Everyone wants to achieve the American dream of home ownership and those homes come in all shapes and sizes because everyone's dreams vary.

It’s not often that potential homebuyers can find a wide variety of home inventory in one place, but four communities are in various stages of development in an area northwest of Kissimmee called Tapestry. The developments are just off Osceola Parkway near The Loop and within an area bordered by Thacker Avenue on the east, Carroll Street on the west and Dyer Boulevard on the north.

A lot of companies know consumers, like you, are interested in and looking for information about homes and real estate and have created slick looking websites to attract you to their sites. What you may not know is they are really just interested in using web traffic to increase the value of their ad space and then selling those ads to major companies. Although this is a common practice and not necessarily wrong, most consumers are not aware they are being used in this way.

Additionally, what may surprise you even more is that every time you register for one of these real estate websites, or request more information about a home, your information is actually being sold to real estate agents looking for new leads. Although you may not mind being contacted by a real estate agent with information about a property, you don’t know if you are actually being connected with a good agent or just one willing to pay the most money for access to you as a lead.

In buying a home, a question that inevitably comes up is “how long does it take”? The answer will usually vary depending on what kind of buyer you are. It will vary if the home is sold in a traditional, short sale or foreclosure sale. It’s important for anyone involved to know that the timeline for each transaction will be different and that your REALTOR® should provide you with the expertise and information you need. While it's sometimes hard to pin down exactly how long the home buying process takes, we can offer the steps you will go through when buying a new home.