Central Florida & metro Orlando real estate services

Orlando Florida real estate market statistics - April 2012

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:50:10 -0700

The Orlando Florida April 2012 real estate statistics have been provided by the Orlando Regional Realtor Association. Here is a direct link to the full MLS statistics details. Below is a summary breakdown of their numbers. This covers Orange and Seminole County Florida, including cities like Orlando, Winter Park, Apopka, Ocoee, Altamonte Springs, Longwood, Lake Mary, Winter Springs.

Inventory New Listings New Pendings Closed Sales Median Price

Apr 2011 11,480 3391 4156 2464 $105,000

Jan 2012 9258 3318 3375 1731 $108,000

Feb 2012 9253 3323 3475 1975 $111,000

Mar 2012 8666 3386 3805 2435 $115,000

Apr 2012 8642 3432 3497 2353 $116,000

Inventory levels continue to decrease even if just slightly. New listings remain steady and new pendings continue to outpace new listing every month. In other words, properties are not sitting on the market. They are selling - often immediately upon listing.

That puts us at an overall inventory of just 3.7 months supply of homes (8642 inventory/2353 sales = 3.7 months). For the homes priced under $100,000 there is only about 2 months supply though. The lower end properties are in a seller's market while the medium range properties are in a balanced market.

52% of the sale were to cash buyers. Now that is truly amazing!

Additionally 25% of the sales were bank owned REO foreclosures while 30% of the sales were short sales. That makes 45% of the sales that were regular traditional sales. Still a lot of distressed properties in the system and only more to come.

You can read a detailed analysis from the Orlando Sentinel and another from the Orlando Realtors at these links. If I can help you buy or sell, please contact me or one of our agents and we will get you on your path to buying or selling that home quickly.

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Rob Arnold - Your full service and investor friendly Realtor ® in Orlando and Central Florida.

407-389-7318 / 1-877-389-7318 www.SDRhouses.com www.WeBuyHousesFlorida.com

http://webuyhousesfl.wordpress.com

Our firm also provides flat fee MLS listings, For Sale By Owner, and menu-based services in most parts of Florida including Orlando, Altamonte Springs, Longwood, Apopka, Kissimmee, Clermont, Casselberry, Sanford, Lake Mary, and Deltona.

We sell foreclosure, short sale, and bank owned REO house home throughout Central Florida and metro Orlando. Sign up for our free email list of foreclosure and great Orlando house deals.

We buy unrepaired sinkhole damage houses in Florida. www.SellSinkholeHouse.com

We buy Florida sinkhole, storm, and fire damaged homes for cash

Fri, 11 May 2012 14:31:44 -0700

If you have a damaged home that you need to sell right away, please give me a call. I have bought and sold a lot of homes in Florida over the years. Would love to talk to you about selling your house fast for cash.

I buy sinkhole damaged homes. I buy storm damaged homes. I buy fire damaged homes. And I buy just about any other damaged home you can think of - mold, termite, hurricane, flood, tenant problems, vandalism, contractor problems, title problems, etc.

Realtors, why mess with all the problems and disclosures of a seriously damaged house. I will buy it and pay you your full commission.

Please give me a call and let's talk about the situation. Serving all areas of Central Florida.

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Rob Arnold - Your full service and investor friendly Realtor ® in Orlando and Central Florida.

407-389-7318 / 1-877-389-7318 www.SDRhouses.com www.WeBuyHousesFlorida.com

http://webuyhousesfl.wordpress.com

We sell foreclosure, short sale, and bank owned REO house home throughout Central Florida and metro Orlando. Sign up for our free email list of foreclosure and great Orlando house deals.

We buy unrepaired sinkhole damage houses in Florida. www.SellSinkholeHouse.com

Great Florida home deals we sold in April 2012

Sat, 05 May 2012 18:44:46 -0700

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 $142,000.

3. Walnut Place, Altamonte Springs, FL 32701. 3/1.5 block pool home. Another bank REO foreclosure. House was a fixer upper and sold to a cash buyer for $63,525.

4. Michigan Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789. 3 bed/2 bath garage home. Corner lot with fenced yard. Short sale that we sold and closed with Bank of America. New FHA buyer paid $100,333.

5. Lakeside Dr, Deland, FL 32720. 3/1.5 home with dock and deeded lake access to Lake Beresford which flows into the St Johns River. New FHA buyer paid $158,000.

6. Seattle Place, Orlando, FL 32826. 4/2 pool home in Rybolts Reserve in East Orange County. 8 days on the market and sold for $178,000.

7. Tench Ct, Kissimmee, FL 34759. 3/2 home in Poinciana. Short sale property that we represented the buyer on. Sold for $48,000 cash.

