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We note your interest in possibly purchasing a property in Florida, and thank you for visiting our website which will provide you with details of the services provided MREMS and its associated companies.

MREMS has now been specialising in property sales in Florida for in excess of 13 years, and with our associate Company, a fully licensed real estate broker within the State of Florida, we are able to offer assistance to purchasers (or indeed sellers) of Florida Real Estate. The Company can assist you with the purchase of property from any of the sellers whom they represent, or can assist you as a buyer’s broker in your search for a suitable property. We strongly recommend that you discuss your requirements with us in considerably more depth before you decide on specifics. The property market in this area is particularly fast moving with incredible amounts of investment being ploughed into Central Florida. This fact, together with the fact that the Company can deal with such a wide variety of builders and sellers, results in MREMS’s expertise being invaluable to both client and customer alike.

For those who wish to purchase second homes, investment properties, or to relocate, we are able to offer a wide spectrum of opportunities. We have enclosed a brief cross section of information to give you somewhat of a feel for the area and current prices. This information is by no means exhaustive, and we can offer you more specific information upon request. Please feel free to contact us by telephone, email, or fax with any specific thoughts you may have, and we will endeavour to assist.

1. Your property is located in an area where short term lettings are permitted by the relevant Authority, and is licenced for short term rentals.
   
   
2. Your property has not less than 3 bedrooms, giving a total sleeping capacity in the home for a maximum of 8 persons. Less than 3 bedrooms will not generate the maximum rental income. We would also draw your attention to the fact that 4 bedroom homes, with a sleeping capacity for up to 10 persons, cater better for the ever increasing trend for two families to share a Florida vacation home and accordingly reduce the rental cost per family.
   
   
3. Your property should have its own private swimming pool to meet the requirements from renters. Communal swimming pools are not a rental requisite.
   
   
4. Your property is located in an up market location, within 15 minutes of Disney and the Attractions, to create the correct ambience for holiday makers, and result in repeat bookings, and referral business.
   
   
5. Apartments/Condominiums, which tend to have ever escalating communal charges, are not recommended for maximum rental income. In addition, there can be changes in the ownership of adjacent and neighbouring apartments in the future, which may result in adverse effects on property values.
   
   
6. Consideration should always be given to the future saleability of overseas property, in the event capital needs to be raised due to family or business problems, or any other changes in financial circumstances. It is therefore important that purchase is effected in an area where the demand for properties is high both for the present and the future.
   
   

Even in the event you are not contemplating rental income from your Florida property, we are of the opinion that you should still purchase in an area where short term lettings are legally permitted, as this will then have a beneficial effect on any future sale of your property.

Under the heading “Bricks and Mortar of US Success” in a publication of Going USA, it was stated “If Florida continues on the same basis as property within close proximity to Disneyland in California has done, it would be anticipated that over the next five to eight years, Florida homes situated within half an hour of the Disney Complex and within short term rental areas could be seen to double in price”, and that “the largest investment growth area is on Disney’s doorstep”. We can confirm that, as thought, property prices in our up-market locations have shown dramatic increases in value, with the recent sale of a three-bedroom, two-bathroom home with private pool resulting in a $55,600 profit for the owner in just three years.

As you may be aware, huge investments are continuing to be made in Orlando and Kissimmee, with Animal Kingdom, Islands of Adventure and Discovery Cove being the most recent additions to the Attractions. With Orlando being one of the largest holiday destinations in the world, Florida is one of the better places for a second home to pay for itself. With in excess of 45 million visitors a year, you can be sure that you should easily be able to cover the running costs of your home – as long as you buy in an area that is zoned for short-term rentals.

