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December is a month when we count our blessings

07/14/2014 By La Casa Webmaster

December 2012
La Casa Real Estate, Inc.
Submitted by Marilyn Kulibert, President

December is a month when we count our blessings. At La Casa Real Estate we are blessed to have a loyal crew of volunteers who take time from their day to help us show off our park to prospective residents.

If you’d like to join our group of volunteers, please stop by the officer and sign up. We are always in need of new people to help us out. Because everyone is so busy enjoying the La Casa lifestyle, it sometimes is hard to reach a volunteer when we need one in a hurry. This past year with so many sales and increased interest in our park, it has been especially busy and we have no reason to think it will be slowing down.

Florida real estate laws restrict what volunteers can and cannot do or say, so we will be having a training for all the volunteers, both new and experienced, to refresh everyone’s memory and help our new people learn the rules. Watch for announcements of the training date.

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.

Changing Home Valuations

06/23/2014 By La Casa Webmaster

La Casa Real Estate, Inc.
Submitted by
Marilyn Kulibert, President

It’s that time of year again when we get our real estate tax statements in the mail from Sarasota County. You may have noticed that the valuation of your home in La Casa has decreased in value compared to last year. Sarasota County revalues all property every year and it is based on the previous year’s sales of real estate in your area. If La Casa has 40 sales, they have 40 different properties to compare values on. Since the housing bust a few years ago, prices on homes have fallen, and not just in La Casa. While it is good news that your taxes might be lower, you also could have a lower value listed for your home. Some real estate professionals think that 2013 will show that homes will be climbing back up in value, and that will be reflected in the next statement from the County.

Remember that anyone can access the real estate tax records online within Sarasota County‘s website, including potential buyers of your home. If your home is for sale or if you are thinking about selling, this is just another reason to set the sale price reasonably close to what today’s market value is, plus any furniture.

Florida residents have a real estate tax advantage over out of state residents. For those savings, make sure you have your home listed as your homestead with the County.

If you currently do not own a share, remember that shares can be financed with the La Casa Homeowners Association at attractive rates. Ask about it at the office.

La Casa Real Estate Homes for Sale in Florida

06/08/2014 By La Casa Webmaster

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

If someone is thinking of spending time in Florida, either renting awhile, purchasing a home, or visiting friends, more and more people are turning to the internet to see what Florida is like and in particular the area they are focusing on. If they have heard of La Casa, sooner or later they wind up at our website or our Facebook page.

Our new LCRE website will give prospective residents the opportunity to see the beautiful video tour of the park and also a video peek inside some of the homes that are for sale, all from their computer. If that quick look at La Casa gets their interest, they’ll come looking for us on a trip to Florida to check things out.

Often prospective residents find us while driving by on Hwy 41. When they go home, they can continue to check out the LCRE website’s list of homes for sale to see more of the homes they didn’t have time to look at. They can also see any additional homes as they come on the market. This is especially true for those watching our listings to see if a pet section home becomes available.

People who live in La Casa frequently want their “Up North” friends and neighbors to see what we have here. La Casa residents can give their friends the website address and mention the addresses of homes they think their friends might be interested in. Our residents love our park and want their friends and relatives to join them here too.

We are happy to have our improved website up and running and look forward to the La Casa Homeowner’s Association’s website completion in the future so we can link the HOA page to the LCRE page.

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