All in all, 30 closed deals in MLS during April with many more pending for May. If you have a home to sell or are looking for a great deal to buy, please call me or one of the agents and Sand Dollar Realty Group. Orlando is one sale. Buy while prices are still low and interest rates are still in the 3s. The number of available homes is down over 30% since just 12 months ago. Inventory is quickly depleting so best not to wait.

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Rob Arnold - Your full service and investor friendly Realtor ® in Orlando and Central Florida.

407-389-7318 / 1-877-389-7318 www.SDRhouses.com www.WeBuyHousesFlorida.com

http://webuyhousesfl.wordpress.com

We sell foreclosure, short sale, and bank owned REO house home throughout Central Florida and metro Orlando. Sign up for our free email list of foreclosure and great Orlando house deals.

We buy unrepaired sinkhole damage houses in Florida. www.SellSinkholeHouse.com

Florida legislative wrap up for the 2012 real estate industry

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:22:34 -0700

The Florida legislature finished up their legislative session a little earlier this year. The legislature had to get congressional district maps ready for the November elections and thus began their Spring session about 2 months early. So what happened in 2012 ? This is a quick rundown of the legislative highlights for Florida this year.

Septic Tanks. HB 1263. In 2010 a mandatory septic tank inspection law was passed. This bill repeals the inspection requirement and creates an optional inspection instead. It also makes it so individual counties and cities cannot require an inspection done as a condition of a home sale. This is a big win for anyone that buys and sells homes with septic tanks. Florida has hundreds of thousands of homes with these tanks and most are not in rural areas - you would be surprised at the close in locations that are still on septic. ** This is still subject to the governor signing it into law. **

Business Tax Exemption. HB 7125. This exempts real estate sales associates (non principals) from needing to obtain a "business tax receipt" (F/K/A an occupational license) to actively operate as a sales associate. Only the broker is still required to pay the fee. The governor already signed this one and it goes into effect October 1, 2012.

DBPR and Bulk Condo Buyers. HB 517. This was a long bill backed by the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation (DBPR). It covers a lot of technical changes to various professions like appraisers, community association managers, architects, and more. It also extends the protections given to bulk condo buyers through July 1, 2015. The governor already signed this into law and it is effective July 1, 2012.

Property Insurance. HB 1127. This is another technical law that affects Citizens Property Insurance (the state owned insured of last resort). It makes changes that hopefully will allow for more competition in the Florida homeowner's insurance market. The governor already signed this into law and it is effective July 1, 2012.

Property Taxes. HJR 1003. This would be a constitutional amendment on the November ballot. It would raise the current $25,000 exemption on personal property up to $50,000. It would mostly affect business owners and landlords. Florida voters would have to pass this by a 60% vote.

Fortunately the legislature was kind to us real estate agents and real estate investors this year and did not pass any onerous new laws to further burden our industry. So there you have the wrap up.

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Rob Arnold - Your full service and investor friendly Realtor ® in Orlando and Central Florida.

407-389-7318 / 1-877-389-7318 www.SDRhouses.com www.WeBuyHousesFlorida.com

http://webuyhousesfl.wordpress.com

We sell foreclosure, short sale, and bank owned REO house home throughout Central Florida and metro Orlando. Sign up for our free email list of foreclosure and great Orlando house deals.

We buy unrepaired sinkhole damage houses in Florida. www.SellSinkholeHouse.com

Orlando FL real estate market statistics - March 2012

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:13:27 -0700

The Orlando Florida March 2012 real estate statistics have been provided by the Orlando Regional Realtor Association. Here is a direct link to the full MLS statistics details. Below is a summary breakdown of their numbers. This covers Orange and Seminole County Florida, including cities like Orlando, Winter Park, Maitland, Windermere, Ocoee, Winter Garden, Altamonte Springs, Longwood, Lake Mary.

Inventory New Listings New Pendings Closed Sales Median Price

Mar 2011 12,533 4152 4526 2613 $102,000

Dec 2011 9732 2641 2800 2213 $119,000

Jan 2012 9258 3318 3375 1731 $108,000

Feb 2012 9253 3323 3475 1975 $111,000

Mar 2012 8666 3386 3805 2327 $115,000

The flat inventory levels of the Winter season saw big changes starting in March. Housing inventory plummeted by 587 units last month. While at the same time new listings remained steady and new pendings and closed sales continued to increase. Properties are selling quickly with ones priced under $100,000 being in bidding wars more often that not much of the time.

That puts us at an overall inventory of just 3.7 months supply of homes (8666 inventory/2327 sales = 3.7 months). For the homes priced under $100,000 there is only a 2.1 months supply. That's unbelievable and shows the low end truly is a seller's market.

