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The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
Man Hospitalized After U.S. 19 Crash
Real Estate Today
Last Tuesday night Sept. 4, 2007 just before 8 PM a single vehicle accident sent the
The Orlando/Kissimmee Connection
driver and occupant of a business work truck to the hospital. The crash took place on Highway
19 North, 7/10 of a mile north of where Hwy 121 splits off. The truck was pulling a trailer carrying
A Guest Commentary by Darryl Diamond
welding equipment. According to the employees in another truck from the same corporation
Have you ever gone fishing, and after being out on the boat several
following the truck that wrecked, it appeared the truck had a blow out and the truck veered off
hours with no bites you feel like suddenly raising your rod high over your head
into the median where it is quite wooded and slammed into a good sized tree.
and yelling "where the heck are the fish?" Comparing that to real estate today,
you have your home up for sale, you feel it is priced right, and you have spent
lots of time insuring that it is in top condition. The only problem is that it is not
selling. So "where are the fish?", I mean, "where are the buyers?". The first of
three easy steps is for you sellers to go over the back issues of this paper for
my advice on the "staging" of your home. We have covered the importance of "staging"
your property for sale in other articles so suffice to say that if your property is not in prime
showing condition you have a very small chance of getting an offer in this market. Next is that
all elusive "proper pricing thing". Suffice to say that if your price is too high, you are wasting
everyone's time, and everyone's advertising dollars. This step should be a breeze if you just
have a pow wow with your realtor, and place the proper price on your property for sale in this
market.
The final step is finding you a buyer. I can not guarantee to sell your home, but
between the two of us we can guarantee to give your property the best chance to reach a
buyer with proper exposure, merchandising etc. As mentioned last week, I have one steady
group of buyers coming from the northeast. The next group of buyers I have are my friends
relocating from the Orlando area where I have had another real estate office for over 16 years
now. This "Orlando connection" is good in that the prices in most areas of Levy, Citrus, and
Marion counties seem cheap to these buyers when compared to the big city prices. I have
many friends that purchased their home through me in the Kissimmee/Orlando area years
ago, and now wish to move to a more rural area. I also place certain properties in the central
Responding to the scene were the Inglis and Yankeetown Volunteer Fire Depts, the FHP, the
Florida mls which encompasses all of Orlando, and Lake, Osceola and Polk counties. In
Levy County Sheriffs Office and the†Levy County Ambulance. Photo by Sally Price
contrast here your realtor must pay additional money to be in each board. I am in both Marion
Herbicide Application on Lake Rousseau
and Citrus boards.
My "Orlando sales connection" is strong with buyers coming here to visit, from the
During Sept. 10 - 28, the Department of Environmental Protection will conduct aquatic
big city, loving the area, and then asking me to find them a property. Another member of "The
weed control operations to maintain boat trails in Lake Rousseau using EPA-approved herbi-
Diamond Team" my wife Vicki Diamond, just sold a property here in Inglis to a buyer from the
cides. Aquastar, Aquathol K, and Reward. People using treated areas of Lake Rousseau for
west side of Orlando which is where she worked for many years. This recent sale was 5
domestic purposes or for irrigation are cautioned that the treated water should not be used for
building lots in the peaceful acres area which was for sale for a long time. There are just a few
a period of 5 days in Reward treated areas and 14 days in Aquathol treated areas. No livestock
buyers floating around so make sure you, and you're agent use every way you can to attract
watering for 1 day in Reward treated areas. Lake water shall not be used for drinking (does not
these buyers to you. As far as the "Orlando connection" there are many buyers that want to
apply to tap water) for 3 days in Reward treated areas.
escape the hustle and bustle of the big city for the quieter local life here on the nature coast.
There are no restrictions in Aquastar treated areas.Signs displaying treatment dates
They are easy sales as they already want to come here. Another way I get buyer's, is to work
and restrictions will be posted in treated areas. Scheduled treatments may be canceled due to
with my sellers to get their properties into the advertising sections in the Miami, Ft Lauder-
environmental conditions. The management and treatment of nuisance exotic vegetation is
dale, Orlando, and Ocala area papers. The net result is that with my office in the Orlando area
necessary to maintain recreational activities and protect native plant populations in Florida
I have relocation buyers that no body else has.
waters. For additional information, call (352) 726-8622.
If you know of anybody else relocating to this area from anywhere please have them
call me as I would love to be their buyer's broker. I'll see you around "The Campus". The
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS
"Diamond Team" can be reached at 352-447-4442
R&M
Rebuilt - Repaired - Resealed
Household Hazardous Waste Drop Off Program
Complete Auto Repairs
The Citrus County Division of Solid Waste Management and the Citrus County
A/C - Brakes - Front End - Exhaust - TuneUps
Hazardous Material Section will be conducting a Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Pro-
Computer Diagnostics
gram at the Citrus County Central Landfill (SR 44) on Thursday, September 20, 2007 from 8:30
Oil Changes While You Wait
am to 11:30 am. Citrus County homeowners may bring up to 50 lbs. of chemicals for proper
4X4ís - RVís - Trucks - Autos
disposal, free of charge.
Foreign & Domestic
Free Estimates
Realty
352-447-0704
Visa - Mastercard - Discover
Accepted
Fax Line 447-6040
Sally Price, Realtor
Email: pricesally@yahoo.com
CELL(352) 302-8556 OFFICE(352) 447-2526
Hickory Island
14 Hwy 40 W. Inglis (next to the Inglis Police Dept.)
LET MY 45 YEARS ON THE NATURE COAST HELP YOU BUY OR
SELL YOUR PLACE IN PARADISE!
"Preserving Florida's Southern Spirit"
Home in the Hammock ready to move into ...................$35,000
3/2 Mobile on canal to river, corner lot, large oaks ........ $139,000
Restaurant and Seafood Market
5.75 ac Lot on Hwy 40 High & Dry Lots of trees......... $154,900
2 lots Peaceful Acres paved street homes only each......$23.000
Lighthouse Lounge
4/2 Mobile 1 ac new siding, roof, skirting, carpet ...........$79,000
2/2 Hidden Nature Lover's Stilt Home Yankeetown C1...$225,000
4.70 ac lot high/dry Citrus County hills & horse country $160,000
Jimmy Smart Band
Drink Specials
2 Lots view Lake Rousseau ready for mobile or build ...$45,000
Friday & Saturday 9-1
$2 Margaritas
2/1 concrete home pine ceiling 770 Hwy 40 E Fixer up..$79,900
2 Lots Hwy 40 adjoin 770 Hwy 40 house & 4.99 ac lot...$39,900
$1 Draft Beers
352-447-2520
4.99acreLot between Mastadon and Palm Inglis............$79,900
$1.50 Well Drinks
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48 Hwy 19 S. Inglis