Realtor ALY

Have you heard that Florida is in the Direct Path of another Tropical Storm? I know what you are thinking... we are all thinking it! PLEASE NO MORE HURRICANES! There is actually some positive to this Tropical Storm!  We have already survived Irma and while Florida is still recovering and several of us are still trying to get back to living a normal life... We know what to expect from a Category 3 so most of us scoff at the idea of a possible Category 1!  Florida is notorious for their "Hurricane Parties" so make sure you are ready to partake in the festivities! Rainy BBQ and late night board games! Don't forget to bring the wine and the flash lights! None of us enjoy being without power and probably don't expect to really lose power this time, however, Fall is finally upon us which means cooler weather and less sweaty couches! Make sure you have your fans ready, just in case! Hurricane Irma already took out the really heavy trees, now we only hav...

Living in Florida my entire life, I know that hurricanes are not often taken as seriously as they should be. Florida gets two types of hurricanes. The ones that we have " hurricane parties " for and the type of hurricane that makes even natives living in Central Florida want to evacuate . Irma was the second of the two. If you have seen any of the damage in Central Florida it is quite amazing to see how the community comes together to help each other out. In each small town we hear the different stories of people who go out of their way to help perfectly good strangers!  In Haines City, it looks like there were several tornadoes because of the way things have been twisted, mangled, and relocated! The eye was right above Haines City and it is quite obvious. The great news is, we have power companies out working on the lines as soon as they can get to them and it is amazing the amount of people that have already had their power restored!   If you are in the Flo...