We first started looking for a beach home, after a trip to St. Martin. We looked up the gulf side of FL and when we first visited Gulf Shores, we were sold, and bought a condo in 1988. After we retired, we started spending 7 months in Gulf Shores, and I hated to return to our home in Northern Illinois. After my husband passed, I bought a home in Foley, and moved here permanently, and have loved every minute. I have been handling my own rentals since 1990, so I enjoy making the entire rental process, from booking to checking in, as simple as possible so my guests can just relax and enjoy their time at the beach. The great majority of rentals at my other 2 condos are repeats or referrals and I hope to establish the same kind of rapport with my guests at Seacrest. Sunchase16569 &906966