Johnny Davis

Yalaha, Florida January Market Report

*All information has been obtained from the Mid Florida Regional MLS. This does not include any For Sale By Owner Stats.

Stats are for the month of January 2008 only.

Residential Homes

Total Active Homes for Sale: 41

Total Homes Sold: 0

Total Pending Sales: 2

New Listings: 4

Expired Listings: 0

Vacant Land

Total Vacant Land Parcels for Sale: 20

Total Vacant Land Parcels Sold: 1 (average sold price $94,900.00)

Total Vacant Land Parcels Pending: 0

New Listings: 1

Expired Listings: 0

Commercial Properties

No Commercial Activity in January

January's Featured Property

27200 Pine St. Yalaha, Fl. 3/2 1679 Sq. Ft. 2 car garage. $237,000.00

This is a beautiful home. Master bedroom has a sliding door leading to your own private patio. Trey ceilings in the master. Master bathroom has a walk in shower for you enjoyment. Large living room has sliding door leading to a screened in patio with tinted windows. Additional den would be perfect for your home office. This house is fairly new, built in 2004. Owner has taken great care of this home. Call today for an appointment.

Johnny Davis

Platinum Professional Realty PLLC

321-231-4141

***Any questions or comments on the Yalaha, Fl. Market Report are welcomed***

A friend and I were talking the other day about all of the "Flip" shows on televison these days. In our conversation, he asked me if I thought that vacant land could be "flipped" and what types of things could be done to a vacant piece of property to enhance the selling price. Having "flipped" vacant land and having worked with another friend on "flipping" his land, I new for a fact that what he was asking was very doable.

Here is a list of things to do when flipping vacant land

1.) Clear Wooded Areas. Bottom line is this: Not everybody has vision. If you have a nice lot, but it is heavily wooded, the future buyer may not be able to vision through the woods, their house being built there one day. Also, clearing a piece of land can be costly and time consuming. If you do it a head of time, it may increase value and allow you to raise your asking price. ***note: know your area. If you are in a rural area selling large acreage, this suggestion may not be for you.

2.) Clean up ALL trash on the property. Take this lesson from me. I did a quick flip in Florida once, where I bought a piece of land, didn't mow the grass and didn't pick up the trash. The property sold a few months later at a profit, but how much quicker would the property have sold and most importantly, for how much more if I would have just taken care of it?

3.) Till the land and sow seed or wild flowers. This is a cheap way to turn a vacant piece of land into something pretty. Till the land up and sow some seed. Wild Flowers grow quick and will make that "pile of dirt" you are trying to sell prettier.

4.) Plant a few trees. I know, #1 I said clear the land. That is for a heavily wooded area. For other lots, planting a few trees in strategic areas may be a good idea. I would avoid planting them in the middle of the property however.

5.) Have the information ready for utility hookup or have the utilities in place. If utilities are in place, that is less work the buyer will have to do. If you have this done for them, remember to adjust your price.

6.) Research. Research to see if the property has ever had a house built on it. Why? I once helped a gentleman find a piece of vacant land to flip. After I did some research for him, I found that at one time, there had been a house built on the property. We found out that because of this, impact fees for a home up to 1600 sq. ft. had already been paid. This brought GREAT VALUE to the property. We marketed it as "Pay No Impact Fees" and sold it very quick.

And the #1 way in my opinion to make money "flipping" vacant land:

7.) Subdivide. Quite simply, if you find a 1 or 2 acre parcel (or anything really) that you think you can buy and then split, there is value in that. If you get a great deal on 2 acres, and then split the property up into 4 half acre lots that you could sell for double, wouldn't that be something you would want to do?

If you are interested in flipping vacant land, whether you live in Florida or not, contact me ASAP and I will forward you some information.

Until next time...

Johnny Davis

Platinum Professional Realty PLLC

www.iselllakecounty.com

What a night. My wife and I had my family up from Clermont to spend a little time with the baby. After awhile, we decided to head up the street for dinner. Long story short, we ended up in The Villages. What is The Villages? In short, it is a retirement community that really has it going on.

Wow. I really thought that when you retire, you basically just sit around, talk about how it used to be and play Pinochle or Canasta. Was I ever wrong!!! I am only 31, but after tonight, I can't wait to retire...that is when the party starts!!! As we were driving down the main drag, we noticed how beautiful and well manicured this property is. Lake Sumter Landing Market Square is where we found ourselves tonight. The Market Square was hopping! Live music by Sounds of Time duo Kathy & Tony were perfoming. There were at least 20 people line dancing to Brooks & Dunn's Boot Scoot Boogy and there were even a few slow dancing to it. At least 75 other people were sitting in chairs, just relaxing and taking in the sites. The streets were full of people...it was only about 4:45 on Saturday night.

Restaurants were all over...Up the Creek, Johnny Rockets, Bravo Pizza, Dominics Ristorante, RJ Gator's Florida Sea Grill & Bar, a Japanese Steak & Sushi Bar, and several more that I just can't remember.

After salivating for awhile over the choices, we finally decided on RJ Gators. First thing I noticed: Cleanliness. This place was spotless. We all sat down and were waited on immediately. After looking over the menu (there really is something for everybody), I decided on the Philly Cheesesteak. Wow. Very, very good. I would personally recommend that meal. Not to bad priced either...$8.99 for a sandwich and waffle fries. My wife got the RJ Gator burger and she loved it (this is important, because my wife and I have been married almost two years & i've never seen her order a burger). My mom got the fish & chips and dad got the Okechobee Chicken. Both emptied their plates. For the 4 of us, drinks, appetizer and meal...under $60.00. We got there about 5:00 and we were seated immediately. When we left, at about 6:00, there was a waiting list. Take that for what it is worth.

