Real Estate Exposed 7.16.2025_Bob The Builder

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:11):
Good morning.

Speaker 2 (00:12):
It's eleven o seven on a wonderful Wednesday here in
southwest Florida, and it's time now for real Estate Exposed
with Matthew Patterson and the Patterson Group at Peace River Partners. Yes, indeed,
uh So, we're gonna learn a lot today. We're gonna
talk about some really great stuff. And we've got a
great guest for you today too. So let's just jump

(00:33):
right in, ladies and gentlemen, our friend Matthew Patterson.

Speaker 3 (00:38):
How are we doing, buddy?

Speaker 4 (00:40):
Well?

Speaker 1 (00:40):
Good, very good. Lots of coffee, that's how are you, sir?

Speaker 3 (00:44):
Doing good?

Speaker 2 (00:45):
You know what I can only imagine because homes are selling,
people are buying dirt.

Speaker 3 (00:53):
That's right, they are by dirt. Actually. Uh So, today
I want to welcome everybody. Uh I have got a
special guests in the house. I have got I call
him Bob the Builder. But Bob and boy At Miller.
How are you, sir?

Speaker 1 (01:06):
I'm doing great, Matt good.

Speaker 3 (01:09):
How long you been here? Bob? How long you how
long you've been in BUSINESSO?

Speaker 1 (01:12):
So I moved to Florida in eighty seven.

Speaker 5 (01:15):
Started Boyett Miller in nineteen ninety nine, came to Charlotte
County in O four after Hurricane Charlie help a friend
and I never left, sort of fell in love with
the community and moved here full time in O six
And it's been a great ride.

Speaker 3 (01:32):
I did not know that. I came here No. Five
and the same thing.

Speaker 1 (01:34):
Yeah, Yeah, it's been a great ride.

Speaker 3 (01:37):
Yeah it has. It's changed a bit.

Speaker 1 (01:40):
It's changed, well, it's changed a lot, yeah, you know.

Speaker 5 (01:43):
Uh, but we had that fifteen sixteen years of Pawna.
Gordon was that little sleepy town that everybody sort of
drove past, and it was wonderful.

Speaker 1 (01:52):
Yeah, but unfortunately we've been found.

Speaker 3 (01:54):
We have been found goods and bads to that. Right,
it is absolutely but still I've yet to find another place,
really in Florida that that I love more than Ponta Guarda.

Speaker 4 (02:06):
Uh.

Speaker 1 (02:06):
I have to agree with that. You know. It's just
the uniqueness of our community. The uh, the low key uh.

Speaker 5 (02:13):
The you know, the crime rate which you don't hear
of any crime in.

Speaker 1 (02:17):
Part of Guarda, Right.

Speaker 5 (02:18):
And what's really awesome is the community and the way
the people give back.

Speaker 1 (02:26):
To the community, yeah and really get involved.

Speaker 3 (02:29):
Yeah, the way they connect.

Speaker 1 (02:30):
And that is a pretty amazing and a lot of fun.

Speaker 3 (02:34):
Yeah, all right, so definitely, you know I always talk
about the numbers, talk about the stats. Let me talk
about that a little bit. Then we got a lot
to talk about with Bob. So I tell you what,
you know, we've I've talked about it again, I don't
have a crystal ball, but so we didn't know exactly
when we would start seeing it really start to trend.

(02:57):
I'm seeing the early stages of that. And I talked about,
you know when we talk about months of inventory, how
quick that can change. Because we've just had the lack
of buyer activity. Well that's been changing here. We've been
seeing a change the last month, and uh, interesting enough
it is. It's definitely been in our higher end really

(03:19):
really showing up. Let's see from the previous month, we've
went from over one point two five million, we went
from five closings to seven one million to one point
twenty five. We went from two to eight. Again, you know,
this is going to change that month of act months

(03:39):
of inventory, which is which is really a big indicator
of what's truly going on here. So and then all
price points doing very well, but obviously some better than
others looking at weekly. Uh, just in our area, one
hundred and twenty two new listings on the market, well,
one hundred and twenty five one hunderd contract. So how

(04:01):
about that. Yeah, we're finally set. That's good, you know,
we we finally cross that. So I will say as
I'm looking at that, you know, we've seen less listings
come on and I know very that's very common for
these months of the year. I really believe, you know,

(04:22):
we see another month of this kind of activity. I
would be getting mine on the market now before that
that big push at the end of the year. You know, less,
less competition is going to be better if you're on
the sales side, So it makes sense, all right, Cape Quarrel. Again,
we've seen a reduction in almost every price point. As

(04:42):
far as months of inventory. Things are moving there, they've
they've been you know, really slow, you know, coming back
on this. So three hundred and twenty nine new listings,
two hundred and fifty five closed under or under contract,
one hundred and seventy eight closed. So we're starting to
see things move there a little bit better as well.
But still, you know a lot of inventory down there.

(05:04):
You know, we talked about it last week, you know,
the National News you know, as far as worst real
estate market in the country right now down in Cape Coral,
that too will pass, That too will pass. So so,
Bob Man, has it been a crazy few years?

