2008 Year-End Real Estate Review for Countryside in Port Orange

Port Orange Real Estate & Community Events Blog. By Lisa C. Hill, "THE SMART CHOICE!"

Earlier this week I wrote a post to my real estate blogs, about the Community of Countryside in Port Orange, FL. This is not the first time I've blogged about this beautiful community. I may be a bit partial to it, since it's my home neighborhood. I live in The Hunt Club in Countryside. The Hunt Club is just one of several communities within the greater community of Countryside. And the fabulous Port Orange location is as convenient as it gets. To learn more about the master community of Countryside, or some of the smaller communities within, just follow the links within this post, and keep clicking from there.

Countryside, The Hunt Club, Steeplechase, The Meadows, The Villas, and the other interior neighborhoods, are deed restricted communities with mini and master associations. has a clubhouse, swimming pool, tennis courts, and is situated on a beautiful lake. All home owners and residents of the smaller communities within Countryside have access to these amenities, which are paid for, in the very affordable annual Home Owner's Association (HOA) fees. And since my husband is the President of The Hunt Club in Countryside, I just finished typing the first 2009 newsletter for him. So I decided to share it with you. This is a great way for you to have a taste of our fabulous community.

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CFL Light Bulbs and Mercury in Your Home

As a REALTOR®, I feel that it's a large part of my job, to look out for, and educate my clients, and potential clients about anything relating to their homes, or any real estate they may be buying or selling. In light of this sense of duty, I felt an obligation to share what I know about the new CFL light bulbs that are supposed to be more environmentally friendly than the ones we've been using for our entire lives (pretty much).

I don't know if everyone is aware of the fact that the new CFL light bulbs contain mercury. I've known this for a while, but it seems like the EPA and the government pushing the new CFL light bulbs on us, are deliberately not stating all the facts.

I guess the question that remains, once you've discovered that there is mercury is this supposedly eco-friendly bulb is, are you OK with that? Have you asked yourself the important questions, such as, what happens when one breaks in your home? Here are a few facts about the cleanup process...

• All pets and humans should immediately leave the room.
• Central heat and air units should be turned off immediately.
• No one should re-enter the room for a minimum of 15 minutes.
• Glass particles and mercury dust should be scooped up with something solid and place in a glass jar with a metal lid, or sealed bag.
• Remains should then be taken to a toxic waste dump!
• Even if the bulb is not broken, do not through it in the trash because it will break in transit to the dump. They must always be taken to a toxic waste dump!

I made the following video on this topic, for my YouTube channel and subscribers. I discuss these points in the video, and I included links to scientific data about these so-called "environmentally friendly" light bulbs. And yes, It's a little bit long, but I made the video for my YouTube subscribers (and they don't mind), then decided to use it in this blog, rather than the other way around. But you can find plenty of info in a Google search, if you'd like to do your own research. I'm not in any way exaggerating the facts! If anything, I didn't place enough emphasis on the problems.

For all your real estate needs, make a Smart Choice and contact Lisa Hill.

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Welcome Port Orange Residents!

This is it! Your new and improved Port Orange blog (web log), created especially for Port Orange residents, and even our wannabe's. =) Here, you'll be able to find (and comment on) Port Orange real estate, news, events and more.

Creating your own Blogspot account is easy. And once you've done so, you'll be able to leave your comments, suggestions and constructive opinions on the blogs posted here. You can even suggest your own ideas for future blog posts, or if you have a knack for writing, feel free to write your own post and receive credit for it! This is blogging, Web 2.0 style!

Do you have something well-written and constructive to contribute? If so, leave a comment on this post, and we'll get back to you, with details on how you can add your content to this blog.

I hope you'll find this to be a fun, interactive source of Port Orange information, for you and your friends. Let's all contribute, and create a well-rounded, safe place, for optimistic Port Orange-ites (new word) to interact.

The next post will be specifically for Countryside, with the year-end data for 2008. (Unfortunately, there wasn't enough data to write an entire post just for the Hunt Club.)

If you'd like to see the 2008 year-end real estate data for a particular Port Orange community, post a comment and we'll be happy to compile that data for you, just as soon as we can.

I'm excited about having our own, Port Orange online community that is not too big to enjoy, and I hope you all look forward to getting to know each other through your supportive, constructive comments.

I will be tweaking, and adding some more interesting and interactive tools to this site, and a few simple guidelines. After all, sometimes the written word does not completely convey the true intentions of the one who posts the comment. So we will be taking steps to do the best we can, to avoid any misunderstandings or miscommunications.

Bookmark/Favorite this blog and check back often for new Port Orange information as we grow our little community!

Lisa C. Hill, Port Orange Resident, REALTOR®, and Daytona Beach native.