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Casselberry Florida Top 5 Homes For Sale and Community Information

02-16-12
Tom Songer
Tom Songer: Real Estate Agent in Orlando, FL
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CLICK HERE FOR COMMUNITY AND HOMES FOR SALE IN CASSLEBERRY

Welcome to the Casselberry homes and real estate portal: your single stop for finding a home in Casselberry. Here you can search every available home for sale in Casselberry.

As of today there are many homes and properties for sale that are available to search. The number of homes changes daily, so be sure to keep coming back right here, to the best site for Casselberry homes for sale.

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Homes For Sale In Altamonte Springs

02-16-12
Tom Songer
Tom Songer: Real Estate Agent in Orlando, FL
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CLICK HERE FOR FOR HOMES FOR SALE

Welcome to the Altamonte Springs homes and real estate portal: your single stop for finding a home in Altamonte Springs. Here you can search every available home for sale in Altamonte Springs.

As of today there are many homes and properties for sale that are available to search. The number of homes changes daily, so be sure to keep coming back right here, to the best site for Altamonte Springs homes for sale.

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Keep our schools open…and pay us $50/hr to make a $20 pair of Levi’s

02-14-12
Dennis Burgess- Orlando's Best Property Manager and Realtor
Dennis Burgess- Orlando's Best Property Manager and Realtor: Property Manager in Mid Florida, FL
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Keep our schools open…and pay us $50/hr to make a $20 pair of Levi’s

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/education/os-seminole-school-closings-02-15-2012-20120214,0,6148315.story

How important are local schools to you?  I mean, how important are they to you and your business- but also how important are they to your life?  Is there any difference?

I just finished showing a property to some folks who were looking to move their kids into a “good” school zone- ’cause the school their kids currently attend is in a crappy one- their words, not mine.  But the property’s current tenants are moving to another place because they think that that school zone is crappy!

Bottom line is that schools are important to both my daily life and my business livelihood. The story above, then, is an important one as well.  It’s one of a great deal of Valentine’s Day rejoicin’- as many parents here in Seminole County are puffing out their chests over their recent achievment:  the Seminole County powers-that-be (or are?) blinked and decided not to close any of “their schools” for the coming year.

But at what price?  The money that’s needed to eliminate the system’s multi-million dollar deficit has to come from somewhere, you know?

We’ve had referendums on tax increases to pay for schools, and they’ve been voted down- so how can parents vote down monies earmarked for “their schools”- yet expect the schools to somehow get paid for?  Makes no sense.  But one need not look far to find a precedent for this wacky line of economic figurin’….

Keep our schools open…and pay us $50/hr to make a $20 pair of Levi’s

We Americans want to earn $50/hr- yet we want our prices that we pay for things to stay low….how much sense does that make?  During the initial NAFTA talks back in the ’90s, Ross Perot was dead on when he said that Mexicans making $2/day weren’t going to pay $20 for a pair of Levi’s, too.

While our economy is a bit different from the one to the South of the border, Econ 101 holds true in both places:  if something is going to be cheap, folks get paid little to make it- and if folks get paid a lot to make something, it’s not going to be cheap.

Here in Seminole County, parents need to realize that schools need money to operate- and if they vote down money for “their schools” when they’re given the opportunity, it’s their own fault if “their schools” get shut down when the county’s broke.

Keep our schools open…and pay us $50/hr to make a $20 pair of Levi’s

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Alaqua Lakes, Longwood Florida Real Estate Market update.

02-06-12
Gitta Urbainczyk
Gitta Urbainczyk: Real Estate Agent in Orlando, FL
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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.

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I thought grass was supposed to be green...

02-05-12
Dennis Burgess- Orlando's Best Property Manager and Realtor
Dennis Burgess- Orlando's Best Property Manager and Realtor: Property Manager in Mid Florida, FL
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I thought grass was supposed to be green...

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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 provides a good bit of instruction in the form of videos and handouts that are absolutely free and absolutely valuable.

The above link may be used to take you to Seminole County's information on the Nine Principles of Florida-Friendly Landscaping:

1. Right plant, right place

2. Water efficiently

3. Fertilize appropriately

4. Mulch matters

5. Attract wildlife

6. Manage yard pests responsibly

7. Recycle yard waste

8. Reduce stormwater runoff

9. Protect the waterfront

These are great principles for all to learn and use year-round, and are critical to learn and apply during dry times like we're experiencing now.

I thought grass was supposed to be green...

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