Speaker 1 (05:22):
Right, It has been a busy time.

Speaker 3 (05:24):
What do you want to talk about today? Where are
we going to start?

Speaker 1 (05:27):
Well, we just talk about our community. Yeah.

Speaker 5 (05:30):
You know myself, I drive as a remodel contractor more
than anything.

Speaker 3 (05:36):
Yep.

Speaker 5 (05:37):
I do do some new builds, but I don't do
any new homes. But I do, uh, commercial buildouts.

Speaker 1 (05:44):
That's right, is what I do.

Speaker 5 (05:45):
And I'm mainly up geared myself to commercial remodel and
commercial buildouts. But I've always done housing and uh, you know,
the last three years, we've probably done probably close to
one hundred and fifty teen home remodels fifteen yeah, uh,

(06:05):
and probably pushing close to one hundred and fifty commercial
free models.

Speaker 6 (06:09):
Yeah.

Speaker 3 (06:10):
I'm really concerned about just one right now, and that's ours.

Speaker 1 (06:13):
Yes, So, and I'm ready to get back on and
I'm ready to get you.

Speaker 5 (06:19):
I know, you know, unfortunately you and I both are
controlled by different things in life.

Speaker 3 (06:25):
Don't get me started on insurance.

Speaker 1 (06:26):
Well, we won't get you started there, but.

Speaker 3 (06:29):
I went on a ran a few weeks ago, and anyways,
I digress.

Speaker 5 (06:34):
Well, you know, the nice thing or the cool thing
about it is is, uh, whenever we put people back
together or we remodel, you know, we always make it
upgrade to them that uh, that makes a difference instead
of just putting you back together the way you was
Uh and there's no thrill or no bang for your

(06:54):
buck out of it. You know, our goals is trying
to see what we can do. Sometimes small change make
huge differences. Yeah, you know, you know I've taken walls
that are six inches wide and made them an inch
at inch and a half wide, and for closets or
tight knit kitchens, and it's amazing the difference that just

(07:14):
that little bit will do at a finished build out.

Speaker 3 (07:18):
That's a good point. Well plus also efficiency too, Like
obviously I'm a big fan in you know, in metal roofs,
huge fan as well as spray from insallation. Absolutely, so
you know, we talked about on ours and that's kind
of where we stand right now. We're ready, but you know,
I think it's gonna make a world of difference and

(07:40):
what better time to do it? Yep, And especially you
know sneaking up on our being in hurricane season. You know,
I'm really hoping we're just gonna pass riot through this one,
go on to twenty twenty six, and pass through a
couple more. I hope so, but if not, we're gonna
be ready.

Speaker 1 (07:58):
Well, you know a couple of things about that.

Speaker 5 (08:00):
Number One, we know that the standing see metal roof
is the best by far roof you can put on
in the state of Florida.

Speaker 3 (08:07):
I'm glad you said it, because I've been preaching that
and now I've got somebody with some authority on it.

Speaker 5 (08:13):
Well, and the nice thing about that is the prices
actually have sort of I'm not saying that they've come
back down, but they've sort of leveled off and compared
the concrete tile and the metal roofs, the difference used
to be night and day difference.

Speaker 1 (08:31):
Now it's really just a little bit more difference.

Speaker 3 (08:35):
Well and then okay, but there's still a big difference.
The end product is huge, Oh it's huge. But also
there's a there is still a big gap in the
longevity of what insurance will give you in your favor
on the metal that's right so versus a tile. So
to me, I mean, one, I love the look of it.
Love the look. Obviously, I feel like you know, you know,

(09:00):
the older tile roofs become missiles yep in a hurricane.
And but I love the longevity, the insurance savings obviously,
the look the curve appills clean. Oh, it's beautiful.

Speaker 1 (09:15):
Ye.

Speaker 3 (09:16):
So yeah, I mean obviously we're noticing they're they're popping
on everywhere. I mean, you know, definitely that is uh,
many people are aware.

Speaker 5 (09:23):
Well, so I personally live in Burnstore isles and I
personally need a roof of my house and I am
going to hold off and fight until they will allow
us to put standing seams in Burnstore owls. They doing PGI,
but they don't in burn Store and it's just its
I mean so uh. And once again, it's like we

(09:45):
did on your building spray home insulation inside of a building.
It's less money now than the bad insulation and you
get fifty more efficiency out of it. You know, when
you insulate a roof deck, on the bottom of the
roof deck, your attic will be at about fifteen degrees

(10:06):
difference than what the air conditioning space is being non conditioned.

Speaker 3 (10:10):
Well, speaking of which, I'm just curious because you were
in You were in an attic this morning and you
were on a roof. Did that attic was it a
little warm or did you have spray foam insulation that
you walked down?

Speaker 1 (10:19):
No, that attic had blowing insulation.

Speaker 3 (10:22):
It was hot.

Speaker 1 (10:23):
It was hot.

