Daytona Beach Real Estate Blog: March 2010

This week we've been discussing the beautiful community of Countryside in Port Orange Florida. This gorgeous master community with pool clubhouse and tennis courts, holds several other communities. I personally live in The Hunt Club, which is the gated, all brick housing community in Countryside.

For this post, we're taking a look at arguably, the most upscale community in Countryside; the spectacular, deed-restricted community of Steeplechase. When comparing the differences in each Countryside community, the most noticeable differences about Steeplechase are the brightly painted stucco exteriors and tiled roofs, which give Steeplechase a distinctive "South Beach" feel. Most of the homes have lush, tropical landscaping, and are good-sized homes for home owners who like some extra space.

As we discussed in my Hunt Club post, Steeplechase also has a strong Home Owner's Association (HOA), which helps to keep the property values higher than many communities that don't have good HOA's. This is because for the most part, the homes and lawns are well-maintained and the neighbors tend to watch out for each other.

If you're looking to buy a house in Port Orange, Steeplechase is a great place to call home. And if you're looking to sell a house in Port Orange, I'm a Countryside expert who would love to help with all your Port Orange real estate needs.

At the writing of this post, there are currently only 2 houses in the Daytona Beach Area Association of REALTORS® (MLS) that are located in the Steeplechase.

Information on the 2 houses that are currently on the market in Steeplechase is listed below.

• 3 bed, 2 bath home backs up to greenbelt. 2000+ sq. ft. of living area, asking $224,900.

• 3 bed, 2 bath, stunning home with screened, inground pool. 2000+ sq. ft. of living area, asking $309,000.

To buy a house in Steeplechase, or anywhere in Port Orange, make a Smart Choice and contact Lisa Hill for all your real estate needs.

www.PortOrangeRealEstateSales.com

It's time for another Speechless Sunday photo... with words ;-) It's been a while since I shared a photo from my friend Nick. And since it's spring, I thought it as the perfect time for this one.

It's all the buzz... spring is in the air! =)

To order prints of Nick's photos, check out his gallery at http://nickrun.deviantart.com/gallery

**All content is fully copyrighted. Do not copy!

A few days ago I posted information about the community of Countryside in Port Orange. This post is about the gated community called The Hunt Club. An important thing to know about Port Orange, is that most of the communities have Home Owner's Associations (HOA's), with governing codes and rules that actually supersede some of the city's codes and rules. When buying a house in a deed-restricted community with a strong HOA, it's important for buyers to do their own research about the Conditions, Covenants and Restrictions (CC&R's) of each particular community.

If you work with a REALTOR® who uses the FAR/BAR real estate contract, it states that a copy of the CC&R's, and most recent HOA Financial records be provided to the buyer. However, since deed-restrictions are public record, it's best for a home buyer to do their own research as well!

All that being said, all of the "mini-communities" in the master community of Countryside, are deed-restricted communities. Each community has it's own set of Conditions, Covenants and Restrictions. For the purposes of this post, as we focus on the Hunt Club Community, it bears mentioning that the Hunt Club has a fairly strict HOA. Depending on how you feel about HOA's, that could be a good or a bad thing. Considering the fact that we've owned our home in The Hunt Club for over 11 years, we obviously consider it a good thing.

The Hunt Club is very well maintained, and it's the only gated community in Countryside. Our governing set of covenants and restrictions help to keep our community beautiful. All the things we wanted to see AND not see in a community, (we're very particular) are addressed in our CC&R's. These rules are not only what keep the community beautifully maintained, they also keep the property values as steady as can be expected in these difficult times.

As I stated in my post about the Countryside master association, we have a fantastic community clubhouse, tennis courts and swimming pool. But one important thing I forgot to mention in that post was that all of Countryside is filled with small lakes, which gives you a good chance of buying a home on water.

If you're interesting in buying a home in The Hunt Club in Countryside, located in fabulous Port Orange Florida, contact Lisa Hill to receive continuous updates of new real estate listings as they come on the market. At the writing of this post, there are currently only 2 houses in the Daytona Beach Area Association of REALTORS® that are located in the Hunt Club.

Information on the 3 houses that are currently on the market in The Hunt Club is listed below.

