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Dear Community Hero--HUD has a program for YOU! Please Read---

11-15-09
Christa LaFarlette
Christa LaFarlette: Real Estate Agent in Jacksonville, FL
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HUD has the most AMAZING program for those in the Riverside, Avondale (my favorites), Jacksonville Florida areas. Really! If you are a: teacher, firefighter, police officer (all law enforcement), or EMT you may qualify.

What are you qualifying for? Purchase a home at HALF THE LIST PRICE! No way--right? Yes, way! Let's say you find your home on the HUD list (I can email that to you) and decide to submit an offer. The offer is accepted and the list price is $100,000. AWESOME---your first mortgage is $50,000 and there is a second mortgage for $50,000. Live in the home for 3 years as your primary residence and the second mortgage is forgiven!

Details--there are always details! There are 2 stages to HUD submissions:

1) In the 10 days of the listing only owner occupants may submit offers. Typically these are posted on a Friday and the 10th day is Sunday, with submission needing to be in by midnight (or just prior). There are quite a number of details to this--which is why you need me! Your Realtor:-)

2) On day 11 the submissions open to the investor community as well. As such offers are looked at each night and the best net will 'win' the home.

So, what is the downside? Patience. Finding the right homestake patience, and a lot of it. Right now there are quite a few homes--some great, some needing a little love, some needing A LOT of love--it all depends on the perspective of the home-buyer!

At the end of the day, we are here to help you find your home. So, let's get looking! Call Christa LaFarlette, or Jessica Touchtontoday--and we'll get you going on the path to homeownership! And that is what I learned today----

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You know you are the neighborhood pro (like I have the Avondale D-O-W-N) when:

11-14-09
Christa LaFarlette
Christa LaFarlette: Real Estate Agent in Jacksonville, FL
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So, you know you are the neighborhood pro (like I know Avondale and Riverside) when:

1) You know ALL the short cuts and your navigation system is losing it's mind!

2) A co-worker calls regarding YOUR listing, and you not only quiz her on her buyer and immediately know it's not the bungalow for her buyer but give her really good directions to your other listing AND 5 others that are not yours in the spirit of the moment! (and yes, they all should have been mine--that's another topic)

3) You have a 30-minute conversation with the local artist and make the appointment to visit her gallery and find that you may need to take a few lessons---just because she is that amazing, even after all this time!

4) The neighbors know you, as you hand out the monthly postcard with real estate statistics for the prior month! Good stuff on a nice warm day---

5) You can give a list of the best breakfast, lunch, and dinner places around. The places to hang out, and what vendors to visit at the weekly Art Market.

Best of all, you know you are a realty wizard, in a specific area when you are absolutely in love with the area, when you wake up and cannot wait to see what has changed. When you cannot wait to see what else is going on. And, even better you laugh like crazy at the plaque on the historic home that says:

"...in 1895 absolutely nothing happened here!"

Priceless!

We are http://www.oneteamhomes.com/mx/idx/, and our goal is to make your real estate transaction as smooth as possible! And to take over the Avondale and Riverside areas---help us out and call us for your realty needs! After all---your referrals are the cornerstone of our business!

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Jacksonville's Bid for the FIFA World Cup

11-11-09
Frank & Sharon Alters, CDPE-Short Sales Jacksonville-Orange Park-Fleming Island
Frank & Sharon Alters, CDPE-Short Sales Jacksonville-Orange Park-Fleming Island: Real Estate Agent in Fleming Island, FL
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Exciting news, Jacksonville residents! Mayor John Peyton announced that Jacksonville is bidding for the World Cup to come here in 2018 or 2022. Now I realize it's a bit down the road, but it will be here before you know it! And I'm sure there's lots to do to get ready for a World Cup - maybe not as much as the Olympics, but the Super Bowl is probably a good example.

Read the Mayor's letter, then CLICK on the link and VOTE for our city! Send this to EVERYONE you know!

Open letter from Jacksonville's Mayor:

Jacksonville's World Cup Bid


" Dear fellow citizens:

Jacksonville is positioning itself to host one of the world's greatest sporting events, and you can do your part to help this effort with a simple signature. Jacksonville is among 27 cities vying to be part of the FIFA World Cup Soccer Tournament in 2018 and 2022. Winning that bid would literally mean that the eyes of the sporting world would be on Jacksonville.