Speaker 5 (10:23):
We were there at seven o'clock and the reason we
was there because all the insulation got blown everywhere during
the storm and it's a mess in there. So my
goal is is to see what we can do to
get all that insulation took out of there and spray foam.

Speaker 1 (10:43):
The bottom of his roof deck. That's gonna be my recommendation.

Speaker 3 (10:46):
Perfect. Yep, all right, hold that thought. We are already
past our first break. We have got a lot more
with Boyett Miller with Bob stick around. We'll see you
on this side of the break.

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Speaker 3 (14:22):
All right, welcome back to Real Estate Exposed. I'm really
excited today because I've got Bob on here from boy
Att Miller, and if we can just recreate everything that
we just talked about on break would be great because
we've gotten a really good conversation. So before we go
into that, Bob, you're out there listening Uh, you've got

(14:43):
a commercial building or you need to know who you know,
need contacting people to how do they get a hold
of you?

Speaker 1 (14:49):
So name a company's boett Miller Construction and Development.

Speaker 5 (14:53):
We're located in downtown Ponta Gorda at one twenty East
End Street, right across from the police station.

Speaker 1 (15:00):
Our phone number is.

Speaker 5 (15:00):
Nine four one five seven five one two six six.
Our specialty is remodeling or taking the problem that nobody
else can fix.

Speaker 1 (15:11):
And we are experts at that.

Speaker 5 (15:13):
I have a residential division, we have a commercial division,
and an industrial division, and uh, inside of that, we
have our own electrician division, we have our own peening division,
our tile division. So we're a little bit different than
most contractors. We have twenty eight in house employees and uh,

(15:34):
and we do a lot in house, which controls the
project so much better, streamlines it and you're literally communicating
with the customer with who's building your home, and it
works well. Communications the biggest breakdown there is out there
in construction.

Speaker 3 (15:52):
Here's the reality. You know. Obviously I knew of you
and from around town. You have done and always admired
your work and the quality of it. And I'd like
to think that that's where you're getting that quality from too,
because you're controlling that absolutely.

Speaker 1 (16:10):
Quality control is the top.

Speaker 3 (16:12):
Yeah. But yeah, and you guys doing that in the house.
Lets you do that, yep. So uh all right, So
we were talking at break we were talking about, uh
what we were talking about homes and what you can
do to them and and uh what to be looking
for what we're what were you talking about there?

Speaker 5 (16:28):
Well, so there's a as we know, there's a lot
of houses for sale that has a lot.

Speaker 1 (16:33):
Of great locations. Oh yeah, and uh, but the floor
plan doesn't work. You know, it's either dated or it's
too chopped up.

Speaker 3 (16:40):
Say it's not. So I haven't seen.

Speaker 1 (16:42):
Any of those.

Speaker 5 (16:43):
So so one thing that we've done, most of our
house remodels have been residential, has been going in and
tearing taking out some walls, enlarging the kitchen, and just
making the you know, there's nothing like opening the front
door and looking all the way through your whole house
to the.

Speaker 3 (17:01):
Back of Now, if I had a dollar for every time, you.

Speaker 1 (17:03):
Know, that is the key. Get rid of all those walls, open.

Speaker 5 (17:07):
Up your kitchen, or when you're entertaining and you're in
the kitchen, cooking, you're also interreacting with your guests.

Speaker 1 (17:14):
Yeah, and uh, you know some of them.

Speaker 5 (17:17):
I was just in one yesterday that I did ten
years ago up in Riverwood, and the clients, they said, Bob,
you wouldn't believe how many compliments we have when we
have entertainment here of our home because it works, you know,
and in our lifestyle down here, we like to entertain.

Speaker 3 (17:36):
Well, that's what it's all about. That and you want
to see, you know, you want to see out over
that pool, see the water absolutely wherever you're at, and
you know that's the lifestyle. When winters, you want those
doors open and you want to be able to enjoy
every part of it. So and yeah, I joke about
I've seen a lot of those homes, depending on the

(17:56):
ages of it. You know, it was really common to
block off that kitchen, especially on one side. And you know,
we had a client here recently that that had to
purchase it and it opened it all up and I
went back over, Oh man, you look like a totally
different It is a totally different house.

Speaker 1 (18:16):
Yep.

Speaker 5 (18:16):
So to me, find your location, find a view you like,
and then work it backwards, because every home could be
remodeled to have that open floor plan.

Speaker 3 (18:26):
It's really hard to change the location.

Speaker 1 (18:27):
Bob, Well, that's what The location is the most important thing.
I believe.

Speaker 5 (18:32):
If I was looking for a home, either residential or commercial,
you know, you start with the location and then to me,
I work.

Speaker 3 (18:39):
It backwards and you say you can modify all that
for ten thousand dollars almost it's a good start to
some plans. Right Well, speaking of.

Speaker 5 (18:50):
The plans, one thing we do, we have a couple
of architects that we work with in draftsmans that actually
listen to us, so we can value engineer each home
is a little different, and we get out value engineering
without hiring an architect to tell us what we have to.