• 4 bed, 2 bath lakefront house on cul-de-sac; 2200 sq. ft. of living area, asking $172,000.

• 3 bed, 2.5 bath home on cul-de-sac, granite in kitchen, cathedral ceilings, 2100+ sq. ft. of living area, asking $263,900.

• 4 bed, 3.5 bath lakefront house, 2600 sq. ft. of living area, asking $329,000.

• 3 bed, 2.5 bath 2-story home on large corner lot with oversized garage, 2600 sq. ft. of living area, asking $269,900.

To buy a house in The Hunt Club, or any Port Orange community, or to sell a house in The Hunt Club, or any Port Orange community, make a Smart Choice and contact Lisa Hill with Florida Property Experts.

www.PortOrangeRealEstateSales.com

Countryside Community in Port Orange Florida is a great place to buy a home. And I should know... I live there! Over 11 years ago, when our family was looking to buy a home, we knew we wanted to live in Port Orange. I'm a native of the Daytona Beach area, and have worked and played in every nook and cranny of Volusia county. Our family found the city of Port Orange to have the best combination of qualities we wanted. Even better, the Master Association Community of "Countryside", with it's pool, clubhouse, tennis courts, and plenty of walking and biking paths, was in an incredible location, convenient to everywhere we wanted to go.

Countryside is a large "master" community that holds several "mini" communities. Each mini community is unique in appearance and construction. You can choose from "Steeplechase" with it's tiled roofed homes and colorful stucco exteriors, or "The Hunt Club" with homes that are built of all brick. If you're looking for a home with less maintenance, you may be interested in buying a "patio home", also known as a "zero lot line" home, since it has very little yard to maintain. There are 3 communities in Countryside that consist of patio homes. And last but not least, there is a beautiful section of townhouses with varying floor plans, within walking distance of the Countryside clubhouse, pool and tennis courts which are available for all community residents to use.

Over the next couple of weeks I'll be providing more details on each individual Countryside community. This community is so conveniently, and centrally located near doctors, grocery stores, hospitals, malls, banks and more, that it's literally in the middle of all of your necessities. The convenience, in addition to the beauty, just can't be beat. And the over-sized sidewalks make it easy to walk or cycle as you run your errands if you so choose. But there are also bus stops close-at-hand as well.

I look forward to sharing my home area with all of you. I hope you not only enjoy reading about it, and seeing the pictures I've taken as well. I'd love to have you as a neighbor.

To buy a home in Countryside, or anywhere in Port Orange, make a Smart Choice and contact me today!

Contact Lisa Hill

www.PortOrangeRealEstateSales.com  

Buy your next home in beautiful Countryside in Port Orange. And in case you're interested, it's a 15 minute bicycle ride to the beach. How do I know? Because I've done it, of course! =)

With the market being as slow as it is, some real estate sellers may be desperate enough to consider purchase offers that are contingent on other sales. Unfortunately, this consideration sometimes stems from the misconception that their listing will still be readily available to potential buyers. But this is simply not the case!

As the listing agent of quite a few houses, condos, manufactured homes and vacant parcels, when another agent brings me an offer on one of my listings, with a contingency attached that involves the sale of another house, condo, manufactured home or piece of vacant land, I can always add a Right of First Refusal addendum. But that does not keep the listing fully active! That is the part most sellers don't understand. 

Over the years, I've had many agents push their contingent offers on me and my sellers by saying we could still take backup offers. That much is true. But according to our Multiple Listing Service (MLS) rules, if the house is under contract (an offer has been accepted) it can no longer be listed in the "Active" category in the Daytona Beach Area MLS. And the "Active" category is probably the only category the other agents are searching. The house, condo or land that is contingent on another sale must be placed in the "Contingent" category.

• Now there is a minuscule possibility that a buyer will come along who absolutely must have a house in the specific subdivision, condo building, or area where the contingent listing is located. And there's an even more minuscule possibility that there won't be enough listings from which to choose. And within these minuscule possibilities, other agents will include the "Contingent" category in their search, then proceed to call and ask me about the contingency. (I'll go so far as to say, I'd probably fall out of my chair if that happened in this market.)

