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A Small team with grand ambition

Preferred Real Estate Center is a small brokerage in Jacksonville, Florida. Our small team has a grand ambition. To be the best real estate brokerage in our state.

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4663 River City Dr, Jacksonville, FL 32246, United States

Room to Grow
July 15, 2022 by Mandy Pettit
A local beach house receives a much-needed update and expansion. photos by SPM Photography A growing family means many things. For one Jacksonville Beach family, it meant their existing house would need to grow as well. The arrival of a set of twins and a pair of dogs would require more room to roam, so […]
Black Creek Park & Trail
July 15, 2022 by Mandy Pettit
Situated at the southern end of Clay County’s Fleming Island, this 71-acre park provides access to both Black Creek and a bike path stretching all the way to Orange Park. As you make your way deeper into the trails and away from the noise pollution of US-17, the park becomes a serene, creekside retreat in […]
The Great Outdoors
July 8, 2022 by Mandy Pettit
Rapid population growth is putting the squeeze on Florida’s wild lands and the animals that inhabit them. However, a vast patchwork of public and private lands collectively known as the Florida Wildlife Corridor aims to sustain the state’s wild places and, in the process of doing so, save some 700 imperiled species of animals and […]
Florida Style Flounder Ceviche
July 8, 2022 by Mandy Pettit
Recipe: Chef Michael Riska, Valley Smoke Restaurant Photo: Corinna Hoffman Ingredients: 1½ lb. fresh flounder filet ¼ c. lime juice ¼ c. lemon juice ½ c. orange juice ½ c. canned pineapple juice 1 T. agave nectar Zest of 1 lime, lemon and orange 1 T. canned chipotle pepper in adobo sauce 1 T. ketchup […]
In Colder Blood
June 29, 2022 by Mandy Pettit
The killers documented in a landmark Truman Capote novel were evil personified. Two minor characters mentioned in the book were worse. by Tim Gilmore In the chapter called “The Corner,” the killing map of Truman Capote’s infamous 1965 nonfiction novel In Cold Blood veers off course to Jacksonville. In Cold Blood tells of how drifters […]