Speaker 3 (19:03):
Do all right time out. What is value engineer?

Speaker 5 (19:07):
Well, value engineering is when you would pull in instead
of an architect come in and draw everything the way
he thinks it needs to be. You bring in a
contractor as myself, I bring in the plumber, I bring
in an electrician, and we look to see what's possible
and what makes sense as a cost savings to create
a new lifestyle for your own. Okay, and we do

(19:29):
it in residential, I do it a lot in commercial yep,
and uh, it's a win win for everybody.

Speaker 1 (19:35):
Well.

Speaker 3 (19:36):
And the reason why I wanted to get clear on
that because you know, so many times I mean on this,
I'm talking closings every day, contracts, this, that and the other.
You're talking build it. You know, a lot of people
have only bought or sold or own, you know, maybe
one or two homes in their lifetime, maybe never remodeled one.
So it seems like a lot for them. And so

(19:58):
I want to get you know, get the point across.
You know, that's where you come in. You've got them,
you you can show them the way from start to finish,
and it doesn't have to be as uh seem like
as big of a hurdle.

Speaker 1 (20:13):
What does that have to be complicated?

Speaker 3 (20:15):
That's it?

Speaker 5 (20:15):
You know, we try to keep things abc simple. Ye well,
you know we speaking layman's terms. We're not trying to
blow anything out of proportion. And uh. And usually when
there is something that we've got to go against, when
I come to you, I'm going to have an A
and a B option of how we're going to get
around this or work through it. And that A and

(20:35):
B is both going to have a good and a
bad A cost factor and a saving factor and what's
the long term of each of them.

Speaker 1 (20:43):
And it makes it easy for the.

Speaker 3 (20:44):
Client exactly, you know, and I like easy, I like
I like Indiana terms because that's what I understand.

Speaker 5 (20:49):
Yes, well, I'm from Kentucky, so loath so uh and
you know, uh. One thing that I'm gifted of doing.
And I've learned this through the years, have actually continuous education. Yeah,
back to do it every two years. To listen to
your client and give your client what they're asking for,

(21:10):
not what you think they need. That is a huge
gift that I've learned to work with and it really is.

Speaker 1 (21:20):
It's amazing the difference.

Speaker 3 (21:22):
It is the outcome, and we talk about it on
the team all the time. Here's the thing, you know,
it's this is their home. It's you know, everyone has
a different lifestyle and how they're going to utilize it
and what's important to them, what's important to you, you know,
you know that's not important to them.

Speaker 5 (21:42):
To them and at the end of the day, if
you down your throat, they're gonna be unhappy. They're not
gonna have it there if you listen to them. And
not everybody has the great idea they think they have.

Speaker 1 (21:55):
But if you can.

Speaker 5 (21:56):
Explain it to them in a certain way where they
understand it, then everybody moves a little bit different direction
and you still get the end result that makes everybody happy.

Speaker 3 (22:05):
It's got to be quite satisfying when you're done.

Speaker 1 (22:07):
That's the best part of it.

Speaker 3 (22:08):
Yeah.

Speaker 1 (22:09):
You know, I could take that office and'll never be
in it.

Speaker 3 (22:12):
Yeah.

Speaker 5 (22:12):
You put me out with my clients and all my
job sites, and I'm a happy camper because that is
what I do best.

Speaker 3 (22:19):
Yeah, that's what I love about it as well. Favorite
part of the day setting on with my past clients.
You know, it's just it's fantastic now as time goes,
we have a lot of them, so it's hard to
get around all of as much as i'd like. But yeah,
I love seeing what they've done with the house. You know,

(22:39):
whenever they were looking for a home and they're talking
about and hey, I think we're going to do this,
do that, and then to see that come to light,
it's really cool. Yes, So all right, we're knocking on
the next break stick around. Uh, we're gonna talk more
with Bob Miller and guess what. I guess some listenings
talked about today too, So stick around and see on
the side.

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show up on time, stay on budget, and leave every
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or refreshing a space for new owners, we know five
Star will get it done, clean, efficiently, and with care.

(25:24):
Visit five Star Painting dot com to schedule your free estimate.
Five Star Painting and the Patterson Group your go to
for getting things done right.

Speaker 4 (25:33):
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Speaker 3 (25:45):
All right, welcome back to real Estate Exposed again. I've
got Bob here from Boyett Miller and we are talking
everything construction today. Before I go any further with him,
because him and I could go on forever, I want
to talk about some three homes that are that are
coming soon that you were gonna want to know about.
We've been talking about Ponta Gorda here. I've got one

(26:07):
in PGI, I've got another one in Fort Myers and
another one in Pantagorda sixteen forty via Bianca. I know
you know that street well, uh, two bedroom, one and
a half bath. Uh, wait for it, four hundred thousand,
four hundred thousand, you're on the water MPGI. You were

(26:27):
gonna want to see this home. Next zero four to
one south Woods Circle in Fort Myers is a first
floor condo, two bedroom, two bath, introduced to the market
at one seventy nine. This is in Summerland Woods. Last.
I've got four to three zero two zero Greenway Boulevard.
This is a first floor condo, two bedroom, two bath,

(26:48):
two hundred and forty five thousand. This is in Babcock National. Uh,
you were gonna definitely want to see that as well.
So so Bob, you know, I like you mad respect
for what you do. But the truth is is I've
kind of come to learn the same thing with my team.

