About US

Debbie and I migrated to the East Coast (Atlanta) from California (San Francisco) because of my job change. We had rental property in California but felt 3,000 miles away was a bit far to manage rentals so we sold our California homes. That was the easy part; the hard part was finding replacement property. We both decided we wanted a place we would enjoy visiting and vacationing, and knew it had to be somewhere along the coast. We scoured the coast of Georgia and worked our way down the Florida coast. We probably drove 3,000 miles searching for just the right place up and down the East coast of Florida and then the West coast. Then a friend suggested Destin, Florida. We said great, but where in the world was Destin. It seemed everyone in Atlanta knew where Destin was except us, so we decided to take a trip.

The moment we crossed the Mid-Bay Bridge and entered Destin we knew this was it. Going to school in Southern California (Cal State Fullerton), I am somewhat spoiled with beautiful beaches. Well, I would compare the Emerald Coast Destin beaches with any beaches in the world; clear, blue/green emerald colored waters, and the most pristine sugar white sand beaches you can imagine. We knew immediately this was the place, and we’ve never looked back.

Debbie and I were both executives, I’m a former Credit Union CEO (20 years) and a minority partner in a data processing company that manufactures and writes software for high-end self-service financial kiosks for the credit union industry. Debbie was an Executive Assistant for American Express Financial Planners, and now works full time with me in the vacation rental business.

February of 2006 Debbie and I officially moved to Florida from Georgia to be closer to our rental properties. We currently live in a town called Crestview, which is about 35 miles North of Destin, Florida. On the weekends we stay in our two bedroom cottage on Easy Street, the Cozy Cabana, so we can work on the property and greet our guests as they arrive.

I’m in my fifties, and Debbie won’t say. I’ll admit my age, and Debbie doesn’t look hers (she told me to say that, but it is true). Our rental houses are actually our retirement. We both decided we didn’t want to just vegetate when we retired, and we love people and staying busy, so the vacation rental business was ideal. When we moved down here we officially retired and now devote full time to the vacation rental business. We love what we do and thoroughly enjoy meeting new people every week.

All of our houses at Easy Street are pet friendly, mainly because Debbie and I have two adorable dogs, Baxter, a miniature Schnauzer, and Stormy, a Cocker Spaniel, and we wouldn’t think of going on vacation without them. It has also been our experience that pet owners make great renters, normally well educated, clean and view their pets as their children much as Debbie and I do. We felt if we had strict guidelines, and pet owner renters knew the rules, the property wouldn’t suffer. It also helps to have great housekeeping personnel that do a thorough cleaning after each visitor. We pay a little more for their services, but it has all been worth it.

We love Easy Street and we think you will too.  

Rick & Debbie Scali

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Easy Street Vacation Rentals, LLC - (877) 432-7978 (Toll Free) / Cell Phone (850) 420-6288
FAX number (850) 424-3150
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