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Sought after Lake Mary custom estate pool home in Cardinal Oaks Estates! Top Rated Schools! Original Owner/Builder, Traditional Sale! Over 7000 square feet which includes 7 bedrooms and 5 1/2 baths! Three acres with one acre that can be built on! Main house has 4 bedrooms and 3 1/2 baths. The living area includes an in-law apartment with one bedroom and bath and a separate cottage with two bedrooms and one bath. The screen enclosed pool has a tropical setting with a gazebo, the gourmet kitchen has custom cabinets and granite counter tops, a built in bar in the family room, over 4 car garages and a carport, enough room for RV or boat parking. Private neighborhood with only 2 cul-de-sacs. All this located in the city of Lake Mary, convenient to everything! This home is a must see and a pleasure to show! Offered by Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate for $799,000. Call Missy King for your tour of 440 Jennifer Court, 321.377.7955.
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Spring is the best time of year to put your home on the market. So, if it’s time to upgrade or get out of town, get busy and get that house on the market. Be sure, however, that it looks great and is priced right. It’s important to remember that there’s a lot of competition in the market right now, so it’s critical that your home stand out among the pack, especially if you want to land the best price in a market where you’ll be competing with foreclosures and short sales that are at rock bottom prices. Your first chance to make a good impression with potential buyers is before they even get out of the car. Take care with how your home looks from the street and from every angle of the driveway and yard. Here are some tips for making sure that your front yard charms those potential buyers. 1. Tidy up the yard. Mow the lawn diagonally; it makes your yard look larger. Trim back shrubs and overgrown trees. Get rid of anything that’s dead. And be sure to user the edger. Those cleanly defined beds and edges show that you pay attention to your home’s details. 2. Add some color. With our mild climate in central Florida, you can usually always have something blooming. Everyone is looking for that first sign of spring, so have some containers with tulips, daffodils or other flowers added if there’s nothing currently blooming in your yard. Keep in mind that the color yellow has been shown to stimulate buying, so some bright yellow daffodils are a good choice. 3. Rinse away that pollen. During the worst of
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