After our meal, we decided to walk around at see what else Market Square Landing had to offer. Tons of stores, Starbucks and ice cream shops awaited us, The Villages even has its own movie theatre...Rialto Theatre. The Rialto Theatre is an 8 screen movie theatre. Looks like it gets alot of business, the lines were 5-7 people deep on this particular night.

After walking around for awhile, we decided to head over to Barnes & Noble and chill for awhile. All I could think about was how great it would be to retire and live in this community. As a 31 year old, I really enjoyed it...how much greater will it be in 20 years? I will definitely be visiting here more often.

Are you looking to retire to Florida? The Villages would be a GREAT place to start looking. Contact me and I'll forward you some more inforamtion about the homes available here.

Until next time...

Johnny Davis

Platinum Professional Realty PLLC

321-231-4141

www.iselllakecounty.com

Hello, my name is Johnny Davis of Platinum Professional Realty PLLC and I am your local real estate broker. We service the following cities in Lake County: Leesburg, Tavares, Lady Lake, Fruitland Park, The Villages, Astatula, Yalaha, Minneola, Clermont, Groveland, Mascotte & Montverde.

I would like to take a minute and tell you a little bit about my company.

Platinum Professional Realty PLLC is a full service real estate brokerage. Alot of people think that because I charge one of the lower listing rates around (currently only 4%), that the service they get will suffer. Not the case at all. With my low 4% listing rate, you get the full pacakge...MLS, internet advertising...even I myself as the broker works my own listings. What does that mean to you? Well, rest assure that if I am working your home, you will get the best service possible. Why? Because it is my license, my reputation, my business on the line.

So why the low listing rate of 4% when I can easily get 5-7%? Well, first, I want to save you money. If I sell your home and save you some money, you will be happy. If you are happy, you will have nothing but great things to say about Johnny Davis and Platinum Professional Realty PLLC. Which brings me to my second reason. I want your repeat business and I want the business of your friends and family. If I do a great job, you will gladly tell others about me.

Another question I get is this: The low fee of 4% is great, but I don't have enough equity in my house to pay a company 4%.

Is this you? If so, have no worries. Platinum Professional Realty PLLC has a MLS only listing also. For the low price of $395.00, we will place your home on our local MLS.

Sound good? Let me tell you a little more. With our MLS only listing, you are basically selling the house yourself. All phone calls will be directed to you. Platinum Professional Realty PLLC will fill all MLS required paperwork out, submit photos and fill out all details for the MLS. Per MLS, you will have to offer a percentage to cooperating brokers (usually 2-3%).

Platinum Professional Realty PLLC is then out of the picture. You are free to sell your home on your owm. However, if problems do arise, feel free to contact us so that we can help you out.

Platinum Professional Realty PLLC is all about customer service and hard work. Check us out, you won't be disappointed.

Go to www.iselllakecounty.com for more details.

Johnny Davis

Broker/Owner

321-231-4141

New to the Clermont, Florida area? Long time resident looking for a church? Look no further than Grand Highway Baptist Church.

Grand Highway Baptist Church is located at 100 North Grand Highway Clermont, Florida 34711.

Founded by Dr. Lloyd Meyer and his wife, Grand Highway Baptist Church is an Independent Baptist Church. The church is pastored by Joel Shackleford.

Grand Highway is small in stature, but large in heart. From the minute you walk in the door, you will feel the love of the people there. I have been to many churches and can honestly say that I have never felt as comfortable and at home as I do at Grand Highway.

As an Independent Baptist Church, Grand Highway has the following beliefs:

1.) You must be born again to get to heaven. What does that mean? You must confess you are a sinner and ask the Lord Jesus Christ to come into your heart and forgive you of your sins. You must believe that Jesus came to this earth, born of a virgin, lived a sinless life and not only died on the cross for your sins, but also rose from the grave on the third day.

2.) Baptism is a command from God after salvation, not a requirement.

3.) The Bible is the inherent Truth. Grand Highway believes that the King James version is the closet we have to the original.

4.) The Godhead. One triune God consisting of three persons: The Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

5.) Total Depravity of Man. Man was created in God's image but became alienated from God after Adam's sin.

6.) Eternal Security. Once you are Saved, you have that assurance, you can never lose your salvation.

7.) The Church. The Local church is made up of saved people and is the body and bride of Christ.

8.) The second advent of Christ. We believe in the imminent return of Christ who will rapture his church.

Grand Highway is very active in soul reaching. Currently, we have a local outreach every 1st Tuesday of the month to send flyers, cards and tracts to the community.

Grand Highway is very active in missions. We are proud to support 20 missionaries at this time.

So is Grand Highway just about preaching and praying? Not at all. We love the fellowship of one another. We have church activities planned every month. What do a bunch of Christians do for fun? Well, we have had bowling nights, movie nights and this summer we had a deep sea fishing trip. Come join us, we like to have fun!!

Church starts at 10:30 AM on Sunday Morning (usually over at 11:30...we beat everybody to the restraunts!!). We also have Sunday School at 9:30 AM.

Sunday evening starts at 6:00 pm. We have nursery and children's church available also.

If you are in Clermont ,Fl. feel free to drop by and say hi!!

Visit the church website at www.grandhwybaptist.org

Until next time...

Johnny Davis

Davis Signature Realty LLC

www.davissignaturerealty.com