Orlando Vacation Home Rental Brings Tax Advantages

Renting out your Orlando vacation home, condo or villa will not only help offset some of the costs of second home ownership but the U.S. Tax Code also provides some pretty decent breaks.
1.) If you rent your home for 14 days or less in a given year, you don’t have to pay any tax on [...]

Where did all the condos go?

I know, I know, there haven’t been any postings for a week or two but I haven’t had a vacation in a year or two - and friends invited me to ride around the Grand Canyon on dirt bikes. I have a few cuts and bruises to show for it - but at least I [...]

Our New Search Engine!

Just a quick email to let you all know that we have recently upgraded our search engine!
New features include:

Search for all property types (not just condos)
Automatic map population with zoom
Google Earth satellite technology embedded
Draggable [...]

Olympics: Not The Only Thing China Has To Worry About

Investors have survived another week of wacky business antics, violent market swings, and general malaise domestically. However, I want to diverge from my normal within-boundaries commentary and discuss our friends on the other side of the globe: the Chinese. Why should we be so concerned with an emerging economy half a world away? [...]

Orlando Auction: Saturday, June 14, 2008

Saturday, June 14, 2008
Registration: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Auction: 1:00 p.m.
Example property below…

Example: 4205 Kasper Drive, Orlando, FL 32806
Each property will be conveyed with clear tile and title insurance provided by Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company (known as Land America).
Absolute Showcase by Top Interior Designers! Breathtaking details throughout. Tastefully design editions in 2002 with tumbled [...]

Tradewinds Auction 2/2 Condo Deal

One of the Tradewinds condos auctioned last month has failed to close due to financing issues and is now available for anyone who can take it down quickly with cash. The 2/2 units are now back up to $130k but this one can be obtained at original auction pricing of $93, 500 for a serious [...]

Can’t Sell Your condo? Consider a Short Sale!

Most of you who bought investment condos in 2005-2006 have told me the same gut-wrenching story: You’re desperate to sell and wouldn’t even mind taking a small loss if that’s what it took. At that point, I usually ask you what you paid - and what you are asking - before telling you that [...]

The End of a Fed Cycle

For all his aggressive responses to our current credit crisis, Ben Bernanke certainly does like to end with a light touch. The Fed Funds Rate and the Discount Rate both received a 1/4 point cut on April 30th. This was what most experts predicted. Since rate cuts really take about 6 months [...]