What's With The Solivita® Pink Flamingos?

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Things to do in Orlando When the Family Comes to Visit

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Orlando Hits #4 on Zillow’s Projected Top 10 Housing Markets of 2017

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It's a New Year and a New Brokerage

IT’S A NEW YEAR AND A NEW BROKERAGE Just when I thought we could start winding down after all the holiday celebrations, gift giving, food, fun, and visits with friends and family we are pleased to announce that Lee and I have opened a new realty company – Bella Verde Realty.   Translation – Beautiful Green. […]

Solivita Retirement Community Boasts Accolades

Where to Retire Magazine has named Solivita one of the country’s best master-planned communities. Solivita is celebrated, admired, and with an active 55+ Community with over 4,300 acres of great natural beauty, pristine ponds, conservation, walking and biking paths for your enjoyment, it’s easy to see why. Solivita offers 150,000 SF of fabulous amenities designed […]

When the impossible is possible: Richard and Family

Dear Lorraine, I can’t thank you enough for selling Mom’s Home in one day.  Mom knew you from Church for 14 years, always said nice things about you, and told us you were tops in your field.  She was right, you are tops.  You did what we thought was impossible. Thank you for your help, […]

Holiday Time in Solivita

Holidays in Solivita and in Florida are always fun. Not the typical fun I experienced growing up.  I must admit it is hard to skate on one of our ponds or take a sleigh ride in Kissimmee, but between the decorated golf carts, the beautiful spirit of our neighbors, the Fantastic Holiday Display on Lemon […]

What will we do with all this time: Laura and Steve

Dear Lorraine, Lived in Massachusetts most of our life. Like most folks, worked 49 weeks a year, had weekends off, and three weeks a year we vacationed. Now we were finally at the point in our life that we could put work behind us and enjoy our retirement. What will we do with all this […]

Retiring In Central Florida: Pickleball In Solivita

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Imagine taking badminton, ping-pong, and tennis and put them in a bag and shake it up. What you get is pickleball. Solivita Pickleball is fun, great exercise, and a wonderful way to make friends. Why is the game called Pickleball? In 1965 Bill Bell and Congressman Joel Pritchard invented the game in Joel’s backyard. Rumor […]

New To Central Florida: Hurricane Matthew

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Warm days, small towns, lovely gardens, scenic lakes, walking trails, and great golf are just the beginning of the wonderful amenities of living in Central Florida. Since my family’s roots are not from the South, we don’t have much hurricane experience. When we heard a storm that was targeting Florida had been named a Hurricane, we wanted to […]