Tips for Buying Your Central Florida Vacation Home from Overseas with Alexis McKenzie

Are you considering purchasing a short-term rental or vacation home from overseas? If you’ve been tuning into the show, you know that we are in a season of short-term rentals and investment properties. We love them and think that they are a great opportunity for anyone looking to build wealth in the central Florida area. In this episode, we sat down with our good friend and fellow realtor Alexis McKenzie. Alexis works with a lot of overseas clients who are interested in purchasing vacation homes in central Florida. The great thing about purchasing a vacation home in central Florida is that you can rent it out when it’s not in use, which means oftentimes it can pay for itself. It really is a great investment, no matter what part of the world you are coming from. It can be scary to purchase a house overseas. Naturally, many realtors find it difficult to gain the trust of these clients because they don’t want to be taken advantage of. Alexis truly cares about her international clients and goes out of her way to make sure they are truly taken care of. In today’s episode, we discuss: ● How Alexis works with international clients ● Relationship building with potential clients ● The differences Alexis sees with her overseas clients ● Why vacation homes pay for themselves ● Exchange rates ● How foreign national investment properties differ from others ● How Alexis helps her international customers get their properties ● Alexis’s experience being in London around the queen’s passing We hope you found this episode helpful! We decided to bring Alexis onto the show because she is a realtor that really cares and she creates meaningful friendships with her overseas clients and they become family to her. If you are interested in learning more about Alexis or working with her, make sure to check out her website here and follow her on Facebook. She would love to hear from you and help you with your next vacation home purchase! If you like the show, please subscribe and leave a review. This helps us get more listeners and help more people. You can also follow us on Instagram and send a DM if you want to connect! If you know anyone who would love or appreciate our work, please share it with them! It helps us so much. If you would like to search for available homes in central Florida or check your home value, you can use our services for free at sellingcentralfloridapodcast.com. You can also email us at [email protected]! Resources Check out Alexis’s website Follow Alexis on Facebook Quotes “When you buy a vacation home here as compared to other parts of the world, not only do you get to visit that vacation home, but it can pay for itself.” -Alexis “With vacation homes, a lot of the work actually comes after they’re done closing.”