Another amazing statistic is that 50.9% of buyers in Orange & Seminole County in March paid all cash. That's over half the 2327 sales. Pretty incredible.

Additionally 24.6% of the sales were bank owned REO foreclosures while 33.5% of the sales were short sales. That makes 41.9% of the sales that were regular old traditional sales. A good trend.

You can read a detailed analysis from the Orlando Sentinel here. If I can help you buy or sell, please contact me or one of our agents and we will get you on your path to buying or selling that home quickly.

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Rob Arnold - Your full service and investor friendly Realtor ® in Orlando and Central Florida.

407-389-7318 / 1-877-389-7318 www.SDRhouses.com www.WeBuyHousesFlorida.com

http://webuyhousesfl.wordpress.com

We sell foreclosure, short sale, and bank owned REO house home throughout Central Florida and metro Orlando. Sign up for our free email list of foreclosure and great Orlando house deals.

We buy unrepaired sinkhole damage houses in Florida. www.SellSinkholeHouse.com

We buy Florida fire damaged house

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:55:10 -0700

If you have a damaged home in Florida or you are a Realtor that knows about a damaged home, we want to talk to you. We buy homes damaged by fire, storm, mold, and sinkholes along with all other sorts of fixer upper and distressed properties. Check out this fire damage property that I looked at yesterday. Supposedly this house was struck by lightning. Damage is pretty severe.

We buy houses with all sorts of damage from light cosmetic work to severe structural issues. Realtors we pay referral fees to licensed agents and brokers. Why mess with trying to list a property like this and deal with all the disclosures? Call us and we will give you a solid offer in just a few days. Sell you fire damage home to us. Areas we have purchased or reviewed damaged homes in the last few years include Orlando, Kissimmee, Lakeland, Clermont, Ocala, Eustis, Apopka, Ocoee, Winter Park, Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Sanford, Deltona, Deland, Daytona Beach, Titusville, Melbourne, Tampa, New Port Richey, and more. But we will look at a property anywhere in Florida. Let's make a deal !

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Rob Arnold - Your full service and investor friendly Realtor ® in Orlando and Central Florida.

407-389-7318 / 1-877-389-7318 www.SDRhouses.com www.WeBuyHousesFlorida.com

http://webuyhousesfl.wordpress.com

We sell foreclosure, short sale, and bank owned REO house home throughout Central Florida and metro Orlando. Sign up for our free email list of foreclosure and great Orlando house deals.

We buy unrepaired sinkhole damage houses in Florida. www.SellSinkholeHouse.com

Great Orlando home deals we sold March 2012

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:04:44 -0700

March is over and the Spring selling season is in full force. Orlando home sales are brisk and inventory continues to go down. Check out some of these great deals we sold last month in Central Florida.

Basking Ridge Kristenright Stagbury

1. Lake Howell Road, Winter Park, FL 32792. Tanglewood subdivision. Great Seminole County schools. 5 bed/3 bath, 2200 square feet. It was a definite fixer upper but sold for 50 cents on the dollar. $61,000 to a new homeowner in a neighborhood of 130K homes.

2. Basking Ridge Ct, Ocoee, FL 34761. 3/2/2 in Forest Ridge. Great condition. Look how beautiful that house is. Sold for only $90,000 after only 8 days on the market. Pretty sweet deal for the buyer.

3. Kristenright Lane, Orlando, FL 32826. 4/2/2 in Tanner Road in East Orlando. Beautiful home. This one actually got in a bidding war and sold for over asking price. $150,000 price. Sold in 34 days.

4. Breezeway Dr, Apopka, FL 32712. 4/2 home in Oaks of Summit Lake. This was an investor flip deal. They bought it, fixed it, and sold it in 57 days. $88,500.

5. Stagbury Dr, Orlando, FL 32832. Big 4/3 house with 2852 square feet in Enclave at Moss Park. 2-story home near OIA Airport. Sold for $205,000.

6. Nardello Dr, Deltona, FL 32725. 3/2/2 in immaculate condition. This is one that I had personally flipped to an investor and they went in and fixed it up for a nice profit. Sold for $84,000 to an FHA firist time buyer.

This is just a sampling of the 37 properties that our office sold for Central Florida sellers and buyers last month. We would love to help you sell your home too. Give us a call today.

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Rob Arnold - Your full service and investor friendly Realtor ® in Orlando and Central Florida.

407-389-7318 / 1-877-389-7318 www.SDRhouses.com www.WeBuyHousesFlorida.com

http://webuyhousesfl.wordpress.com

We sell foreclosure, short sale, and bank owned REO house home throughout Central Florida and metro Orlando. Sign up for our free email list of foreclosure and great Orlando house deals.