To backtrack a bit, in a seller's market, agents included the "Contingent" category in their "Active" searches all the time. They did so because there was not enough inventory on the market. Out of desperation, they searched every nook and cranny to find a home for their buyers. But we now have about 1.5 years of inventory in the Daytona Beach area MLS. There is absolutely no reason to include more listings in the search. If anything, agents are looking for a way to narrow down the possibilities. The buyers would be overwhelmed if we showed them everything that was available, not to mention the time involved in viewing all those available listings.

It's common knowledge that REALTORS® work together to sell listings in the MLS. Hard-working listing REALTORS® will even go out of their way to get other REALTORS® to show and sell their listings. But if that listing is no longer in the "Active" category, buyer's agents will not even know it exists. Consider again, we have 1.5 years of inventory in our active MLS listings right now! If a contingent offer is accepted, yes the seller can accept backup offers if their listing agent included a Right of First Refusal clause to the contingency offer. But that seller now only has one REALTOR® (the listing agent) working for them instead of 1 million. (1 million is the approximate number of real estate agents who are also REALTORS®, according to the National Association of REALTORS®.)

If you're selling real estate in Daytona Beach, Port Orange, Ponce Inlet, Ormond Beach, Daytona Beach Shores, Wilbur by the Sea, Ormond by the Sea, South Daytona, New Smyrna Beach, Edgewater or the outlying areas of east Volusia county, make a Smart Choice and contact Lisa with Florida Property Experts. You owe it to yourself to have a REALTOR® representing you who is not only experienced and ethical, but who will take the time to explain ALL the pros and cons, as we work together toward the sale of what could possibly be your biggest asset. Let's not forget, your REALTOR® should be able to work well with and have a good reputation among other REALTORS®, to ensure the maximum interest in your listing.

If you enjoyed this blog post, you might also enjoy my post titled "The Long and Winding Road to a Real Estate Closing". 

**I was going back through old posts that I knew were needing to be re-posted, and ran across this post that I originally wrote a couple of years ago. Ironically, it was Localism featured, but got no points because I submitted too many posts that week. lol. didn't even realize it had no points until I was taking the steps to re-post it. (It needed a few changes) So... I hope this is good information for all of you. =)

I just got started on my first quarter 2010, city-by-city listings report, by posting the listing information for the city of Ponce Inlet this past weekend. To read that post, follow this link to Ponce Inlet Real Estate Listings - Houses, Townhouses, Condos for Sale.

And now for the same MLS real estate listings data for the city of Port Orange. As I stated in my Ponce Inlet 1st quarter post... "although it's not quite the end of the quarter, I'm providing city-by-city real estate data, up to March 19, 2010. But since I'm a bit early, I'm going to start with just the listing information in this post. I'll post the sales data after we've officially ended the first quarter."

Here are the currently active real estate listings, via the Daytona Beach Area Association of REALTORS® and Multiple Listing Service (MLS) for the city of Port Orange. I've summarized the Port Orange real estate listings data in the chart below.

That's the basic overview of the currently available MLS listings in Port Orange at this time. Now for some Port Orange real estate history, try these links...

• Port Orange Real Estate Listings and Sales 2000-2009 Market Reports

• Port Orange Real Estate Listings - Sales - Foreclosures in 2009

Last but not least, to find out more about the beauty and attraction of the desirable city of Port Orange, read the posts in the links below.

• Plan A Fun Outing in Port Orange Florida

• Port Orange City Updates from Your Port Orange REALTOR®

• Picture Yourself in Port Orange Florida

To buy a house or condo in Port Orange, or to sell a house or condo in Port Orange; make a Smart Choice and contact Lisa Hill for all your real estate needs.

www.PortOrangeRealEstateSales.com

If you live in Volusia County, you may right now have your census card laying around the house, just waiting for you to get around to filling out the information. And it may not seem very important to you, as so many other things take priority in our daily lives. But this information is very important, for many reasons. If you have school-age children, you may find it most important. But accurate census data serves many purposes for improving our quality of living.

I filled out the card for our household and mailed it last week. Please make yours a priority, and fill it out accurately, and mail it as soon as possible. We all benefit when there is accurate census data for the nation. It may even help REALTORS® know what type of continuing education they may need in the coming years, based on changes in the overall demographics of an area since the previous census.

Make it a priority! Provide accurate census data and mail it today!

