Clermont Real Estate

kim-and-terry-22“When looking for a home the most important tool a buyer has is an educated REALTOR.”

wwwmfrmlscomIf you are looking for a home in the Clermont Florida area, please be sure the person you are working with is a REALTOR! In addition to passing all the state requirements, a REALTOR must also take an ethics course.

As a REALTOR & active member of my community I consider it an honor to bring new people into our area. As a former Army brat, I have traveled all over the world so I understand the difficulties that moving involves.

I have worked in almost every aspect of Real Estate in Central Florida being one of the top Property managers in the state. From rentals to multi million dollar sales producer, I am here to HELP YOU make the most of today’s market.

derrickand-jamilia1I help my clients buy & sell properties to maximize their profit potential. My specialty allows me to not only help investors make educated decisions based on the local market, but gives me the privilege of assisting even first time home buyers in the pursuit of the AMERICAN DREAM. Home Ownership.

In order to help STABILIZE our COUNTRY’S economy, we must gain stability in the HOUSING MARKET! I work every day to help make that a reality by EDUCATING my clients & community on the FACTS about the current market, processes involved in selling or buying a home, financial stability factors & budgeting for success.

american-realtor6Please JOIN ME by making the PLEDGE to help EDUCATE yourselves & your clients throughout this financial crisis. We can REBUILD on a strong foundation of ethics & determination.

E-mail me: kim@kimberanna.com

Thank you,
Kim Johnson
Finance & Budget Committee Chair
South Lake Women’s Council of REALTORS
REALTOR, Watson Realty Corp.
Ambassador, South Lake Chamber of Commerce
Ambassador Elks Lodge
Kiwanis International,
Coach, Nationally ranked Pop Warner Cheerleading

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Gone Fishin’


103_0241“There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process.  ~Paul O’Neil, 1965″

Sometimes it’s the little things in life that leave the most lasting memories…

103_0232FISHING has always been one of my family’s favorite ways to spend time together without having to worry about fighting or complaining.  Somehow, working together toward a common goal helps to wipe away all the negative things life tends to pile on our plate.  Man (or woman) against fish seems like an unfair match up, but any fishermen out there knows…once in a while, the man actually stands a chance:D

103_0255Since the earliest recorded history, man has lived off the land in order to survive. Fishing was one of the more advanced skills men taught themselves in order to put food on the table.  When faced by an ocean full of fish & just a thin line w/some bait attached to it, it’s no wonder that bringing home a basket full of fish not only meant a full belly but a chest full of pride.

Quotes about fishing can be found in history books, country songs & even the bible.  Here are just a few to “lure” you into learning more about the sport!

103_0251“The fishing was good; it was the catching that was bad.  ~A.K. Best”

“A bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work.  ~Author Unknown

“Somebody just back of you while you are fishing is as bad as someone looking over your shoulder while you write a letter to your girl.  ~Ernest Hemingway


“The gods do not deduct from man’s allotted span the hours spent in fishing.  ~Babylonian Proverb

“Bragging may not bring happiness, but no man having caught a large fish goes home through an alley.  ~Author Unknown”

“All fishermen are liars; it’s an occupational disease with them like housemaid’s knee or editor’s ulcers.  ~Beatrice Cook, Till Fish Do Us Part, 1949″

103_0243“Give a man a fish and he has food for a day; teach him how to fish and you can get rid of him for the entire weekend! ~Zenna Schaffer”

“There’s a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot.  ~Steven Wright

“Fishing is much more than fish.  It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers.  ~Herbert Hoover


“My biggest worry is that my wife (when I’m dead) will sell my fishing gear for what I said I paid for it.  ~Koos Brandt

“Men and fish are alike.  They both get into trouble when they open their mouths.  ~Author Unknown



103_0239We ask a simple question
And that is all we wish:
Are fishermen all liars?
Or do only liars fish?
~William Sherwood Fox



“…of all the liars among mankind, the fisherman is the most trustworthy.  ~William Sherwood Fox, Silken Lines and Silver Hooks, 1954″

Which quote is your FAVORITE?

Is there a QUOTE I missed?

103_02361Please add a FISHING quote below or give me your BEST FISH STORY…I’m all ears & would love to hear about the “one that got away!”

