This Saturday and Sunday December 6th and 7th from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. the West Volusia Historical Society will hold it's Biannual Tour of Historic DeLand Homes. The tour will feature 8 restored Historic homes in the Old Northwest DeLand National Historic District. The press release below shows only 7 homes being open however, Aparo-Griffin Properties has the wonderful opportunity to open 124 North Clara Avenue.
Press Release
Event Date(s): 12/6/2008 - 12/7/2008
Time and Location: varies, St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, DeLand.
Contact Phone: 386-740-6813
Event Details: Seven historic homes never before included in the West Volusia Historical Society's Tour of Historic Homes are in this year's tour scheduled for December 6 and 7. Hours are 1 to 6 p.m. Homes featured on the 2008 Tour include: 130, 321, and 426 N. Clara Ave.; 223, 335, and 409 W. Minnesota Ave., and 341 W. Wisconsin Ave. Two special events also are included in this year's program, according to Lorna Jean Hagstrom, Tour Chairman. Prior to the Saturday tour. will be a walking tour of three DeLand historic districts, with an emphasis on historic urban design. Leading the tour will be DeLand architect Hernando Gomez. Tickets are $10, and the tour begins at 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at the DeLand House, 137 W. Michigan Ave. A second feature is an 11 a.m. Saturday talk and power point presentation on Louis Tiffany's glass collection given by Jennifer Thalheimer of the Morse Gallery in Winter Park, Fl, home of the Tiffany collection. The program will take place in the sanctuary of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church which features Tiffany stained glass windows. The church is at 319 W. Wisconsin Ave. Ticket cost is $5. Cost for the tour of homes is $12 in advance, $15 day of the event. A ticket is good for either day. Hagstrom said that while all the homes are within walking distance, buses will be available. Tickets can be purchased for all of the events at a discounted price of $20. The parking lot of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church is the starting point for the home tours. Tickets can be purchased at the Muse Book Shop, the Family Book Store, and the West Volusia Historical Society, 137 W. Michigan Ave. Call 386 740-6813.
DeLand's Victorian "1888" House
This beautiful Victorian is said to have been built in 1888 and is a master show stopper. The homes former use was as a bed and breakfast and has now been restored and remodeled. The first floor has been the area to keep most of it's original integrity, the dark heavy woods are orignal. The front doors open to a large foyer to the left is a sitting area. Beautiful heavy hung sliding doors have original hardware, this room features a art deco style fireplace. To the right as you enter is a bright sunroom with two walls of windows, letting the early morning sunrise in. There is too much to describe about this grand old lady!
Bonus room and arts and crafts studio plus over a half acre lot with beautiful gardens and parking! Fenced backyard and home features firealarm and firesprinklers to accomodate bed and breakfast code requirements. There is a large walk out basement and property has two storage sheds on property. Water softner is owned. A rare find a ONE OF A KIND.
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People are always asking about the SHIP program... buyers, sellers, and even other agents in my office and whom I do business with. It's a great program that can help a 1st Time Home Buyer into their home and keep an affordable payment. The down payment assistance is a 30 Year, 0%, Silent Second Mortgage. What does that mean? That mean you don't pay a thing on the down payment money, there is no interest and if you stay in the home for 30 years, the mortgage is dissolved and the home is yours free and clear of the second mortgage. You can always refinance your first mortgage for a lower interest rate, but if want to refi with cash out for a pool, home upgrades, landscaping...whatever.. the Silent Second Mortage must be satisified and repaid to Volusia County. So, Let's get to the basics.
First Off and Foremost ~ THE MUSTs
1. You must not have owned a home (a site built or manufactured) for the past three years.
2. You must not have been foreclosed on in the past seven years.
3. You must not have more than $10,000.00 in the bank.
4. You must be able to qualify for a mortgage through a lender, it is down payment assistance!
5. You must take the Home Buyer Down Payment Assistance Course.
How much can you qualify for?? and what do you need??
Depending on home much your yearly household income is (that means EVERYONE working in the household that is over the age of 18 combined) and how many people are in the household determines which category you fall in below.
Ok, so for an example ... a buyer who falls in the "Low Income" bracket that finds a house in the "County Wide" area is illegible to receive $38,400.00 in down payment assistance PLUS $5,400.00 in closing cost money and the Buyer MUST contribute $1,000.00 towards the home.
Very Low Income Low Income Moderate Income
County Wide Areas $38,400 $32,400 $26,000
Revitilization Areas $42,000 $36,000 $30,000
Closing Cost Money $6,000 $5,400 $3,000
Buyer Contribution $500 $1,000 $1,500
Now.... I know what you are asking! How do I know where I fall in the above categories? How do I know if I am in a County wide area or a Revitilization area?? Well, there are maps that Volusia County Community Assistance provides it's Affiliate Partners, the new fiscal year starts each year at the beginning on July. Below tells you exactly how many in the household along with what the annual household income limit is to determine if you qualify and where you fall, Very Low, Low, or Moderate. If you have more than six in your family, call me, I can help you, I have a Volusia County SHIP "bible" with all the good stuff!
