Whether you're a home buyer or seller, it's likely that you are fixated on home showings.

As a buyer, you're eager to see the list of homes you've compiled that meet your needs, hoping that one may be your next dream home. As a seller, you're eager to have your home shown, hoping that one of the people who walks through your door will be a potential buyer.

Home showings are an important part of the buying and selling process, but safety is equally important and is sometimes overlooked in the process.

You've finally decided it's time to buy that home you've been dreaming of. You know, the one with the white picket fence, two car garage, and Jack and Jill bathroom set up for your very own little Jack & Jill. But finding your dream home takes time, effort, insight and a little more than daydreaming your lunch break away.

Here are a few things you may want to add to your dream home checklist, all related to location, location, location.

With the arrival of August, we're rounding out our summer season – at least the part of summer where kids and teachers enjoy their leisurely schedules with beach trips and $1 movie theater visits. Here's three Central Florida events in August that you won't want to miss...

Back-to-School Shopping Bonanza!

Okay, this isn't a real "event" per say, but with the start of the 2015-2016 school year just weeks away, many parents are gearing up for their kid's first day of school. The state of Florida offers a tax free shopping weekend every year, which includes a tax discount on back-to-school-related products from clothes to school supplies to electronics and more. This year, though, Governor Rick Scott signed a bill extending the usual 3-day tax free weekend to a 10-day tax free event. If that doesn't make it a back-to-school shopping bonanza, we don't know what does! Be sure to grab your wallet and shopping bags August 7th through the 16th to cash in on this deal. 

 
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