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The palm trees and large shade tree in the front yard of this home give a feeling of warmth and coziness in this MetroWest property for sale near Valencia Community College in central Florida.

You really need to take a look at this home inside!

A screened in Florida room is a nice part of this home to help you in your times of quiet meditation.

The LARGE back yard is excellent for kids to have lots of room so they can play and be safe...it is also perfect for medium to large sized dogs so they have plenty of running room.

To see more photos of this great MetroWest home in central Florida AND see MORE central Florida real estate residential properties for sale visit my website for FREE Orlando Florida MLS access.

Brought to you by:

Alexander Harb PSEM®, E-Agent®
The Knights Team Group Sales Leader
Beach and Luxury Realty Inc.

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 What an excellent home to come back to after a hard day at work.

Your family and friends will LOVE this home in eastern Orange County.

This picture is JUST the beginning of what is in store when you come to view this offering of central Florida real estate for sale.

Just imagine what you would feel like walking through these columns into your spacious and elegant property.

Just wait till you see inside this gem of a home!

To see MORE information and more pictures of this lovely home just go to my central Florida real estate website.

You HAVE to see more of this property.... it SCREAMS high class and elegance!

Brought to you by:
Alexander Harb PSEM®, E-Agent®
The Knights Team Sales Leader

Beach and Luxury Realty Inc.

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When I meet a first time home buyer, this is what I and The Knights Team do to help them get into a new home as smoothly as possible:

1. We make sure they are not working with another agent...... a BIG prerequisite.
2. We help our prospective client(s) fill out all the required paperwork on representation...and have them sign a Buyers Rep. agreement.
3. We see if they are approved for a mortgage....not prequalified.... (Prequalification is not nearly as strong as being approved). If they have no loan officer, I provide a group of loan officers to choose from and we get the buyer(s) approved ASAP.
4. If they have credit issues we do NOT go any farther till things are worked out and they are approved for a mortgage. When they ARE approved.......we move on.....
5. Then --- we find out what they want in a home and if the parameters fit the price of the home they are approved to buy.
6. We talk to them about their family (kids...etc...) and then look into school systems if they have kids and how big a yard they want and/or need (some dogs are just happier with a bigger yard).
7. We send them MLS matches on homes in their target area that match their parameters for a property they would love to buy. When they like a home or a group of homes, we schedule showings for them and help them to see everything about the home.
8. We help the buyer write up a reasonable offer for the property they have found and would love to own (That means educating them on how much a given home would reasonably expect to sell for in the area the home is in and how market conditions that are prevailing affect the value of the home).
9. We negotiate the offer for the home until buyer and seller are happy on the terms and price of the home.
10. Once a great home has been found by my client and an offer has been accepted by the seller, we get all required info to the various agencies needed (Title company, Inspectors, etc.) We follow through with everything on behalf of the buyer until the property is ready to close and exchange hands.
11. We attend the closing with the buyer and make sure there are no unseen issues that pop up (They have been known to happen). If anything pops up we help to get things taken care of so both buyer and seller are happy.

We make sure our first time buyers are watched over and taken care of all the way from beginning to end.
 

Does that sound like service you would enjoy?

Let me know.....
Alexander Harb PSEM®, E-Agent®
Beach and Luxury Realty Inc.

The Orange County Commissioners came to agreement on the 1.8 billion dollar expenditures for all the venues talked about on Thursday.......

The Magic basketball team came up with another 12.5 million dollars (along with the 50 million they already pledged for their stadium) for 5 public recreation gymnasiums to sweeten the deal.

The Orange County Commissioners delibrated for 10 hours with a mixture of input from community members, business leaders and interested parties.

The Citrus bowl renovation will be put on hold till there is shown there is enough money to complete the job for it. Even if the Citrus Bowl project does not fly the other two venues would go on as scheduled.....

• So we WILL have a new Arts and Theature building.
• And we WILL have a new Magic basketball stadium...hmmm...will they make it past the first round of the playoffs now? (hehehehehe)
• Who knows what will happen to the Citrus Bowl..... the project might just get scuttled......