(27:11):
You've got quite the powerhouse behind you, so really it's
not just you that they're getting absolutely not So tell
me more about that.

Speaker 5 (27:20):
Well, lots of times when we're out on the job
site and everything's going good, they'll look at me and
I say, I didn't do it.

Speaker 1 (27:28):
Penny did it, Larry did it? Or Red did it.

Speaker 5 (27:30):
I just owned the company, they run it. Amen, I
have I have a great staff. We consider it a family.
We're tighten it. And uh, you know, I'm quite gifted
that that I've hired people smarter than me, and i
have people that care for me. And I've learned a
gift that every individual has a need or a want

(27:54):
that makes them tick personally, and I have a gift
to try to feed to that individual and also keeping
in the rim of the company. So Lisa, my office manager,
been with me fifteen plus years.

Speaker 3 (28:08):
She is put up with you. I mean she's been
with you, She.

Speaker 1 (28:10):
Put up with all those.

Speaker 5 (28:12):
I'm her second husband, Larry Fife, He's been with me
right about twelve years. I've employees been with me for
sixteen years. We don't do a big turnaround. You know,
I have long term employees.

Speaker 3 (28:24):
They say me, yeah, same with that. And that's why
i wanted to bring it up, because that that says
a lot about you and your company and them of
so people can get a real clear understanding of who
they're going to be hiring and working with.

Speaker 1 (28:38):
Well, it's true, and you know, as the world.

Speaker 5 (28:42):
Throws a lot of ugly things at you sometimes and
we've been accused of things that just not are true.

Speaker 1 (28:47):
And one thing that.

Speaker 5 (28:49):
My staff has always done is they said, Bob, if
you were even close to being that person, I wouldn't
work for you. The reason I work for you is
because of who you are. And that's a gift, you know,
that's a God's gift. That it's wonderful have that.

Speaker 3 (29:03):
Yeah. Yeah, I was out for three months last year
and I came back and and uh, man, you know
what a blessed I mean my team exactly. Yeah, it's
it's it's very very special and very humbly yep. So
now don't you have what's that one guy, what's his name?

Speaker 1 (29:25):
Ed Man?

Speaker 3 (29:26):
Yeah, yeah, he's.

Speaker 1 (29:27):
A powerhouse edge from the north.

Speaker 5 (29:32):
And uh yeah, it's and actually he's an estimator project manager.
He is smart and uh and we think a lot
of like And I can tell you that's what a
better gift than that, Yeah, because we can show up
at a problem on a job site and then both
of us are queued in in the same direction of
how to fix it, and and that that's a gift.

(29:54):
I can tell you. That just makes me smile all over. Yeah,
because we take on a lot of a lot of
jobs that nobody else in town gets. Many of times
I'll get a phone call. Now, say I called four
different contractors and they all said, you need to call
Bob Miller, boy at Miller.

Speaker 3 (30:12):
That's all I kept hearing.

Speaker 5 (30:13):
And uh, And so you know that that comes from
the hard work, good reputation, and doing what you say
you're going to do, and having smart people that knows
how to resolve these issues that other people don't want.

Speaker 3 (30:25):
Why do you think? Yeah, I'm surround by shore, and.

Speaker 1 (30:28):
I mean I took you.

Speaker 5 (30:30):
Nobody else wanted you, but I'm like, I'll take him.

Speaker 1 (30:36):
All right.

Speaker 3 (30:36):
So we've had some hurricanes, we have you know, we're
getting there though. It's looking good.

Speaker 1 (30:46):
Well let me ask you, so the hurricanes and the
things we've had for the.

Speaker 3 (30:51):
Overall, be careful here, Bob.

Speaker 1 (30:54):
Now half of art City upon a Gordon. Is that
just a bump in the road.

Speaker 3 (30:58):
Yeah, I believe so, I do. I think it. It
was a very rough bomb. Well, you know, I mean
ian Ian happened, and and this is just a general
feel I've had, including myself. It was like, okay, it's
been a long time since tur King Charlie. All Right,

(31:19):
we're gonna deal with this. We're gonna put back together.
You know, we're good and and praise God for our
community and the first responders and contractors and just everyone
and everybody jumped in together and was like we got this.
We're you know and you know, and was feeling optimistic.

