central florida real estate: Orlando, Step Up To The Plate - It’s Time To Buy Your Next Home!!! - 04/23/08 04:13 PM
Yes, Orlando, it is time to get off of the fence and purchase a home. Let me qualify that. That is if it is within your means to do so financially. The previous mentality that we’ve seen has hopefully stopped, but unfortunately, once things get better, people tend to forget. … (9 comments)
central florida real estate: The Fed Rate and Mortgage Rate – What Does This All Mean? - 02/09/08 03:16 PM
First a little history. The Federal Reserve System (commonly referred to as The Fed) is the central banking system of the US and is made up of 12 regional banks. The Fed manages the nation's money supply via its use of monetary policy. This refers to The Feds ability to influence … (46 comments)
central florida real estate: Orlando & Central Florida, Orange and Seminole County – Education - 01/31/08 04:23 PM
Education in the Greater Central Florida area and the City of Orlando including Orange and Seminole County as with any area has numerous public and private schools available to you. We have a wonderful education system and with anything else some are better equipped than others. That is not the point … (17 comments)
central florida real estate: Orlando, Orange County, Florida – Arts & Culture - 01/30/08 06:58 PM
This possibly should be titled Central Florida - Arts & Culture because the Greater Orlando area encompasses more than just the City of Orlando when you talk about a subject such as this. We ain't New York City, but we do have culture and attractions here other than Mickey Mouse, Shamu … (18 comments)
central florida real estate: Real Estate – What Is It To Me? - 01/29/08 11:50 AM
This is a great business. There is nothing really simple with buying and selling real estate because of all of the complexities involved in what many of us may feel is a simple transaction. The rewards that we acquire are bringing all of these individual facets together successfully for all of those … (28 comments)
central florida real estate: Orlando, Orange County, Florida – Employment & Economy - 01/23/08 06:32 PM
If you'd like to read a general overview of the City of Orlando, Orange County, Florida, just take a moment to read this article first, Orlando, Orange County, Florida - The City Beautiful. Orlando is generally known for being a tourist destination and as such we've had basically more of a service-oriented … (13 comments)
central florida real estate: Foreclosure Plan – Is this a Panacea or a Step in the Right Direction? - 01/11/08 09:47 AM
There was an article in this morning's Inman News Headlines by Glenn Roberts, Jr. entitled "Foreclosure fix: "'The Last Chance Mortgage' - How we got into this mess and how to get out." (You will only be able to access this link for free on 1/11/08.) The article was in regard … (12 comments)
central florida real estate: Central Florida – Now is the Time to Buy! - 01/10/08 04:27 PM
Yes, you heard me correctly. Now is an excellent time to purchase that Central Florida home that you've been dreaming about! You don't believe me, well then read on. If you look historically, you will note that the real estate market is cyclical, but this can also be said of many facets … (11 comments)
central florida real estate: Life and Real Estate – What Do You Want and Where Are You Heading? - 01/08/08 06:59 PM
What do you want out of life and real estate? This is not meant to be a personal blah, blah, blah, but it's also the only way I know how to relate the way I see things. Call it Marc's semi-educated outlook, if you wish. I've been mulling this over in my … (23 comments)
central florida real estate: Vacant House Safety - 01/03/08 07:35 AM
This is about vacant house safety because of a situation that I had to deal with over the last several days. Obviously, this person was quite tenacious. With all of the homes on the market, many are vacant and we need to be more aware of our surroundings than ever before … (39 comments)
central florida real estate: Lake Mary Homes for Sale – Now Is The Time To Buy! - 12/20/07 08:11 AM
Yes, Lake Mary Homes for Sale - Now is the time to buy! You may read this and say to yourself, "What is this guy on drugs?" No and hardly are the answers. But let's look at the facts and take a couple of things into consideration. If you have decent credit … (12 comments)
central florida real estate: Real Estate Contract – Right of First Refusal – Who Benefits? - 12/18/07 10:30 AM
This post came about because of one by Jessica Horton entitled, "Why put a carton of milk on layaway when your old dairy cow doesn't have any takers?" In it she discussed about receiving a lot more real estate contracts as of late with contingency clauses for the sale of a … (22 comments)
central florida real estate: Mortgage Bailout – Who’s Getting Bailed Out & Who’s Bailing Out! - 12/14/07 04:50 PM
OK, let's start with a brief understanding of the mortgage industry. You buy a property and obtain a mortgage. The lender then packages that loan with many others and then they are sold to investors. Simple, right! OK, so now we come to the mortgage debacle that we are seeing in … (9 comments)
central florida real estate: Longwood, Seminole County, Florida - 12/14/07 10:37 AM
Longwood is located in Central Florida abutting Altamonte Springs in Seminole County straddling I-4 (a major thoroughfare reaching from Tampa, on Florida's West Coast to Daytona Beach on its East Coast) and State Road 434. Longwood is just minutes away from downtown Orlando, the Orlando Sanford Airport, Orlando International Airport and … (5 comments)
central florida real estate: Altamonte Springs, Seminole County, Florida - 12/10/07 11:39 AM
Altamonte Springs is located in the geographic heart of Central Florida in Seminole County straddling I-4 (a major thoroughfare reaching from Tampa, on Florida's West Coast to Daytona Beach on its East Coast) and State Road 436. Altamonte Springs is just minutes away from downtown Orlando, the Orlando Sanford Airport, Orlando … (22 comments)
central florida real estate: Keywords & Search Engine Spiders - 12/09/07 11:10 AM
We're all concerned about where our posts will show up and I've been researching many aspects of better rankings, etc. One of the items I came across has to do with keywords. Unfortunately, when I just went to look for the article I did not bookmark it - go figure! Anyway, … (27 comments)
central florida real estate: It's All About Meme...Marc's Book Meme - 12/06/07 02:02 PM
We'll try this for a second time. Thank goodness for a word doc. I received an email from Midori Miller informing me that I am now tagged and need to write a post "It's All About MeMe..." I hope you don't mind if I take you on a journey and do this … (18 comments)
central florida real estate: Seminole County - Florida's Natural Choice - 12/03/07 06:40 PM
Seminole County is situated between Orlando's Central Business District, the Theme Parks and the Volusia beaches on the east coast. The county can't be beat for accessibility to the best that Central Florida has to offer. Seminole County is one of the fastest growing counties in Florida. It is a collection of … (8 comments)
central florida real estate: Bloggers Beware! - 11/28/07 06:04 PM
OK, so now that I got your attention. Normally I read the comics in the morning and we won't go any further than that. This morning was slightly unusual in that I was busy putting together my installment of Links in the Active Rain Chain. With that said, I just read a … (22 comments)
central florida real estate: I Have A Big Mouth - One Way To Have A Deal Go South! - 11/28/07 05:00 PM
Here's the deal or what may have actually been the deal! I have several acres of land listed for sale. An agent asked me to walk the property with her and her clients. No problem, while we were doing so it was talked about them possibly considering subdividing the property in the … (24 comments)
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Yes, Orlando, it is time to get off of the fence and purchase a home. Let me qualify that. That is if it is within your means to do so financially. The previous mentality that we’ve seen has hopefully stopped, but unfortunately, once things get better, people tend to forget. … (9 comments)
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