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The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
Real Estate Today
It's A Great Time To Buy
A Guest Commentary by Darryl Diamond
It is a great time to buy real estate.  value as opposed to waterfront
The selection is fantastic, the interest rates  properties in other areas of the
are the lowest in years, most sellers are ask-  state.
As a contrast, I just
ing a fair price, and these same sellers will
entertain offers. A lot of buyers today seem  spent two days with my sister
to fall in love with a home that is a little over  and brother-in -law who are
their budget. If this happens to you, don't be  moving from the Orlando area
to south Palm Beach county Boca Raton area.
shy, put in an offer.
Sellers today, will entertain, and con-  Small starter homes start at $300k and the
sider all offers. Also FREC (which refers to  market goes up to $500k for an average home
the Florida real estate commission) rules re-  with commensurate higher taxes, higher in-
quire that your real estate agent submit all  surance, and HOA (Home Owners Associa-
offers to the seller or sellers agent on any  tion) fees.
If the home is in a golf club commu-
listed property no matter how high or low that
offer is. In turn, it is mandatory that the listing  nity, forget it, the fees for that jumbo club-
agent submit your offer to the seller, no mat-  house and adjoining country club are higher
ter how high or low. Another positive factor  than most peoples mortgage payments are
in the real estate market at this time is "reloca-  around here. So the hot tip to help you local
sellers is, when you get that retired couple
tion comparison pricing".
You do this by simply asking the  who want to live in the country, and they are
prospective buyer where they are moving  moving from a big city situation with expen-
from. If they are moving from a large city like  sive homes, you can point out how afford-
down town Ocala where an average home is  able our homes and properties are around
selling in the $250,000. range, your $150,000.  here. I hope this helps you sell your property
home in Levy county, north Citrus county, or  faster. I will be happy to assist any buyers
west Marion county will likely look like a bar-  you refer to me in any way I can.
I'll see you around "The Campus".
gain. It's the same with Water front proper-
ties. No matter if we are comparing waterfront  Darryl and Vicki Diamond and the entire "Dia-
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Inglis Woman Arrested After Shots Fired
pies, subs and salads. M&E has been a location for Newscaster readers for the past eight
years. Best of luck in the venture, bakers! Photo by Sally Price
An Inglis woman was arrested by the Levy County Sheriff's Office on felony
Inglis Woman Sentenced to Five Years
charges, Dec. 31, after deputies were called to the residence about an incident that occurred
around 5:30 p.m. According to the report, 57-year-old Diana J. Jamison took her 357 Mag-
Probation & Restitution of $20k
num revolver and threatened to kill a man and a woman and the woman's dogs. The report
stated that she then fired a round into the man's right rear tire and he drove away, and that
as the man drove away, she fired another round into the ground.
Christine Alice Priefer, 46, Inglis, a former manager of the Kangeroo Gas Station in
The report stated that Jamison told the officers that she snapped because her
Inglis, pleaded guilty in the Eighth Judicial Circuit Florida Court, Jan. 10, to a charge of grand
feelings were hurt. Both victims appeared to be very upset and visably shaken, the report
theft over $10,000. She was sentenced to five years of supervised probation and ordered to
stated. Jamison was charged with aggravated domestic assault with a deadly weapn and
pay restitution of $20,000 to The Pantry, Inc. out of Sanford, NC. According to her original
aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Her total bond was set at $7000. She was ordered
arrest reports, Ms. Priefer admitted to stealing 33 books of lottery tickets, activating and
to not go to the residence unless she had a Levy County Sheriff's Office deputy to escort
deactivating them to make them look as if they had been sold, then taking the tickets to nearby
her so she could obtain her personal effects and not to consume, use or possess alcohol or
gas stations and cashing them in. She admitted to taking $15,105 in tickets and redeeming the
illegal drugs. The Levy County Sheriff's Office was instructed to take possession of
tickets for winnings of $12,163 (total of $27,268).
Jamison's firearms.
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