We buy unrepaired sinkhole damage houses in Florida. www.SellSinkholeHouse.com

Sell your fire damaged house in Florida

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 18:10:44 -0700

If you have a fire damaged house anywhere in Florida, I am interested in buying it. Whether the property has minor smoke damage or the property is a total loss from fire damage, we need to talk. I am your fire damage home buyer in Florida.

Buying homes in all areas of Florida. The focus is on Central Florida - Orlando, Kissimmee, Sanford, Apopka, Deltona, Deland, Clermont, Ocala, Lakeland, but I will consider them in any area. Sell your fire damage house as is and let me fix it up.

I have connections with roofers, electricians, and other contractors to get that burnout house cleaned up and looking back to new. Why deal with the huge headaches of trying to fix up the mess from all that fire and smoke? Take your insurance proceeds and buy a new house. I can even help connect you with one of our in-house Realtors to go find that new house and then buy your fire damaged home from you as is.

Central Florida is the lightning strike capital of North America. House fires are devestating and more common than you might think. Let me help you with your problem property.

Buying fixer upper houses in Central Florida for nearly 20 years now. We buy fire damage houses in Florida.

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Rob Arnold - Your full service and investor friendly Realtor ® in Orlando and Central Florida.

407-389-7318 / 1-877-389-7318 www.SDRhouses.com www.WeBuyHousesFlorida.com

http://webuyhousesfl.wordpress.com

We sell foreclosure, short sale, and bank owned REO house home throughout Central Florida and metro Orlando. Sign up for our free email list of foreclosure and great Orlando house deals.

We buy unrepaired sinkhole damage houses in Florida. www.SellSinkholeHouse.com

Orlando FL real estate market statistics - February 2012

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:59:13 -0700

The Orlando Florida February 2012 real estate statistics have been provided by the Orlando Regional Realtor Association. Here is a direct link to the full MLS statistics details. Below is a summary breakdown of their numbers. This covers Orange and Seminole County Florida, including cities like Orlando, Winter Park, Maitland, Windermere, Ocoee, Winter Garden, Altamonte Springs, Longwood, Lake Mary, Casselberry, and Winter Springs.

Inventory New Listings New Pendings Closed Sales Days on Market Median Price

Feb 2011 13,480 3202 3777 2170 99 $ 95,000

Oct 2011 9,973 2997 3084 2132 106 $112,500

Nov 2011 10,136 3045 2887 2027 99 $115,000

Dec 2011 9,732 2641 2800 2213 102 $119,000

Jan 2012 9,258 3318 3375 1731 96 $108,000

Feb 2012 9,253 3323 3475 1854 96 $110,000

Inventory in Orlando remained basically flat since the previous month. New pendings were strong again last month and exceeded new listings for 3 months in a row. The number of new properties under contract skyrocketed in the last few months as short sales continue to sell quickly but then stagnate in loss mitigation limbo. Sales in January and February were less than in previous months but this is most likely because there is simply less non-short sale inventory available.

During the Winter months sales are typically slower than in the Spring and Summer. It does seem from my personal experience that Central Florida properties priced well sell quickly often with multiple offers. This is especially true for affordable starter homes and condos where cash buyers seem to be everywhere.

You can read a detailed analysis from the Orlando Realtor Associaction here. If I can help you buy or sell, please contact me or one of our agents and we will get you on your path to buying or selling that home quickly.

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Rob Arnold - Your full service and investor friendly Realtor ® in Orlando and Central Florida.

407-389-7318 / 1-877-389-7318 www.SDRhouses.com www.WeBuyHousesFlorida.com

http://webuyhousesfl.wordpress.com

We sell foreclosure, short sale, and bank owned REO house home throughout Central Florida and metro Orlando. Sign up for our free email list of foreclosure and great Orlando house deals.

We buy unrepaired sinkhole damage houses in Florida. www.SellSinkholeHouse.com

I buy damaged houses in Florida - fire, storm, mold, and sinkhole

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 14:37:57 -0800

If you have a damaged house and are thinking of selling, we need to talk. I buy houses that have serious damage. Fire, storm, wind, flood, sinkhole, mold, and more.

Florida has not seen many storm damaged houses since the 2004-2005 hurricane season, but during that period I purchased several houses in Central Florida with damaged blue tarp roofs, fallen trees, flooded houses and garages, toxic mold caused by all the water intrusion, and more. Florida also has tornadoes, heavy storm surges along the coast, and is the lightning capital of North America.