Very Low-Income Range
Family Size: Maximum Income:
1 $17,600
2 $20,100
3 $22,650
4 $25,150
5 $27,150
6 $29,150
Low Income -Range
Family Size: Maximum Income:
1 $28,200
2 $32,200
3 $38,250
4 $40,250
5 $43,450
6 $46,700
Moderate-Income Range
Family Size: Maximum Income:
1 $42,240
2 $48,240
3 $54,360
4 $60,360
5 $65,160
6 $69,960
Volusia County funding offers assistance in Deland, Orange City, Debary, De Leon Springs, Pierson, Barberville, Osteen, New Symrna, Edgewater, Oak Hill, Ormond. To purchase properties in Daytona, Port Orange or Deltona, funding must be obtained from the City in which you are interested in living.
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Helping Buyers and Sellers in Volusia, Lake, & Seminole Counties. Specializing in Residential Resale, New Construction, Prefab Homes, Vacant Land Sales, with an Emphasis on First Time Home Buyers.
At Aparo-Griffin Properties - "Real Estate Now" - you will find everything you need "NOW." We are available to all of our customers "NOW", - after hours, nights, weekends, and holidays. We maintain a close working relationship with a diverse group of lenders to meet the different needs of each buyer. Our lenders are also available to get you prequalified at no cost or obligation to you, "NOW".
Aparo-Griffin Properties specializes in first time home buyers, pre-foreclosures, residential, bank owned (AKA - REO's), residential, investment, HUD Homes, and commericial properties. We take great pride in getting first time home buyers into their very first home. For those seasoned investors we also offer experience in investments such as: apartment complexes, mobile home parks, hotels/motels, and other commerical developments. Our skill, knowledge, dedication and down to earth attitude have allowed Aparo-Griffin Properties to be remarkably successful regardless of market conditions. We have successfully provided top notch real estate services to thousands, ranking us in the TOP 3 out of 113 real estate companies that are members of the WEST VOLUSIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® .
Our office at 1409 E. New York Avenue in DeLand is open from 9am-5pm Monday-Saturday and Sunday from 1pm-4pm. We always welcome walk-ins. The office is comfortable, cozy and cold drinks and hot espresso are always offered to our visitors. The staff is fun and hardworking and we'll make your home buying or selling experience a pleasurable one.
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I consider myself a Native Floridian, even though, I'm a 'Navy Brat' and was born in Napoli, Italia...that's right Naples, Italy. They even sent me Citizenship papers when I turned 18, should've done it! With both of my parents being salty dogs, I got to live and travel in alot of different places when I was a kid. But...FLORIDA is my home, the only state I have lived and where I have grown up. We have lived in the suburbs of Orlando, Jacksonville, and now Deland.
Specializing in Residential Resale, New Construction, Prefab Homes, Vacant Land Sales, with an Emphasis on First Time Home Buyers.
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I meant to contact you a few weeks ago. I'm so sorry. I wanted to tell you how fortunate I am that I met you. You made a dream come true for me and my husband. Ever since we've been married, we knew we wanted to have some land to have for our pets and our gardens. WE love the outdoors so having acreage seemed a must for ust to be happy. After moving to Florida we were greatly discouraged as we soon realized it would most likely be out of our budget. You found this property for usa and now we are going to be able to finally settle and live the dream we always wanted. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!!! We should be moving into our new home in about two months and we are going to have a big housewarming party (BEER!) and you are invited if you would like to come. I'll let you know the date when the time comes and I'll leave it up to you if you'd like to stop by. Once again, thank you for everything. :) ~ Gia and Chris Ekdahl 06/16/2007
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Just wanted to say THANK YOU to Celeste for taking the time to show us around on such short notice. It was like a breath of fresh are to deal with a Realtor that seemed to have our best interests in mind and was on the same page as we are. This has been the first house hunt we've had that we left feeling hopeful. Our previous dealings with house hunting and all those involved have been very depressing, we were beginning to feel like it was time to give up. So, to make a long story short, we truly appreciate the time and care given to us today, and we look foward to working with her. ~ Michelle and Jon Durdik 6/9/2007
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Just wanted say I love the new website. I can navagate it better then the old one and the new features are great. I have been living in the home, found thru Celeste going on 2 years. I have no intentions of going anywhere soon, but I do keep my eye out and have refered Celeste and her associates at Aparo-Griffin many times. Thanks to all but especially Celeste! ~ Martha Galone 3//16/2009
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Thanks for your comments and I'm happy your experience with Aparo-Griffin Properties was a good one. We strive for excellence!! I'm glad your enjoying the new web site. Celeste has done a great job with it...she is a great team player and we love her!! Thanks again and we appreciate the referals. Many thanks ~ Kathy Aparo-Griffin 4/12/2009
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