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We have had a fantastic couple months

07/14/2014 By La Casa Webmaster

LA CASA REAL ESTATE, INC.
Submitted by Marilyn Kulibert, President

We have had a fantastic couple months of sales so far in 2012. Our volunteers have been busy showing homes and the park‘s amenities, and the office has been swamped at times with people wanting to see what La Casa has to offer. This is good news for those who are selling their homes and those who may have to sell in the future.

Did you know there is a special financing program set up in La Casa so that you can purchase the share your home is on at a very good rate of interest? In addition, you can finance it over 15 years. It might even work out to a lower monthly payment than your current lot rent is. La Casa does the financing instead of a mortgage company or a bank. If you want more information, contact Gary Beeler in the La Casa Real Estate office.

Turnaround Year for La Casa Real Estate Inc

06/29/2014 By La Casa Webmaster

LA CASA REAL ESTATE, INC.

BY: Marilyn Kulibert, President

2011 has been a turn-around year for LaCasa Real Estate. We sold 51 homes and lots in our community. We also sold 12 shares to new homeowners who wanted to become a part of the shareholder community. Remember if you want to buy your share, instead of renting from La Casa, favorable terms can be arranged to help you pay for it over time if you see the office for details.

January 7, 2012 we will have a training and refresher session for all the people who volunteer to show our park and homes to prospective buyers. This will cover all the laws pertaining to what a volunteer can and cannot do legally under a real estate license. We will also show the volunteers how to run those new golf carts that we use in our trips around the park. Refreshments will follow the meeting, which is at 9:30 am in the Clubhouse. We are also looking for new volunteers to supplement our existing group. Both groups need to attend the training and refresher session. Deadline to sign up for the session is January 5.

In the near future we will have a TV with a CD/DVD showing photos of our park running continuously in the office waiting room, plus the availability of mailing a copy to prospective buyers who contact us by mail and email. We are going to update our website so it is more user friendly and include some of the new pictures.

The LCRE board is always looking for marketing ideas, so if you have any suggestions, please share them with our broker, Gary Beeler. We are anticipating another

More Training for La Casa Real Estate

06/28/2014 By La Casa Webmaster

La Casa Newsletter

LA CASA REAL ESTATE, INC.
Submitted by Marilyn Kulibert, President

On January 7 we conducted a training session for volunteers who will be showing our park and homes to prospective buyers. We were excited to see so many persons who love the park sign up to be a part of our volunteer group. Last year our volunteers were busy participating in all the great activities La Casa has to offer, and there was a shortage of names to call, especially during the week. Our real estate office cannot function without our great volunteers, so we have increased the number of available persons for 2012. The board would like to thank those who participated in our training session.

The Real Estate office now has a DVD of the park to show prospective buyers when they arrive. It is shown on the new flat screen TV in the reception area and has been sent by e-mail and mail to people who inquire about the park.

In addition to the DVD, there are some other things we are doing to help market our lifestyle and homes. If a buyer closes on a property by April 30, they will receive 6 months free cable. We have new flags in front that will call attention to our Open Houses. We will be redesigning the La Casa website this year to make it more user friendly.

Ideas are always welcome. Let us know if you have ideas to help sell our La Casa lifestyle and homes.

La Casa Real Estate Inc Experiences Continued Growth

06/25/2014 By La Casa Webmaster

LA CASA REAL ESTATE, INC.

Submitted by Marilyn Kulibert, President

Since La Casa Real Estate was created in 2004, we have paid a total of $276,470 to the La Casa Homeowners Association for rent and fees.

In addition, we were able to pay the salary of our sales consultant, the broker’s commission, liability insurance, and advertising. While we had a profit for 2011, we still have accumulated losses from the bad years to cover in the future. We are hoping that 2012 will be a good year and we will be able to make more progress on eliminating those losses from earlier years.

From 2004 when we were created, to the end of December 2011, we sold 279 homes. While we sold more homes in 2011 than 2010, we experienced a decrease in the average sale price of homes. We now have a number of lots to sell, which will bring nice new homes to our area.

We couldn’t have sold the number of homes we did, and shown the houses to prospective buyers, without the help of our wonderful group of volunteers. We appreciate their enthusiasm and desire to share the La Casa experience with others. Remember, you as homeowners are the best sales persons.

Why hasn’t my home sold yet ?

06/23/2014 By La Casa Webmaster

LA CASA REAL ESTATE, INC .
Submitted by Marilyn Kulibert, President

We get questions all the time like “Why doesn’t my house sell and the one down the street was sold after only a month?” There are a lot of factors entering into a buyer’s choice of a home in La Casa.

They have to like the floor plan of the home and the location in the park. Sometimes it is the screened lanai that makes one more desirable than another. People have to visualize their belongings in your space. It helps if you don’t have too many extra things around so they can see the space better. If the house is spotless and well maintained, they will feel that the roof, air conditioner, etc. are also well maintained. Are the windows clean? Is the carpet spot free? Does the house smell good? You never know what turns a buyer off. Why take a chance?

Look around at some of the other houses – can somebody move in without doing a lot of repair work or remodeling? Most people want to just move in and start living the Florida lifestyle. All these things are part of a buyer’s decision to make an offer on your house. One of the important factors would be the price of your home. The staff at the LCRE office can tell you if your price is in line with homes like yours that have sold this past year. Stop by and talk to them.

La Casa Real Estate Inc

06/12/2014 By La Casa Webmaster

LA CASA REAL ESTATE, INC.
www.lacasaswfl.com
Submitted by Marilyn Kulibert, President

Did you notice the headline of this column ends in INC.? INC. means that LCRE is a separate corporation owned by the Homeowners Association of La Casa. LCRE’s only stockholder is the HOA, which owns all the stock in our corporation. The HOA elects the members of our 5 member board at the annual meeting in March. Then, the board of directors elect their own officers each year.

Among other things, the LCRE board is responsible for contracting with a licensed real estate broker (Gary) to oversee the sales of homes in La Casa. The board is also responsible for contracting with a licensed sales associate (Vicki) to write the legal contracts for buyers and sellers. LCRE volunteers show the park to prospective buyers, but cannot do any negotiating of possible purchases with buyers. Obviously with only one full time person on staff and assistance from Pat in the HOA office, LCRE needs numerous volunteers to help in marketing La Casa to buyers.

With the help of our volunteers and the great people in La Casa who love it here, we have been able to sell a remarkable number of homes in 2012 and also so far in 2013, in spite of the state of the real estate economy in this area. It costs less to list a La Casa home with LCRE than an outside real estate company who doesn’t have the extensive knowledge of the inner workings of our park like our residents do. This is a big advantage if you are selling your home.

Check out our improved website (www.lacasaswfl.com) and see what people looking online are able to see when they look at homes for sale in La Casa.

Interested residents can stop by the LCRE office and see our broker, Gary Beeler, if you would like to become a LCRE volunteer.

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