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With 19 years in the industry, Crystal ensures top-notch client experience.

Her expertise extends globally, backed by prestigious certifications and leadership roles. Beyond work, she's a dedicated philanthropist and enjoys coastal living with loved ones.

10/05/2026

๐•๐ž๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ โœจ

Weโ€™re pleased to have Beth Mangum of WaterStone Mortgage partnering with us for the Sandestin Open House Palooza.

Buying a home is about more than finding the right propertyโ€”itโ€™s also about understanding your financing strategy before you make your move. We appreciate Bethโ€™s support of an afternoon designed to help buyers explore more of Sandestin, compare opportunities and experience the different lifestyles within the resort.

๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ” | ๐Ÿ‘โ€“๐Ÿ” ๐๐Œ
One Afternoon. Multiple Homes. Explore Sandestin.

Planning to tour? DM me โ€œ๐๐€๐‹๐Ž๐Ž๐™๐€โ€ for the full tour map and participating properties.

Thank you, Beth, for being one of our Palooza vendor partners ๐Ÿค

10/04/2026

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐’๐š๐ง๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง ๐›๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ?

More and more, the conversation is less about simply finding a property, and more about finding the right combination of lifestyle, convenience and flexibility.
Three things Iโ€™m seeing buyers prioritize:

๐“๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ค๐ž๐ฒ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ฅ: Properties that feel easy to enjoy from day one.
๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐€๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ: Golf, beach access, dining, marina life and the Sandestin lifestyle.
๐‘๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐…๐ฅ๐ž๐ฑ๐ข๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ: Options that can work as a second home, investment property, or a combination of both.

๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ ๐Œ๐š๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐š ๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž is a great example of why these features matter. Located in Magnolia Village, it offers a relaxed resort setting with easy access to everything Sandestin has to offer.

If youโ€™re considering buying in Sandestin, Destin or 30A, the right property depends on how you plan to use it and not just the list price.

DM me โ€œ๐’๐€๐๐ƒ๐„๐’๐“๐ˆ๐โ€ and Iโ€™ll help you narrow down the properties that best fit your goals.

10/03/2026

๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐š๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐จ๐จ๐ง. ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ. ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐’๐š๐ง๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง. โœจ

The Sandestin Open House Palooza is happening Tuesday, October 6 from 3โ€“6 PM, giving buyers and agents the opportunity to tour multiple properties throughout Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in one afternoon.

Whether youโ€™re actively searching for a primary residence, second home or investment property, this is an easy way to compare homes, explore different neighborhoods and experience more of the Sandestin lifestyle in person.

Buyer agents. bring your clients and tour alongside them. And donโ€™t forget to bring your business cards for the drawings along the way.

๐Ÿ“ Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort
๐Ÿ“… Tuesday, October 6
โฐ 3โ€“6 PM

๐–๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐š๐ฉ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ?
DM me โ€œPALOOZAโ€ and Iโ€™ll send you everything you need to plan your route.

10/03/2026

Buy nowโ€ฆ or wait? In real estate, the better question is: what makes sense for your goals right now?

For buyers, timing isnโ€™t just about watching interest rates. Itโ€™s also about inventory, negotiating leverage, price, monthly payment, and finding the right property before everyone else is looking for the same thing.

Along the Emerald Coast, the opportunity can look very different depending on whether youโ€™re searching for a primary residence, second home, waterfront property or investment.

My job is to help you look beyond the headlines and run the numbers on the actual property, so you can make a confident decision based on strategy, not pressure.

Thinking about buying in Destin, Sandestin or 30A?

๐ƒ๐Œ ๐ฆ๐ž โ€œ๐๐”๐˜โ€ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ˆโ€™๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ ๐ ๐จ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ.

Photos from The Watkins Group's post 10/02/2026

๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ ๐Œ๐š๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐š ๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž #๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ | ๐’๐š๐ง๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง โœจ
One afternoon. Multiple homes. Experience Sandestin.

Make 501 Magnolia Place #501 one of your stops during the Sandestin Open House Palooza. This turnkey retreat sits along the Links Golf Course and delivers the easy resort lifestyle buyers come to Sandestin for! Bright interiors, multiple sleeping spaces, outdoor living, a golf cart, and convenient access to Baytowne, the marina and the beach.

๐Ÿ“ 501 Magnolia Place #501
๐Ÿ“… October 6
โฐ 3โ€“6 PM

Come tour the home, explore the neighborhood and see what makes this property such a fun option for a personal getaway, second home or investment.

๐–๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ณ๐š ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐š๐ฉ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ ๐Œ๐š๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐š? ๐ƒ๐Œ ๐ฆ๐ž โ€œ๐Œ๐€๐†๐๐Ž๐‹๐ˆ๐€โ€ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ˆโ€™๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž.

Photos from The Watkins Group's post 10/02/2026

โœจ ๐Ž๐๐„ ๐€๐…๐“๐„๐‘๐๐Ž๐Ž๐. ๐Œ๐”๐‹๐“๐ˆ๐๐‹๐„ ๐‡๐Ž๐Œ๐„๐’. ๐„๐—๐๐„๐‘๐ˆ๐„๐๐‚๐„ ๐’๐€๐๐ƒ๐„๐’๐“๐ˆ๐. โœจ

The ๐’๐š๐ง๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ณ๐š is happening ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ” ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ‘โ€“๐Ÿ” ๐๐Œ and youโ€™re invited to explore participating homes throughout Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort.

