Any time I mention the TONS of low-priced property in Seminole County right now, people are shocked!  So here’s my latest update sharing some of the stats with you regularly on cheap Seminole County houses and condos.

So, as of today, there are 188 properties for sale in Seminole County under $50k, and there are actually 6 available for under $20,000!

Don’t want a cheap house?  There are 3,478 properties listed as houses for sale in Seminole County Florida as of today, and of them, 1,221 homes for sale in Seminole County are Bank Owned or pre-foreclosure or short sale anywhere from $8,500 to $2,500,000 !

If you are ready to buy a property in Seminole County, either to move into or as an investment, call me at 407-842-7700 right away, or email me at Andy@AndyTolbert.com

I am a real estate broker-associate that serves all of Seminole County, including Altamonte Springs Foreclosures, Sanford Foreclosures, Longwood Foreclosures, Lake Mary Foreclosures, Winter Springs Foreclosures, Winter Park Foreclosures, Oviedo Foreclosures, Casselberry Foreclosures, Apopka Foreclosures, and Maitland Foreclosures.

Any time I mention the TONS of low-priced property in Seminole County right now, people are shocked!  So I’ve decided to start sharing some of the stats with you regularly on cheap Seminole County houses and condos.

So, as of today, there are 178 properties for sale in Seminole County under $50k, and there are actually 6 available for under $20,000!

If you are ready to buy a property in Seminole County, either to move into or as an investment, call me at 407-842-7700 right away, or email me at Andy@AndyTolbert.com

Many owners of houses in Seminole County recently got a letter from Countrywide telling us that our info may have been stolen by a “former employee” (yes, I say us because I got one of the letters too!  One of my rentals properties is with Countrywide)

So our names, social security numbers, and other sensitive information has possibly been sold on the open market already.  They arrested 2 people in relation to this, the “seller” and the “buyer” of the data, but how does that affect us?  Countrywide has offered 2 years of free credit monitoring (which I’m going to take them up on!) but other than that…we’ll have to see!

Here’s a link to the article that the Orlando Business Journal ran on this topic, and yes, the Attorney General is looking in to it, for whatever that’s worth, now that the damage has already been done.

Are you ready to step in and buy a foreclosure bargain in Seminole County?  Call Andy Tolbert, the Seminole County Florida Foreclosure Specialist who can find you a great deal and take your purchase from start to finish.

Call Andy now at 407-842-7700

It actually looks that way!

Florida’s rate of foreclosure filings in August was down 4.11% from July (but it was still 29.67% higher than August of last year!) so while it appears to be slowing down, it is still quite a large problem and unfortunately, we’re seeing it right here as we see the Seminole County foreclosure market still continue to be a large part of our market.  In August, Seminole County had 877 filings, the 2nd highest number all year, and we’ve had 6,309 filings so far this year!  We are on track to have an annualized rate of 6.78% of all households or 1 out of every 14.75 houses!

Also, the Ft. Myers/Cape Coral market, which was #1 in the NATION in July, fell to 6th in August. Let’s all look at these little indicators as the beginning of the end (hopefully). In Florida in August, 1 out of every 194 households had some kind of a foreclosure filing against them. Wow.

To read the article that Forbes Magazine just ran on this topic, click here.

If you are looking to purchase a home in this market and you’ve been waiting for it to hit bottom, it looks like it might be time… please call me first…I’ll give you all the pros and cons to buying a foreclosure so you can make an informed decision. I can be reached at 407-842-7700.

SOLD!!! Please call me for others!

This is an awesome 5 bedroom, 2 full bath and 2 half bath home with 3,163 ft. under a/c. In the gated community of “Preserve at Astor Farms” it overlooks a small pond. This house has every upgrade you could want including stainless steel appliances, butler’s pantry, cherry wood cabinets, double oven, paver driveway and more!

This house was taken back by the bank after a foreclosure, and the bank’s loss can be your gain! Call Andy at 407-842-7700 to see your dream home today! Lowest price in the neighborhood for this much square footage!

I know it’s not technically Seminole County, but I have 4 houses in Errol Estates Country Club that you or a friend might be interested in. All 4 homes are only about 2-3 years old, one is a 2,800 sq ft 4 bedroom, 3 bath and the other 3 are 3,233 sq ft 5 bedroom, 3 baths.

Prices range from $259-279-289,000 depending on the size and the amenities each property has.

These are all pre-foreclosure and short sales, which means whatever you offer on the property will have to be approved by the bank.

For more info or to schedule an appointment, call Andy at 407-842-7700

That’s exactly what my clients Tricia & Jim just did!  They are newlyweds and wanted to get out of the apartment complex they were in.  When things broke, the manager would never fix them, so Jim figured if he was fixing things anyway, it might as well be on his OWN house!

I was able to help them find a beautiful 3 bedroom, 2 bath in a great neighborhood in Longwood.  It has a big 2-car garage, a family room, a living room, a formal dining room AND the kitchen had already been remodeled! It was bank owned and it needed a little bit of cosmetic work like some paint, carpet, and the shower redone, but overall it passed the home inspection and termite inspection with flying colors!  In the end, they should have well over $50,000 in equity!  And we even got the Seller (the bank) to pay $6,000 of their closing costs for them!

Would you like me to help YOU find a house like that in Seminole County?  I specialize in finding your next home at great discount prices.  My background in the Foreclosure industry for almost 10 years has given me great insight into how the banks think and that lets me find the best deals.

Call me today to schedule a consultation over the phone.  It will cost you nothing but could make you thousands when you buy a home (just ask Tricia and Jim and their $50,000 +++ equity!  They could actually re-sell that house right now and make money…but I don’t think they’re going to!)

Andy Tolbert

407-842-7700

p.s. I’m the one in the light blue shirt in the picture!

Yes, it’s official, yesterday Governer Crist and other lawmakers decided to NOT let criminals with certain crimes on their records get a mortgage broker’s license. WOW! We are such a progressive state (that’s sarcasm by the way!)

Florida has always had a policy on this. Way back when I got my license (I think ‘96?) I had to go to the police station and have my fingerprints taken, supposedly for a background check. And yes, thank you, I passed! And so did my husband, Tim.

Would you, and should you, trust someone that is a former bank-robber or drug dealer with your most private information (including your social security number, bank accounts, etc.)?

Absolutely NOT. I firmly believe that there is nothing wrong with interviewing your mortgage broker or real estate agent and find out if THEY are the right ones to be working with. Go ahead. I’ve got nothing to hide!

Here’s a link to an article about this topic: http://www.floridarealtors.org/NewsAndEvents/n1-081308.cfm

Ready to buy a foreclosure bargain house in Seminole County? Call me today and let’s see if we will be able to work together! Yes, it’s a 2-way decision!