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The Biggest Snook I’ve Ever Caught

May 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

Central Florida is world renowned for it’s redfish and snook fishing and I’m just glad I live in this part of the world. Really, you catch more redfish and trout, but every once in a while you can find some snook here. They’re really found more south of Sebastian Inlet. Here’s a pic of [...]

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Gators Stalk Kids at Windermere Elementary

May 1st, 2008 · No Comments

Several giant alligators were found roaming near Windermere Elementary this morning at the intersection of Main Street and Park Avenue and it has everyone on edge. The students have been made aware that the alligators can eat them and they should stay away.
The school is a just a few hundred yards from Lake Down which [...]

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Winter Park Realtor Accused of Shooting Boyfriend

March 31st, 2008 · 14 Comments

Now this is not the kind of news I want to be spreading about real estate professionals but it’s a little too juicy to ignore. A Realtor in Winter Park named Michelle Williamson supposedly shot her boyfriend several times in a domestic dispute last night at the Orwin Manor subdivision. The mugshot reminds me of [...]

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Tradewinds Condos Auction Set for March 29

March 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The condo craze in SW Orlando has officially fizzled and bargains are becoming available for the taking. The Tradewinds Condos in Metrowest still has 200 units available for sale and 100 of them will be up for auction with no minimum bid or reserve price. Now it’s not exactly like Ebay. The the seller [...]

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Warehouse/Office For Sale or Lease on Shader Road

March 10th, 2008 · No Comments

20,100 Square Foot Warehouse/Office Center for Sale or Lease
Features:

Suites Available from 2,010 Square Feet to 20,100 Square Feet
2,010 Square Feet with 200 Square Feet Office Space
Lease Rate: $10 to $12 Per Square Foot
Sale Price: $135 Per Square Foot
New Upscale Construction
Prominent Westside Location
Zoning: I-G
Excellent Ingress and Egress From Shader Road
Ample Parking
Conveniently Located near John Young Parkway, [...]

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Coldwell Banker Ad Campaign for 2008

February 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Here are the new ads Coldwell Banker will be airing throughout 2008. They were just posted and I’ve gotta say they’re better than the past years although not Oscar material by any means. This year the focus is a lot more on their web presence as it should be but I think they should have [...]

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My Eight Pound Bass Caught in Windermere

February 27th, 2008 · 3 Comments

OK guys, this has nothing to do with real estate in Orlando but had to put this 7 to 8 pounder I caught today during lunch on my blog. It’s no where near the state record of 17.27 pounds caught in nearby Polk County or a world record of 22.8 pounds but I’ll take it. [...]

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Forbes Magazine Ranks Orlando as the Third Best Bargain in Housing

February 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

The best place to find a bargain on a home is an area where there’s healthy job growth and more houses available than people to buy them. These are markets where you have high inventories but willing and able buyers with lenders willing to deal. Forbes magazine went looking for markets where the damage from [...]

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Auction for Lou Pearlman’s Home Set for March 8

February 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The Fisher Auction Company just announced it will be auctioning off the former home of Lou Pearlman located at 12488 Park Avenue, Windermere, FL 34786 in the Chaine du Lac subdivision that measures 16,000 square feet with 6 bedrooms and 11 bathrooms sitting on over 2.5 acres along the shores of Lake Butler [...]

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Tousa Files for Chapter 11 Leaving the Future for the Community of Indpendence in Jeopardy

January 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment

Well folks, Tousa finally filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on January 29. I’ve been mumbling about the possibilities in the past few months with the A Questionable Future for Independence and Tousa Finally Gets Settlement Deal for Transeastern Homes posts and now it’s finally happened. Chapter 11 is a restructuring bankruptcy so the company [...]

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