This Memorial Day as so many of us get to sleep in, take a day off work, and spend time partying or cooking out, we should all take a few moments to remember what the day represents. The fallen soldier. The freedoms that we have and the private property rights we are blessed with have been paid f
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05/31/2010
Short sales, love them or hate them, they are going to be around for many more years to come. The big issue with short sales are all the unknowns. Will the seller cooperate? Will the lender even consider the contract price? What about the 2nd lender? How long will all this take? Will the buyer e
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05/29/2010
I was just reading through USA Today this morning. Right on the front page there is yet another article prophesying where this country is headed. All we have to do to see that planned economies / quasi-socialism do not work in the long run is to look at what is happening in Europe right now. G
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05/25/2010
Below is the latest sampling of properties that we have available for sale in Central Florida. Check out some of these great deals. I can't believe how cheap some of these properties are. No matter where you are in metro Orlando you are no more than maybe an hour from the most beautiful beaches
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05/24/2010
It is definitely time for a major cleanup of the House and Senate in November. Fire the incumbent regardless of their party affiliation. The President wants us to join him in "the remaking of America" - in his brand of "change." No thank you. It will take years just to restore what you've alread
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05/22/2010
The Central Florida real estate market statistics for April 2010 have been released by the Orlando Regional Realtor Association. Here is a link to the detailed report . Below is a short breakdown of these numbers. The numbers are for Orange County & Seminole County, including the cities of Apopk
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05/20/2010
Below is a call to action that came out over the weekend from the National Association of Realtors. We need to be vigilant and stand up to any more taxation or over-regulation. Apparently Congress thinks taxes and fees are not high enough. They also think they we do not have enough laws on the
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05/18/2010
Just flipping through my local newspaper the Orlando Senitnel this Monday morning. 2 front page headlines grabbed my attention. When Should Jobless Benefits End? is one of the headlines. Currently unemployment benefits have been extended for 79 weeks but the new proposal if for 99 weeks. (Ther
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05/17/2010
Somehow I am not surprised by this. Everyone knew that this train could not support itself financially. Of course mass transit of any type typically needs some sort of tax dollars to keep it operating. Just like the highways are paid for with gas taxes, tolls, or something else. Orlando Mayor
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05/16/2010
U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd introduced a new bill in April, SB 3217, that is meant to clean up Wall Street bankers. Sounds like a good thing. Many of these bankers have been absolutely despicable with some of the shenanigans they have pulled and are still pulling. One big issue though that is
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05/15/2010
