$8000 Home Purchase Tax Credit Coming Back?

Senator Bill Nelson spoke at a meeting for SW Florida Realtors in November and here is a symnopsis of this speech:
"Here in South FL, where housing values have declined so, there's an additional measure that I believe will help, too: renewing the successful homebuyers' tax credit.

It is an $8000 tax credit for qualified first-time homebuyers and a $6,500 tax credit for repeat buyers. In the first quarter of this year, the tax credit led to a six percent increase in all home sales and a 42 percent increase in the sale of new homes.

That mean: jobs, Jobes selling houses, Jobs financing houses, Jobes building houses. and jobs making everything you put in a house.

That is the kind of boost we need to get FL moving again."

Mr Nelson says he was goiing to file legislation that will reinstiture the tax credit for 2011. We will keep a close eye on this to see if it goes anywhere.

In any case, this market being a very stong buyers market, there are all kinds of offers available to first time home buyers. We will be having some short "First Time Home Buyer" seminars to help folks see if they can qualify for the opportunities out there.

Summer Fun and keeping your home safe

It is great to see so many taking vacations this year where last year many skipped due to the failing economy. I think that many have just decided that what is most important is their relationships and down time is necessary to stay sane.

With a time of heavy crime as burglury increasing more than two fold, we need to be sure that when we do go away that we don't show that to suspecting criminals. I have attached some of the methods we recommend to our investor to protect their homes while vacant.

• Using a survailance camera
• caging your outside equipment
• having a friend/neighbor pick up your mail and any newspapers that are left in your driveway
• Leave a light or two on a timer
• Beware of dog sign
• sign outside with name of monitoring security company name
• leaving a car in the driveway

Don't waste this beautiful summer but instead take a vacation and feel much safer if you use one or more of these stated ideas.

For a listing of our houses for rent- go to http://www.aaarealtyllc.com

Fort Myers

After many years mostly in the Lehigh Acres market, we have taken the big jump and opened a branch office in Fort Myers. We are super excited about being there and are located right on the corner of College Parkway and Wiskey Creek Rd.

We will specialize in property management there in Fort Myers and the Cape and will be seeking to expand to more Association Management as I hold a CAM license.

Now with two locations to serve you, we will able to care for both markets with the great service we have been offering Lehigh Acres in the past.

We look forward to seeing you around. If you need anything, please don't hesitate to call us at 239-368-8520 or check us out on the web at www.aaarealtyllc.com

AAA Realty LLC
55 Homestead Rd N
Lehigh Acres FL 33936

6385 Presidential Court Suite 108
Fort Myers FL 33907

What Does 2010 Look Like

Are prices going to be on an upward trend? Is it a good time to buy as an investor? Statistics are a great way of measuring the answers to these questions and in the Lehigh Acres area properties selling like hot cakes to investors interested in buying, renting and holding their properties. I would like to say that we are on an upward trend but I think that only time will tell us for sure.

Lenders will need to loosen up more and Obama's plan for helping folks stay in their home is still unsure whether it will have any impact at all on the market.

In the meantime, my advice if you are looking for great deals at a price that is a 1/4 of what they can be built for, try Lee County and especially Cape Coral and Lehigh Acres FL for the place to awesome prices that make sense to just about anyone.

For more information you can check out http://www.aaarealtyllc.com for the latest listings from MLS and bank owned.

Merry Christmas

This year has mixed views for most people. Hard times for most make it a tough year to celebrate. If we look to what we have verses other much more unfortunate, it helps a lot to celebrate.

I think that one of the best ways of showing a spirit of the season is to share with those who don't have as much as we do. There truely is more happiness in giving and we can find ways to do so this season.

One way is to be a secret Santa. You can go to people you know or just drive to a store or a gas station or an area that you might have a lot of people around. Giving to those that might need maybe food, maybe some cash, maybe some gas. Maybe for a child a toy. Doing for a stranger that can't repay you is the best feeling in the world. It doesn't have to be much but I say give till it hurts a little.

We all have much to be thankfull for. Even if there is a death in the family, even if you lost your job or lost a lot of money in the stock market. There is so much we do have. Look at the positive and help others. That will help us all and you to have a Merry Christmas.

Our Best to you all,
Tammy Rodriguez
AAA Realty LLC
www.aaarealtyllc.com

$8000 Tax Credit for First Time Homebuyer Extension?

It appears likely that the U.S. Senate will go forward and approve an extension of the First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit.

Will there be a catch though? they want some fiscal offset for the cost of the extension. That could stir up a "hornets nest" for some.

What appears to be most likely to pass is an extension of the $8000 through March 31, 2010 and then a drop of $2,000 for each quarter following.

Hearry Reid- Navada's Senate Majoriey Leader and Senate Finance Committee Chairman is the leader of the extension.

Let's support this plan and call your Senator's to let them know you support it. We as a group should be able to make it happen.

We will watch the news closely for udates. Check for those updates on www.aaarealtyllc.com

Chears,

Chamber of Commerce Moves Next to Us

We are very excited to see that the Lehigh Acres Chamber of Commerce has relocated in our Shopping Center! We immediately joined and are excited about working with them to increase our presence in the Lehigh Acres market.

First meeting we will attend is today at the Majestic Golf and Country Club. Not sure who the speaker will be but we are excited to be there and to meet lot's of folks that have the same vision for Lehigh Acres that we do.

We will follow up with a post after the meeting to let you know how it went. In the meantime, we are stocked up with properties for rent at all price ranges and areas and are running some great specials for Christmas. We have a home that you can receive December's rent at no cost.

Check out our homes for rent at www.aaarealtyllc.com