๐Ÿก Tour at your own pace
๐Ÿ“ Visit the homes in any order
๐Ÿฅ‚ Enjoy tapas & libations at select stops
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Some participating homes will host their own drawings & prizes

๐’๐ฐ๐ข๐ฉ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž. โžก๏ธ

Iโ€™m tagging our participating agents so follow them for property details, access information and updates for their individual open houses.

๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ”, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” | ๐Ÿ‘โ€“๐Ÿ” ๐๐Œ
๐Ÿ“ Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort
Miramar Beach, Florida

๐–๐ก๐ข๐œ๐ก ๐’๐š๐ง๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง ๐ง๐ž๐ข๐ ๐ก๐›๐จ๐ซ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ? ๐Ÿ‘‡

The more homes you visit, the more of Sandestin you experience.

10/01/2026

โœจ ๐’๐€๐๐ƒ๐„๐’๐“๐ˆ๐ ๐Ž๐๐„๐ ๐‡๐Ž๐”๐’๐„ ๐๐€๐‹๐Ž๐Ž๐™๐€ โœจ

Spend the afternoon exploring participating homes throughout Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort on Tuesday, ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ” ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ‘โ€“๐Ÿ” ๐๐Œ.

Iโ€™ll be hosting at ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ ๐Œ๐š๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐š ๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐š ๐•๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐ ๐ž, so be sure to make it one of your stops while youโ€™re touring.

๐Ÿก Tour participating homes at your own pace
๐ŸŒด Explore different Sandestin neighborhoods
๐Ÿฅ‚ Enjoy tapas & libations along the way
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Bring your business cards for raffle drawings
โœจ No required starting point and no set tour order

Whether youโ€™re looking for a primary home, vacation property, second home or investment, this is a great opportunity to experience more of Sandestin in one afternoon.

๐Ÿ“ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ž ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ ๐Œ๐š๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐š ๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž
๐Ÿ“… October 6 | 3โ€“6 PM

Planning to come? Send me a DM and let me know. Iโ€™d love to see you at 501 Magnolia Place.

Crystal Watkins
COMPASS Real Estate
๐Ÿ“ฑ (850) 855-6885

09/28/2026

๐Ÿ“ฃ CALLING LOCAL BUSINESSES & VENDORS!

Weโ€™re putting together a Sandestin Open House Palooza on October 6 from 3โ€“6 PM, featuring multiple homes open throughout Sandestinโ€”and weโ€™d love to partner with some of our amazing local businesses!

Weโ€™re looking for businesses that would like to participate, collaborate, provide refreshments, contribute a giveaway, sponsor part of the event, or simply join us at one of the participating homes.

Think:
๐Ÿก Home & design professionals
๐Ÿฅ‚ Restaurants, catering & refreshments
๐Ÿ’ฐ Lenders & financial professionals
๐Ÿ”‘ Title & closing professionals
โ˜€๏ธ Vacation rental & property management companies
๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Home services & contractors
๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Insurance professionals
๐Ÿ›๏ธ Local boutiques & businesses
๐ŸŽ Giveaway and event sponsors

This is a great opportunity to get your business in front of Sandestin homeowners, prospective buyers, real estate professionals and the local community while helping us create a fun afternoon showcasing Sandestin real estate.

Interested in being part of it?

๐Ÿ“ฉ Message me directly for details!

๐Ÿ“… October 6
โฐ 3โ€“6 PM
๐Ÿ“ Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort

Letโ€™s make this a great community event!

05/22/2026

๐ŸŒด Coastal living meets modern comfort in this beautifully refreshed beach retreat! From the bright open-concept interiors to the breezy outdoor spaces framed by palm trees and endless blue skies, every detail invites you to slow down and soak in the laid-back lifestyle. โœจ๐Ÿกโ˜€๏ธ

๐Ÿšช OPEN HOUSE TODAY | 3โ€“5 PM

Whether you're looking for a vacation getaway, investment property, or full-time coastal escape, this home delivers the perfect blend of style, light, and beach-town charm.

05/01/2026

๐Ÿ’ฐ INVESTOR OPEN HOUSE โ€“ DESTIN ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Looking for a rental or second home opportunity under $430K in Destin?

This is one you donโ€™t want to miss.

๐Ÿ“ 332B Calhoun Ave
โœ”๏ธ Fully renovated
โœ”๏ธ 4 bedrooms (strong rental appeal)
โœ”๏ธ Close to beaches & HarborWalk Village

With limited inventory at this price point, this property stands out as a smart buy in a high-demand coastal market.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Open House: MAY 1, 2026
โฐ Time: 4:00 - 5:30 PM

๐Ÿ’ก Ask about seller-paid incentives that may help reduce upfront costs or improve financing.

๐Ÿ“ฒ Message โ€œDESTINโ€ for rental insights, comps, or details.

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