@GablesOnTheGo , that would be a major shock to the system. I was kidding of course. I can’t imagine kids
I have lived there before, from Boca, to Florida City on the mainland. And up and down the Keys when I worked in the Caribbean for the government… but I actually enjoy living in Georgia better, and just visiting Florida.
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
We do love Georgia but love the Keys weather more as we get older.
Great video. Let me ask you, how bad are the floods? how often do floods occur? What is your county doing for the roads to your homes to combat flooding? How are the taxes and flood insurance for the Florida keys housing market? Sorry for all the questions. I really am interested in purchasing a property down there.
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Give us a call, we are happy to discuss things with you! Mark Gable LLC, Coco Plum Real Estate 770-561-6091
Hey guys we have been watching your videos a while , we moved from North Carolina to Venice Florida in 2022 . We want to move to Keywest next . My wife is a realtor . We’re both licensed but I don’t work in real estate I work an 8-5 job to ensure we make ends meet since we just moved this year. Everything has been great the move was a success praise God. We do want to get to Keywest sooner than later . What do you think the marker is going to do this year 2023 what are your projections for the Keywest real estate market ?
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Hi Brantley and thanks for watchin our channel. I would be happy to speak with you at length about things down here. Just give me a call at your convenience and I'll share some thoughts with you. Mark Gable LLC, Coco Plum Real Estate 770-561-6091 markgable@me.com
I find that you two school teachers have found your spot in the keys! I would love to live down in the Keys, but have a school teacher son and news media son, with a construction son up here in the Mid West of Northern Ohio and three grandchildren up here! ! Just saying that it would be hard to leave our three boys and our three grand children in Ohio if we moved!
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
That would be too hard, but maybe a second home one day for all to enjoy!
I love a Georgia peach! She's a keeper. I moved to GA to marry mine.
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
Are you doing long term rentals ❤️
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
No we don't handle rentals but have some contacts if you are looking for one. Feel free to call, text, or email: Mark Gable 770-561-6091, markgable@me.com, Coco Plum Real Estate.
Congrats on the new house in marathon, not sure why you would pay what you did to buy a house on the water. i am sure you will fill us in.
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Fill you in on why we would pay what we did for a house on the water or not on the water?
How well is Amazon delivering down there?
@GablesOnTheGo
9 ай бұрын
Amazon delivers great here!
How long were y’all teachers in Ga ?
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
Laurie had 27 years teaching and Mark 15 years teaching.
looking for a place in keys is there any ocean areas that ban fishing i don't want to get a home in that area?
@GablesOnTheGo
Жыл бұрын
There are only "patches" that there is no fishing. They will be protected areas mostly out around the reef that a protected zones. Normally very small and would not affect where you might live in the Keys. There is so much fishing here I've never heard anyone having an issue with that.