I show property in Pinecrest and Palmetto Bay all the time and people wonder why homes jump in price when they cross US 1.\u00a0\u00a0 You could say bigger lots and homes in Pinecrest, but the biggest factor is the Public Schools.\u00a0 Yes, there are wonderful private schools over there too,\u00a0 (Lord knows I have spent plenty of money in them) but it’s hard to beat free.\u00a0 My last child is a Senior in Palmetto Sr. High School and I still find it impressive when I go for many reasons.\u00a0 First safety, I have to\u00a0show my drivers license to prove my identity\u00a0to see my child– but they are friendly.\u00a0 It is easy to park when you are quickly dropping off homework –that she left under the sheets in her bed.\u00a0 The Pinecrest Police are usually around.\u00a0 Palmetto\u00a0locks down the parking lots so the kids cannot sneak out and drive away (we never did that at Gables).\u00a0 My husband and I went to Senior night this week and the place was packed.\u00a0 Randy was late and had to sit in another row and we were in the big auditorium.\u00a0 No apathy there.\u00a0The administration was not long winded but gave great\u00a0tips for getting in colleges with lots of handouts with matrixes telling cost, SAT\/Act scores, dates of admission, etc. \u00a0 My daughter came and took notes.\u00a0 She especially liked telling me it was going to cost about $2000 to participate in all the fun events through out the year.\u00a0 They gave an outline of the cost\u00a0for\u00a0events and made it very clear drinking was not tolerated.\u00a0 I even talked to her counselor, Mrs. Mallard, \u00a0and there was great representation from the school.\u00a0 I saw friends from business associations, my tennis team\u00a0and parents\u00a0of my\u00a0childs’\u00a0 friends\u00a0that I haven’t seen for years.\u00a0\u00a0I must say I was surprised by the turnout.\u00a0 Maybe the economy makes parents appreciate free public schools and they want to get the most out of it.\u00a0 Well– they should.\u00a0 After three\u00a0kids I have learned there is no perfect school, but a parent can make\u00a0it better\u00a0for their child by being involved and getting to know the administration.\u00a0\u00a0The schools are\u00a0getting less money and they should be depressed but seem to be working just as hard (I am happy to send paper in for A’s).\u00a0\u00a0 In the end there is no substitute for involvement from\u00a0parents who set the precedent for their children, the schools cannot do it all by themselves.<\/p>\n
Yes, I sell homes anywhere in Miami but it is \u00a0great to be surprised by my own neighborhood-Pinecrest-and impressed by the school my child goes too.\u00a0 I am so happy to see her excited about her Sr. year and see\u00a0Palmetto\u00a0make it special.\u00a0 This is\u00a0one of the many reasons\u00a0when people tell me their price range I am biased for East of the highway.\u00a0 The economy has a ways to go in the rebound and now is a great time to buy there. \u00a0\u00a0You might pay more for East of the highway, but the resale is better, the parks are great (check out\u00a0Pinecrest Gardens), and the schools are as good as the parents, teachers and administration put into it.\u00a0 \u00a0 I see everyone working to make it better for their children and it is a must.\u00a0 I am looking forward to “back to school night” and Randy and I will not be late.\u00a0See you there!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I show property in Pinecrest and Palmetto Bay all the time and people wonder why homes jump in price when they cross US 1.\u00a0\u00a0 You could say bigger lots and homes in Pinecrest, but the biggest factor is the Public Schools.\u00a0 Yes, there are wonderful private schools over there too,\u00a0 (Lord knows I have spent […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1537,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[]},"categories":[59,91],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12743"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1537"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12743"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12743\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}