The legal status of drone photography when it comes to real estate remains the subject of much controversy. In fact, several industries are currently affected with it comes to the legal status of arial video and photography, including drone photography for weddings, sporting events and the like. At the current time, any aerial photography done to advance a commercial purpose requires that the operator have a private pilots license. Such licenses are not required for "hobby" flights however, [...]
Looking for a classy, fully furnished place to stay while you're in Orlando, but would like to rent it out while you're not there? Check out The Grove Resort and Spa Disney Vacation Homes!~ The Grove features 2- and 3-bedroom villas and the community even has its own water park and restaurants. Get pre-opening prices today. For more information or a tour, please contact Condo Metropolis on +1 (407) 901-5161.
Waterford at Bridgewater Crossing is the premier, “resort style” townhouse project located within the Disney Corridor in magical Greater Orlando, Central Florida. This exclusive community (currently in the development stage) consists of 27 brand new, fee simple, luxury, townhouses. It is located in Greater Orlando’s suburb of Davenport, just 10 minutes away from the gates of Disney World. Waterford at Bridgewater Crossings includes 2, 3 and 4 bedrooms houses with spacious floor plans, [...]
Some good news and some not so good news for you this Friday morning. First, the good: Nationwide, distressed sales, which include real estate-owned (REO) properties and short sales, accounted for 9.4 percent of total home sales in July, down 2.1 percentage points from July 2014 and down 0.4 percentage points from June 2015. And now, the not so good: Of the 25 largest core based statistical areas based on loan count, Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford had the largest share of distressed sales in… See [...]
We're proud to announce that Condo Metropolis has a brand new look! After 9 years in the business, our original condo website, which was cutting edge at the time, had begun to show its age, and so we decided it was time for a facelift. The new site still features free access to the Orlando Multiple Listing System (MLS) where you can get up to-the-minute information on the entire Orlando real estate inventory. The site also allows to to conduct unlimited custom searches, save those searches, [...]
Well I'm not sure I'd go that far, but these guys did. Apparently, Orlando has more fun things to do that you can shake a stick at. Which means, fun aside, it's a great place to buy property. Because as long as the sun keeps shining, and Mikey Mouse keeps smiling, there will always be hoards of people wanting to live and work here. And buy real estate. And rent it. 'Nuff said. You can read the full blog piece here.
Anyone who has to deal with them on a regular basis, knows that some Orlando condo associations have got out of control these days. They've gone from letting their communities go to ruin after the real estate crash, to implementing draconian measures to try and reverse the rot. We get it, things need to be kept under control. And the truth is, some do-it-yourself landlords haven't been screening properly, allowing felons and the like to gain entry. This has caused condo owners associations [...]
Condo Metropolis is pleased to announce the launch of it's new property management site. Since our real estate division has been sharing online space with property management, we decided it was time for a new site where each division can focus on delivering a better user experience. Both landlords and tenants will find the new property management site more streamlined and tenants can pay rent using a hot button directly from the home page. Maintenance requests can also be made using the same [...]
After what seems like years of going back to rentals, Millennium Cove (alternatively spelled Milenium Cove, or Millenium Cove, or even Milennium Cove,) an Orlando apartment conversion from the days of the real estate crash, is back on sale. The location is yes, you guess it, a stone's throw from Orlando's Mall at Millenia (pick your spelling), with instant access to I4 and the Florida Turnpike. One- two- and three-bedroom floor plans are available from 600 to 1000 square feet. Property taxes [...]
Bulk Orlando condo offerings, with anywhere from ten to several hundred units, used to be 10 a penny a couple of years ago, but they are pretty rare today. But we have one for you. 10 condos for sale, all tenanted, all 2 bedroom, 2-bathroom, all tenanted and all managed. All in the MetroWest area of Orlando. Six at the Palms Club, two at the Madison, one at CrestView, one at Azur. All managed locally by us at Condo Metropolis. Turnkey deal ready to go! Email me for more info at [...]