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Monday,dreaming ’bout Friday

june-basket*WEDNESDAY UPDATE: The week has been long but I’m so BLESSED to be so busy.  District VII forum starts today at the President’s Dinner. Tomorrow is an amazing day of Real Estate & Marketing boot camp, surrounded by the best professionals in the business… I know there’s always more to learn so I can’t wait to hear what they have to say about our economic future & real estate market!

  • ATTA BOYS go out to: Chelsea Title Company, Florida Appraisal & Building Inspection LLC, North American Title, Wells Fargo Home Mtg/Peebles and Housemaster of Lake County for all your FUNdraising efforts! I appreciate how much you really give to our community, especially in these economic times.

april-winner-slwcrWay to go TEAM goes out to: Jeanne Abernathy, Mona Atkinson, Diana Beighley, Gretchen Carlson, Holly Curley, Brenda DeArmond, Colleen Donlevy, Jean Dorazio, Cheryl Glover, Kim Johnson, Pam Johnson, Donna Liebi, Mary Lightcap, Verna Long, Dave Morehead, Deanna Morison, Terry Parsons, Mary Rathbun, Diane Reis, DJ Rivera, Brenda Rodgers, Eileen Scates, Debbi Schlesinger, Robin Simmons, Joanna Star Hynes, Barbara Thompson, Ellen Tidwell & Joy Zahn for taking the time to and making REAL ESTATE a PRIORITY! Amazing business professionals like you are what keep South Lake Women’s Council of Realtor’s strong.

“Together… I know we can help REBUILD the housing market through education, communication & ethics.”

ralsc-tallahassee1Let’s make it a SLWCR week to remember! Bring your cameras…bring your business cards…bring an open mind & let’s have fun learning from each other.

Don’t forget Brandie’s bachelorette party Thursday & Steak/Karoke/line dance night @ Elks Friday.

*SLWCR will SHINE in 2009 at District 7*

Kim Johnson

SLWCR Finance & Budget Chair

kim-cheryl-brandie2*See you there…

Clermont Florida 34711.

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Monday June 22nd 2009

Come on…it’s Monday morning & my butt is dragging. Scrubbing & clean up duty all weekend long. Great part is I got to see a ton of people I’ve been missing during the week. Everyone is so busy w/work but it’s good to take weekends to give back to our community.

“Decorated w/Rhonda @ Elks for 4th of July Steak night…looks so gorgeous!
Dropped by to help Linda & Steve Smith w/New Beginnings Old Mulberry Inn.
Helped with Father’s Day breakfast & Farmer’s Market!
Tons of Spring cleaning got done too…Life is sweet!”

Today, my legs/feet/back/insert everything here…are reminding me I’m not a young as I used to be!
“But as someone said I’m still as good as I ever was.”
Here’s a little flash back to last Steak night!

This week will be even better. Tom & his wife are helping out by teaching me line dancing & of course the whole family will Karoke! I hope Ann Dupee will duet w/me! Can’t stop dreaming ’bout Friday…Monday morning blues!

*Giggles

Clermont’s Mulberry Inn’s NEW Beginning

mulberry-innThe Old Mulberry Inn in Historic Downtown Clermont on West Ave. was built by the family Dolores Walker of the South Lake County Historical Society.

Like every good story must have, today’s adventure involves a fairytale castle of sorts.  The Old Mulberry Inn as local residents like to call it, has been an amazing landmark for decades & now is being transformed into a home for displaced women & children. The gracious home was given a fresh breath of life & a NEW BEGINNING.
Surviving the years, this fairytale castle was well built.  Standing the test of time to allow New Beginnings to utilize it to help our communities most deserving: it’s children. Mother’s and children ages 10 and under will call this new facility HOME until they have a chance to get back on their feet.

volunteerPLEASE come out and support this worthy CAUSE. TODAY from 9am until 2pm VOLUNTEERS from all over the map will come to HELP BUILD A BETTER FUTURE, together. If you can pick weeds, pass out water or even just shout cheers of encouragement: WE WANT YOU!

