No Pets – Condos – Sun City Center, FL

  While searching the MLS for condominiums in Sun City Center ($0 to $100,000, 2 Bedrooms and 2 Baths) that permit pets, I found the following
109 Listings Displayed with the majority being in the Kings Point Subdivision.  However, only 33 permitted pets (according to the listing agent) and of the 33, 4 are short sales, 2 have right of first refusal contracts on them and 2 need major mold remediation, plus 6 more are “handy man” specials.
  When a client needs a home (paying cash and in 30 days and pet friendly), there really isn’t a lot of inventory available.

eBook Tech Organizer

Computers are so economical, I bought a new one.  After 4 years, my other one was no longer efficient anyway.  Do you know how many passwords you can no longer remember or where to get new drivers and updates after that period of time?

I found this Tech Organizer eBook for $20.00.  http://www.epowerorganizeit.com/ebook/eb.htm.  Check out the sample chapter and I think you will be amazed at how organized you will become.

NAR-s 4-Point Plan ~ Your Help Is Needed

Please contact your National legislators and encourage them to adopt NAR’s 4-Point Plan.  A sample letter follows.

December 01, 2008

Representative ____________________

U.S. House of Representatives

Washington, DC 20515-0001

Subject: Reviving the real estate market must be the focus of a future stimulus bill

Dear Representative           ,

As a constituent and a Realtor, I ask that Congress focus any future stimulus package on reinvigorating housing markets. The current crisis is the result of problems in the nation’s housing markets. Efforts to boost the economy must calm jittery real estate markets.

Earlier, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) proposed a 4-Point Housing Stimulus Plan that should be part of any new stimulus package. NAR’s plan would:

*Make the $7500 first-time homebuyer tax credit available to all buyers and eliminate repayment requirements. The credit’s limited availability and repayment requirement severely limit the credit’s use and effectiveness.

*Make the 2008 FHA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loan limits permanent. New rules for 2009 will reduce them. Now is not the time to limit mortgage affordability.

*Get the Treasury relief program back on track and target more funds to mortgage relief. Create a federal mortgage interest buy-down program to make below-market rates available and stabilize home prices.

*Permanently bar banks from engaging in real estate brokerage and management. The banks have proven they have enough to do to simply manage the loan process. Banks should not manage home sales and purchases.

Housing has always lifted our economy out of past economic downturns. It’s imperative now to foster a housing recovery, so that the economy can recover. Thank you for your hard work.

Google Maps ~ New Street View

  Want to view a property and the neighborhood that you are considering purchasing a home in or already live in?  Go to http://www.google.com.  Click on Maps.  See the little “Pegman” toward the left side of the screen?  You can drag the Pegman onto any map and you will automatically connect to the street view. 
  I found that it worked better for me to have a smaller map version of what I wanted to see on the screen.  Just type in the address or the city and then drag the Pegman to that location.  After you have reached your location, you can drag the arrows on the street to scan the neighborhood.
  There is also a tutorial available at Maps ~ Street View has a new look ~ Learn more.
Contact Lynn Mooney for Florida real estate.  Lynn@LynnMooney.com