The summer selling season has come to an end and school is back in session.  The Central Florida real estate market is hot hot hot.  Lots of properties are selling.  Take a look and some of these great deals that sold in August.                       Crownpoint                                       Fawn                                      Grove   1.  Cornwall Road, Winter Park, FL 32792.  4 b3d, 2 bath, 2-car garage block home in Winter Park Pines.  Home sold in less than 30 days to a cash buyer.  Sold for $260,000. 2.  Crownpoint Circle, Longwood, FL 32779.  3 bed, 2.5 bath townhouse style condo in Crown Point By The Springs.  Beautiful unit with attached garage.  Remodeled by owner.  Sold for $119,900. 3.  Fawn Place, Orlando, FL 32837.  4 bed, 2 bath, 2-car garage home in Orangewood... 09/04/2013

2 Day Real Estate Master Mind Event.  This is a in depth Training on real estate investing on Short Sales.  Hosted By Hunter Paschall.  A 20 year veteran of Short Sales. Who is still in actively short selling houses in the Central Florida area and around the country.     This Master Mind Event is open to Realtor's who want to make more money with short sales by working less on them. And Investors who want to make more money in today's Real Estate Market Place.    What you will learn from this 2 Day Event;   How easy it can be to get started. (even with NO experience) How easy it can be to get leads in your pipeline by the end of the week. You will learn how Hunter and his team can set you up for success. You will learn how Hunter's team will work for You! (Making short sales a breeze) ... 08/26/2013

We buy houses Longwood for cash. If you have a house for sale that you need to get moved quickly and do not want to go through the process of listing it, dealing with showings, keeping it nice and pretty while people parade through your home, then worry about inspections, appraisals, and mortgage underwriting, PLEASE GIVE ME A CALL AT 407-739-5773 or www.WeBuyHousesFlorida.com . I have been buying property in the Longwood FL and Seminole County area for nearly 15 years. We pay cash or use creative terms depending on your situation to get you the best deal. No high pressure sales tactics. No 3 or 6 months contracts. No closing costs or commissions either. And I buy them in as-is condition. I buy homes all over Central Florida from Orlando to Kissimmee to Sanford, Deltona, Altamonte Sprin... 07/27/2013

  JUST LISTED   Single Family Home - LONGWOOD, FL Schedule a Showing Search All Homes For Sale Free List of Foreclosed Homes For Sale Avoid Foreclosure Homes Close to Where You Work What is Your Home Worth?   See Property Details   Call 407-538-0127 for more information on this or any other property.     Visit Property Website       Courtesy: Christopher MyersEmail Me Now407-538-0127 460 Homer AvenueLongwood, FL 32750Bedrooms: 3Bathrooms: 2 fullList Price: $Get Current PriceLiving Area Approx: 1379     Single Family Home - LONGWOOD, FL 460 Homer Ave Absolutely gorgeous 3 bedroom 2 bath home, rare find as it was built in '99, prepare to be impressed. Large open floor plan, beautiful kitchen well equipped and spacious enough to handle any size family, large family room, huge wooded back ... 06/03/2013

  Rowlett Real Estate School, LLC has partnered with REcampus to bring you the highest quality distance education available. Our online courses are all designed with special learning features tailored to adult learners, and are easily accessed through this convenient website. www.rowlettrealestateschool.com Longwood Florida has great opportunites for employment in the real estate business and Rowlett Real Estate School has the best online real estate courses in Seminole County to help you get started.  You can get your real estate license course completed online right in your own home and be working in just a few short weeks.    Rowlett Real Estate School is the Longwood Real Estate School of choice for all your online courses.  Our Pre Sales Associate Course "Florida Real Estate Princi... 03/24/2013

The Orlando real estate market has started off the year quite strong.  Properties are not hard to sell but they are a challenge to buy.  Most of the good deals sell almost immediately and often with multiple offers.  Take a look at the latest group of deals that we sold in February.               Selma                                            Aurora                                                    Neuse 1.  Selma Road, Longwood, FL 32750.  4 bedroom, 2 bathroom concrete block with a carport. This home was a fix and flip deal.  It was acquired by the sellers as a bank REO and quickly fixed it up.  A landlord investor bought it for $80,000 which is a heck of a deal for a 4 bedroom home in a great school district. 2.  Cypress wood, Winter Springs, FL 32708.  This 3/2/2 remodeled home w... 03/05/2013