This reminder provided by Lisa Hill, Daytona Beach REALTOR®. For Daytona Beach real estate information go to www.DaytonaBeachRealEstateSales.com.

If you're not aware of it, this week is World Water Week. Many corporations are working together to help bring clean water to countries that have none. Do your part to help, by finding ways to use less water in your home and on your lawn and landscaping, and think of unique ways to conserve water as well. You can also donate money to companies who are bringing water to countries in need, as well as researching ways for these countries to have access to clean water on a regular basis.

Below, you'll find links to more information about World Water Week. Educate yourself, and find out what you can do to help those who are less fortunate than we are. Join schools, businesses, restaurants and many others in bringing clean water to the world through "Tap Project".

• World Water Week 2010... Lack of clean water is the 2nd largest killer of children under age 5

• Unicef... Nearly 900 million people lack access to clean water... Unicef provides children with clean water and sanitation in over 100 countries

• Helping Haiti get clean water

• Celebrate World Water Week - video included

Check to see what restaurants in your area are supporting World Water Week. By spending $1.00 on what you usually drink for free, you can provide clean water to those who lack it, for 40 days!

www.LisaHillRealtor.com

Today I got a call from a Port Orange real estate seller who wants to sell her house, with the tenants living there while the house is listed for sale. Well, as a REALTOR®, I know that tenants can make it very difficult to sell a real estate listing. So of course this real estate seller and I discussed the possibilities, and options, and reasons to have or not have a tenant living in the house while it's for sale. As we finished our conversation, the seller is now considering her options, and deciding if the timing is right for her personal needs, regarding the sale of this Port Orange house.

After we finished talking, my mind was mulling over the many real estate listings I've had over the years that had tenants in them, and the multiple difficulties I've dealt with along the way. I also thought about the many houses I've shown to potential real estate buyers, that had NOT resulted in an offer, due to the shenanigans of the tenants. But in all my years in the real estate industry, there is one particular tenant-occupied house that in my mind, stands out from all the rest. This is a very good example of why real estate sellers should be aware of just what their tenants are up to!

Here is one way to NOT sell your tenant-occupied house... aka ways to scare away a buyer... and anger the REALTOR®!... Tenants beware; REALTORS® don't scare easily! And we will report your antics to the home owner. (OR, we can be on your side too, and help you find a new place to rent or buy!)

Here was the "themed" plan to scare away potential buyers...

1. Circle of incense burning on the porch, OUTSIDE the front door, that entrants had to walk THROUGH, to get to the door. (Side note: the porch smelled nice)
   
2. Occult books on bookshelves throughout the house.
3. Satanic symbols hanging on the walls.
4. Occult books laying on tables throughout the house.
5. Bizarre paintings hanging on walls.
6. Strange knick-knacks of creepy looking people, animals and mythological creatures positioned together in troubling poses.
7. Tenants hanging around and giving us creepy looks, and refusing to say one word, in answer to any questions. (grrr)
   
8. Upon 2nd showing of house... tenants upping the creep factor by now wearing "goth" makeup (both man and woman of age too old for such shenanigans); and occult t-shirt designs. (Additional side-note: the buyers and I had lively discussions afterward! lol)
   

So what did I do? I called the listing agent and reported the activity. Next, I went back to the house and gave the tenants a piece of my mind, WITH the listing agent's blessing. I asked the listing agent if she wanted me to call the sellers too. Thankfully, she was as strong-willed, and annoyed as I was, and said she would handle it! She called me back the next week to let me know the tenants would be completely moved-out by that weekend >=) (REALTORS® working together; the best way to sell real estate!)

The bottom line? Sellers, if you want to sell your house, condo, townhouse, or any type of real estate... you need to take control of the situation and be very clear with your tenants, exactly what type of behavior you expect from them. And REALTORS®, if you're going to list tenant-occupied housing for sale, YOU need to be clear and assertive when you relay information about the tenants, to the seller(s)... even if the tenants are friends of the seller(s)! (This can be a sticky situation) REALTORS®, with the myriad of expected difficulties in selling real estate in today's economy, it's not worth wasting your time on a listing that won't sell, when the seller is afraid to confront the tenants. If a seller really wants to sell a house, condo, townhouse, etc., there are certain measures that must be taken. And we (REALTORS®) don't mind helping you communicate with the tenants, as long as we're on the same page. Yes, there is a tactful way to handle every situation. As an experienced, award-winning REALTOR®, I'm accustomed to working through strong emotions from buyers, sellers, and even tenants. And I have a team of professionals to help you, every step of the way!