So there you have it...... central Florida real estate happenings....... AS it happens!!

Brought to you by:
Alexander Harb PSEM®, E-Agent®
Beach and Luxury Realty Inc.

Three issues that add up to over 1.8 BILLION dollars over 30 years (interest included) will be debated in Orlando today at 2PM.

• Will the Orlando NBA Magic get a new stadium with only 50 million dollars invested into it, or will they have to come up with more money? Lots of people want them to come up with more money because of ticket prices and how much money the Devos family will be making from the deal.
• Why does the Orlando Film and Arts Center HAVE to be included as part of any other deal? Maybe because it is the ONLY part of this that EVERYONE wants and it is a bargaining chip....kind of like blackmail....right?
• Will the Citrus Bowl get a much needed makeover after 18 years because the University of Central Florida will have its own stadium this year? Why didn't they do this sooner? The stadium is not even up to NFL standards, so we will not have an NFL franchise any time soon in central Florida..... Tampa has the Buckaneers, Miami has the Dolphins, Jacksonville has the Jaguars....... why are we being left out in the cold -- and how long will this go on?

If all of these projects get under way they will not become a reality till 2010 - 2012

Interested parties want to know...stay tuned.......

More central Florida real estate information is coming!

This community information is brought to you by:

Alexander Harb PSEM®, E-Agent®
The Knights Team Group Sales Leader

Want to get into business in central Florida for very little start up cost?
Here is a great restaurant location in the busy Waterford Lakes area.

• Business has a 5 year track record and has lots of repeat customers.
• There is frontage on Lake Underhill Rd.......a busy street that will give your restaurant lots of visability.
• Business income consists of dine in and take out with limited delivery service available thrown in for good measure!
• 1400 square feet of inside air conditioned comfort for you and your patrons.
• The demographics for this area are excellent....above average income and a low crime rate!

This listing is for the business only, no property included.

ALL food service and other equipment on premises IS included with this transaction.

• What a central Florida real estate commercial business opportunity!
  For more commercial businesses and commercial properties available around central Florida, visit our website.
• There is FULL Orlando Florida local MLS access available and e-mail notification of available properties and businesses for sale is FREE upon request.

Marketed through Beach and Luxury Realty Inc. with permission:

Alexander Harb PSEM®, E-Agent®
The Knights Team Group Sales Leader 

   It seems a company called "Livewire" has been doing some pretty shady things with peoples mortgages in central Florida.

As of this writing two central Florida home owners properties are in foreclosure because the company that supposedly closed the deals and was taking payments from the owners has not payed the bank on the loans to pay for them.

One home owners payments have not been made to the bank since October of 2006, even though he has paid "Livewire" faithfully every month since taking occupancy!

What makes matters worse is that two companies have stepped in to "help" the stressed out home owners, but the "help" has come with harassment.

• One company named Firenze Property Solutions owned by Robert Bove has done such things described by one owner as this: "They would bang on my door and leave me notes underneath (the door) and they were very threatening notes," the owner said. "I was scared."

• Bove was arrested for allegedly trying to pass worthless checks in N.Y. totaling $25,000. He was also arrested a second time for failing to appear in court, the report said.

"Somebody needs to fight back against these people," another owner said.

Apparently that is happening now....and I am glad!!

Since a local TV news story first uncovered the apparent Livewire scandal a while back, the case has made it to the Florida State Prosecutor's Department for possible prosecution...........

Go get 'em Officer!

This central Florida real estate news is brought to you by:

Alexander Harb PSEM®, E-Agent®
The Knights Team Leader
Beach and Luxury Realty Inc.

Another way to find your way around in the Rain is to make Associations
with professionals you relate to or are going to do business with. BUT make
sure those you connect to do not ruin YOUR reputation.

• Take a look at what they blog about....is it tasteful and appropriate for the clientele you want to attract?
• Remember you attract what you Associate with... bloggers with no respect for others, those that are arrogant, rude, or have a "know it all" attitude would be best avoided in my opinion.
• Do you want potential clients with children to see you hang around bloggers that tell dirty storys? Some parents would avoid you like the plauge to make sure none of those "Adult Stories" you read (or author) don't slip out in front of their kids while you are showing homes to them.