(31:39):
I saw sales come back, you know, faster than I
even thought that they would. That was the first big
one for me. That for damage like that, all the
all the blue tarps and it, and I will say it,
you know, it's made it stronger as far as business
people understanding insurance better, understanding construction better. Uh and when

(32:06):
I say better, you know, time frame stuff like that,
I think a lot of people got to got a
real good education. So it started coming back, and and
then these two together so soon after Ian, I have
to say, it has been absolutely devastating to so many
emotionally there. You know, people are tired, they're exhausted. They

(32:30):
love this area, though some have chosen that hey, you know,
I don't want to. You know, at my point in
my life, I'm gonna make it, you know, a move
or come off the water. I'm not using the water,
let's say, like I used to. So they're making a change,
but you know, many are are definitely staying here. They're
changing their lifestyle and and what they choose to deal with.

(32:53):
And now we're seeing other activity come back, We're seeing
the repairs to where I do feel like it was
a bump. It's been a long one. But also we
had a shift in the market as well. At the
same time that that shift was happening in different parts
of the country. I was in Masterminds in Austin and
we were seeing it in different places and we knew

(33:15):
we had one coming. What kind of what kind of
took the focus away from it? And when I say
a shift in the market, you know, a change. We've
been been on that bubble. What changed that was COVID
hit and then things went took off like crazy and

(33:37):
kind of delayed it, and then the hurricanes hit, So
it just it was just one of those times. But
I'm very optimistic. I see great things happening here and
uh and I think it's going to continue on great.

Speaker 1 (33:50):
Well, I definitely see great. Are you feeling that, Oh no,
I do.

Speaker 5 (33:54):
Oh values, the values out there, I can tell you
it's uh so, there there so many opportunities out there
to buy something.

Speaker 3 (34:02):
Well you just said, and that is the truth. Anytime
something like this happened, you know, there is opportunity. That's right,
so speaking in which I can tell you you know,
there was time we were seeing six hundred some price
reductions a week in them unless and then five hundred
and them four hundred we are seeing, you know a
little left, but still a lot compared to just a

(34:24):
balance market we alone have made. Okay, let me get
the readers. Eight price adjustments that yet this month. Now
you know that's the market that we're in. That you know,
you I've said it week over week over week, You've

(34:45):
you know, you introduce it to the market. You're testing
the market. We you know, but you've got to stay
ahead of it. You've got to be talking every week.
You've got to be proactive about it. And some of
these that we may have adjustments, we already have in
our contract. And so what is that that's opportunity for
someone else to get into that? And and and you know,

(35:06):
so the values, I mean, how many homes do you
see and almost well several I won't say all that.
You're like, there's no way with cost of materials and
construction that you can even build it close to that
right now?

Speaker 1 (35:19):
Oh absolutely not.

Speaker 5 (35:21):
Yeah, and to find a location it's in exactly, you know,
that's just it.

Speaker 1 (35:25):
They don't make water front property anymore.

Speaker 3 (35:26):
Well you know, God qut making land long ago.

Speaker 1 (35:28):
Yep.

Speaker 3 (35:29):
So that's why we say, by Der you said it
in the first segment that the cats out of the
bag people know upon ward, Well, that's been going on
for for several years there. We've had some things that
have altered you know, and made people people maybe hold
up on their plans. But now they're getting back to
them and we're seeing that growth here. So by de dirt,

(35:51):
for sure, if it's the location you want, secure it.
And also if you're in the position, now is the
time to buy.

Speaker 1 (36:01):
Absolutely.

Speaker 3 (36:02):
I think you know, we're going to see that this
this come back to a balance market and then we're
going to see people fighting over homes again. And what's
that gonna do. That's gonna drive the prices up?

Speaker 5 (36:10):
Yep.

Speaker 3 (36:11):
So what are you seeing in the way of construction cost?
Are we seeing material yet? I mean I'm hearing that
hasn't changed much.

Speaker 5 (36:20):
It's, if anything, it's leveled off. You know that all
the tariffs and everything we've heard, I haven't seen any difference. Okay,
that makes that that really makes a difference to me. Okay,
you know there's always those price increases that you get.
And uh, but as I said, of anything, it's sort
of leveled off with us.

Speaker 1 (36:40):
And you know, the demand is not as high as
it was after COVID sure and twenty one and stuff.

Speaker 5 (36:47):
Yep, you know twenty two, materials were going crazy, labor
was going crazy, you know, all that stuff. That sort
of settled back down now and so, uh, you know,
after Hurricane in that same roof was ninety thousand dollars.
It's forty five thousand dollars now to fifty thousand. So

(37:07):
there's some good deals. You gotta be smart, you know.
The biggest thing I can tell anybody is is you
need to hire a license contractor you need to do
your homework, and you need.

Speaker 1 (37:18):
To ask the questions absolutely and just.

Speaker 5 (37:21):
Don't if it sounds too good to be true, it
is too good to be true.

Speaker 3 (37:25):
And if it seems really cheap, it's not good. It's
it's not good. All right, We're we're up to our
last break here, We're gonna take a break, We're gonna
come back. Uh, let me give you my our contact info.
Of course, we can get you in touch with Bob
and his crew as well. Uh reach out to us
at nine four one sixty one eighty six hundred, or

(37:47):
as I always, go to Matthew Patterson dot com. We'll
see you on the other side of the break.

