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Real Estate Today
Homosassa Man Rescued   - Continued from page 1
they bundled him up complete with knit cap and jackets. He had shed all his clothes except a
What's New For 2008?
shirt because of the weight according to the group. He drank a good deal of water.
A Guest Commentary by Darryl Diamond
Heading for the shore, the group was able to reach 911 on the cell phone about 10 miles off
Well here we are at the beginning of another new year, and the ques-
Yankeetown. According to the men, Robert Clark of Homosassa, in his early forties, left the
tion seems to be "How is the local real estate market"? Most of the present
barge canal boat ramp headed out Saturday evening and had left the message at home if
market seems to be in a stalemate. When sellers ask me for my opinion, as a local
he were not back by Sunday 1 PM, call for help. He told the rescuers about 10:30 PM his boat
broker, of what their property is worth, I tell them there are two values. If you
started taking on water out by the last channel marker, and that the bilge pump quit working
have to sell fast, you must have your property in absolutely perfect condition,
and he could not dip the water as fast as it was coming in. The boat sank, motor down. He told
it must show better than any other property that buyers are may look at in
them he stayed clinging to the top of the boat most of the night as it drifted further from shore
comparison to yours, and you must be willing to price your property well below those other
till he floated on the PFD leaving his water weighted clothes on the boat bow.
comparable properties.
Clark is one lucky person and truly blessed that this fishing trip of the four heroes took
The second value is simply that if you can wait to sell your property then have your
them close enough to hear his cries.
broker price your property at the current market, and expect intense competition with this full
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market price. My advise is to expect to wait six months to a year to find a buyer at any full
market price. I'm sorry to inform sellers that this will be true until the present "Overheated"
stated that he'd refused to let Nichols use his truck, but had offered to make a telephone call
market turns around.
for him. When he walked into the kitchen to get the telephone book, he said, Nichols had
The following paragraph that you just read, is a copy almost word for word of what
followed him and grabbed a knife in the kitchen which he had held to his throat. The resident
I wrote in this paper one year ago. Some of you held to your prices, and you still have the
stated that he'd grabbed the knife with his hand, then he and Nichols had wrestled and fought
property on the market. Some of you have first started to drop your prices a little, and are
for a while before he was able to get Nichols outside, where the fight had continued until
getting your first offers. Some of you buyers are calling my office still looking for the prices to
Nichols had grabbed his daughter by the throat and threatened to kill her while attempting to
go even lower. Well standard homes may still be going down a little, but Withlacoochee river
force her into the bedroom. The man stated, as he and Nichols had continued to struggle,
waterfront properties, Lake Rousseau waterfront properties, and properties on acreage are
Nichols had managed to get him outside the residence and lock the door, preventing him from
still holding pretty well.
re-entering the residence.
I guess my prediction for last year was right on, however only time will tell as to when
The father stated that he thought he heard his daughter in his bedroom, so he'd broken the
the market will change, so you sellers can start to get a fair price. Let's hope this will start to
bedroom window from the outside. During this time, he said, Nichols had taken his daughter
happen later this year. I'll see you around "The Campus". Darryl and Vicki Diamond and
into the bathroom and barricaded the door. He stated, that if he had not grabbed the knife and
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fought back, he felt that his daughter might have been seriously hurt or killed by Nichols.
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Nichols told deputies that the father had attacked him, and that he was merely hiding in
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the bathroom for his safety and trying to protect the girl. However, the report stated that
evidence at the scene corroborated the father's statement.
"Every one of the more than 4.25 million registered Democratic voters in Florida will
The defendant was placed under arrest and charged with sexual battery on a child under
be completely disenfranchised, and their constitutional rights ... rendered meaningless." -- A
twelve (no bond), aggravated kidnapping ($30,000 bond) and aggravated battery ($5000 bond).
lawsuit filed Oct. 4 by U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, Florida's top two
The report stated that Nichols is known to the father and daughter.
Democrats in Congress, after the Democratic National Committee said Florida's delegates
won't be counted because it defied the DNC and scheduled its primary for Jan. 29. A judge
later tossed the suit.
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