Tutas Towne Realty and Bryant Tutas  just had another successful Longwood Florida Short Sale closing with Nationstar And DTA Solutions  The property:  Primary Residence. 2 bedroom 1 bath single family home located in Longwood Florida. This home has 1,378 sq ft of living area and was built in 1971. It was purchased in 2007 for $176,000. It Sold 11/13/2012 for $60,000. That's a decline in value of 66% in 5 years.    Liens: 1st Mortgage with Nationstar Mortgage for $140,000  2nd Mortgage with DTA Solutions for $35,000    Hardship:  Added expenses due to family growth.  Summary: Tutas Towne Realty placed the property on the market 22 February 2012 at $89,000. the price was slowly reduced and in May we negotiated a deal at $52,500. After several months of working with the lender, Aurora, on... 01/07/2013

Hi folks.  Dealing with Short Sales all day can be very stressful and frustrating. In my market I have worked as long as 2 years on a short sale that sold for $50,000. I’m sure I worked for far less than minimum wage. But hey.....I learned a long time ago that I get paid by the year. Not the transaction. And great testimonials like the one below make it all worthwhile. Bryant,   Thanks so much for everything you did. I’m still in awe of what you accomplished. I would be happy to speak directly to any potential client directly if ever needed. Please know that you will always be the first and only name that will come up if I am ever asked to refer a realtor. I’ve never worked with anyone like you and I truly think God was looking out for us when he sent us your way.   Thanks again and aga... 11/20/2012

What does buying a home "AS IS" mean? There are many misconceptions about what an "as is" home sale is.  Some think that "as is" means that the buyer has to buy the property in "as it is" condition with all its problems.  Others erroneously think that buying an"as is" property means that the buyer cannot do inspections and/or the seller does not need to disclose deficiencies. NOT SO...buying an "as is" home  ONLY means that the seller wants to sell the property "as it is" and is putting everyone on notice that seller is not willing to do any repairs. Buyer still has the right to do inspections for anything that they wish as long as the inspections do not damage the property, and they still have the right to re-negotiate the contract with the seller for anything that is important to them... 08/02/2012

  Single Family Home - LONGWOOD, FL     Home Photos Local Schools             Courtesy: Torey Eisenman Benchmark Real Estate Group, Inc 321-422-4729 Torey@RealtyByBenchmark.net Licensed In:Florida License #:BK0544770       2113 Blue Iris Place Longwood, FL 32779 Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms : 4 (3 full, 1 half) List Price: $409,900 Living Area Approx : 3062         Single Family Home - LONGWOOD, FL! Short Sale  This gorgeous 4 bedroom ranch style home is located in prestigious Whispering Winds. This sought after community is situated off of Markham Woods Road, between 434 and Lake Mary Blvd. With one of the largest lots in the neighborhood, there`s never a shortage of space. Right around the corner from Wekiva Springs, don`t be surprised at all the wildlife that can be viewed from the back po... 07/02/2012

565 SHINING ARMOR LN, LONGWOOD FL 32779                                                              $$$150,000 $$$ Short Sale.  Spacious & Lofty 3 bed / 2.5 bath townhome.  Features include large 20x20 rear deck with pavers, walkway to 2 car (wow!) garage, all bedrooms on upper lever, 10 ft ceilings, corian countertops, stainless steel appliances, 42 inch cabinets and knock down ceiling.  Nice sized property and great community! For the latest status on this property and many more in the Longwood Area, contact Steve Glose with Keller Williams Realty direct at 407-616-7286 or visit www.thefloridalivingteam.com. For a faster reply you can also email me at steve@thefloridalivingteam.com. Prospective U.K. Buyers please call: 020-3239-7286. All information is deemed reliable but not guarant... 04/30/2012

657 SILVER BIRCH PL, LONGWOOD FL 32750                                                                     $$$ 140,000 $$$ Exterior Front Den/Family/Great Room Kitchen Dining Room Master Bedroom Master Bath Bedroom 2 Bedroom 3 Bath2 Exterior Back View   Short Sale: 4 bedroom, 2 bath, 1,629 sq ft home on an oversized pie shaped lot that backs up to a conservation in the quiet, kid friendly neighborhood of Crystal Creek. Laminate wood floors, stainless steel appliances in the kitchen, updated light fixtures. New A/C in 2011 and new roof in 2005. Close to shopping, dining and great Lake Mary schools For the latest status on this property and many more in the Longwood Area, contact Steve Glose with Keller Williams Realty direct at 407-616-7286 or visit www.thefloridalivingteam.com. For a fa... 04/30/2012

Alaqua Lakes Real Estate sales, accoring to the Mid Florida MLS, for the first month of the jear 2012  have been very slow indeed. 50 % of the inventory is distressed which translates into further decline in values. Good new for home buyers, Alaqua Lakes real estate is becoing more attractive and should sell faster. 02/06/2012