We've all heard of "de-personalizing" a real estate listing so the potential buyer(s) can imagine themselves in their new "home". Needless to say, occult books, art, knick-knacks, and other such items, whether they're a ploy, or for real, need to be removed from a real estate listing.

If you have a house or condo to sell in the Daytona Beach area, I'd love to help. I'm a native of this area, with experience selling ALL types of real estate in every city in East Volusia county and beyond. Make a Smart Choice and contact Lisa Hill for all your real estate needs. My team of real estate professionals is just waiting to help with YOUR real estate needs!

www.LisaHillRealtor.com

Check it out. Brad's gonna be a celebrity... maybe =P  I think this is so cool!

Read Brad's post below!

I've decided to get a head-start on my first quarter real estate reports for Volusia County (City of Ponce Inlet for this report). So although it's not quite the end of the quarter, I'm providing city-by-city real estate data, up to March 19, 2010. But since I'm a bit early, I'm going to start with just the listing information in this post. I'll post the sales data after we've officially ended the first quarter.

To get us started, we're focusing on the active real estate listings in the city of Ponce Inlet. I've summarized the data in the chart below. And to find out more information about the beautiful beachside city of Ponce Inlet, just follow the other links, to previous posts I've written about the fantastic Ponce Inlet lighthouse, as well as 2000-2009 real estate market reports.

Here are the currently active real estate listings, via the Daytona Beach Area Association of REALTORS® and Multiple Listing Service (MLS) for the city of Ponce Inlet.

That's the basic overview of the currently available MLS listings in Ponce Inlet at this time. Now for some Ponce Inlet real estate history, try these links...

• Ponce Inlet Real Estate Listings and Sales 2000-2009 Market Reports

• Ponce Inlet FL Real Estate Listings - Sales - Foreclosures for 2009

Last but not least, to find out more about the beauty and attraction of the desirable city of Ponce Inlet, read the posts I've written below. The lighthouse, and Ponce Inlet jetty and unique, spectacular and fun!

• Visit the Marine Science Center in Ponce Inlet Florida

• Memories of Ponce Inlet Florida-The Grand Old Lighthouse

• Ponce Inlet FL Photos: Historical Landmarks by REALTOR® Lisa Hill

To buy a house or condo in Ponce Inlet, or to sell a house or condo in Ponce Inlet; make a Smart Choice and contact Lisa Hill for all your real estate needs.

www.LisaHillRealtor.com

After seeing this new type of home, I may have to change part of the footer I use on my blog posts. Perhaps you've noticed, I frequently state that I'm a Daytona Beach Native with experience selling all types of real estate in every city in East Volusia County and beyond. Well, I guess that still may be true... until shipping containers-turned-housing units make their way to Volusia County.

This has got to be one of the most unique, innovative, resourceful types of housing I've ever seen! I wish I could find some copyright-free images to share, but I'm afraid you'll have to follow this link, and click through the images. It's amazing how many different types of homes have been created from shipping containers! And some of them are painted in cheerful, bright colors and stacked at creative angles.

Container City in London was a huge success; so much so that they now have Container City II. These were designed to be low-cost and environmentally friendly. But there are also container homes with flip out sides, full walls of sliding glass doors, but can be folded back up to look like plain old shipping containers.

On the other hand, there are some container homes that could qualify as luxury homes, with containers stacked 5 containers high, positioned at different angles, connected together with artistic flair, and built as permanent structures. Or you can own an all-terrain cabin... a shipping container with flip-out sides that can be placed wherever you want to stay for a while, then packed back up as a shipping container when you're ready to move on.

Follow the links in this post. These homes and businesses are truly fascinating, and the recycled materials are more environmentally friendly than any traditional home construction I've ever seen! One particular home called The Ecopod, has a floor made of recycled car tires, the walls are birch paneling over closed-cell soya foam insulation and more.