Central Florida has planned well for the 21st century, with Orlando International Airport, currently the 4th largest point of entry to the USA for international arrivals, being located on 15,000 acres. It is the third largest airport property in the USA, ensuring room for future expansion to cope with the ever increasing demands from tourism. A second runway is on the drawing board, with a view to a possible 70 million passengers using Orlando International in one year. Orlando’s second international airport, Orlando Sanford, has provided a valuable additional point of access for visitors, and with Tampa Airport only 75 miles away and Kissimmee Airport able to take many commercial aircraft, Orlando can cater for the expected increases in national and international visitors.

Championsgate, a new resort costing $600 million, is currently under construction, west of Interstate 4 at the interchange with County Road 532. Championsgate has already completed three 18-hole golf courses designed by Greg Norman, a 734 bedroom Omni Hotel with 5 restaurants and a magnificent conference centre, a shopping plaza, and with more hotels, villas and apartments, 426,000 square feet of retail space, and 148,104 square feet of office space to follow. The golf courses will be the home to the David Leadbetter Golf Academy and Teaching School, who is widely known as an instructor for major PGA tour players. Next to Championsgate is Reunion Resort & Club with a further three 18-hole championship golf courses designed by Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicolas, and Tom Watson. Reunion will also feature a Racquet Club, a multi-million dollar swimming pavilion, a spa & fitness centre, an equestrian centre, and an impressive main street village centre with quaint cafes, pubs, art galleries, & speciality shops. The resort’s proximity to the nearby sub-divisions on County Road 54 and Highway 27 will, we feel, only be beneficial for home owners and will result in a rapid escalation in new property prices, the start of which is already being seen. In this connection, we would draw your attention to the fact that we are now sold out on many communities including Ashley Manor, The Abbey at West Haven, The Sanctuary at West Haven, The Manor at West Haven, Florida Pines, Highgate Park, Hampton Lakes, Calabay Parc, and Emerald Isle, but the demand for homes in this area is still increasing.

Should you wish to visit the Orlando/Kissimmee area in order to view property, through our associate company, Just Florida Limited we are able to offer luxury accommodation at preferential rates, flights, car hire, and travel insurance.

We also offer a complete property management service through our approved property management companies, for those wishing to rent property on either a short or long term basis. This ensures that homes are being managed on a professional basis by companies with many years experience in the property management business, and who can be trusted and relied upon. The Just Florida website, www.justflorida.com is probably the largest in the Florida business and is the only one, as far as we are aware, that is translated into eight languages, so that rental occupancy can be maximised to its full potential. Just Florida receives enquiries from throughout Europe, including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Sweden and Belgium, and also from North and South America. Just Florida has a continuous advertising and targeting policy with carefully selected publications, backed by an on-going in-house marketing programme to boost rental opportunities for owners. For your further information, Just Florida has increased its initial 15 homes on direct agreement with the owners to in excess of 100 homes and this number is growing all the time, and has access to a total of approximately 500 luxury and executive homes in Central Florida, the Gulf Coast and the Florida Keys. Our other associate Companies provide Rentals and Sales operations in the Caribbean, Tennessee, and Italy. Caribbean Fantasies provides a personalised service dealing only with properties on the islands which have been visited by the Principals of the Company and can be viewed at www.caribbeanfantasies.com Just Tennessee Limited is dealing with luxury and executive lodges with up to 7 bedrooms on the edge of the Smoky Mountains close to the largest national park in the U.S.A., a area renowned for its beauty, and the new website at www.just-tennessee.com is scheduled to be fully operational shortly. Just Italy Limited deals with properties in Central Italy in Umbria, Tuscany, Marche, and Lazio, and provides full details of a variety of properties for rental and sale, and also on selected hotels in Rome, Florence, Perugia, Assisi, Citta di Castello, Gubbio, Capri, Castel Rigone, and Umbertide at an informative website at www.italy-umbrianproperties.com

We reiterate our advice that an owner of a Florida vacation home should make every effort to produce rentals on his/her own account in order to maximise rental income and confirm that we will assist them as much as possible to achieve this.

We will be pleased to answer any questions you may have and look forward to being of service to you.