Corner of Montrose & West Ave. Historic Downtown Clermont, FL 34711
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Father’s Day Breakfast @ South Lake Elks Lodge 1848

elks1*SAVE THE DATE PLEASE*

ELKS LODGE #1848
FATHER’S DAY BREAKFAST!
That’s Right…it TOMORROW:D

The South Lake Elks Lodge is located at 705 W Minneola Ave, Clermont, FL 34711. Across from Jenkins next to the Little Theatre in historic Downtown Clermont.

elks-djThis Sunday from 9 until noon, our members WELCOME you to join us in our ELKS LODGE celebration of Father’s Day. Our Elk of the Year Larry & Exhalted Ruler Bruce will be keeping the grill sizzling so everyone can enjoy this Father’s Day together. Perfect for us working mom’s out there. (Ladies EARN those brownie points by treating him to an ALL-U-CAN eat breakfast treat!)

  • ALL-U-CAN EAT FATHER’S DAY TREAT is only $8
  • includes three different breakfast meats, eggs, biscuits& gravy w/potatoes on the side. Coffee or juice.
  • Elks Dad’s get FREE breakfast & of course members get a $3 discount

flag-dadsWhy fight the crowds at the BIG name brand places? Come on down to Historic Downtown Clermont and eat with your local Elks. Take Highway 50 W until you see the the GREEN City Hall signs & then take a RIGHT on 7TH St. Follow it all the way down past Montrose Farmer’s Market, ELKS LODGE 1848 will be on your left next to the Little Theater. Follow the FLAGS!!!

Every dad deserves to feel like a MOVIE STAR on Father’s Day!
Join US at the Elks for breakfast & each dad get’s a free handmade paper rose made by our children’s volunteer crew.

cruise-4th-of-july-flag*WHILE SUPPLIES LAST

Kim@LCRC.US
Clermont Florida 34711.

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Kim Johnson Real Estate

Happy Hump Day….
That’s right “Wednesday Mornings” should mean breakfast w/Gretchen! *Giggles…if you are a top REALTOR in Central Florida you already know about the Wednesday Morning breakfasts at Sanctuary Ridge Country Club.
It’s time to tune into Real Estate as today’s “Best and Brightest” compare notes about SHORT SALES…people everywhere would love to be a fly on that wall! “HOW DO SUCCESSFUL REALTORS NEGOTIATE SHORT SALES?” The only way to keep up with this difficult market is education. The information we need now is coming so fast that there is no time to publish it before something else changes. The KEY is keep in close contact with your working PEERS. Learn from the experiences of other and together we will all be the “BEST TRAINED REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS IN FLORIDA!”
See Gretchen at Sanctuary Ridge Clubhouse at 8am SHARP. Bring you note taking devices, our guest speaker has traveled a long way so she must have a lot of wonderful information to share!
KK

*THANKS TO—–> Gretchen, Donna, Cheryl, Terry, Myra, that Hot Blonde former officer that’s so nice but I can’t remember, our speaker & at least 10 others I am forgetting to mention…the academy, GOD and of course my mother. I’m going to Disney World
Exit Stage Left

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CLERMONT Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest

THE 3RD ANNUAL SIDEWALK CHALK ART FESTIVAL
THIS SATURDAY JUNE 13th,2009
TIME: 8AM TO 2PM
sidewalk-babyBring the kids, bring yourself and bring a smile because YOU WILL NEED IT! The 3rd annual Sidewalk Chalk Art Festival is THIS Saturday. If you haven’t been to this boisterous affair in the past it’s NOT TO BE MISSED! Budding artist & master craftsmen alike, work side by side to revitalize Historic Downtown Clermont using color & god given talent. Come witness as participants from local schools and community organizations create murals right on Montrose Street.
Just right for the whole family and best of all…it’s GOOD FREE FUN!
“From Clermont Downtown Partnership website: Registration is FREE and there is no charge to spectators.  The event is for artists age 6 through 10, ages 11 through 15, and ages 16 and older.  Cash prizes will be awarded for each age group.  Registration begins at 8:00 AM and winners will be announced at 2:00 PM. All registrants will receive a box of soft pastels and the chalk areas are approximately 38”x50.Pre-registration is encouraged (space is limited):  Sponsor Packet and Application.
For more information or a registration packet please call Cheryl Fishel 352-394-8618.
VISIT our newest non profit partner site: http://www.lcrc.us for LAKE COUNTY ROWING CLUB
chalkart-111803-avp1sidewalkchalk300x2991*While writing this recent article for Kimberanna.com I remembered my “Reality is Perception” post from Jan. 17, 2009 where I had stumbled upon a photo that made me pause to reflect.  (Dug http://villageofjoy.com/amazing-3d-sidewalk-art/ ) The photographer featured  Rosalind Rattus, melded Art & Photography.  Her pic perfectly described my Reality is Perception theory.
Example Of 3D Sidewalk Art: The Artist "Faces" Himself! by RedRoseRattus.
My outlook on life is that you are what you create.  Wake up every morning, put on your make up or don’t.  Do what makes you feel beautiful, special, unique.  Every experience you have, every article you read, every friend that you make sculpts the ‘package’ that the world sees when they look at you. If this is true, “Can I change who I am, by changing how I appear?”  Fake it til you make it?  The answer is simpler than that.  Just be who you are.
Example Of 3D Sidewalk Art: Square Of Slabs "Removed" From Sidewalk! by RedRoseRattus.
The answer is a secret, that everyone knows the answer to…  Can you control your own destiny? Obviously more learned men than I, (Bob Costos, lol.) have wrestled with this question throughout history.  If you do something seven times, (I think it’s seven, couldn’t find it atm) it becomes habit. Yet MIT discovered even if you take the treat at the end of the maze away, the rats would still follow the same path hoping for the cheese.  Why?  They fear the unknown more than the known.  When faced with a path that we perceive as safe or known, most of us will always pick that one, even if the only reward is knowing you will get somewhere. Educate yourself. Knowledge is power and is available to everyone. FREE.  Pick who you want to be and become it.
Example Of 3D Sidewalk Art: A "Dead Fly" Lies On The Sidewalk! by RedRoseRattus.
We all have challenges that pop up, usually when we think we can handle them the least.  Once again we must train our minds with relativity and overcome like David did Goliath.  The size of the problem may seem trivial when compared to the bigger picture.  You may be losing your home but your family is safe, you are healthy.  Your child wasn’t killed to avoid paying child support. We have built ourselves up to the point we are today once, so we can and will do it again.  This time learning from our mistakes. Building a solid foundation. Wealth is not the measure of happiness.  Happiness is the measure of wealth.
Example Of 3D Sidewalk Art: A "Coca-Cola Bottle" Lies On The Sidewalk! by RedRoseRattus.
On Friday when your check hits the bank and you feel like a little pick me up, does taking the kids to McDonald’s to have Happy meals and play in the balls seem more special when you clear $600 a week than $10K? Do you bring your camera to catch every smile or grin? Do the kids know the difference?  Did you take the time to tie up their shoes or grumble for them to hurry up?  Don’t regret the past while you ignore the present. Reality is always perception through the eyes of a child.  Our actions create their reality.  Surround yourself with them and learn perspective. Sometimes just having them around makes me feel like I do when I see an old fashioned coke bottle.  That stolen moment ripped from the past…I pop off the cap and I’m back in Nelsonville, Ohio sitting by my Aunt Lorna, middle of summer watching the Parade of the Hills.  The world is at my feet.  ”When I grow up, I want to be just like you!”, I coo as I sit watching her selling tickets for the Professional Woman’s Club. “25 cents a ticket, 5 for $1.  Win this nice quilt!” I mimic. A kid again. Future President of the United States.
Example Of 3D Sidewalk Art: The Artist Reaches For His "Box Of Chalks"! by RedRoseRattus.
Now that you know the secret, you have the tools to create whatever future you truly desire.  Not what will get you the big house or the shiney car.  The you that enjoys your job, that doesn’t have anyone to answer to nor anyone to blame.  Let go and become what you really are inside.  Break down all your walls, use the tools your maker gave you and design a reality that reflects who you really are. Not what the world has forced you to become. BE HONEST. BE YOU.
Example Of 3D Sidewalk Art: Batman & Robin Rescue The Artist From a "Tall Building"! by RedRoseRattus.
Let the real you become the new you, the new you should be the real you.  Take stock of what you know you are. What you like, what you can change, what you want to change. Why do you need to change?  Write it down, uase it as a reminder of what not to do. Never forget the mistakes you made wear them as a badge of honor. Battle Scar. What do you want? Visualize it. Taste it, smell it, walk around inside it…literally, figuratively whatever.  You must know where you are going in order to make a roadmap for the trip there. If you don’t know the way, follow someone.  Ask for directions.  It’s going to be a long journey, pack light.  Bring only your faith, thirst for knowledge and an open heart.  Let the inner hero in you breath life.  LIVE.LOVE.LAUGH…leave a LEGACY.
Kisses Kimber
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Pre-registration is encouraged (space is limited):  Sponsor Packet and Application