Fire damage can be a huge mess. Black smoke staining the walls, ceilings, and fixtures, ugh! If a fire burns long enough it can cause structural damage to studs, roof trusses, electrical wiring, PVC plumbing pipes, and more. If the damage is severe enough, the fire marshall might require special building permits to be pulled and reviewed before a new certificate of occupancy can be approved by the building department.

Sink hole damage and sinkhole activity is a problem that occurs everywhere in the world but is more common that you think in Florida. Central Florida and North Florida see more sinkholes than anywhere else in the USA. We have bought dozens of unrepaired sinkhole homes in Florida. Sinkholes are the result of shifting underground conditions. Typically mud and sand underneath a home falls a few inches or a few feet and cause the structure of the building to crack and settle.

Regardless of your home damage, I buy them. I have great relationships with contractors from plumbers to electricians to roofers to structural engieneers and know how to get the house fixed properly.

If you are a real estate agent and come across a home damaged by storm, sinkhole, fire, mold, or just a regular old fixer upper, please contact me. I will make sure you get your full commission without all the hassles involved with listing it, covering your tail with disclosures, and trying to figure out how to even price this sort of property with all that damage.

( Below is a settlement/sinkhole damage house we bought in Volusia County just so you can see how severe the damage is on some properties I buy. I am not afraid of fixer uppers. )

If you are a seller, I can help you deal with your insurance company if they are giving you trouble. I have connections with public adjusters and local sinkhole attorney to help you settle your claim. Don't go it alone if they are giving you a hard time.

Sell your fire damage house to me. Sell your sinkhole damage house to me. Sell your storm damage house to me. Sell your mold damage house to me.

Here are just a few locations I have bought or reviewed properties in over the last few years: Orange County, Seminole County, Osceola County, Polk County, Sumter County, Hillsborough County, Pinellas County, Marion County, Lake County, Volusia County, Brevard County, Alachua County. Cities include Orlando, Ocoee, Winter Garden, Apopka, Winter Park, Kissimmee, Davenport, Lakeland, Tampa, Saint Petersburg, Tarpon Springs, New Port Richey, Spring Hill, Clermont, Leesburg, Mount Dora, Eustis, Ocala, Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Winter Springs, Longwood, Sanford, Deltona, Deland, Daytona Beach, Ormond Beach, Debary, Titusville, Melbourne. Yes, I've been busy.

20 years experience buying and selling fixer uppers and damaged homes in Central Florida.

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Rob Arnold - Your full service and investor friendly Realtor ® in Orlando and Central Florida.

407-389-7318 / 1-877-389-7318 www.SDRhouses.com www.WeBuyHousesFlorida.com

http://webuyhousesfl.wordpress.com

We sell foreclosure, short sale, and bank owned REO house home throughout Central Florida and metro Orlando. Sign up for our free email list of foreclosure and great Orlando house deals.

We buy unrepaired sinkhole damage houses in Florida. www.SellSinkholeHouse.com

Great real estate deals we sold in Central Florida - February 2012

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 08:16:25 -0800

Another month is behind us and we even got an extra day thanks to leap year. The Orlando weather has been warmer than usual this Winter and buyers are back. Inventory continues to fly off the shelves and interest rates are at record lows. Below is a sampling of some of the great deals that we sold in February 2012.

Yellowood Mainsail Holbrook

1. Yellowood Ct, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714. Big 3/2 townhouse in Oakland Village. Bank owned foreclosure. Had roof issues and bad smells. But sold cheap enough. $45,000 to a cash buyer. Cash is king!

2. Lake Of The Woods Blvd, Casselberry, FL 32707. 2/2 condo in Ashwood condos near Fern Park. Spacious unit with lots of upgraded features. Walking distance to shopping. Community pool and more. Sold for $32,500 - are you kidding me - what a steal!

3. Mainsail Ct, Orlando, FL 32807. 3/2 pool home in Englewood Park in East Orlando. Quick drive into downtown Orlando and the airport. That sparkling pool made somebody's Winter just a little bit warmer, didn't it? Sold to a new FHA buyer for $118,000.

4. Holbrook Cir, Lake Mary, FL 32746. 3/2/2 block home in Lakewood at the Crossings. Top Seminole County schools, convenient to everything, and right near our local high-tech jobs corridor. Updated and remodeled to the 10s. Sold for $165,000.

5. Miranda Cir, Orlando, FL 32818. 3/2/2 in Hiawassee Meadows. Short sale property that we successfully negotiated and got it done. Seller's loss was an investor buyer's gain at just $47,000.

6. Fountain Rd, Deltona, FL 32738. 4/2/2 in Deltona Lakes. Beautiful home in great condition. Sold to a new FHA buyer for $75,000.

