Hojin’s Southwest Orlando Real Estate Scoop

I guess I’m on a comedy kick lately. I just came across this funny parody of real estate agents on my facebook page called Closing Escrow and couldn’t stop laughing.

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Being a landlord can be a glorious experience at times. I manage 3 retail centers and let me know tell you, there’s always something broken and rent that’s past due. Every once in a while you need to make light of the situation and this little video put me on the ground laughing.

The Landlord from [...]

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I got an email about Chinese drywall from my boss today and at first, I deleted it thinking the Chinese are making everything these days. It seems like everything I own from the cheap tools I got at Wal Mart to my Nike shoes seems to be coming out of this place. So when I [...]

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The Obamas will soon be moving into their fancy new digs at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW in Washington D.C. and it’s probably one of the few homes I have zero chance of selling. The Zestimate on Zillow values the White House at a whopping $303,362,000. I’m not sure, but it’s gotta be the highest price [...]

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With the ailing economy, businesses are becoming more cut throat with it’s advertising. According to an article on CNN, McDonald’s recently launched a billboard campaign exclaiming that paying $4 for Starbucks is for dumb asses. With the message plastered on over 14o billboards on some of the country’s most traveled real estate, the message is [...]

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Here’s one determined housewife. Facing foreclosure, homeowner June Reyno chained herself to her house. I can’t say it’s the most effective way to get the job done, but you gotta love her determination.

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Halloween is just around the corner and found these photos on Worth1000 featuring some stunning examples of edible architecture. They were too delicious looking to pass up.
Here’s some with a Halloween theme:

and here’s some other curious and creative works of edible architecture

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Photo By Phelan M. Ebenhack
A bar that opened last week on International Drive is giving a new meaning to having a drink on the rocks. Everything at the newly opened Icebar is completely made of ice and I mean everything including the couch, chairs, walls, bars, glasses, sculptures, and even the fireplace. It’s literally a [...]

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A slumping housing market means you need to come up with creative marketing ideas to sell homes and I think this idea by a Michigan couple trying to sell their home for retirement is ingenious. They’ve put up a replica of their home for sale in the form of a dollhouse for $169,000 and as [...]

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