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Are you planing a romantic date for Valentines Day in Orlando Florida?

Just what is out there for you to do in Orlando Florida this year other than sending a few flowers.

If you have heard of the Lowes Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando note that on Feb. 15th from 6:30 to 9pm there will be a wine tasting and jazz event.  It will include gourmet food samples, as well as live jazz music for $35/60 per person.   The luxurious Mediterranean surroundings only add to the romance of Harbor Nights Romantico.

The Gaylord Palms Resort is the location for their annual Valentine Rendevous this years theme is inspired by Latin culture and again supports the Red Cross of Central Florida.  The festivities include a silent auction, dinner, live entertainment, and wonderful music plus other surprises that all support the Red Cross.  Couples, singles and friends all welcome to this black tie event on Feb. 9th 6:30 – midnight.  $160 per person.

Music under the stars at Leu Gardens on Valentines Day by Michael Andrew and Swingerhead will be available for $25 per person tickets can be ordered by calling 407-246-2620.

If theatre is your cup of tea why not go to a show?  Le’t’s see what is playing.

• Tony n Tina’s Wedding celebrates its one year anniversary so why not say “I do” at the dinner theatre.

• I love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change   is playing at the Winter Park  Playhouse through Feb. 16, 2008.

• Camelot is playing in Winter Haven Feb. 14th – March 9, 2008

• She Loves Me at the Bay Street Theatre February 1st, through the 24th.

• Kiss Me Kate playing in Sanford from Feb. 8-17

There will be a free concert by the Orlando Chamber Singers on Feb. 17th which is an annual event and part of the ArtsFestival.  This concert will be held at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Orlando.

Now for something very artistic Orlando will also be celebration the Nude at Nude Nite Fine Art.  This function it is supporting the Breast Cancer Foundation and Research.  Noted as one of the most popular art happenings in Orlando.  Tickets are $15 come view over 200 works of art from over 100 local and national artists.

Finally from Nudes to Lingerie you might find a few inspirations here.  So whether you are planning  a Valentines vacation in Orlando Florida or live here there is plenty to do. 

Another reason to make Orlando Florida Home or have a vacation home in Orlando Florida when you are ready call Teri today at 407-467-5155.

Orlando Florida Luxury Real Estate International Auction

The Orlando Florida Luxury Real Estate International Auction timeline for the March 15th auction includes the following.

February:

• National advertising campaign begins, with exposure in key publications:  Chicago Tribune, Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, International Hearl Tribune, London, Miami Hearald, New York Times, Orlando Sentinel, Toronto Star and Wall Street Journal.

• Email Broadcasts to all registered Real Estate Agents in the Orlando Area

• February 14th Pre -auction Protection Period begins ( Feb. 14th- March 14th).

•  February 15th Buyer Registration begins.

• February 19th Seller orientation #2 is held at the Wyndham Orlando Resort.

• February 28th Buyer Orientation #1 is held atthe Wyndham Orlando Resort

• March 1st and  2nd Open House for all properties 12p.m. – 5 p.m.

• March 5th Buyer Orientation #2 is held at the Wyndham Orlando Resort.

• March 11th  Auction Portfolio Tour.

• March 14th Final day to submit Opening Bids.

• March 15th   AUCTION DAY!

If you would like to participate there is still time whether a buyer or a seller call Teri Isner today at 407-467-5155.

Orlando Florida Luxury Real Estate International Auction

Orlando Florida Luxury International Auction March 15th at 1pm will have a buyer incentive program.  If you are going to register call Teri Isner today for details of what needs to be done in order to qualify or sign up for an orientation meeting. 

The buyer incentive program is given to promote opening bids.  We believe these amounts offer initial security for sellers and build intensity as bidding begins.  Buyers and brokers must submit opening bids on or before March 14th by  5:00 p.m. inorder ot be eligible for the incentives.

So what are the incentives?   One and one half percent (1.5%) of the buyers opening bid amount wil be deducted from the buyer’s 10% premium, should the buyer be the successful purchaser of the property for which he/she has provided an opening bid.  Here are a couple of examples of this.

Example #1: 

A property was previously listed on the market for $1,000,000. 

A buyer submits his/her paperwork on time, with an opening bid of $500,000. 

During the auction the same buyer secures the highest bid on that property at $800,000.

Buyer incentive =$500,000 @ 1.5% = $7,500

$7,500 shall be deducted from the buyer’s 10% premium.

Example #2:

A property was previously listed on the market for $500,000.

A buyer submits his/her paperwork on time, with an opening bid of $250,000.

During th eauction the same buyer secures the highest bid on that property at $400,000.

