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$95,900.  Daytona Beach Plaza Resort and Spa.  Oceanfront - Owner will Finance - Bring all OFFERS!  Private Balcony with Gorgeous Ocean View. Historic Landmark Hotel with complete 70 million renovation in 2006.  The areas only Certified Green Hotel.  Walk to Ocean Center, Boardwalk and Mainstreet...

2 Bedroom/ 1 Bath condo in Gated, Lakefront Community with Upscale Amenities.  Just one mile off I-4 at Lake Mary/Heathrow exit.  Like New condition.  Excellent HOA operating in the Black - few foreclosures - fees $235 per month.   Not what you are looking for? SEARCH CENTRAL FLORIDA MLS AT:  WWW...

1. There are usually no guarantees from the lender (or the seller) with short sales. Be prepared to be flexible. 2. The employees of the lender that are negotiating the sale are not there for the benefit of the buyer or the seller. Their only goal is to collect as much money possible for the lend...

Search Engines and Web DirectoriesSearch engines and web directories are two different search services available to the Internet community; and both are important to your website success.  Search engines use computer programs called robots, crawlers or spiders to automatically go from page to pag...

Navigating the Foreclosure listing servicesFrom what we hear in the news about all the foreclosures and short sales - you would think getting a bargain priced home would be as easy as shopping in the sale racks at the mall.   But, everyday I talk with people who are just overwhelmed by the volume...

Government REOsDon't pay for lists of Government REOs.  Many of these properties are listed through the MLS and all of them are also listed by the individual agencies online.  The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Agricaulture USDA/Rural Development) and Veterans Affairs (VA) cur...

Real Estate OwnedThe foreclosure process begins when a Borrower misses a mortgage payment.  If they don't catch up or make other arrangements to pay, the lender will file a lis pendens or legal notice which signals the beginning of the foreclosure process or 'Pre foreclosure'.  If the owner does ...

Most IRAs purchase "traditional" investments such as stocks, bonds, and mutual funds.  But you do have the option of converting to a self directed IRA with the ability to purchase 'non traditional'  investments, such as real estate, mortgages/deeds of trust, tax liens, mobile homes and other priv...

RENTING VS. BUYINGUnless you can get long-term guaranteed rent for one third the price of owning or you are looking for a short-term housing solution, buying is always the best financial choice.  Today, with the heavy discounts available PLUS the hearty tax cash back incentives - this is the best...

First Time Homebuyer Credit The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 gives first time homebuyers a tax credit.  The amount of credit and the terms are different depending on when you purchased your home.  For homes purchased on or after April 9, 2008 and before January 1, 2009, the credit eq...