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e Sacco Group at Singer Island Realty: Everything They List Turns to Sold!

In a real estate market like this one, wherein unpredictability abounds, it is vital that buyers, sellers, and renters are making careful, informed decisions. Indeed, seasoned local Realtor® Tony Sacco, who was once referred to as “the Midas of real estate” in an article for e Palm Beach Post, advises, “Don’t play the market. Don’t try to be an expert in the real estate market, because we don’t know when it’s going to turn.”

Tony’s daughter, Dawn Sacco, is a similarly accomplished Realtor® who works alongside her father, and she too emphasizes the importance of

being prepared in the midst of this unprecedented real estate market. “ e more you know,” Dawn informs, “the more educated you’ll be, and the better you can make a choice as far as where you want to live or how you want to sell.”

Tony and Dawn specialize in Singer Island real estate, as they have called the island their home for the past 25 years. Tony boasts an impressive 60 years in the real estate industry, so clients can trust that they’re in good hands when they choose him as their Realtor® to buy, sell, or rent a property. Dawn, too, is an exemplary real estate agent because of her long history in the business, having spent her entire life investing in real estate with her father and learning from his years of experience.

As a father/daughter real estate team — e Sacco Group at Singer Island Realty — Tony and Dawn maintain a strong commitment to supporting their clients not only throughout their entire real estate transaction, but also beyond it as trusted friends and resources. With the Saccos, your real estate experience doesn’t just start and end with buying, renting, or selling! Instead, Tony and Dawn commit to helping their clients every step of the way,

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and even go as far as advising them about the best restaurants, hair and nail salons, grocery stores, schools, boutiques, and more. Additionally, the Saccos encourage their clients to call or text them at any time, whenever they have a question or need help, because the father/daughter duo wants each of their clients to be as comfortable as possible. “My goal and commitment,” Dawn states, “is that they love the life that they’ve created on Singer Island… If [something] is going to make a di erence in their life, then I want to be a part of that di erence that makes it more pleasurable for them to be here.”

To support this mission, the Saccos work under local real estate rm Singer Island Realty, as it allows them to o er a boutique experience to their clients. Tony and Dawn take the time to really get to know their clients’ wants and needs, and go the extra mile to ensure that they nd the perfect property to meet all of them. Dawn further explains that the brokerage “is the perfect platform… because the venue here is a 3-mile island. So we really like to help people become part of our community. And you can’t do that if they’re just a number, you really have to get to know them and what they want… it’s really important to understand what they need.” She adds, “I think it’s most important just to listen to what’s most important to that person, and we specialize in really listening to what’s important.”

Tony and Dawn have a special edge over other Realtors® not only because of their dedicated attention to providing the best experience for their clients, but also because they have been so active and involved with the community on Singer Island that they are o en able to gain access to listings that haven’t even hit the market yet! Indeed, their solid professional relationships speak to the Sacco’s premier expertise in the real estate business, particularly within the small community that is Singer Island. People talk, and the talk about e Sacco Group at Singer Island Realty is always acclamatory. Dawn a rms, “We run [our business] with integrity, diligence, trust, and, of course, personal attention. We treat our clients like we were helping our own family nd a home or sell their home... No one’s just a number. We truly care about them, and it’s our goal to leave every person better than how we found them.”

As such, there are no highpressure sales situations with e Sacco Group, so you’ll never feel pushed into making a decision, and you will never, ever have to settle. Rather, you will feel completely supported in your decision-making process as Tony and Dawn will answer all of your questions, address any of your concerns, and genuinely listen to your wants and needs. ey don’t make clients sign a time commitment, either, so there is no obligation for you to buy, sell, or rent if your situation changes. In this way, the father and daughter team will ensure that you are 100% con dent in whatever decision you make. “We do everything

for them, we guide them in the right direction,” Tony explains, further clarifying, “We don’t sell them an apartment, we just show them an apartment. It’s up to them. If they like it, then it’s up to us to negotiate the best deal for the buyer or the seller, whoever we represent.”

In a real estate market such as this, the risk of playing the odds is exponentially high. Whether you’re buying, selling, or renting, you need to understand the implications of each and every decision that you make. Don’t settle! Choose a family-oriented, trustworthy, experienced father-daughter real estate team — e Sacco Group — to assist you in achieving whatever goal you have in mind. Tony and Dawn

because they are passionate about helping you to buy, sell, or rent with full con dence, but also because they want to become lifelong friends upon whom you can always rely and trust. It’s no wonder, then, that, for e Sacco Group at Singer Island Realty, everything they list turns to sold!