Buer incentive = $250,000 @ 1.5% = $3,750

$3,750 shall be deducted from the buyer’s 10% premium.

If you have been trying to sell your luxury property for months with no takers call Teri Isner today or have your broker call Teri Isner today we can help and work together to offer a wonderful solution      for all parties.  Brokers will be paid and details are available to all just call 407-467-5155 for all the options.

How To Make Your Realtor Get You the Best Deal Orlando Florida Edition

Just finished my first squidoo lens called How To Make Your Realtor Get You the Best Deal Orlando Florida Edition.  This was my first attempt at doing a lens and it was pretty straightforward and easy to follow.  I first heard about them from Mary McKnight and a coaching class I am taking part in over the next few weeks.

When you consider that one fourth of your income goes to where we live for the average American and that nothing is taught about this in the schools it really seems to be an important subject to cover.

We have donated our books to local libraries and schools in the Orlando area.  This is an important issue especially when you can save many dollars of your own money with just a few of these tools.

So if you are buying real estate in Orlando or somewhere else around the world it is still a great read.

This was a great resource Mary McKnight shared with us about Squidoo and I want to thank her as it gave me another platform to present this book and share with others you can be an educated buyer when it comes to buying real estate and not only in Orlando Florida.

Here are a few of the easy to read ideas from the book, and there are also many stories of real life experiences shared by past customers.  So avoid the pitfalls and take a few minutes to see how you too could save some of your hard earned cash next time you go to buy a house.

• The Home Buying Process
• Agency
• Getting Started
• Getting Your Home
• Vacation Homes and Villas
• Terms and Clauses

Finally here is the new page I created for this book promotion on How to Make Your Realtor Get You the Best Deal.  Please give it a rating and leave a comment.  Don’t be too harsh as this is the first one I have done.

Orlando Florida Real Estate Auctions 6 benefits for the sellers,

This week we have had two calls about submitting property to a real estate Auction taking place in Orlando Florida.  Of course I told both that Keller Williams is hosting their own real estate auction in the greater Orlando International Luxury Real Estate Auction March 15th.

The first seller orientation on the auction will be in Orlando Florida at the Wyndham Orlando Resort Weds. Jan. 30th 2008 at 6 pm.  Sellers interested in this option are encouraged to go as there are different kinds of auctions with different results.

This Orlando Florida Real Estate auction will include two types of offerings for the sellers and you might be surprised which has worked better contrary to popular belief.

The two types are absolute and reserve.  To learn more about these types we encourage buyers and sellers to attend one of the  four orientation meetings the first is Wednesday January 30, 2008.  For details call Teri today at 407-467-5155.

The main goal is to offer our clients a professional accelerated marketing program tha will obtain fair market value for their properties.  This auction process will produce a definite date of sale and a non-contingent contract, with settlement occuring within 30 days of Auction/signed contract.

So why choose the Auction Process?

As stated in the July/August Florida Realtor magazine “Think of Real Estate Auctions as one more tool in your belt.  With motivated sellers and some intense marketing, you can create an urgency that gets your listing sold faster and at a higher price than you might have gotten had it sat on the market”  Surely someting for sellers to think about in the current conditions.

So just what are the seller benefits?

1. Increased property exposure
2. The seller’s property is highlighted in the market, versus traditional method of competing against all the other litisngs in the Orlando area.
3. Buyers are competing within a set timeframe.
4. The schedule of Open House dates is limited to two weekends. Less interruption in your life.
5. This is a non -Contingent cash sale
6. closing within 30 days of Contract Date 

So just what is the history of auctions, and what do all those auction terms mean?  How do I buy something at an auction and what should I know before I go to an auction?

There are auctions of all kinds online and in person, cash only or  paypal.    This auction on the 15th of March is for luxury homes in Orlando’s five county area including Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Polk and Lake.

If you would like to find out if your home qualifies for this next auction and how to apply call Teri today at 407-467-5155. 

Moving to Orlando Florida? We are Moving on up the Education Ladder

Most real estate buyers always ask about schools and the same is true for people moving to Orlando Florida and the surrounding counties.  Yes we are known for our retirement populations but we also have improved our rankings for education this year dramatically so where are we now

We ranked 14th this year up from 31st according to the Education Week Magazine.

Spending dollars on education we were ranked 38th, so despite the funding our ranking for improvement is dramatic.

Part of this funding ranking is probably due to the fact the foreigners come to Orlando and Florida for second homes and vacation homes, not to raise a family.  These people are coming from Belgium, Britain, Canada, France and Germany investing here due to the strength of their currency.

