FLORIDA REAL ESTATE
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Florida real estate has provided a good living for me over the years as well as many great residences throughout the state.
Since graduating from the University of Florida, I have primarily worked in real estate development including large commercial, theme park and residential projects.
I have worked both as a professional engineer, construction manager and real estate broker, and have seen fortunes made and lost.
Quick riches and sudden poverty are two sides of the same Florida real estate coin.
Florida timeshare owners looking to sell a timeshare are having trouble given the risky nature of the resale market. Many owners trying to get out of timeshare are in dire need of timeshare relief.
I have also seen people spend their life savings for what they thought would be their ideal retirement home and soon wish they had moved some place else.
Florida-Backroads-Travel.com will introduce you to hundreds of Florida places that I hope you find interesting. Some of these places you may find interesting enough to want to live there or own a second home or investment property.
We have all heard the famous axiom about what makes real estate valuable: LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION.
My experience has taught me that this axiom should be supplemented with: LOCAL, LOCAL, LOCAL.
There is no better guide to buying Florida real estate for living or investing than local real estate brokers who understand their communities.
In Florida, local is to me a very focused term.
If, for example, somebody is interested in living in the Orlando area there are hundreds of neighborhood choices. You could buy in Winter Park, Altamonte Springs, Celebration, College Park, Delaney Park, Longwood, Pine Hills, Parramore, Maitland, downtown and scores of others.
Each neighborhood has its local expert in that particular Florida real estate market.
If one goes to a general directory and picks an Orlando broker, one may or may not learn about the neighborhood that's best for him or her.
Speaking of Orlando, Apartments in Orlando are going fast! Find yours at Apartmentguide.com.
Florida Backroads Travel features the 8 regions of Florida and presents sketches of more than 60 towns within the regions. Eventually at least 100 towns will be featured. The town pages will include information about Top Florida Hotels, and eventually will include real estate investment opportunities as well.
This website also provides information about how senior citizens can purchase a new Florida home using the Reverse Mortgage Purchase Loan Program and live there the rest of their lives without having to make mortgage payments on their new home.
The Reverse Mortgage Purchase Loan Program (at least in 2011) can be used to purchase a home in one of the many retirement communities in Florida.
Another enticing feature about living in Florida is the Florida Homestead Exemption and the significant tax savings it offers to full time Florida residents who enroll their home with the local tax collector.
I have lived in all 8 regions and many of the towns, and have a general knowledge of all these places. I am a local expert, however, in only a few of them. I know who the experts are, however, in the local area of your interest.
Here is a useful search tool from Trulia to help you narrow your search for residential properties in Florida.
If you are interested in buying or renting real estate in any part of Florida, I can introduce you to a knowledgeable and experienced broker specializing in what you want and where you want it.
Just fill out the contact form and I will go to work for you.
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