To Mayor Dyer and all Orlando City Commissioners: (The only exception is Commissioner Phil Diamond who is the lone commissioner that is against raising millage rates. Good for him! A first-class letter similar to this was sent to the Mayor and all City Commissioners today.) I wanted to voice my
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08/31/2008
That's right. Our firm sells houses and other real estate involved in foreclosure. That includes pre-foreclosure, short sales, and bank owned properties from both institutional banks and private mortgage lenders. Not only that, we are on a first name basis with many of the listing agents who re
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08/30/2008
We did have a contract on this house in June and came close to selling it, but it fell apart due to financing issues with the VA loan. I left this property on the market longer than normal in the hopes that I could report a sale for those following my blog. Many people have asked whatever happen
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08/29/2008
Rob Arnold | Sand Dollar Realty Group Inc. | 407-389-7318 132 Capri Drive, Davenport, FL Great townhouse short sale in the shadow of Disney World. 3BR/3BA Townhouse offered at $100,000 Year Built 2005 Sq Footage 1,376 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 3 full, 0 partial Floors 2 Parking Unspecified Lot Size U
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08/28/2008
Will my property's listing appear any different in the MLS and the internet than a listing by a full service Realtor? Your property listing will appear on the internet and the MLS just the same as any other listing. The only difference is that the MLS will contain a note in the Realtor Remarks se
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08/25/2008
Central Florida got to spend 4 days last week dealing with Tropical Storm Fay. This storm arrived Tuesday afternoon and started moving out on Friday. In the meantime it dumped several feet of rain on many areas of Central Florida. Brevard County on the east coast apparently got the worst of it
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08/25/2008
The Seminole County commission voted unanimously 5-0 in late July to raise the maximum millage rate for county property taxes. You can watch the actual video of the vote on the county's website. It is #54 on their agenda. The 2007 millage rate was 4.3578, and the new 2008 proposed millage rate
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08/23/2008
Whenever I take a buyer out to show properties in metro Orlando, the one thing that always stands out like a sore thumb is the number of properties listed as either short sales or bank foreclosures. It seems like that in many areas that these listings make up 50% or more of the properties liste
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08/22/2008
Virtual tour: Altamonte lakefront home Rob Arnold | Sand Dollar Realty Group Inc. | 407-375-4567 112 Camphor Tree Lane, Altamonte Springs, FL Beautiful Seminole County lakefront home 5BR/3.5BA Single Family House offered at $974,952 Year Built 1970 Sq Footage 3,659 Bedrooms 5 Bathrooms 3 full, 2
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08/21/2008
Last Friday a group of several people involved with the Central Florida Realty Investors (CFRI) legislative committee (including myself) got to sit down Florida's Attorney General Bill McCollum and candidly discuss various issues regarding the real estate industry including the new Florida forecl
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08/19/2008
