Many people have dreams of playing out their favorite house hunting reality show when it comes to buying a home, but that is not always the case. On shows like this you’ll often see a very condensed version of what the home buying process really looks like. The prospective buyers see a few homes, pick out the right one for them, and then navigate the whole process in a sixty-minute time frame before signing on the dotted line and walking away with their new keys.

What these shows often hide are some of the road blocks you may face when buying a home in Central Florida. We’re not talking about road blocks that will stop you from buying a home altogether, but there are issues you should be aware of when going into the process of finding your dream home, and you can rest easy knowing that an experienced REALTOR® can help you with each and every one of these scenarios.

There comes a time in everyone’s life when you start to think about retirement. With that comes certain decisions to make. Deciding how to fill your newfound free time may be an easy one to figure out, but some of the things that may be running through your mind right now are a little more complicated. Things like…

• How do I maintain the same lifestyle I’m accustomed to without that regular paycheck?
• Will I miss the day-to-day tasks associated with working?
• Is my home too large, my bills related to it too hefty, now that I’m ready for the next stage in life?

At Dream Builders Realty, we know the importance of taking an active role in the community we serve. One way we do this is through the support of local education. Our series on school features shows exactly what this area has to offer when it comes to education. 

This week we are featuring a local school that may be somewhat new to many of you. 

Avant Garde Academy is a tuition-free public charter school located in the Osceola County School District. What is a Charter School?

• Charter Schools are district sponsored but independently operated.
• Charter Schools are state funded, which means they are tuition free!
• Charter Schools are held to the same accountability standards as traditional public schools.

Avant Garde Academy is located on Pleasant Hill Road in Kissimmee and first opened during the 2015-2016 school year.