7. Stratemeyer Dr, Orlando, FL 32839. 4/2/2 pool home in Lake Jessamine Estates in beautiful Edgewood. REO bank foreclosure property. Sold to a new homeowner for $120,000.

Notice above that only 3 of the 7 were foreclosures or short sales. Although Florida was ground zero for much of the foreclosure mess, most of those properties have sold and a smaller and smaller amount are still left available - meaning more traditional sellers and easier negotiating between buyer & seller. We would love to help you buy or sell your next home in Central Florida.

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Rob Arnold - Your full service and investor friendly Realtor ® in Orlando and Central Florida.

407-389-7318 / 1-877-389-7318 www.SDRhouses.com www.WeBuyHousesFlorida.com

http://webuyhousesfl.wordpress.com

We sell foreclosure, short sale, and bank owned REO house home throughout Central Florida and metro Orlando. Sign up for our free email list of foreclosure and great Orlando house deals.

We buy unrepaired sinkhole damage houses in Florida. www.SellSinkholeHouse.com

101 ways to find real estate deals or get listings - Part 2

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 07:32:02 -0800

This is a continuation of 101 Way to Find Real Estate Deals or Get Listings - Part 1 . Ways to find real estate deals and motivated sellers. You can either target a specific type of property or a specific type of seller. Both can be great strategies for finding your next property.

51. Ads at venues – bowling alleys, movie theaters, sports stadiums, baseball fields.

52. Ads on taxi cabs, buses, and other vehicles – mobile billboards.

53. Clothing – T-shirts, baseball hats, and book bags with your ad on them.

54. Accessories to hand out - magnetic calendars, ball point pens, drink holders with your ad on them.

55. Sponsor a sports team and advertise on their uniforms.

56. Canvassing a neighborhood, talk to neighbors, door hangers/fliers

57. Radio ads and paid programming shows.

58. Television ads.

59. Direct mail and postcards – expired listings, pre-foreclosure, probate, delinquent taxes, liens, absentee owners.

60. Private money lenders or people holding seller financing that might consider selling their mortgage at a discount in lieu of avoiding foreclosure.

61. People who have done a mortgage modification or had a foreclosure dismissed within the recent past - odds are they are still struggling.

62. Property owners in bankruptcy.

63. Property owners with tax liens, judgments, or construction liens recorded against them.

64. Contact the person that owns the judgment or construction lien that might sell at a discount instead of trying to foreclose.

65. Property owners with HOA or condo liens recorded against them.

66. Drive neighborhoods looking for vacant and abandoned homes.

67. Properties with title problems.

68. Properties on state/county government lands available for sale list.

69. Properties that can be combined with others to make the whole parcel more valuable.

70. Properties that can have the zoning or land use changed to make the parcel more valuable.

71. Builders with excess inventory of homes for sale.

72. Government agencies - FDIC, SBA, USDA, VA, RICO, U.S. Customs, other federal, state, county, and city - all have surplus, foreclosed, and seized properties.

73. Properties with environmental contamination or brownfields.

74. Condominium conversions with multitudes of unsold units.

75. Developers with unsold empty lots and other inventory.

76. IRS Auctions.

77. Appraisers and Realtors® doing price opinions (BPOs) on foreclosures.

78. Houses with overgrown yards and high grass.

79. Houses with blue tarps on the roof.

80. Houses with boarded up doors and windows.

81. Contact community banks and credit unions regarding their REO inventory.

82. Contact finance companies regarding their delinquent loans and REO inventory.

83. Contact bail bondsman regarding their delinquent loans and REO inventory.

84. Network with credit repair companies to assist their customers that must sell.

85. Farm specific neighborhoods and become the resident expert.

86. Funeral homes and obituaries.

87. Network with real estate servicers – title companies, insurance agents, mortgage brokers and lenders – everybody knows someone in distress.

88. Old people in big houses – empty nesters.

89. Mobile home parks that allow rental units – get to know the park manager.

90. Network with home inspectors.

91. Network with termite (WDO) and pest control companies.

92. Network with moving companies.

93. Local housing authority with a list of Section 8 landlords.

94. Door hanger flyers.

95. Pizza boxes.

96. Mail carrier and other delivery people. They know the empty houses in the area.

97. Free & clear houses. They might sell with seller financing.

98. Move-up buyers. People that need to sell and get a bigger house but feel stuck.

99. Military transferees.

100. Properties that can be subdivided or re-developed.

101. Keep brainstorming for new ideas ... be creative.

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Rob Arnold - Your full service and investor friendly Realtor ® in Orlando and Central Florida.

407-389-7318 / 1-877-389-7318 www.SDRhouses.com www.WeBuyHousesFlorida.com

http://webuyhousesfl.wordpress.com

We sell foreclosure, short sale, and bank owned REO house home throughout Central Florida and metro Orlando. Sign up for our free email list of foreclosure and great Orlando house deals.

