Tina Allen

Feel free to add more.....I just received this bulletin and thought it was too funny and true not to share...

You might be a Floridian if...


"Down South" means Key West


"Panhandling" means going to Pensacola.

You think no-one over 70 should be allowed to drive.


Flip-flops are everyday wear.

Shoes are for business meetings and church.

No, wait, flip flops are good for church too

Socks are only for bowling


Orange juice from concentrate makes you vomit

Tap water makes you vomit

Sweet tea can be served at any meal.

An alligator once walked through your neighborhood.

You smirk when a game show's "Grand Prize" is a trip to Florida.


You measure distance in minutes.


You have a drawer full of bathing suits, and one sweatshirt.


You get annoyed at the tourists who feed seagulls.


You never use an umbrella because you know the rain will be over in

five minutes



All the local festivals are named after a fruit.



A mountain is any hill 100 feet above sea level.



A good parking place has nothing to do with distance from the store,

but everything to do with shade.


Your winter coat is made of denim


You can tell the difference between fire ant bites and mosquito bites

You're younger than thirty but some of your friends are over 65


You know the four seasons really are: almost summer, summer,
not summer but really hot, and Christmas.


It's not "pop." It's "soda" or "coke."

Anything under 70 is chilly.

You've hosted a hurricane party.

You know why flamingos are pink.


You go to a theme park for an afternoon, and know when to get on the
best rides.


You pass on the right and honk at the elderly.

You understand the futility of exterminating cockroaches.

You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee, Withlacoochee, Okahumpka and Loxahatchee.


You understand why it's better to have a friend with a boat than have a
boat yourself.




You've driven through Yeehaw Junction.




Bumper stickers on the pickup in front of you include various fish, the NRA and a confederate flag.



You were 8 before you realized they made houses without pools.

You were 12 when you first met someone who couldn't swim.

You've worn shorts and used the A/C on Christmas.

You know what the "stingray shuffle" is and why it's important!

You could swim before you could read

You have to drive north to get to The South



New ifs...

You know that no other grocery store can compare to Publix.


Every other house had blue roofs in 2004-2005


You've gotten out of school early on Halloween to trick or treat before it got dark


You know that anything under a Category 3 just isn't worth waking up for.


You dread lovebug season.


You are on a first name basis with the Hurricane list. They aren't Hurricane Charley, Hurricane Frances...but Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne.

You know what a snowbird is and you hate them.


You think a six-foot alligator is actually pretty average.

You were twelve before you ever saw snow or you still haven't.


Tornadoes/Tornado warnings don't scare you, and you laugh when your friends from outside of Florida get scared by lightning.

With the media implanting nothing but negative I wanted to share just a little about the market in Lake County, Florida. It is not all dread and doom and consumers are buying. Lake County is located in Central Florida and has over 1400 named lakes.

There are also numerous beautiful Golf Courses to enjoy and we are the next county over from Orlando....so it's a hop, skip and jump to visit Mickey and Minnie. The beaches are beautiful and there are many charming little towns such as Mt. Dora, where you can walk the streets, dine in fabulous cafe's and tea rooms and browse the many antique shops and boutiques.

So, here goes....

In the last 3 months (9/10/2008-12/10/2008), 116 residential homes priced at $100,000 or less were sold.

405 homes priced between $101,000-$200,000 were sold.

135 homes priced between $200,001-$300,000 were sold and 47 homes priced at $300,001 or higher were sold.

That is a total of 703 homes sold in 3 months which equates to approximately 8 per day. Now, 8 per day doesn't seem like a lot but it sounds better than what the media would let on.

For Commercial Real Estate there were 6 sales (all values) in the last 3 months.

26 Vacant Land deals within the last 3 months and 7 Income Producing deals.

I plan to watch the numbers and maybe not so much T.V. I think a more positive approach will take us farther than listening to the negative banter from the media.

Happy Holidays and Happy selling!!!

Santa's Christmas Tree Forest

Monday 12/1- Sunday 12/7

Location: 35317 Huff Road, Eustis

Cost: Free

Open for season 11/28. Along with finding and cutting down that perfect tree, activities for the family include: Hayrides, farm zoo, horse and cart rides, a gift shop, concession stand and play haystack. Also, new this year is the maze and cornbox.

Contact: Jack Ewing @ 352-357-9863 or email lcsanta@aol.com

What a great way to observe beautiful downtown Mt. Dora....on a Segway. Just zoom around on a 1 hour guided tour of the charming town and surrounding nature parks. Training is provided prior to tour. Learn about Mt. Dora's history and have a joyful ride. Reservations are recommended.

Wednesday 11/19 and Sunday 11/23 at 10am, 12pm, and 2pm

Cost: $48

Address: 140 W. 5th Ave Mt. Dora, Fl 32757

Contact: Dave Holzapfel 352-383-9900 or e-mail segwayofcentralflorida@yahoo.com

If you would like to just sit and relax while enjoying the views of our charming town take a ride on a horse-drawn carriage. Go back in time while enjoying the scenery.

Wednesday-Sunday 12-4

Friday-Saturday 7-10

Cost: $5-$14

Address: 4th & Alexander

Formal weddings, romantic private rides or groups of up to 20. With cooler temperatures and Mt. Dora's holiday light display, more evening rides will be available.

Contact: Barb Turcyn 352-394-8851 or email barbt@atlantic.net