I have over 200 professionals whom I would be PROUD to give busness to, If I have a question and ask them about it, I would take their advice on decisions I make, AND I would have no qualms about going out with them in public. I would not have to fear being associated with them if a person i go to church with sees me with them and overhears our conversation.....(Even tho that might be construed as nosey by some people).

These are some of the people I feel I trust in the Active Rain Network...take a good look at them... you will see why!

• Diane Rice
• Judi Barrett
• Bob Sloop
• Dan Allred
• Alecia Barnes
• Kathleen Lordblock

(Thes are JUST a handful of the GREAT people I have found in the Active Rain Network....people I would not have a problem with my grandkids hearing in a conversation with me with the speakerphone on my telephone turned on.)

There you have it!......ANOTHER way to find your way around and make friends in the Active Rain Network....

BTW......after I cleaned out my associates list, the people that remained served to make my points total SOAR on each post i make now.......

• It is as if all the other people I got rid of were serving to hold me back....... the people remaining REALLY appreciate me, instead of just commenting "Nice post i liked it"...they WRITE TO ME....AND they rank my posts highly....you know people really like you when they comment AND rank your post a "5".
• I am not gaming the system at all... but it IS like getting rid of "dead wood" (people who do not really see things or conduct themselves in life and business the same way i do)....and my points total is being affected in a GOOD way by it.
• Each post I make now is making a LOT more in points because the people I have left on my associates list see me and like me for who I am as a person and as a professional.

So...WATCH who you associate with...they might be holding your business back AND your POINT total...

Alexander Harb -- "Your central Florida real estate Agent"

(Thanks to lollie.com for her GREAT wallpapers!!)

Guess who is coming to Poinciana???

• They make some of the best franchised coffee in the world.
• Most of their places of business have FREE WiFi access for
  those of you who like to mix lunch and business like I do!
• Not only do they have great coffee, but their pastries
  and sandwiches are pretty good too!

GIVE UP??

Opening in the $15 million dollar Poinciana Towne Center,
Starbucks will joining N.Y.P.D. Pizza/Delicatessen, and State
Farm Insurance -- to mention a few of the businesses that will
round out the leased space.

The Poinciana Centre plans to be open for business by Feb. 2008

Poinciana has come of AGE!!! Whoo woo!!!

thinkaboutit.....hehehehe....... central Florida real estate
commercial enterprises are still growing!
I told you things were not that bad in central Florida.....

This slightly tounge in cheek post was provided by:

Alexander Harb PSEM®, E-Agent®
Beach and Luxury Realty Inc.

(The Starbucks logo is the property of Starbucks Corporation 2007 and is used according to their terms of use.)

(Click on the "Skeerd Kitty" to find a great way out of
                  the fear you are experiencing)

Are you skeerd about what is going on out there in the market?

• There is a remedy for that kind of fear........
• It is closer than you think.......
• It just takes some walking.......
• To a place where you and God can meet........
• He will listen if you will speak.......
• Of your hurt and your pain, be it oh so deep.........

So if you are wondering if HE is there, just talk to him...and have faith.....

• Even if it's been a long time, he is still there to listen
• Bending His ear is no problem he will hear every cry....
• He sees your heart, your life and all your ways.......
• See, He made you...every part...... so run to him....
• All He wants is your life, your head and your heart.......

What you do comes back to you...be it good or bad.....

• You can not hide from Him who sees everything........
• Even if you gather others around you to pretend everything is ok.....
• If He says it isn't......then it is better to change......
• It's better to let Him govern your life instead of you and a bunch of others.....
• His ways are higher and out of sight.........
• Till He trusts you ..........he will not let you see...........
• What He means when he speaks...... or lets things happen in your life........

Talk to HIM...listen to what he may say.....

Don't let ANYTHING or ANYONE get in the way......

JUST DO IT....

This semi-rhyming poem was brought to you by:
Alexander Harb, founder of "Christianity and Real Estate"
A group in the Active Rain Real Estate Network