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Speaker 3 (41:03):
Finally last song, right There by dert welcome back to.
Real estate exposed before we get into the, last segment
here or as we, GET into it, i should say
because it's part, of the segment i want to talk about.
Our Open houses and i've got a special house that
we just did a price adjustment on at Eleven forty
Seventeenth Terrace. In cape coral it is now priced at

(41:23):
three hundred. And ten thousand this is, a three, bedroom
two bath two car garage fifteen hundred and twenty six square.
Feet under air just a very charming house on an
oversized lot and, wait FOR it, no hoa fees. No
flood required it is an. Open floor plan you've got
hurricane protection wired, for a generator twenty, twenty four roof

(41:46):
twenty three garage or twenty, three irrigation system twenty three,
main electrical panel And twenty. Four lannai rescreened so it's.
Ready to go it's ready to move into and live
your best life and not have to do. Any of
this so at three hundred. AND ten thousand i can
tell you right now this is gonna be another one

(42:07):
like we were just. Talking about that we made minor
adjustments on and. They are gone so you know you
want to. Jump on this so you're not calling me
up next week saying why? Didn't, we know okay sixteen Forty.
VIA via bianca I mentioned earlier saturday. Eleven to one,
come By. There see rob he's holding an. Open a
house i'm going to tell you you're gonna want to

(42:28):
see this house for FOUR. Hundred thousand mpgi you definitely
don't want. To see it forty four TO twenty lerks forer,
thought this one this one may go under contract. Here very,
soon right now It's still available saturday eleven. Eleven to
one come by. And see less this out in, the
O'Hara area. Priced. VERY well uh i know we did

(42:52):
have one offer, on it here, but still available so
come By see less saturday. Eleven, to one bob what else?
Do we have so HERE'S one. Question i get and
you know we talked about learning from the hurricanes right,

(43:13):
after you know, everybody WAS calling, WHICH i mean i
have fantastic contacts, for you know anything. With a home,
but of course everybody is human and can only handle.
So much work and so, As they're, calling, i'm like look,
you know here Here's who were, BUT oh, well i
okay you know then. They call, it well man they're,
all booked. UP they're, busy i mean how early should

(43:37):
you be getting a whole year contractor?

Speaker 1 (43:39):
Sooner than?

Speaker 3 (43:39):
Later that's right and yielding that, relationship.

Speaker 5 (43:42):
And saying hey, you know what we don't need nothing for,
maybe six, weeks eight, weeks you know put us on.
The waiting, list you, KNOW one thing i Am part
of matt. As you, are you know we're all part
of something that is. Bigger than us and that's what
makes a great team and. A great contractor In my
expect i'm Part Of, The Builders Association Charlotte, Solar builders

(44:06):
association and if you find a contractor, that's too busy reach.

Speaker 1 (44:11):
Out to them they can give you a.

Speaker 5 (44:13):
Line of contractors or if something doesn't smell, or seem
right reach.

Speaker 1 (44:16):
Out to them they can guide to help protect you.

Speaker 5 (44:19):
Along the way AND uh and i truly believe if
you belong to something, like that association it's bigger than
you that.

Speaker 1 (44:27):
Hold you accountable we have some, great people yeah you.

Speaker 5 (44:30):
Do.

Speaker 3 (44:30):
Great contractors yeah and.

Speaker 5 (44:32):
A nice thing about it is the other. CONTRACTORS in
town i don't know if any other. Contractors in town
is the competition that we don't say hi, to each,
other shake.

Speaker 1 (44:43):
Hands you're doing we're all. In this together there's.

Speaker 5 (44:46):
Plenty for, everybody once again if you, have a question
even if you want to have a, question on something
reach out To Us at boett miller at.

Speaker 1 (44:56):
Nine four one five seven five one.

Speaker 5 (44:58):
Two sixty six were willing to help you answer any.
Questions we, can if not we can guide you.

Speaker 1 (45:03):
In the. Direction you know it's all about.

Speaker 5 (45:06):
Helping our neighbors it's all about our community being a better.

Speaker 3 (45:10):
PLACE to, LIVE a man, I, Love, IT okay bob
i got to talk about a, few houses, here go.
Ahead All right so i've got one zero Five Eight.
Zero poughkeepsie circle this home has just. Become available again
it's on the market at. Two million dollars this is,
a four bedroom four and. A half bath if, you

(45:31):
want Privacy This In. South golf cove this is the.
House for you you've. Got two gentlemen you've, got two garages one,
to the left one to the right for. For your toys,
and your goodies and when you're on the lini you see.
Nothing but water it. Is absolutely gorgeous we just had.

