As I write today’s blog I feel like a two tennis players that have played an epic 5 sets…the Isner / Mahut match finally ended when Isner hit a backhand up the line to win the last of the match’s 980 points by the way! In doing so the longest match, by some distance, ended […]
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New Book – Florida Vacation Home Owners – 5 Big Mistakes To Avoid When Selecting A Property Management Company
June 15, 2010 Comments Off on New Book – Florida Vacation Home Owners – 5 Big Mistakes To Avoid When Selecting A Property Management CompanyMy second book of the year is now out on Amazon.com and at other leading book stores. It’s called “Florida Vacation Home Owners – 5 Big Mistakes To Avoid When Selecting A Property Management Company” and it’s targeted at those folks who own a vacation home in Florida. The vacation rental management business in Central […]
Continue reading …ESPN 1080 Orlando Interview… What You Must Know About Buying Your Vacation Home
May 17, 2010 Comments Off on ESPN 1080 Orlando Interview… What You Must Know About Buying Your Vacation HomeI was on ESPN Orlando being interviewed about my new book “What You Must Know About Buying Your Vacation Home” yesterday. It’s always fun trying to work out what questions you’ll be asked and I’m always happy to let folks know my feelings on topics close to my heart. As you can see from the […]
Continue reading …2011 promises to be a great year for Central Florida as we are about to add a new member to our theme-park club: Legoland. Merlin Entertainments Group, the British amusement operator that bought Cypress Gardens for $22.3 million , has announced plans to convert the old Polk County attraction into a theme park based on […]
Continue reading …President Obama visits Kennedy Space Center
April 15, 2010 Comments Off on President Obama visits Kennedy Space CenterUnder pressure from Congress and space boosters from across the country, President Barack Obama is visiting Kennedy Space Center today and in a huge about turn he is expected to announce that he plans to revive part of the Constellation moon program, start a new heavy-rocket development project and create a $40 million initiative to […]
Continue reading …Good news for all our British visitors as Virgin Atlantic has partnered with The Walt Disney Company to bring three Disney channels (Disney Channel, Playhouse Disney & Disney XD) to the airlines television channels. So that now means the 8 to 9 hour journey over the pond will more pleasurable as the kids watch shows […]
Continue reading …Napa to relax ban on vacation rentals
April 7, 2010 Comments Off on Napa to relax ban on vacation rentalsOver the last few days I’ve been following an interesting article about Napa County changing a ban on vacation rentals. The full article by Dan Verel is here but the basic gist is that the Board of Supervisors in Napa County are seriously considering over turning the restrictions that exist on renting out vacation homes. […]
Continue reading …What Does NAR’s Vacation Home Buyers Report Really Mean?
April 6, 2010 Comments Off on What Does NAR’s Vacation Home Buyers Report Really Mean?Recently the National Association of Realtors reported that “Vacation-home sales recovered in 2009 while investment sales fell sharply.” Interesting. So what does it all mean? Well, NAR’s 2010 Investment and Vacation Home Buyers Survey, covering existing and new home transactions in 2009, revealed that vacation-home sales rose 7.9 percent to 553,000 last year from 513,000 […]
Continue reading …Harry Potter casts his spell over Rod Blagojevich
April 6, 2010 Comments Off on Harry Potter casts his spell over Rod BlagojevichThe Celebrity Apprentice this week was right up our street…literally. The contestants were involved in an interesting challenge that revolved around the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and they were charged with creating a 3 dimensional interactive display that children could relate to in order to attract families to Universal Orlando this Summer. By now, […]
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