Larry is originally from Rochester, NY and received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology.  He was lucky enough to train in General Motor’s collegiate cooperative program as well as General Electric’s exclusive two year executive leadership training program.  Larry’s diverse Corporate America experiences have taken him to Cleveland, Ravenna, OH, Youngstown, OH, Burlington, IA, Boulder, CO, Newport, RI, Monterrey, Mexico and last but not least, Budapest and Retsag, Hungary.  Larry attributes his quick progression into executive leadership to education, internal training, uncompromising ethics, a can do attitude, and innovative solutions to solve tough problems.  His latest challenge involves taking over Island Real Estate’s Vacation Rental division and growing the team to support the high expectations of our owners and guests.  Larry feels extremely lucky to live on Anna Maria Island and is passionate about everything Anna Maria as well as his lovely wife and son.

Larry has owned investment property on Anna Maria Island while living in Europe, the East Coast, the Mid-West.  This first hand experience gives Larry a fantastic understanding of all the concerns that involve the purchase or management of a second home or investment property.  This coupled with running the vacation rental division for several years has provided fantastic background to aide any Anna Maria Island Real Estate Investment search.  Larry’s resume is littered with continuing education and his latest accomplishment is the E-Pro designation.  ”Technology as well as best-practice marketing techniques are constantly changing.  Regardless of an individuals field of expertise, service excellence requires a passion and love of learning or “tried & true” techniques used to supply service excellence becomes stagnant and non effective.”

Now a little about Real Estate Sales at Island Real Estate of Anna Maria island…
Island Real Estate has worked out of the same location since 1970.  Our office is fortunate to contain the best and brightest full time sales associates found on Anna Maria Island.  Over 100 years of marketing experience will be supporting your real estate efforts.  The Island Real Estate team has facilitated thousands of Real Estate transactions on Anna Maria Island.  It’s estimated that our office has been involved with more than 1/2 the residences found in Anna Maria City and Holmes Beach.  To meet our fantastic sales associates visit our website.

Larry keeps up several blogs.  See links below…
Anna Maria Island Vacation Rental Blog
Anna Maria Island Blog
Anna Maria Island Real Estate Blog

I have the best breakfast stop on Anna Maria Island for everyone to try!  Peach’s Restaurant in Holmes Beach has the best southern style breakfast around.  They offer large portions with killer grits or homes fries.  Some of the other sides would be their fruit salad cut fresh every morning or maybe you would like a yummy buttermilk pancake instead.  My husband’s thing to order is their “Eggs Blackstone”.  This is a slight variation on Eggs Benedict by adding a sliced tomato, and crumbled bacon bits.  This great restaurant also offers many lunch options that you just can’t pass up.  I think their Monterey Chicken sandwich is very delicious with a little honey mustard instead of mayo.  Also a great thing about Peach’s is that it is very family friendly.  Being a new mom I like to know there are places where I can take my daughter without having to worry if it will bother people if she starts to get fussy.  Everyone who travels to Anna Maria Island needs to eat at Peach’s at least once, but I bet you will come back again and again!

Peach’s Restaurant
3240 East Bay Drive
Holmes Beach, FL  34217
(941) 779-0738

Cortez Kitchen is a unique “hangout” restaurant that may not be the perfect romantic setting however the seafood is very fresh.  Outdoor picnic bench seating both covered and uncovered are in close proximity to the boat docks.  So….while eating your inexpensive “rustic” lunch or dinner you can sometimes watch boats come in and out of the docks.  I have also personally witnessed lots of fork lift activity at the docks which my 4 year old friend’s son just loves.  If you are looking for an inexpensive fresh seafood lunch or dinner and you have children that will enjoy looking at water or boats then this could be the perfect fit. The grouper is fantastic and believe or not, try the Buffalo Grouper sandwich with Blue Cheese Dressing….its a knock out!  Be sure to take a look at the picture above.  The BLUE sign is a great reference point so you don’t miss the turn off of Cortez Road.  One side note is the restaurant turns more into a bar around dusk so if you are taking your family  be sure it’s at an appropriate time.  They do offer live music usually on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights.  Just a great all around ”old Florida” bar setting. 

One last thing.  They do sell fresh raw seafood in an adjacent building, so if you need tomorrow’s seafood, kill two birds with one stone, or fish that is….

Cortez Kitchen
4528 119th Street West
Cortez, FL, 34210
(941) 798-9404