I can't wait to see some of these homes become more widely-spread and in-demand, but they've only recently begun making their way into the U.S. They're an affordable, fantastic way to live in an environmentally friendly way. Some of these homes are truly green homes, in every sense of the word. These are a creative new way to "go green". As a matter of fact, the most recent shipping container dwellings that have been finally making their way to the U.S. (as recent as 2009) have even been called "recycled homes".

While I can't sell you a shipping-container home, I can sell you any other type of real estate in the Daytona Beach area. Make a Smart Choice today, and contact Lisa Hill for all your real estate needs.

www.DaytonaBeachRealEstateSales.com

**Copyright Free Photo by FreeFoto

OK so yes, you can guess the subject. Because it's my favorite subject... my fabulous, beautiful daughter! =D lol

My last two "Brittany" posts featured her modeling Wedding Gowns, and then a photo shoot for a modeling company that she was working for. This set of photos were specifically for the photographer who was taking the photos. They're promo shots for D.C Photography, aka Danielle.Denise Photography (and fully copyrighted!!!) I love the creativity, and the diversity of these. I hope you like them too =)

If you'd like some professional photos for yourself, your family, or any subject matter, Danielle.Denise Photography is an excellent choice.

For the record, this group of pictures is my favorite... I think. Maybe next time I'll just make a collage of my favorites from each shoot =D I think I may have a few other random photos too ;-)

Lisa Hill is a Daytona Beach REALTOR®, wife, and obviously a proud mother of a beautiful daughter =D  Lisa is also a Daytona Beach Native with experience selling real estate in every city in East Volusia County, and beyond. For all your real estate needs, make a Smart Choice and Contact Lisa Hill.

www.DaytonaBeachRealEstateSales.com

Hello again to my regular real estate blog readers, and any new readers as well. If you're here for information about selling Port Orange real estate, or buying Port Orange real estate, you've come to the right place!

This post is about an annual Port Orange family event. Each year, in the fall, we have Port Orange Family Days. An offshoot of this very popular weekend event is Port Orange Kidz Dayz. And this year, Port Orange Kidz Dayz will immediately follow St. Patrick's Day. Port Orange Kidz Dayz is 3 days of fun, beginning March 18. On Thursday and Friday evenings, there will be movies at the Port Orange Pavilion, and a few activities around the Port Orange City Center. On Saturday, the last day of Kidz Dayz 2010, there will be games, food, entertainment and give-aways lasting all day.

If you need information on Port Orange real estate, read my previous posts with Port Orange real estate statistics and data...

• Port Orange Real Estate Listings and Sales Data 2000-2009 Market Reports

• Port Orange Real Estate Listings - Sales - Foreclosures 2009

• Comprehensive Real Estate Information and Reports for Port Orange Florida

• Another Great Reason to Buy Real Estate in Port Orange FL

Port Orange is a great place to live (if I do say so myself). My own daughter went through all Elementary School, Middle School, and High School here. She made great friends and even took advantage of Florida's Bright Future's College Scholarship program that's available to our children.

So bring your children to enjoy Port Orange Kidz Dayz, and take a tour of our beautiful city. And when you're ready to buy or sell a house, condo, or townhouse in Port Orange, make a Smart Choice and contact Lisa Hill for all your real estate needs!

www.PortOrangeRealEstateSales.com

As a Daytona Beach Native, and as a REALTOR®, I make it part of my job to know about the many special events that can be found all over Volusia County at any given time. And I like to pass this information on to YOU!... my valued real estate blog readers and customers.

We just finished a fantastic Daytona Beach Bike Week 2010, and right on it's heels we have St. Patrick's Day, with ways to celebrate all over Volusia County. If you're here to buy real estate in Daytona Beach, Port Orange, New Smyrna Beach or anywhere else in Volusia County, you'll probably want to set aside some time to join in some St. Patty's Day festivities too! =D

For this post, I'm directing you toward New Smyrna Beach, where one of the ways you can celebrate this year, is at another one of New Smyrna Beach's fantastic Flagler Avenue events, where you'll find something for everyone to enjoy. Starting at noon, you can enjoy Irish Food, Live Music, Dancing, and the 3rd Annual Pot O' Gold Treasure Hunt with a $500 cash prize! (The treasure hunt is from 6:00-9:00 p.m.) As usual, there are many locals bars, restaurants and businesses contributing to the Flagler Avenue fun. For more information on the some fun you can enjoy, provided by just one of this year's sponsors, follow this link for information at the OM Bar and Chill Lounge.

