Just sold this brick home with a screened pool with heated spa and auto cleaner. My first time home buyers will enjoy it for a long time to come. The home features tile and wood flooring throughout complementing this spacious contemporary style home. THe home has a  formal living and dining room, breakfast bar, kitchen dinette overlooking enclosed inground pool. Irrigation system, gutters and downspouts, his and her porches under heat and air. If you are looking for similar homes, please do not hesitate to visit the website at: http://MyFloridaHomesMLS.com/Katina777  or www.stakeyourland.com as always please call me or email me at katina@stakeyourland.com 05/17/2012

Spring is well into season and people are buying homes in Central Florida.  Check out some of these latest house deals we sold in April 2012.                        Rayston                                   Campello                                         Michigan 1. Rayston St, Deltona, FL 32725.  Big house for Deltona Lakes standards.  4 bed/2.5 bath with screened swimming pool.  Beautifully decorated.  Florida living at its finest.  Deltona is about halfway between Orlando and the beaches in Daytona.  Sold for $145,000 to a VA mortgage buyer.  2. Campello St, Altamonte Springs, FL 32701.  3/2/2 block home located in a quiet tree lined area behind the Altamonte Mall and just blocks from the Rolling Hills golf & country club.  This bank owned foreclosure sold to a new FHA buyer for $14... 05/05/2012

  Pedestrian tales from the middle of the road, #6 Another day, another death here in Central Florida..... Here's to you, Volusia County Sheriff Ben Johnson.  You've now joined Orlando Police Chief Paul Rooney, Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings and Osceola County Sheriff Bob Hansell in having a recent unnecessary pedestrian death on your watch. May God bless and keep the family of young Shinnique Comer as they deal with her loss this holiday weekend- and may God bless and young Shivon Walker and her family as they cope with the tragedy as well. 2 more young lives lost....Let's enforce our pedestrian traffic laws and save some lives, Central Florida. Cops: Pedestrian on cell phone hit, killed by minivan By Susan Jacobson, Orlando Sentinel 12:37 a.m. EST, December 22, 2011 A woman talki... 12/22/2011

July was an absolute rocking month for sales in Central Florida.  Realtors with our office sold some 44 properties in Central Florida during July 2011.  It is amazing just how cheap you can buy properties for right now.  I posted on Facebook on last month asking just how low can you buy a 3 bedroom concrete block house in a decent neighborhood for.  In February, we broke the record and sold a 3/2/2 for just $11,000.  But then in June we broke that record yet again and sold a 4/2 for only $6,000.  Seriously, if you are not buying property now you apparently just don't want to make money.  Check out these deals.                       Sugar Bay                                         Dressel                                   Chatsworth 1.  Sugar Bay Way, Lake Mary, FL 32746. 2 bed/2 bath 1... 08/04/2011

Every week we email out the latest Orlando real estate deals we have available for sale.  You can sign up for our deals by simply going to our Sand Dollar Realty Group website www.SDRhouses.com and entering your email address.  Or just contact us directly and tell us what you are looking for.  Many times the best deals sell before we even put them on the email list, so you need to jump quick.  Check out these deals that we have listed or are wholesaling:     - Deltona 32725 - 3 bed/2 bath/2-car garage block home only light rehab needed - $49,900 Video     - Deltona 32738 - 4 bed/2 bath/2-car garage foreclosure home, medium rehab needed - $49,900 Video     - Deland 32720 - 4 bed/2 bath/2-car garage foreclosure home on 1/2 acre, light rehab - $49,900     - Orlando west 32818 short sale - ... 07/07/2011

Despite what the media may be saying, the Orlando Florida real estate market is booming.  Prices are at 20 year lows in many areas and the deals are spectacular.  Our firm has been specializing in great investor deals since we opened for business in 1996.  We work the short sale, foreclosure / REO, HUD home, probate, sinkhole, and fixer upper market right here in Central Florida.  The particular home mentioned in this video is a HUD home that our We Buy Houses Florida division put under contract last week.  It is a 3 bed/2 bath/2-car garage, 1508 square foot home, built in 1988 located on a big corner lot.  It has a beautiful kitchen with all appliances still intact, screened porch, and fenced backyard.  The inspection report came back fairly clean other than a little wood rot on the si... 04/28/2011