For What It’s Worth

I know I’m not the sharpest tack in the box, but I must have been living under a rock not to have appreciated the full magnitude of AI. For those of you who do not know what those initials stand for, they are Arti cial Intelligence. You know those little boxes with the pictures in them, that you have to click on to make sure you’re not a robot. ey ask you to identify the squares with the motorcycles or trees or school buses? Well, apparently AI’s cannot think for themselves so they get stumped at the pictures because they have not been programmed to respond to them. Not yet. ankfully they can’t think for themselves. (I use the word “they” as if they have taken on a human form, but to date, they are just computerized machines as far as I know). You know what else they can do? Rumor has it that they can apply for jobs, on sites such as INDEED, which makes life easier for the applicant. But what if they could think for themselves? What if they evolve into a thinking and acting machine one day. e reason I ask is because I understand that people such as Elon Musk are asking for a “pause” on further development of AI’s because these people are “concerned” about what they might be able to do in the future if the rapid rate they are evolving continues. Now I don’t know about you, but when I hear the word “concerned,” it freaks me out. To me that is a code word for “what until you see what happens next”. Imagine if AI’s could actually think for themselves and begin to run amok. I have friends who say that is impossible. I’m sure Orville and Wilbur Wright were told

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the same thing when they took their rst ight. Besides, AI’s don’t have to think for themselves to do damage. All they have to do is get programmed some whacko who wants to do harm to people or the country at large. And I don’t think I have to tell you we have bad people living among us.

Of course the other side of the argument is that AI’s can do so much good in the health care eld, possibly coming up with solutions to medical problems and make advances that can save lives some day. at would be for the greater good, but there is potential to do the greater bad, and I don’t like it. On a personal level I am discouraged if not downright disgusted by the fact that AI’s have crept their way into the novel writing arena. If they are given a plot, some characters, and a genre, such as mystery or love story, they can come up with a pretty darn good book, and soon writers like me (who are still waiting to get my book on Amazon, but soon I hope) don’t have a chance, and what’s worse, when you, the buyer, purchase a book, you won’t know whether it was written buy a real author or an AI. AI’s have also made their way into the world of academia, and are doing homework, writing term papers and book reports, and even thesis papers as we speak. To me, all that might look good on paper, but it’s just going to make students stupid if they don’t have to do the work themselves.

Look, I don’t have all the facts, but from what I’ve heard, I’m getting a little nervous about the future. I mean we

already have enough trouble communicating with each other with the addition of texting, and social media substituting for actual phone calls and good old fashion letter writing. Imagine this scenario. You want to have a ght with your husband, but he always bullies you into giving up. He can’t win an argument with you because once you start crying, he caves. But suppose each spouse programs their AI (in the future of course, when they live with you) to ght each other while you both go to bed. Each of you enter the necessary information, and your AI’s duke it out, without emotions. en, you wake up in the morning and nd out who wins the argument. Science ction? Maybe. But what if it isn’t? For what it’s worth, I like a good old fashioned argument where we say stupid things, and then make up. It keeps the relationship new and our brains in good working order. We win some, and we lose some. If I want to make a point, I certainly don’t want to have a machine take the credit, but that’s just me.

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medical MARIJUANA Is

By Gabby Gregory

just more…FAKENEWS?

By now, you’ve likely heard the almost miracle-like anecdotes from “patients” on the news about medical marijuana as it becomes more mainstream. When I hear these stories, I have to wonder: are they legitimate? I had to know the TRUTH, so I arranged to sit down with Dr. Anne Lynn Morgan, the

Additionally, Dr. Morgan is an expert in the eld of medical marijuana, and is among one of the most respected clinicians in the industry. She sits on the board of directors for the American Academy of Cannabis Medicine, is a member of the International Cannabinoid Research Society, and is considered to be one of the industry’s highest-rated cannabis clinicians (no pun intended). Dr. Morgan has been in practice for 33 years and was the former Medical Director for United Health, Metropolitan Health, and Humana.

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Medical Of cer at MMJ Health, Florida’s toprated medical marijuana doctor’s of ce.

