This very brief Photo Video Tour of the La Casa community only gives you a small sample of the beauty of this community. The pride of ownership and excellent property management is evident throughout the tour. The many lakes, buildings, recreational facilities and impeccably landscaped homes can really only be appreciated in person. We hope this video will encourage you to come for a visit and stay a while. If you would like to see a longer video please visit the front of this site and under the About Us menu there is a longer video of [Read more…]
December is a month when we count our blessings
December 2012
La Casa Real Estate, Inc.
Submitted by Marilyn Kulibert, President
December is a month when we count our blessings. At La Casa Real Estate we are blessed to have a loyal crew of volunteers who take time from their day to help us show off our park to prospective residents.
If you’d like to join our group of volunteers, please stop by the officer and sign up. We are always in need of new people to help us out. Because everyone is so busy enjoying the La Casa lifestyle, it sometimes is hard to reach a volunteer when we need one in a hurry. This past year with so many sales and increased interest in our park, it has been especially busy and we have no reason to think it will be slowing down.
Florida real estate laws restrict what volunteers can and cannot do or say, so we will be having a training for all the volunteers, both new and experienced, to refresh everyone’s memory and help our new people learn the rules. Watch for announcements of the training date.
Turnaround Year for La Casa Real Estate Inc
LA CASA REAL ESTATE, INC.
BY: Marilyn Kulibert, President
2011 has been a turn-around year for LaCasa Real Estate. We sold 51 homes and lots in our community. We also sold 12 shares to new homeowners who wanted to become a part of the shareholder community. Remember if you want to buy your share, instead of renting from La Casa, favorable terms can be arranged to help you pay for it over time if you see the office for details.
January 7, 2012 we will have a training and refresher session for all the people who volunteer to show our park and homes to prospective buyers. This will cover all the laws pertaining to what a volunteer can and cannot do legally under a real estate license. We will also show the volunteers how to run those new golf carts that we use in our trips around the park. Refreshments will follow the meeting, which is at 9:30 am in the Clubhouse. We are also looking for new volunteers to supplement our existing group. Both groups need to attend the training and refresher session. Deadline to sign up for the session is January 5.
In the near future we will have a TV with a CD/DVD showing photos of our park running continuously in the office waiting room, plus the availability of mailing a copy to prospective buyers who contact us by mail and email. We are going to update our website so it is more user friendly and include some of the new pictures.
The LCRE board is always looking for marketing ideas, so if you have any suggestions, please share them with our broker, Gary Beeler. We are anticipating another
More Training for La Casa Real Estate
La Casa Newsletter
LA CASA REAL ESTATE, INC.
Submitted by Marilyn Kulibert, President
On January 7 we conducted a training session for volunteers who will be showing our park and homes to prospective buyers. We were excited to see so many persons who love the park sign up to be a part of our volunteer group. Last year our volunteers were busy participating in all the great activities La Casa has to offer, and there was a shortage of names to call, especially during the week. Our real estate office cannot function without our great volunteers, so we have increased the number of available persons for 2012. The board would like to thank those who participated in our training session.
The Real Estate office now has a DVD of the park to show prospective buyers when they arrive. It is shown on the new flat screen TV in the reception area and has been sent by e-mail and mail to people who inquire about the park.
In addition to the DVD, there are some other things we are doing to help market our lifestyle and homes. If a buyer closes on a property by April 30, they will receive 6 months free cable. We have new flags in front that will call attention to our Open Houses. We will be redesigning the La Casa website this year to make it more user friendly.
Ideas are always welcome. Let us know if you have ideas to help sell our La Casa lifestyle and homes.
La Casa Real Estate Inc Experiences Continued Growth
LA CASA REAL ESTATE, INC.
Submitted by Marilyn Kulibert, President
Since La Casa Real Estate was created in 2004, we have paid a total of $276,470 to the La Casa Homeowners Association for rent and fees.
In addition, we were able to pay the salary of our sales consultant, the broker’s commission, liability insurance, and advertising. While we had a profit for 2011, we still have accumulated losses from the bad years to cover in the future. We are hoping that 2012 will be a good year and we will be able to make more progress on eliminating those losses from earlier years.
From 2004 when we were created, to the end of December 2011, we sold 279 homes. While we sold more homes in 2011 than 2010, we experienced a decrease in the average sale price of homes. We now have a number of lots to sell, which will bring nice new homes to our area.
We couldn’t have sold the number of homes we did, and shown the houses to prospective buyers, without the help of our wonderful group of volunteers. We appreciate their enthusiasm and desire to share the La Casa experience with others. Remember, you as homeowners are the best sales persons.
La Casa Real Estate Inc
LA CASA REAL ESTATE, INC.
www.lacasaswfl.com
Submitted by Marilyn Kulibert, President
Did you notice the headline of this column ends in INC.? INC. means that LCRE is a separate corporation owned by the Homeowners Association of La Casa. LCRE’s only stockholder is the HOA, which owns all the stock in our corporation. The HOA elects the members of our 5 member board at the annual meeting in March. Then, the board of directors elect their own officers each year.
Among other things, the LCRE board is responsible for contracting with a licensed real estate broker (Gary) to oversee the sales of homes in La Casa. The board is also responsible for contracting with a licensed sales associate (Vicki) to write the legal contracts for buyers and sellers. LCRE volunteers show the park to prospective buyers, but cannot do any negotiating of possible purchases with buyers. Obviously with only one full time person on staff and assistance from Pat in the HOA office, LCRE needs numerous volunteers to help in marketing La Casa to buyers.
With the help of our volunteers and the great people in La Casa who love it here, we have been able to sell a remarkable number of homes in 2012 and also so far in 2013, in spite of the state of the real estate economy in this area. It costs less to list a La Casa home with LCRE than an outside real estate company who doesn’t have the extensive knowledge of the inner workings of our park like our residents do. This is a big advantage if you are selling your home.
Check out our improved website (www.lacasaswfl.com) and see what people looking online are able to see when they look at homes for sale in La Casa.
Interested residents can stop by the LCRE office and see our broker, Gary Beeler, if you would like to become a LCRE volunteer.