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Beautiful one story, single family home with 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms located in the Indian Point community. It has a master bedroom that has a private bathroom with dual sinks and a garden tub. The kitchen has a breakfast bar and dinette with a large separate formal living room. This home has a privately screened pool making it the perfect vacation home for you and your family to enjoy!

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Lovely 4 bedroom 2 bath private pool home located in the Mission Park community of the increasingly popular area of Clermont. The location is a mixture of vacation and residential homes. The community is gated with a community pool and tot lot for the kids. The kitchen and living room floor plan combination is great for entertaining. Patio and pool deck are easily accessible from the living room making it easy to keep an eye on the fun in the pool. The bedrooms are nicely spread out to allow for all to have their…

This charming townhouse is located in the amazing community of Windsor Hills. This home has 3 bedroom and 3 bathrooms, a spacious living room and dining room combination, plus a kitchen with a breakfast bar. All this plus a private swimming pool with lights that glow beautifully at night. The community of Windsor Hills has lots to offer such as a larger communal pool with a big slide, fitness center, playground, club house, tennis court and security. This town house is ideal for any family looking to enjoy all of…

Stylish four bedroom three bath residence nestled in the desirably tranquil community of Hampton Lakes. The den is currently being used as a 5th bedroom. There is a master with en suite downstairs and there is also one upstairs. The formal dining room and kitchen have ceramic tile flooring throughout. The open kitchen floor plan with adjacent family room overlook the patio and pool deck. There is also an additional small office/loft just off the upstairs landing. 

 Asking Price: $224,950 (From $324,950) 

For years now, Europeans and Canadians have invested in Orlando vacation homes near Disney for use as a short-term rental to holiday visitors. Vacation homes have become a popular option for tourists who spend longer than a week in Central Florida, as well as large families on vacation, since the rental cost is cheaper than a hotel stay. Many vacation homes are located in resort communities too, so they offer hotel-like amenities such as luxury pools, spas and fitness facilities.

If you’re thinking about purchasing a vacation home in Orlando to use as a short-term rental, there are a few key points to keep in mind. 

#1 – Check to see if the home is located in a gated community. These properties are usually more desirable to tourists because they…

July 'numbers' from the Orlando resort area...

The July resort area inventory was up 19 homes from last month and 25 homes higher than July 2015 to a revised total 1,975 listings. Considered against last month all listing groups indicated slight increases as normal owner listings rose by 11 at 1,896, bank owned increased by 5 at 48 and short sales rose 3 at 31. The average days on market that a home took to sell was up 2 from June at 136 and up 8 from the July 2015 figure of 128. The average price a home achieves at sale when compared to asking price was 96.8% from 97% in June and 96.6% in June 2015. The resort area median price was up 0.8% month on month at $174,990 and up year on year by 6.4% from $164,500. During July 167 homes were withdrawn from…