We buy unrepaired sinkhole damage houses in Florida. www.SellSinkholeHouse.com

101 Way to Find Real Estate Deals or Get Listings - Part 1

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:34:00 -0800

Although there are thousands of homes for sale in most real estate markets, it still seems that the good ones sell quickly (often with multiple offers) and the ones that are still available are priced too high, or junky garbage that nobody wants, or short sales that might make a good value for an owner occupant that is willing to wait. So where can someone that truly wants a great investment property find the deals?

Well below is a long list of ideas to put into place. These ideas are also a great place for Realtors® looking to obtain new listings. Not all these ideas will work in every market and some may be out of date for certain marketplaces, but hopefully they will at least get your brain thinking.

Most of these ideas boil down to 2 types of properties - (1) properties with motivated owners that nobody knows are for sale, and (2) properties that others have passed over or that nobody wants for whatever reason. So here we go with the first half of the list.

Also see: 101 ways to find real estate deals or get listings - Part 2

1. Place a classified ad or flyer in your daily newspaper.

2. Place weekly/monthly ads in the Pennysaver or other local weekly city paper.

3. Advertise in a newsletter - homeowner’s association, church bulletin, school newsletter, chamber of commerce, specialized industry.

4. Place an ad in the local Yellow Pages (print or online) - they even have targeted books just for certain cities.

5. Place an ad in online classifieds - Craigslist, MerchantCircle, Ebay, etc.

6. Advertise a website using free search engine optimization (SEO), backlinks, etc.

7. Advertise a website using pay-per-click and ad words – Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc.

8. Advertise using online paid ads on various websites and mobile apps.

9. Create a real estate blog site.

10. Search the MLS for junker properties.

11. Search the MLS for recently expired listings.

12. Search the MLS for recently withdrawn listings.

13. Search the MLS for old stale listings - listed for 90 days or more.

14. Search the MLS for REOs and other foreclosures.

15. Search the MLS for specific key words – “foreclosure, probate, fixer upper, etc.”

16. Hire a Realtor® to help you find a great deal or one not yet in the MLS.

17. Bandit signs (little cheapo signs by the side of the road or nailed to a phone pole) – signs may be illegal in some jurisdictions so check before putting them out.

18. Drive neighborhoods looking for For Sale By Owners / FSBO's

19. Call for sale by owner ads in newspapers, Craigslist, other classifieds. (Watch the Do Not Call List.)

20. Network on sites like Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin with people looking to sell.

21. Contact landlords who are evicting a tenant.

22. Contact landlords with properties for rent.

23. Contact multi-family property owners - there are lots of tired landlords.

24. Contact commercial property owners - there are lots of people looking to sell or close their business if they got the right offer.

25. Pre-foreclosure and lis pendens lists.

26. Foreclosure auctions.

27. Sherriff sale auctions.

28. HUD home auctions.

29. Tax deed auctions

30. Ebay and online auctions.

31. Private auctions conducted by auctioneers – online, on-site, or in a hotel ballroom.

32. Contact probate owned property owners.

33. Contact people holding estate sales to see if the house is also for sale.

34. Contact divorce forced sales.

35. Contact people holding garage sales and yard sales to see if the house is also for sale.

36. Properties with outstanding building, health code, or code enforcement violations.

37. Properties with insurance claims – fire, storm, sinkhole, earthquake, etc.

38. Contact out of state owners and absentee landlords.

39. Networking with professional people - attorneys, accountants, financial planners, surveyors, etc.

40. Network with service providers - lawnmower service, pool service, contractors, roofers, handyman, etc.

41. Network with your sphere of influence - hand out your business cards to everyone you know.

42. Join a local networking group - chamber of commerce, Kiwanis club, garden club.

43. Network at your local real estate investment or landlord association.

44. Post ads with large employers, military bases, hospitals, relocation companies.

45. Bird dogs that scout for deals and bring them to you. (Paying a bird dog fee to unlicensed people may be illegal in some states, so make sure to obey the law).

46. Buy from a property wholesaler.

47. Magnetic car sign.

48. Bus stop benches.

49. Shopping cart ads.

50. Billboards and other outdoor advertising.

Stay tuned for #’s 51-101 in Part 2 … coming soon.

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Rob Arnold - Your full service and investor friendly Realtor ® in Orlando and Central Florida.

407-389-7318 / 1-877-389-7318 www.SDRhouses.com www.WeBuyHousesFlorida.com

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We sell foreclosure, short sale, and bank owned REO house home throughout Central Florida and metro Orlando. Sign up for our free email list of foreclosure and great Orlando house deals.