Jacksonville has already established itself as a city that stands out when it comes to hosting events. Among them are the annual Florida-Georgia Football Classic, the Konica Minolta Gator Bowl (a New Year's tradition), and of course, in 2005 Jacksonville became one of only a handful of cities to have hosted a Super Bowl. Becoming part of the FIFA World Cup would be one of the most prestigious feathers in our cap.

The economic impact of such an event would be enormous. Economic Research Associates, one of the leading international tourism, sports and entertainment attraction consulting firms, has estimated that a World Cup host city could expect an economic impact of between $300 and $500 million. Additionally, this event offers the people of Jacksonville new employment opportunities, as between 5,000 and 8,000 new local jobs will be created in preparation for the FIFA World Cup.
The governing body of the FIFA World Cup needs to know that Jacksonville wants this event. This is where your voice can really go a long way in benefitting our community's effort to bring the game to Jacksonville. I encourage you to visit www.gousabid.com/jacksonville and take a moment to sign the petition supporting Jacksonville's bid to become part of this worldwide championship tournament.

You don't have to be a soccer fan to sign, just someone who supports our town! I guarantee it will be an unforgettable event for the City of Jacksonville.

Sincerely,
John Peyton
Mayor "


More information...

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Why One Team @ Keller Williams Realty? Well----let's chat!

11-09-09
Christa LaFarlette
Christa LaFarlette: Real Estate Agent in Jacksonville, FL
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The question seems to always come up--what is One Team @ Keller Williams Realty. And more specifically why should you work with One Team----

So here goes!

One Team is made up of Christa LaFarlette, Realtor and marketing junkie! I enjoy listing, marketing, and selling homes. My passion is assisting the homeowner meet and exceed their goal(s), while keeping it real.

One Team is made up of Jessica Touchton, Realtor and buyer's agent! Jessica is passionate about finding the right home for 'her' buyers, and keeps it real while meeting their needs and attempting to exceed the buyers expectations (hard to do when us listing agents are involved:-)).

Together, with our assistant Pam and our real estate specific software, we are streamlined, goal oriented, go-getters. Tech-savvy with complete focus on the bottom line. We know that at times the home experience can be an exciting, nerve wrecking, and yet fantastic experience. As such we work hard to make sure each detail is covered. With advanced training and on-going information sharing our goal is up to the moment everything. Making certain all bases are as covered as possible.

One Team, each member completely focused on a specific goal and task. Specific to your goal and need. And THAT is the beauty of Keller Williams Realty--the team concept. Desire to sell your property, and take advantage of that $6500. tax incentive? Talk to Christa, it's her ONLY focus! Then, when you are ready to purchase....talk to Jessica! She is ready to assist you with your largest and most important purchase---after all, it is her only focus! Wondering when your closing will be---don't worry, Pam will email (yep, she is that good!) and keep us all informed along the way!

And this is why our 'tag' line is: One Team: One mission. One vision. One goal. Yours Assisting YOU with real estate, one home at a time.

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Announcement - SOLD & Closed! - 5174 Sand Ridge, Jax, FL; 32258!

11-09-09
Phillip Jones
Phillip Jones: Real Estate Brokerage in Fleming Island, FL
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Announcement - SOLD & Closed!

Your Choice Real Estate is pleased to announce the successful closing of 5174 SAND RIDGE , JACKSONVILLE , FLORIDA ; 32258.

The deal closed on 11/06/09. The original asking price was $176,000 and the final sale price was $174,000 representing 98.9% of the list price. The home was listed on September 3, 2009 and went into contract in 47 days on October 20, 2009. This is shorter than the national and regional average DOM of 209 days.

The sellers listed the property with Jamie Walker (904-268-6700) of Floridian Realty (904-268-6700).

The buyer was represented by Phillip Jones (904-298-2679 Ext. 501) of Your Choice Real Estate of Orange Park, FL.

Funding was provided from Sun Trust Mortgage, Inc. The transaction was closed by Title America of Jacksonville, Florida.

Special thanks go to everyone involved for pulling together this transaction.

For more information about the services the sellers used to get such great results call or email me anytime.

Phillip Jones, Broker/Owner
Your Choice Real Estate, Inc.
Phone: (904) 298-2679 Ext 501
E-Mail: email me for more info
www.ycre.net

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