(45:53):
It under contract nothing to. Do with condition the. Home
is impeccable it. Is, because available again we had three
people interested. AT one time i know it's going, to
GO soon but i want to make sure to put
it out THERE again so I don't hear i. Did,
Not know next i've talked a bit ABOUT thirty six
O Nine. Ball herber boulevard we've got eight units, being

(46:15):
Built there and i'm going to tell you they. Are
looking fantastic if you live, in that area you've probably
seen the new. Paints on, them right now they're working
on the, insides parking lot just. Grade it out My,
dear FRIEND bob who i did asphalt paving with, for
many years is over there getting that. Parking lot done
so we've got, eight Units there and i'm going to

(46:35):
tell you the first two we're going to be selling at,
a DISCOUNTED rate and i know the other six are
going to, go fairly quick and so give us a call.
In that one these, are three bedroom two and a
half Bath Units overlooking saint andrew's golf course, and of
course we've got a, sign on site so give. Us
a call we be happy to run over and show,

(46:57):
you the progress show you, what's going on, and show,
you you know what your end. Product's gonna be, i'm thinking,
occupancy you know we're. STILL we're thinking i was just
talking to the developers, the other day still looking Around
That that, september october mark so definitely In time for
christmas and to enjoy. The. Winter months uh seventeen four Fifty. Four.

(47:17):
Old harmony uh This Is. In fort myers it is
introduced to the market at three hundred and. Twenty five
thousand this Is a Coach Homes At concord point community
and built. In twenty thirteen i'm gonna go through these fairly,
quick again always you can go On Our website matthew
patterson dot com. For more information got to call on this.

(47:39):
Home this morning had several showings, There This weekend so
i'm gonna tell you that it is gorgeous and it's not.
Gonna last long it's, a four, bedroom three bath and
you're gonna know why. It is on it is at
two four Three, four eight nikobar Which Is Down, bird
store road and it IS a two d four build

(48:01):
for three hundred and, eighty five thousand so it is
definitely getting a lot of a. Lot of action you don't.
Have to build you can instantly get into this home
and it's got a, well for irrigation. Extra outdoor, lighting
as always we have a three sixty virtual tour on
these online that you can walk through the, house as

(48:22):
well and of course we'd love to show you in.
Person this home i'm gonna, Make, a prediction bob it's
gonna be going in the next seven. To ten days three,
Five Oh. Six saint florence This Is In, burt store
isles built in. Nineteen ninety two it is setting on
a huge tip law one hundred and sixty eight feet

(48:43):
saw boat water and it is priced at six hundred.
And fifty thousand so. Here's the thing you, buy this
home you Call my friend bob here to take down
that wall and, do some renovation and you are gonna
be walking to some six serious equity on this house
and going to. Do very, well so private you've, got

(49:05):
you know vegetation across the, canal from you so no
homes can be built. Across from you large tip, lot
boat boat dock and lift, already setting There. Huge pool
Lanai this is florida living. At, its finest next we're
going to two thousand And One. Bal herber boulevard this
is a condo Right Here, on ball harbor right real

(49:28):
close to the Corner Of the Kia Sta And. Ball
herber boulevard it is a twenty, eleven two bedroom. Two
bath furnished, so guess what you don't have to bring
anything as, Far as furniture you don't have. To go shopping.
You just come. You enjoy yourself third floor units so
you get all. The beautiful views two hundred. And fifty
thousand how mna do? It on time? Zane, doing good,

(49:51):
yeah all. Right All right babcock ranch. Mentioned This One
water front way four two Three four six waterfront introduced
the market eight hundred thousands to the twenty twenty two beautiful,
lake front, home three bedroom three and, a half. Bath
bonus room it's on a call. To sack again look

(50:12):
at our. Three sixty tour would love to do to give
you a price showing on that. One as well now
We're Going to rotunda west. Two Thirty Eight mark twain
again you've been looking, For Those deals well i've got one.
Here for you this home is, a three, bedroom, two
bath private full, and excellent shape freshwater canal for three

(50:33):
hundred and, twenty FIVE thousand two f one fifties or
two you know f two fifties and you know there
you can get, in this. House all right so two
Seven Oh. Seven auburn boulevard fell in love with this
home THE first moment i. Walked into it it's got
the stackstone, on the outside the. Side entry garage absolutely,

(50:54):
gorgeous three bedroom two bath introduced to the market at
three hundred and ninety five thousand and uh. Oversized corner
lot so you've. Got the space NO h o f he's,
No flood Zone bob that i'm gonna have to wrap those.
Those up now they're just going. To call, ME they
should i know it anything you want to leave, them with.

Speaker 5 (51:14):
Well, by all means if somebody's looking at a house
and the, potential comes up what?

Speaker 1 (51:19):
Can, we do yep have. To call me i'll be glad,
to meet them yep and uh and see we can put. Their.

Speaker 3 (51:26):
DREAMS together bob i think they should. Call me first
i'll write a, contract on it and, then for him
and then we'll call you and.

Speaker 1 (51:33):
Bring, you in WELL that's what i needed. US all
together i knew.

Speaker 3 (51:36):
WHAT you meant i knew what you, meant, all right
guys thank you for hanging out. With, us today bob
thank you so much. FOR being here i know you were,
a bank man but it's good. To have you and
uh we will talk to. You next week.

Speaker 4 (52:07):
Somewhere alone on the grounds had been und in the
lives and there must be se