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Windermere has the most Million Dollar Homes for Sale      Windermere Florida is still in first position for having more million dollar homes than any other city in Central Florida. Of the most expensive home sales in Central Florida in 2014, the top three were in Windermere. Almost one half of the high value homes sold were in Windermere Florida.   In fact, currently there are 141 single family homes in Windermere priced from $1,000,000 and up to more than $16 Million dol...

Highest and Best Offers   Highest and Best in Orlando Home Buying is a term that most home buyers eventually become familiar with.  No one really likes it, but sometimes the market demands it.   Good quality, affordable homes are very much in demand and so it is common when they generate more than one offer. Sure, there are lots of homes for sale but there is a shortage of homes that look good and are priced well.   What "highest and best"means is that ther...

How to lose money buying New Construction Home   If you don't care if you loose money, go alone. Don't hire an agent.  Rely on what you think.  Trust the builders representative. Its just that easy to lose money on a new construction home when you don't hire your own agent.   Watch this video about how local Orlando buyer lost $40,000 when he purchased a new construction home without an agent. Learn from his costly mistake.   This aired yesterday, so  read ful...

Why Buy Orlando Holiday Home?   Instead of renting an Orlando Holiday Home every year, you may want to consider to buy Orlando Holiday Home to have a permanent investment and use your own get-a-way as much as you want.  There are lots of reasons to invest and buy Orlando holiday home.   With 60 million tourist visiting Orlando annually, its no wonder that Orlando is such a large second home market.   Buyers Broker of Florida has helped many international buy...

Short Term Rentals:  New Construction Communities near Disney   New construction communities near Disney are making a big come back.   Many of these communities have wonderful  floor plans that are designed for a vacation or holiday retreat for families and even extended families.   These new construction communities near Disney are just that.   They are short driving distance to Disney's World's famous attractions, which makes it perfect for investors th...

What kinds of home buyers buy that home?   In the more than 20 years that I have been representing only home buyers, I have had all kinds of home buyers.  Some rich, some poor, some paying cash and some scraping together the down payment. Not all home buyers that buy can really afford to buy that home.   Although I liked all my homebuyer clients, not all were prudent home buyers.  Some bought more than they could afford. When homebuyers fall in love with a house, theyÂ...

Why need Orlando Flood Insurance?   Flooding is the #1 disaster in the U.S. and Florida is no exception.  Orlando/Central Florida is prone to flooding due to the proximity to water ways and heavy rains from hurricanes and tropical storms.   Here are some misconceptions about Orlando Flood Insurance   Flood Insurance is expensive:   Orlando flood insurance typically is not expensive because Central Florida is located in the middle of the state and not alo...

Buying an Orlando foreclosure is different from buying a regular home.   In fact buying a Foreclosure in Orlando may be different from the foreclosure market in another state.  By saying Orlando Foreclosure, I am speaking about Central Florida and not only the city of Orlando.   First of all what is a foreclosure?   A foreclosure is a home where the previous owner got behind on mortgage payment and the bank took the property back in a foreclosure sale.  It is like a...

What matters when considering homeowners insurance Orlando   Homeowners insurance Orlando is a necessary part of the details of purchasing Orlando Real Estate, yet many buyers do not realize how the home they pick impacts the homeowners insurance Orlando. Other factors are important also.   Home buyers either think homeowners insurance Orlando is unaffordable and hard to get, while others think its its easy to obtain.   Both can be true, but homeowners insuranc...

Buying an older home in Orlando needs evaluation.   It is a bit different when buying an older home in Orlando.   An older home in Orlando is considered "older" if it is at least 30+ years old.  In some of the northern states in the US, when you say older home, it means about 100 years.  In Orlando, an older home is really not that old, but locally just considered old.     Advantages of buying an older home in Orlando.   Usually an older home in ...