For more information or a registration packet please call Cheryl Fishel 352-394-8618. “

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Farmer’s Market, Clermont Florida

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veggies2Every Sunday in downtown Clermont Florida,

the good people of the community hold their

Farmer’s Market.  Everything from fresh

veggies to homemade gourmet pastas are

here for your sampling & buying pleasure.

The perfect destination for your after

church gatherings, the whole family

samples1will find something exciting to do

or see at Clermont’s Farmer’s Market.
Located on Montrose Street near

Clermont City Hall,

lindas-liteClermont Florida 34711.

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LCRC.US Requests to be put on June 9th Council Agenda

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“Lake County Rowing Club respectfully requests from the City Manager’s office,

 to be put on June 9th agenda.”


Our club was formed to establish a place for all non motorized boats: kayaks, canoes, dragon boats and shells to legally engage in the sport of rowing. Where there would be a program for Masters (ages 27 & up) & Juniors, whose members row regularly on Lake Minneola (formerly Cow House Lake).
Our mission is to help our community develop endurance, discipline, teamwork & mental/physical toughness utilizing an environmentally friendly sport. Rowing was first introduced to Clermont & it’s neighboring communities as the original method of transportation by the indians & later our city’s first settlers. We strive to teach both the love of the sport & it’s rich history in our community.
Founded by Morten Bjoern: former member of the Danish National Rowing Team, placing 2nd in the World in Japan, LCRC.US researched the area for suitable lakes for Regattas & training facilities. Lake Minneola, formerly Cow House Lake proved to be the ideal location for the sport siting reports from the Daily Commercial’s Ann Dupee who reported on the State Championship finals being held there 20 years ago. Upon our investigation of the current boat ramp, we found the facility was not suitable for non motorized boat launches which would primarily be walked into the water by youths & seniors. We contacted the Parks & Recreation department to find adequate facilites who directed us to the City Manager’s office to request permission required for our organization to legally & safely utilize the City’s property on Lake Mineola near Waterfront Park.
Our requests are as follows:
rowing-club11. Permission to walk our non motorized boats into Lake Minneola in a designated “Non Motorized Boat Launch,” ideally located between the old pump house & old boat house (formerly Bell Ceramic boat house). This “mellow bank” will enable us to legally/safely walk our shells into the water without concerns of pedestrians waiting in line with trucks & trailers to use the lake.
2. Permission to use the public bathrooms, located at Waterfront Park. Our rowers would ideally be rowing before & after school during the school year, as early at 4:30am in the morning. Practices can run several hours for both our elite athletes & coaches, use of the public facilites would extremely help our day to day operation & training. The City currently does not unlock the doors at that time, so we ask that a designated person be given permission to check out a key for this bathroom.
lcrcbirth23. Permission to lease the Old Boat House (formerly Bell Ceramic’s Boat House) and Old Pump House to store our non motorized boats in exchange for keeping this stretch of property clean from litter & clear of debris which would hinder us from launching our boats. Some of our boats are up to 60 feet long, yet fragile, so shorter transports would be preferable. We would improve & maintain these currently unused structures for the benifit of the City & use of LCRC.
Our organization strives to form an equally benificial partnership with the City of Clemont & it’s neighboring communities to help enrich & educate the public both about the sport of rowing & it’s historic signifigance as one of our earliest methods of transportation. Our “Water and Waterways,” were given more coverage in the book “Clermont Gem of the Hills 1884-1984, yet up until now been given very little recognition. Lake County Rowing Club’s vision is to utilize & preserve our communities best resource, its lakes.
Thank you for your time & consideration in this matter.
Respectfully,
Lake County Rowing Club
Morten Bjoern
Kim Johnson
Debbie Kiely
Karen Dorrs

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