Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow!

Oh the weather up north is frightful, But here it's so delightful! St. John is the place to go - Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

New land listing in Great Neighborhood

The East Chocolate Hole & Great Cruz Bay neighborhood associations in Estate Chocolate Hole have long been popular areas for vacationing on St. John. It offers stunning sunset views of St. Thomas, lots of boat activity, close to restaurants & shops and walking distance...

Oh What a Beautiful Morning!

We are having picture perfect weather here in the islands and it was just beautiful yesterday morning when I was hiking in Annaberg. Just look at Mr. Handsome in the photo above. I can sit for hours on the beach and watch the pelicans diving and they love the chance to show...

Bigger & Better Bar at the Lime Inn

  Yes, it's true. That old ficus tree has been laid to rest and the new outside bar at the Lime Inn in bigger and better than ever! Plenty of room to have a cocktail while you wait for your table.  Or you can check out Pink Papaya which is stuffed full with great, colorful giftware...

Are We There Yet?

Are you still waiting for the "bottom" in the real estate market? The problem with trying to catch the bottom in any market is that it is not apparent until after the fact. There is a saying among stock traders that trying to catch the bottom is like trying to catch a falling...

Buy an existing house vs build

  I am still a firm believer that you cannot build a house in this current market for less than you can buy an existing structure. Don't get me wrong, if you want to invest in a piece of land to hold on to, well this is clearly the time to invest in land. But if you want...

Winds from the North East

  The normal wind pattern on St. John are winds coming out of the south east and the water is fairly active on the south side of the island.  This keeps most of the boating activity on the north side. Over the weekend there were a few boats that stayed in the Klein &...

SAIL OR POWER?

  Recent visitors anchored in Rendezvous Bay were this older wooden schooner and a large, sleek motor yacht.Each view on St. John offers something new to look at every day. Merry merryvi@aol.com  340 776-6666

House sales for November 2010

  There were two residential closings for this month and they were both in Estate Fish Bay. One was a wood frame structure built in 1988, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, .27 acre for $420,000. The second was a concrete structure built in 2008, 5 bedrooms, 6.5 bathrooms, .62 acre...

Is this your view?!

  What a beautiful view! The boats, sunrises, moonrises, the down island chain....I love this island! This well built, concrete villa is getting ready to come on the market at $1,399,000. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, pool, established rental property with an amazing view! Please...