Real Estate in Florida at 80,000 pounds

To secure a Florida property for £ 80,000, you need a cool head and the patience of a saint. Many Florida property agents are currently displayed surprisingly attractive properties at super-affordable prices that positively scream value for money for those of us more excited about the two-to-one exchange rate.

Unfortunately, there are a number of disadvantages. First, in many cases, the agent in question absolutely no intention of selling a property for Floridaas little as £ 80,000, they just want to be able to imagine before you in the direction of the lucrative Florida property options. The second is that the two-to-one exchange rate is currently slipping away, at the time of writing, the greenback is back with a vengeance, trading at around 1.83 against the pound. There is still a long way to go before the dollar comes back to the pre-go credit-crunch levels, but it is definitely in the wrong direction for the buyer.

Butonly what comes with a Florida look like real estate: the joy of year-round sunshine, beautiful expanse of the coast, the world's greatest adventure and theme parks (Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, SeaWorld, Discovery Cove, Epcot, to name but a few). And we have not even started on the golf courses.

But the tide is turning for Florida real estate now? Florida real estate prices have now fallen low enough to draw us into consideration, the leap? It is difficult to measure in a marketthat going through such unusually dramatic turmoil. The problem is, while the bottom has fallen out of the market is well known, the tip remains in denial, pedals furiously in the air like Wile E. Coyote. Whether the coyote will miraculously across the abyss of time and then run happily on his way to show only the time, but Florida property at a less diluted level has certainly taken a big nosedive.

Lee Weaver of The British Homes Group, which specializes in providingOne-stop-shop service for Brits searching for Florida real estate, says, "can be found in all our 30 years helping UK buyers Florida real estate, the market has never been so full of bargains. For example, Countrywide Financial Corporation, the U.S. number one home lender, is currently listed over 1,600 marketing Florida homes with some houses at 40 percent less than their market value two years ago. "

In this sense, Homes Overseas has done some detective work and with the Florida PropertyMarket for less than the price of a new Jaguar.

Orlando, Florida, is by far the most important destination for the British market, which are lured by its unbeatable combination of family fun, high-quality golf courses and historically reliable rental returns. It is indeed, the world's largest tourist destination, with more than 50 million visitors per year, but is surprisingly harder than most areas in Florida affected by the credit crisis. For example, is a studio apartmentmoment of Feltrim at Horizons Golf Resort offers the Grenelefe. This attractive and substantial development has three golf courses (one of them Arnold Palmer-designed), and a huge water park, a marina, spa, sports and fitness facilities, bars, shops and restaurants. The apartment is newly renovated and is now on the market for only $ 80,000 (£ 43,500).

In Iceland Canary Circle, just 14 miles from Disney, is Feltrim offers a spacious family home withfour bedrooms (yes, four) and two bathrooms, a heated swimming pool and screened and private garden. The property is located within a gated community, an 18-hole golf course and offers fishing lakes. This property is currently on the market in Florida for only $ 125,000 (£ 68,000).

But before you pack your bags (and your wallet), it should be noted that if the price of a property to be good to be true, it seems, is his usual. Residential appraisers Al Franken sounds note of thisBeware of foreign buyers: "In some places I see signs of stability, and other places I have not. A house may look good on paper, but then you go over and many of the neighboring homes have grass up to my knees."

There are also pitfalls for the unsuspecting buyer overseas, such as a two-tier tax system that is not favorable to foreigners, and the fact that if you are looking for a property in Florida as a vacation, you need to make it seated in an approved short-term rentalzone.

Golf development property is usually a good bet for the rental of returns and long-term growth on their heads, and another apartment of Orlando Feltrim, at Southern Dunes Golf and Country Club, was a winner with singles and couples demonstrate how the development has one of the top ranked courses in Florida. This exclusive development is well located for Disney and Orlando and has many facilities on site and nearby sports and leisure facilities including a large communal kitchenSwimming pool and a pond. All of this, but the one-bedroom condo is on the market for only $ 115,000 (£ 62,500).

ask for, whether the right time to be in the turbulent waters of the Florida property market jump, one should say that there be signs of a change. Orlando's residential resale market, the second-best sales month of the year recorded in July and local brokers say, an improvement in the number of pending contracts bodes well for the restof 2008.

The prices of homes in Kissimmee are a touch higher, but in a very attractive area another large family house on the market with the British Property Group - and boasting four bedrooms, a luxury kitchen, swimming pool and large garage sale - could be only $ 175,000 (€ 95,000). seems at first glance, this is in our price range, but we should not forget that this is a buyer's market, and you should get ready to bargain hard.

To confirm that the FloridaReal estate market is really geared up, we move south along the coast to Delray Beach, located between the resorts seriously upscale West Palm Beach and Boca Raton. This attractive two-bedroom apartment with vaulted ceilings, is one currently on the market and offers various facilities at the door, like a swimming pool, gym, spa, clubhouse and tennis courts. Downtown Delray and the beach are only ten minutes and the property is on the market for $ 145,000(£ 78.800).

Of course, if you have £ 80,000 on the lookout for something a little more luxury for your, you might want to consider vacation ownership (yes, it's time-share but that is not a dirty word in the U.S.).
The high-end Starwood Hotels and Resorts has a Vacation Ownership arm, villas owns Sheraton Vistana Villages, a luxury resort with 1,500 one-, two-and three-bedroom. The development has three pools and a children's pool, tennisCourts, poolside restaurant reception, recreation center, two fitness centers and lavish tropical landscaping throughout and buyers automatically gain access to international Starwood Vacation Network. Annual weeks Vistana Villages are acquired of approximately $ 10,000 (£ 5,450).

This property for sale Florida will always say now is the right time to buy. However, it is obvious to a wave of opinion in the direction of the at least one of the valleyReal estate prices until the end of the year. One thing is sure, if you love Florida and you can afford to throw £ 80,000 on a property in Florida, you just reasons that do not run to buy.

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