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  Photo Courtesy of DJ Badly from Flickr.com Did you know that before you even step foot onto American soil one or many estate agents may have already had their hands in your pockets? It’s called a builder’s registration and it works like this: When a potential home buyer, we’ll call them Buyer A...

Originally Posted at www.ThePinkFlamingo.info a Florida Vacation Home Online Community Before You hire just any management company to take care of one of your mostsizable assets there are some serious factors you should consider. Make sure you get the facts and  interview at least three companie...

Photo Courtesy of Darwin Bell from Flickr.com Originally Posted at: www.ThePinkFlamingo.info So you want to purchase a holiday villa here in the states and your plan is to buy it and rent it out to short term renters while your not using it. You have it all figured out, your estate agent has got...

originally posted at www.thepinkflamingo.info This concept seems to be a new trend and a rather desperate attempt at property management companies trying to put more money back in their pockets. This scam targets unsuspecting holiday makers who are staying in a short term vacation rental propert...

Loma Vista, one of the popular short term rental vacation home communities in Davenport, FL;  recently made its way into the news yesterday.  According to the ABC news story two twenty something Davenport, FL teachers were charged with possession of marijuana and hauled off to jail. . . the wors...

I never thought I would be sitting here on a Sunday evening writing a post about toilet water but I am and for good reason so please don't stop here. I recently sold a house in Legacy Park in Davenport (that was an absolute deal). As a closing gift to my clients I had the home cleaned for them p...

So you purchased, or are thinking or purchasing an STR (short term rental) vacation home in Davenport or possibly Kissimmee.  By now you've probably done the math and figured that a huge chunk of your expenses are coming from the property management company you are hiring to book it out and main...

As a Realtor who sells mostly vacation homes here in Florida the last thing I want to try and do is convince you NOT to move to Florida however, at the end of the day I'm more interested in giving you the facts than the fantasy.  As a mother to a little girl, I am always checking on crime statist...

Getting a green card can be such a difficult and lengthy process in America that many don't even bother trying. To those of you who may have lost hope or are still looking for that loophole in the system, I have some fantastic news for you. The United States government has set aside 10,000 visa ...

If you've entertained the idea of purchasing property anytime in the last 360 days than I'd be willing to make a bet that you've come in contact with the term "Short Sale". A short sale, in essence, is nothing more than a glorified term for a pre-foreclosure but with a twist. It's important to be...