Luxury & Waterfront Real Estate Specialist

Grace VistaLuxury Realtor, Entrepreneur and animal supporter Grace Vista looks ahead to 2025 with optimism.  We featured Grace in December 2021 and asked her how life has changed and what’s ahead.

Q:  In 2021 you had recently sold your real estate company, Vista Florida Realty, and joined Dale Sorensen Real Estate as a regional managing broker.  How has your career changed since then? 

Grace:  I actually retired as a managing broker in Oct. 2023 and enjoyed some traveling before jumping back full time — doing what I love — listing and selling beautiful waterfront and luxury homes.  I still love real estate!

Q: You just celebrated 20 years as a successful realtor/broker. What is it about real estate that still keeps you engaged?

Grace:  Each real estate listing is different and I never get tired of meeting and helping new clients, touring their homes, and putting a unique marketing plan in place, to help them sell their home at top value. I love the challenge.

Q: You are also known as the “staging expert” for your listings.  What does this mean?

Grace:  We all get accustomed to living in our space, but sometimes even the most grand properties can use a little help to make them more appealing to the buyer market. It’s about first impressions, optimal flow, making the most of space and lighting, and adding or taking away a few furniture pieces or accessories to make important rooms or the pool area go from OK, to amazing!  It’s included in my marketing plan and I love helping clients with this.

Q: What else has changed for you since your last profile in 2021 and what lies ahead in 2025?

Grace:  Everything. We adopted another rescue dog and kitten. But we also lost my Mom.  I moved here in 2008 to be closer to her. In December 2021, my Mom passed.  It was and still is the hardest thing.  But what I have learned these last 3 years is that no matter how tough life gets, we need to keep moving forward, find new happiness and new goals, and keep helping others. It’s one of the last words of advice my Mom gave me and I will honor her legacy by doing this in 2025 and beyond. She said, “I have lived my life and you have your whole life ahead of you. Go forward and be happy.”  

If you are in need of an experienced Luxury Realtor to help list and sell your home, contact Grace Vista today at 321-223-2399 

Visit HomeswithGrace.com.

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