Joe Dallorso's (joedallorso) Blog

   A great way to get to know any area before moving there is to read the local newspaper or see if the city of your choice has a magazine. Ocala has two magazines, Ocala Style and Ocala Magazine. Both are surprisingly sophisticated for a small city like Ocala with only 45,000 people. They more o...

   I transplanted myself from the frigid wilderness of western Maine to Ocala Florida a few years ago to escape the winter and to enjoy the sunshine. Being a Yankee I was born without a natural fear of thunder storms and lightning. Of course we have them in New England but it's like the old sayin...

    It was 1981 and I was 26 years old and determined to buy my first house. I had to borrow the down payment and all I could afford was a handyman's special in West Groton Massachusetts. Interest rates on home loans were more like today's credit card rates. We were experiencing terrible inflatio...

 OCALA REAL ESTATE MARKET REPORT JULY 2007 ....................................279*$100,000.00 or less.........................70$100 to $200,000.00......................126$200 to $300,000.00........................50$300 to $500,000.00........................23$500,000.00 Plus.....................

   As you may or may not know most of the roads in the Rolling Hills sub division, just west of Ocala , are either limerock or just dirt. Limeroch basically being a very hard packed dirt road.   Well I heard rumors of a paving project so I contacted the Marion County commisioners office. I 've ju...

   Once a year the state of Florida issues a report on it's school systems. Just like being in school they are graded from A to F on various testing criteria. Each school is individually rated so you can see the grammar, middle or high school of your choice and how it's ranked. This report is for...

  OCALA REAL ESTATE MARKET REPORT  Homes Sold June  2007 .............327* $100,000.00 or less.......................72 $100 to $200,000.00....................157 $200 to $300,000.00......................60 $300 to $500,000.00......................24 $500,000.00 Plus...........................14 ...

                                        ROLLING HILLS SUBDIVISION DUNNELLON FLORIDA     1.14 Acre lot   2108 sq ft under air   2916 sq ft under roof   4 bedroom   3 full bath   Year built 2007   2 car garage   Zoning R1   Brand new 4/3 split plan on a 1 acre plus lot. This home features a formal ...

    If you're having trouble selling your home here in Ocala try thinking like a buyer. By stopping for a minute and putting yourself in the buyers shoes you might get a better perspective on how to sell your house. You are now a sales person. Just like the owner of a store you are in competition...

    This is a really cool tool put out by the Governor's office that lets you compare average home owners insurance rates in a county from one company to another. You can even compare average property insurance rates of a given company in one county to those in another county. So in effect you ca...