I thought grass was supposed to be green... I thought grass was supposed to be green... http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/extensionservices/adults/fynclasses_principles.aspx I might've slept through parts of Colorin' class when I was a tyke, but I'm pretty sure grass is supposed to be green.  I mean, how can it be greener on the other side if it's not your basic green to start with?  Hmmm.... For those outside the area, the good Lord has been holding back on the liquid sunshine lately.  When you can't remember the last time it rained, you've gotta bust out your wallet or the ol' Crayolas if you're looking so see something green. And this is a good time to discuss lawn care- and how tenants can do their part in keeping lawns looking their best in the worst of dry seasons.  Seminole County ... 02/05/2012

101 COVE LAKE DR, LONGWOOD fL 32779                                                                        $$$ 325,000 $$$ Exterior Front Kitchen Breakfast Nook: Bay Window Dining Room Living Room Den/Family/Great Room: Wood burning fireplace and vaulted ceiling with skylights Master Bedroom: French doors to Pool Deck Master Bath Bedroom 2 Exterior Front Swimming Pool/Hot Tub/Sauna Patio/Deck Great opportunity to own a 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom home in the exclusive Longwood neighborhood of Sweetwater Cove.  This home has so much family fun space including a formal living room, formal dining room, oversized family room with vaulted ceiling, skylights and a wood burning fireplace, a spacious kitchen and a bay window breakfast nook.  The Master bedroom has French doors to the screened in swim... 01/30/2012

JIMBO DOES JUMBO IN LONGWOOD FLORIDA Looking for that perfect loan for your new dream home? Well look no further. Jimbo has been closing JUMBO loans in Florida for over 10 years. The key to getting the best rate for a non conforming loan such as a JUMBO is to have an experienced loan originator put the file together for you in the right manner. Shortcuts and files that make for messy presentations end up costing you money. Jimbo is an experienced loan originator that knows how to present your loan in it's best light to the investors. Call Jimbo today for a Free no obligation interview @ 813.205.7958 11/09/2011

PURCHASE AND REHAB YOUR HOME IN LONGWOOD FLORIDA WITH THE FHA 203(K) LOAN - Most home buyers are turned off at the sight or even thought of buying a fixer-upper; a foreclosure or an older home today. However, educated and informed home buyers are utilizing the FHA 203(k) loan to buy their new home and fix it up with no additional out-of-pocket expense. The FHA 203(k) loan is a tool that savvy home buyers, successful contractors, Realtors and mortgage originators have been using since 1978. An FHA 203(k) loan is very similar to the traditional FHA loan. The only real difference is that with the FHA 203(k) loan, the home buyer is adding money to their mortgage balance to finance-in any repair/improvement cost. Whereas the traditional FHA loan requires that certain repairs be done before t... 10/17/2011

I would like to commend Brownie's Wastewater Solutions (of Orlando) for saving the day this past weekend! All 6 of my toilets had stopped working on Saturday, so I called for service. They informed me they could be out Sunday morning...not a moment too soon since I woke up to sewage lying in the bottom of all showers. In the meantime, I was preparing for a baby shower that I was putting on for my daughter-in-law. 2 trucks showed up Sunday at 10:00 AM, and the 2 men worked feverishly to get me up and running again in time for the guests to arrive. Turns out I was a year behind on having my septic tanks cleaned out, as well as having a burned out pump and alarm! Let this be a lesson to all who rely on septic for plumbing...get it done once every 3 years! ;-) 09/10/2011

  Localism Challenge, Day #4: Seminole County Public Library, West Branch, 245 N. Hunt Club Rd., Longwood, FL  32779, 407-665-1670 Seminole County Public Libraries are open: Monday-Thursday:  9-8 Saturday:  10-5 Sunday:  1-5 Yes, I'm doing it- a post about a library.  There are many like it, but this one is mine...or at least the one that just happens to be the one closest to my home.  Folks that have viewed my posts for a while may have seen them listed under "Apopka", "Orlando", "Orange County", "Seminole County", "Mid-Florida", etc (and they're all true), but I live in Seminole County and can literally throw a baseball across into Orange County.  OK..it does need a bit of a roll- but I can get it there! Why a post about a library...or "the library"..or "my library"- Seminole County P... 09/04/2011

Would You Like Some Humility With That? "#3 Property Manager in Florida" Active Rain says.  "#9 Property Manager in America", Active Rain says.  That's nice.  We must be careful and try not to get caught up in Active Rain numbers, though- for sooner or later, you're going to be sitting in a meeting as I was this morning and thinking to yourself: Would You Like Some Humility With That? For background purposes, fellow Active Rain member and active blogger Jeremy Wrenn from Wake Forest-land had once suggested that I might do well in joining a BNI (Business Network International) group.  I forget the exact number, but I seem to recall that he gets about 1/3 of his business through BNI referrals. "Great", I said.  Then I asked myself "What the heck is BNI?"- as I'd never heard of them. I did... 08/10/2011