And if you're planning to sell real estate in Daytona Beach, Port Orange, New Smyrna Beach, or anywhere in east Volusia County, don't forget, I'm a Daytona Beach Native, with family all over this area, and experience selling real estate in every city in east Volusia County. Make a Smart Choice, and contact Lisa Hill for all your real estate needs!

Stay tuned for more upcoming events. I'll keep you posted right here at www.RealEstateBlogConnect.com. And for detailed real estate information for this entire area (my hometown stomping grounds) always go to www.DaytonaBeachRealEstateSales.com!

Yep. It's my daughter again =D  Not as glamorous as the wedding gown photo shoot, but just as beautiful. But I admit, I am a little biased ;-)

OK. That's all for now. Now if we could just rush the getting her through college part, so she can start saving towards MY new car. (he he)

Here's a term I hadn't heard of, although this concept is not foreign to me... "Straight Line Thinking"... And this is such an effective way of getting more accomplished. Thank you again, Gary Woltal, for another informative and helpful post. I'm going to make my personal list ASAP.

As REALTORS®, we can end up working crazy hours, and doing a juggling act to to balance our families, work and required down-time. Anything that helps us increase productivity and more effectively serve our real estate clients is something we can all use.

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Read Gary's post below...

Well, today is the last "official" day of Daytona Beach Bike Week 2010. But we usually have a few hundred people who stay a little longer to enjoy our beaches as well as the biker's paradise at the fantastic "Destination Daytona".

So for those of you who don't have any plans for the ending of Daytona Beach Bike Week 2010, here's a suggestion. Try taking a leisurely tour of "The Loop" in Ormond Beach. If you're not familiar with it, The Loop is a peaceful, beautiful 17 mile stretch of little-traveled highway with graceful curves, sunny patches, large shade trees, marshes, over "Highbridge"... ironically, a very small bridge that takes you over the Intracoastal Waterway/Halifax River, then along the Atlantic Ocean on A1A. You're likely to encounter cyclists of the non-motorized kind as well =)  The Loop truly is a site to behold; a thing of natural beauty.

For those of you who fall in love with Daytona Beach, Ormond Beach, or anywhere in the Volusia County area, you may want to buy a house or condo here in the Daytona Beach area or you may want to upsize or downsize, and sell a house or condo in the Daytona Beach area. If that's the case, please feel free to call or e-mail me. I'd love to help with all your real estate needs.

Lisa Hill is a Daytona Beach native with experience selling houses, condo, townhouses, manufactured homes and every type of real estate, in every city in Volusia County.

Make a Smart Choice and contact Lisa Hill today.

www.DaytonaBeachRealEstateSales.com

Hello again to all our annual Daytona Beach Bike Week attendees. We always enjoy having you here, and hope you've been having fun and staying safe. But as the events draw to a close, one of the ways we'll be wrapping things up will be the crowning of "Stacey" as Miss "BikeWeek.com" tomorrow... Sunday March 7, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.

Click here for >> more information on Stacey, Miss BikeWeek.com, and tomorrow's Daytona Beach Bike Week events.

If you're planning to buy a house or condo in Daytona Beach, or sell a house or condo in Daytona Beach, I'd love to help. For all your real estate needs, work with a Daytona Beach native who has sold real estate in every city in Volusia County. Make a Smart Choice and contact Lisa Hill for all your real estate needs.

THE REALITY OF WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING IN REAL ESTATE! (Not what the media says)

I couldn't have said this better myself. As a matter of fact, Paul covered some areas I haven't been comfortable with, by taking a solid stand that I'm now adopting myself. This is a great post for me to give notice to my own work area in Daytona Beach, Port Orange, Ponce Inlet, and all of Volusia County Florida, that I am NOT a REALTOR® who is willing to work with every real estate customer who comes along, wanting to work in the gray areas, and/or make my job even more difficult than it already is. I choose to uphold the law, and represent real estate buyers and sellers who truly need my services to buy and sell real estate in an ethical manner.

Read Paul's post below.

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