Many people don’t know that medical marijuana is legal in Florida, let alone readily available at over 250 in-state dispensaries (imagine a pharmacy speci cally for medical marijuana). For years, pop culture has depicted marijuana primarily as a recreational drug, but there’s more to the plant than what’s shown on the silver screen. Since its legalization, medical marijuana’s profound effects have changed the lives of countless Floridians. Dr. Morgan, as Florida’s top rated Medical Marijuana Specialist, is responsible for much of this positive impact. Indeed, she and the staff at MMJ Health were honored to be named by The Palm Beach Post as the “Best Medical Marijuana Card Provider” for their level of service and ef cacy in 2020!

Dr. Morgan has been practicing marijuana medicine speci cally for the last 9 years, with licenses in Florida, Washington, and Pennsylvania. After years of education, research, and handson experience, Dr. Morgan attests to the relief medical marijuana brings to people, saying, “We have found that we have over a 90% success rate with medical cannabis.”

Dr. Morgan explains that medical marijuana patients at MMJ Health, rather than experiencing psychoactive effects or feeling high, nd relief from various medical conditions, including anxiety, depression, insomnia, arthritis, cancer, IBS, epilepsy, PTSD, autoimmune disorders, migraines, Parkinson’s, ADHD, Fibromyalgia, dementia, Alzheimer’s, and more. Medical marijuana is not for getting high, it’s for feeling better! How does it work? It’s simple – THC and CBD.

THC and CBD are two chemical compounds that come from the marijuana plant and affect the endocannabinoid system, the human body’s natural system for processing cannabis. “The endocannabinoid system’s reason for existing is to keep our bodies in homeostasis, i.e. healthy and balanced. Cannabis can positively affect so many systems in the body that are not being managed properly by pharmaceuticals,” says Dr. Morgan. Many of MMJ’s patients, since using medical cannabis, have been able to drastically reduce their prescription medication regimen, or have stopped taking prescriptions altogether!

Marijuana is still classi ed as a Schedule 1 substance federally, but Dr. Morgan explains, “It’s not what you think… Medical marijuana is not a narcotic. In fact, after using medical marijuana, many of our patients have reduced taking narcotics and/or opiates without even being asked!”

Medical marijuana is not like anything sold on the street... it’s completely safe! When you get your marijuana from a dispensary, you don’t have to worry about whether it was adulterated. Dr. Morgan clari es, “Florida has very stringent rules about how medical marijuana is grown and prepared, so you know it’s clean, pesticide-free, and has no bacteria or viruses.”

Medical marijuana has become a go-to for doctors across the nation to give their patients relief from a myriad of conditions without having to worry about the severe side effects associated with many pharmaceuticals. For the patients at MMJ Health, medical marijuana is 100% making a difference in their everyday lives. The stories are real. Dr. Morgan says that it is not uncommon for patients to cry, hug, and thank her because they are feeling better than ever since using medical cannabis. Dr. Morgan has seen the results, and she urges anyone and everyone to consider trying medical marijuana.

MMJ Health is at the forefront of technology, so nding out if you qualify for a medical marijuana card is super simple! The MMJ Patient Quali cation System, accessible at www.mmjhealth.com, allows you to nd out in minutes whether you qualify. If you do, then the MMJ Health of ce will contact you. MMJ Health has all of the resources necessary to get your health back on track!

So the real question now is: why wait? MMJ Health is the only all-inclusive medical marijuana of ce in Florida, so you can get quali ed for your medical marijuana card in one visit. The friendly and knowledgeable staff will ll out the tricky government application for you, take your ID photo in their of ce, and submit all of your paperwork to the Florida Health Department. The only thing you have to do once you leave their of ce is wait for your card!

“You shouldn’t have to suffer… medical cannabis can help you! We are real doctors who provide real results,” says Dr. Morgan. The expert staff at MMJ Health encourages you to “Please come and see the MMJ Health difference. We care, we make a difference as a team, and we know our cannabis medicine. Isn’t it time to live your life the way you want, symptom and side-effect free?”

MMJ Health is located at 600 Sandtree Drive in Suite 108 in Palm Beach Gardens. MMJ Health also has locations in West Palm Beach, Port St. Lucie, Stuart, Melbourne, Wellington, Boynton Beach, and Boca Raton. Their of ces are open Mondays-Fridays from 9AM-7PM and Saturdays-Sundays from 10AM-7PM. For more information, please call 561-631-7994 or 772-212-4032, or visit www.mmjhealth.com.