All this being said our hats are off to the parents, educators and school volunteers that have helped improve our ratings.  Here is the information from the Florida Association of Realtors News and Events Page.  

Other resources available about education in the State of Florida are availabe here  from the Florida Department of Education, Orange County Public Schools , local 2 yr. colleges, local 4 year colleges, graduate schools and financial aid or scholarship programs.

You can also click on the link here to search for schools by zip code or city desired for Orlando Florida or any of the surrounding counties including Osceola, Polk, Seminole and Lake.

Give us a call today and we can help you start your home search with the criteria that meets your needs.  We are just a phone call away so talk to Teri and Start Packing!  407-467-5155.

A Greater Orlando Luxury Real Estate Auction

Keller Williams has now set up an auction division called the  Luxury Auctions International division.  This successful sales plan was started by Gitta ‘s Real Estate Team of Keller Williams Heritiage Realty this service and is open to all Keller Williams agents who have luxury properties starting at $500,000. 

Lake, Osceola, Orange, Seminole and Volusia county homes and Condos starting at $500,000 and up are being considered for the auction.  Homes will be sold on the day as part of an Absolute Auction where property will be sold to the highest bidder and some on Reserve.

The  first auction is Saturday March 15th 2008.  Registration is from 11:00 – 1:00pm the auction will be at 1:00pm.  Location the Wyndham Orlando Resort (Palms Ballroom) at 8001 International Drive Orlando, Fl 32819.

We are offering Buyer and Seller Orientation meetings to provide additional information on the auction process and to give you an opportunity to ask questions!  All meetings will be held at the Wyndham Orlando Resort.

If you are still not sure if auctions work read this article from the Tampa Tribune.

If you are looking to sell or buy please contact us today at teri@teriisner.com.  You must be registered.  So call today for details of the Sellers and Buyers meetings remember you must be registered to participate.  You can reach Teri at 407-467-5155.

A Christmas card from a long time friend is leading to this post.  Every year I get a picture card but this year the picture was missing one member.

Sad to hear that one of the three children had drowned in the swimming pool..  In Orlando, and most of Florida homes with pools are common.  Pool safety is a must for families or anyone that owns a pool.

In Florida you must have your pool enclosed if it is not secured with a gate.  Open pools leave owners open to liability.

What I was so sad to read was that 260 children under the age of 5 die each year in pools.

A child safety screen, pool alarm, gate locks all help but in the end supervision also plays a big part.

Here is a list of places to check out for ideas and supplies.

Backyard Safety

American Academy of Pediatrics

National Spa and Pool Safety

Pool Safety for Kids

Music for the season quiz

MUSIC OF THE SEASON A QUIZ FOR THE FAMILY

1. Move hitherward the entire assembly of those who are loyal in their belief Just to get you started O Come All Ye Faithful

2. Listen, the celestial messengers produce harmonious sounds

3. Nocturnal time span of unbroken quietness

4. An emotion excited by the acquisition or expectation of good given to terrestrial sphere

5. Embellish the interior passageways

6. Exalted heavenly beings to whom harkened

7. Twelve o’clock on a clement night witnessed its arrival

8. The Christmas preceding all others

9. Small municipality in Judea southwest of Jerusalem

10. Diminutive masculine master of skin-covered-percussionist cylinders

11. Omnipotent supreme being who elicits respite too ecstatic distinguished males

12. Obese personification fabricated of compressed mounds of minute crystals

13. Tranquility upon the terrestrial sphere

14. Expectation of arrival to populated area by mythical, masculine perennial gift-giver

15. Natal celebration devoid of color

16. In awe of the nocturnal time span characterized by religiosity

17. Geographic state of fantasy during the season of mother nature’s dormancy

18. The first person nominative plural of the triumvirate of far eastern heads of state

19. Cintinnabulation of vacillating pendulums in inverted metallic, resonant cups

20. In a distant location the existence of an improvised unit of newborn children’s slumber furniture

21. Proceed forth declaring upon a specific geological alpine formation

22. Jovial Yuletide desired for the second person singular or plural by the first person nominative plural (ok this was a tough one but We Wish You a Merry Xmas all the same)

Here are the answers:

Xmas Answers to Music of the Season Quiz:
Oh Come All Ye Faithful
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Silent Night
Joy to the World
Deck the Halls
Angels we have Heard on High
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
The First Noel
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Little Drummer Boy
God Rest Ye merry Gentleman
Frosty the Snowman
Let There Be Peace On Earth
White Christmas
O Holy Night
Winter Wonderland
We Three Kings
Silver Bells
Away in a Manger
Go Tell it on the Mountain
We Wish You a Merry Christmas