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Orlando Florida real estate statistics for January 2012

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:21:33 -0800

The Orlando FL January 2012 real estate statistics have been provided by the Orlando Regional Realtor Association. Here is a direct link to the full MLS statistics details. Below is a summary breakdown of their numbers. This covers Orange and Seminole County Florida, including cities like Orlando, Winter Park, Maitland, Windermere, Apopka, Ocoee, Altamonte Springs, Longwood, Lake Mary, Winter Springs, and Sanford FL.

Inventory New Listings New Pendings Closed Days on Median

Market Price

Jan 2009 22,613 4340 2282 1050 103 $148,000

Jan 2010 15,911 4279 3579 1820 89 $103,000

Jan 2011 14,398 3478 3747 2041 96 $ 95,000

Oct 2011 9,973 2997 3084 2132 106 $112,500

Nov 2011 10,136 3045 2887 2027 99 $115,000

Dec 2011 9,732 2641 2800 2213 102 $119,000

Jan 2012 9,258 3318 3375 1677 96 $108,000

Inventory in Orlando continues to trickle down. We saw another big jump in new sale pending properties in January which pushed inventory down another nearly 500 units. November was the first time in almost a year that we saw new listings exceeded new pendings in nearly a year, but December and January were back in gear with more units selling then coming in.

Closing in January were down from December but this is a general trend in that January is the first month after the holiday season. In the meantime, prices have been relatively flat year of year since 2010 - they go up a little then go down a little but at least they are not plummeting like they were in 2008 and 2009.

You can read a detailed analysis from the Orlando Realtors here. Properties continue to sell quickly and multiple offers are often the norm and not the exception on the good properties. If I can help you buy or sell, please contact me or one of our agents and we will get you on your path to buying or selling that home.

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Rob Arnold - Your full service and investor friendly Realtor ® in Orlando and Central Florida.

407-389-7318 / 1-877-389-7318 www.SDRhouses.com www.WeBuyHousesFlorida.com

http://webuyhousesfl.wordpress.com

We sell foreclosure, short sale, and bank owned REO house home throughout Central Florida and metro Orlando. Sign up for our free email list of foreclosure and great Orlando house deals.

We buy unrepaired sinkhole damage houses in Florida. www.SellSinkholeHouse.com

Fantastic Florida house deals we sold in January 2012

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:21:45 -0800

Another month is behind us and more great deals sold in warm & sunny Central Florida. Check out this sampling of the latest & greatest properties we sold in January.

Brookway Candlewood Stonebriar

1. Brookway St, Orlando, FL 32817. Bradford Cove in East Orlando. Minutes from the University of Central Florida. 3 bed/2.5 bath 2-story home. Showed fantastic and sold for full price at $149,900.

2. Wilowik Dr, Casselberry, FL 32707. Fixer upper but a true bargain for a 3/2 with screened swimming pool. Sold to a cash buyer for $69,000. Someone got a great deal.

3. Candlewood Ct, Apopka, FL 32703. Located in beautiful Wekiva Reserve in Seminole County. 2 bedroom townhome in great condition. Sold for all cash for $68,500.

4. Fortunella Dr, Orlando, FL 32822. Sun Vista Woods subdivision in South Orlando. 4 bed/2 bath in fantastic condition. Sold to an FHA buyer for $107,500.

5. Stonebriar Way, Orlando, FL 32826. Short sale in the Stonebriar subdivision in east Orlando. 4 bed/2 bath home. Sold to a cash buyer for $136,000.

6. Pale Horse Dr, Orlando, FL 32818. HUD house in Hiawassee Hills in west Orlando. 4 bed/2 bath and sold for a mere $26,100. Our office sells tons of Orlando HUD homes.

7. Forestway Cir, Altamonte Springs, FL 32701. 2 bed/1 bath condo in Lakewood Park - lakefront gated condo community. Sold to a cash buyer for $36,000.

We would love to help you on your next home purchase or listing. Our office sells lots of homes around metro Orlando every month and we know how to negotiate to get you the best price whether you are on the buying side or the selling side. Let us help you make your next real estate deal.

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Rob Arnold - Your full service and investor friendly Realtor ® in Orlando and Central Florida.

407-389-7318 / 1-877-389-7318 www.SDRhouses.com www.WeBuyHousesFlorida.com

http://webuyhousesfl.wordpress.com

We sell foreclosure, short sale, and bank owned REO house home throughout Central Florida and metro Orlando. Sign up for our free email list of foreclosure and great Orlando house deals.

We buy unrepaired sinkhole damage houses in Florida. www.SellSinkholeHouse.com