According to a recent Fannie Mae Survey: Americans Still Aspire to Own a Home  A new study released by Fannie Mae finds that most Americans - both those who currently own their homes and those who rent - strongly aspire to own a home and to maintain homeownership, despite ongoing turmoil in the housing market. The most recent installment of this survey, released in November, showed that aspirations toward homeownership remain strong - well in excess of current homeownership rates - but decisions to buy are tempered by current consumers' cautious attitudes toward home buying in the current financial environment and a more conservative housing finance environment.Key findings:•·         51% reported the housing crisis had little or no impact on their intentions to buy or rent•·         Th... 12/29/2010

This is a Fannie Mae HomePath Important Links Free List of Foreclosed Homes For Sale Windermere, FL Homes for Sale Winter Springs, FL Homes for Sale Oviedo, FL Homes for Sale Winter Park, FL Homes for Sale Debary, FL Homes for Sale Mount Dora, FL Homes for Sale Short Sale Solutions Explained. See Property Details Call: 407-330-2181 for more information on this or any other property.   This is a Fannie Mae HomePath property. Purchase this property for as little as 3% down! This property is approved for HomePath Mortgage Financing. This property is approved for HomePath Renovation Mortgage Financing Large spacious 3 bedroom, 2 bath. Move-in condition. Formal living and dining room plus large family room . Nice eat in kitchen with tile flooring. Inside utility room. Lots of laminate floor... 09/14/2010

More questions answered on how our service works. For all the answers just pop on over to our flat rate MLS listing website. www.SDRhouses.com/flatfeemls.html How long is my listing for? Our standard listing agreement is for 12 months. If you want to list for a shorter period of time, you are welcome to choose how long you want to list for. We typically do not list properties for longer than 12 months, but we will allow you to extend your listing indefinitely at no additional charge if it is close to expiring. How much time does it take to get listed on the MLS and the internet sites? Typically we can get your listing loaded into the MLS within 1-2 business days of receiving all of the paperwork from you. Realtor.com and the other internet websites upload their data from the MLS. Listin... 08/23/2010

Can I make changes to my listing once it has been inputted into the MLS? Yes. We allow unlimited changes to your MLS listing during the first 14 days. After that we allow 1 change per week with a maximum of 20 changes during the life of the listing. We are quite liberal with allowing changes as long as we feel we are not being taken advantage of. All changes will need to be in writing and submitted on a Status Change Form. Can I use my own For Sale By Owner sign? We recommend that you use our company For Sale sign. Other Realtors often get confused or nervous about not getting paid their commission if they do not see the Listing Realtor's sign in the yard. If you do want to use your own sign, we recommend that you write the MLS # on the sign along with the words "Brokers Protected." Tha... 12/11/2009

By my nature, I am an optimist that does his level best to present the facts that allow my readership to make their own informed  decisions. Clearing up a few myths... Social security will run out in 2016 if something is not done right away is  not quite an accurate statement. Click here to see an interesting article from a senior editor at Money Magazine. "It seems like everyone got away with insider trading when the market crashed" ...well not exactly. It has been announced that an Ex-Morgan Stanley Banker will have 7 years to think about his lack of good judgment. Click Here to see his story of incredible greed. "Homeowners are better off with a loan modification". Statistics show that 25-40% end up going delinquent after their loan is modified, and that 90% end up with a higher loan... 09/18/2009

What you don't know could cost you! I am sure everyone has heard the "gloom and doom" news about short sales and foreclosures.  As I am also sure there are some very confused, homeowners out there.  I get asked on a frequent basis ,what is the difference between a short sale and foreclosure, they both effect your credit don't they?  True but I have placed just a few differences between short sales and foreclosures below: 1. With a foreclosure your credit score may drop from 250 to more than 300 points, however with a short sale your credit score may drop as little as 50 point. 2. Foreclosure's will stay on your credit for 10 years or more, short sales are not specifically reported on a credit history.  The loan is typically reported 'paid in full, settled'. 3. With a foreclosure you wil... 08/23/2009

