You just closed on your Orlando Florida home and we want to congratulate you!

You just closed on your Orlando Florida home and we want to congratulate you!   All your hard workd and planning has paid off you have a brand new Orlando Florida home! 

Remember that there had been numerous people that may have had access, including the previous owners.  The helpful neighbor, inspectors, repairmen, friends and family of the previous owners, even the Listing Realtor. 

Since you don’t know who might have keys we strongly encourage you to change the locks immediately!  It is relatively inexpensive and ensures you and your family’s safety in your new Orlando Florida home!

You can change the locks to your Orlando Florida home by changing the tumblers yourself, or you can call a qualified locksmith to come in and do it yourself!

Interested in purchasing an Orlando Florida home or selling your Orlando Florida home?  Call the Orlando Florida Top Team at (407) 467-5155 to start the process today!

Orlando Florida | National Do Not Call Registry

Orlando Florida | Saving for your First Home?

The Coffee Savings Calculator can give you a good idea how much money you could save if you give up the fancy designer coffee you buy each day and drink coffee you bring in from home or the coffee provided at the office.

Just another way you can save for your first Orlando Florida home.  The Orlando Top Team is ready to assist you once you are ready to purchase a new Orlando Florida home.  Call us today at (407) 467-5155 to speak with us on other ways you can save for your first Orlando Florida home!

Celebration Florida Homes | Single Family Homes Sold and Pending as of July 1, 2007

As of of today since April 1, 2007 there has been a total of 23 Single Family homes sold (green shaded) and currently there are 187 active single family homes with 26 homes pending (gray shaded).  Below find the closed and currently pending single family homes in Celebration Florida.

Vacation Home ~ just minutes from Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando Florida

Short Term Rentals = Investment Opportunity!

Do you have some projects for your Orlando Florida home?

• Start with the Queen of Decorating for ideas – Martha Stewart
• Know your limits and need a contractor to help you?  Visit Home Plan It to start looking for contractors, but don’t forget to check with friends and neighbors for recommendations.
• There are a bunch of resources at Home Expo, including things like moving labels, find information about appliances,  and a handy home maintenance checklist for you.
• Lowe’s Home Improvement – is full of resources and how to’s – perhaps take on organizing a closet or two this weekend?
• Do you want to paint?   Perhaps you want to paint over the concrete on your lanai or patio?  Ugly wallpaper in a room and not sure what to do ~ paint over it!  Home Improvement ideas are endless at the Do It Yourself Network’s informative website!

Home Improvement sites are so numerous on the Internet with hundreds of ideas that you might be able to tackle over the 4th of July holiday!  No matter what you decide to work on a home improvement project or just get together with friends and family — The Orlando Avenue Top team wishes you a very Happy 4th of July!

With so many rental opportunities ~ What things make people want to rent your home?

Rental homes are a popular option here in the Orlando Florida area.  People want to have their privacy with their own pool and not have to worry about being in a hotel and dealing with others.  So what things do people want in their vacation home?

• Location! Location! Location!  Did we mention location?  
• They want Television sets.  They want them not only in the living/family rooms, but every bedroom.  DVD players too!  And while we are on the subject — Videos to view!   If you don’t have videos in the unit, directions of where they can find a place to rent them!
• Games and things to do when the weather is not cooperating with them.  Board games, cards, puzzles are great things to have in a rental property.  Even better and more desirable, Video Games!  Bonus items — pool table, ping pong table, and the like make for very popular rental properties.
• Bikes to ride.  If you don’t want to have them, a place that they can rent them and have them dropped off and picked up.
• Pool ~  You have to have a pool!  Hot Tub is an additional bonus item that renters want.  Homes with these feature rent more frequently than those without.
• Fully equipped kitchen, and a grill to cook outdoors!
• Items for a baby so you don’t have to bring them — crib, highchair, baby gates, playpen, car seat and stroller are some popular items that are nice touch.  Toys that are appropriate for a small child are a great touch.

• Great customer service – owners that do a personal touch, flowers or a bottle of wine upon arrival is a nice touch. 
• Comfortable bedding!  There is nothing worse than sleeping on a terrible bed in sheets that are thread bare and not enough blankets!  Lots of towels!  Don’t forget beach towels! 
• Clean home with little wear and tear
• Great location — yes it is that important!!!!!!!!
• Additional Services — renting a waterfront property?  Ability to rent a boat or jet ski’s for your stay.  Groceries delivered to the home before your arrival, requested videos at home when you arrive.

If you have any questions regarding owning a rental home, please call the Orlando Avenue Top Team at (407) 467-5155 for more information.

French Cuisine | 430 S. Wymore Road | Altamonte Springs, FL 32714

Maison & Jardin does private events only as of October 2006.  If you are looking for a location for a special event, this is a beautiful backdrop for it!

Tube from your computer to anyother one of the recyber tech tips this month from The Orlando Top Team

There is a  neat trick that can build a pipeline called "The Tube" from your computer to any computer in the world. After you have  installed the program it can  build a secure synchronized connection between your desktop and that of your friends, family, business associates – any computer including any others you use (office to home).

Just drag and drop to a  “tube” and it is sent to the desktop of anyone you choose.  They can do the same to you. service is easy and an handle files up to 2GB.

You can check out the full details about this service on our website, along with other tips of the month.