Sandy Castles

Agent and Broker/Owner

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Castles Real Estate in Seminole
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I've been involved in real estate in one way or another for over 30 years. I flipped the first condo with my siblings at age 16, it was fun, educational and we made solid, sweat-equity money by doing all the renovations ourselves, guided by our parents, of course. After that, I was hooked on real estate!

My grandfather was a developer who built hospitals and schools, condos and co-ops, all up and down the west coast of Florida, all the way down to Key West. My parents are both real estate brokers, did quite a number of commercial and land development projects, started a bank. So there was never a time in our household as a kid where I didn't hear about the next project, or spend time on a job site, or get bribed into doing some kind of rehab grunt work. I've done floors and walls, landscaping, kitchens and baths, patios, even a roof (that's WORK).

After graduating from the University of Alabama, I worked for a commercial developer based in Tampa, Florida. We had one Class A office building and several Class B&C office/warehouse/industrial parks in the portfolio under management.

I was the CFO and COO for a distribution company for a couple of European manufacturers for 14 years. We ran North America and the islands for order fulfillment and customer service, with a call center and teams of service techs. We imported containers of products for retailers, and smaller parts for consumers and service companies. Site selection and build-outs, lease negotiations, multi-million dollar contract negotiations, photo shoots, marketing, trade shows...so many things that tie in nicely to working in real estate at this point. Even while running this company, I was running personal real estate investment adventures in the background. I couldn't pick a stock to save my life, but I've never lost money in real estate.

I've been involved in just about anything you can think of in the real estate industry. Probably my favorite thing about real estate is the how diverse it is: from working with residential sellers and buyers, international clients, 1031 exchanges, real estate in your self-directed investment accounts, helping clients set up their first short-term rental, flipping properties, having my own annual and short-term rentals, commercial deals, and so much more.

At Castles Real Estate we have an open education philosophy with our clients, because the more you know as a buyer or seller, owner or tenant, the better you are able to make informed decisions to achieve YOUR GOALSnot someone else's goals.

Sandy specializes in second home, probate, international clients, investment properties, 1031 exchange, short term rental, re in self-directed retirement accounts, rescue my home, marketing, creative solutions and relocation transactions.

Areas served include Florida's Gulf Beaches, west coast; greater Tampa MSA and surrounding counties.

Sandy is most familiar with the local real estate markets within and around the following zip code areas. See other realtors that service the same areas by clicking: 33705, 33707, 33732, 33734, 33756, 33758, 33764, 33778, 33785 & 34677

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