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"Spruce up Deltona"City plans weekend to involve community in Improving Deltona!!The City of Deltona has designated the weekend of April 3-6 as the annual “Spruce Up Deltona” and residents are encouraged to get involved. During Spruce Up ’09, residents are encouraged to work to improve the overall appearance of the City. The success of the week depends entirely on the participation and support of Deltona’s Citizens and Businesses.  Residents are encouraged to clean up their yards, throw out unneeded items and plant flowers—especially azaleas, Deltona’s Official City Flower.   Suggested Spruce Up tasks include trimming and mowing grasses and shrubs; planting shrubs; cleaning, repairing or painting exterior surfaces of homes and buildings including walls, porches, gutters, roofs, pools, e... 03/25/2009

Laura Forty-Garcia | RE/MAX Realty Resources | (386) 801-0878 1125 Abagail Drive, Deltona, FL Opportunity knocks! Beautiful 3B/2B/2G located on an oversized corner lot in Deltona. Home features garden tub, walk in closets, Home Network System 3BR/2BA Single Family House offered at $175,000 Year Built 1987 Sq Footage 1,634 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 2 full, 0 partial Floors 1 Parking 2 Car garage Lot Size .24 acres HOA/Maint $0 per month DESCRIPTION You will be amazed at how clean and well kept this house is. This home is on an oversized corner lot in a quiet neighborhood. It features volume ceilings, formal living room and dining room, the master has a walk-in closet with a master bath that has separate tub and shower.For more great views of this home, call to view today! see additional phot... 07/15/2008

How many of us have dealt with closing docs not at the title company after Lender says they are sending Documents?  What is so hard with submitting the package in a timely manner?  Is it they want to give us a nervous breakdown, or they just don't get it.   It doesn't affect only the Clients.  It is a chain reaction waiting to just BREAK!!! Do the Buyers go ahead and pick up the U-Haul or wait till tomorrow? ? Sellers can't do a second closing on the purchase of their new home because they need the HUD for their previous home that is waiting to close.  Buyers can't move out of their apartment because they have no were to go. Do the Seller's allow the Buyer's to move in?  What is your problem, the package is on the way?   Hello it's 4:15pm, is it really coming.  Don't forget it is a mail... 07/11/2008

Laura Forty-Garcia | RE/MAX Realty Resources | (386) 801-0878 1926 Montecito Ave., Deltona, FL CONTRACT PENDING - RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL. Seller must sell, Pool home in great condition. Bring your investors! Being sold as short sale, subject to 3BR/2BA Single Family House offered at $124,900 Year Built 2002 Sq Footage 1,215 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 2 full, 0 partial Floors 1 Parking 2 Car garage Lot Size 10,000 sqft HOA/Maint $0 per month DESCRIPTION CONTRACT PENDING - RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL. Seller must sell, Pool home in great condition. Bring your investors! Being sold as short sale, subject to lender approval. Open floor plan. see additional photos below PROPERTY FEATURES Central A/C Central heat High/Vaulted ceiling Walk-in closet Tile floor Family room Bonus/Rec room Breakfast nook D... 07/03/2008

Laura Forty-Garcia | RE/MAX Realty Resources | (386) 801-0878 1044 Galgano Ave., Deltona, FL No Short Sale Here! Bring your FHA first time buyers.  This 3 bedroom, 2 bath home has been updated.  It's light & bright and ready to move into. 3BR/2BA Single Family House offered at $159,900   Year Built 1980 Sq Footage 1,360   Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 2 full, 0 partial   Floors 1 Parking 2 Car garage   Lot Size 10,000 sqft   HOA/Maint $0 per month     DESCRIPTION No Short Sale Here! Bring your FHA first time buyers.  This 3 bedroom, 2 bath home has been updated.  It's light & bright and ready to move into.  Architectural Shingle Roof in '05. Large screened patio is perfect for entertaining. This 3 bedroom, 2 bath home has been updated. Laminated wood flooring in 2 Bedrooms. Tile throughout rest... 07/03/2008

The City of Deltona made a public announcement last month that for anyone filing a lawsuit against them, the city would seek to recover their attorneys fees from the person filing the lawsuit if the city wins.  This has always seemed like the fair thing to me.  If you sue me and you lose, then you should be required to pay my attorneys fees.  Why should I be required to pay the fees when you were the one that generated the expense???     It may sound crazy, but in most states including Florida unless there is a specific statute or it says so in the contract, everybody pays their own attorney fees whether they win or lose.  The "ambulance chasing" law firms that advertise on TV and radio hate this idea of loser pays for both sides' fees.  Why? Because it discourages lawsuits from being f... 04/07/2008