4/25/2008

Florida Beach Condo - 1,024 sqm



A new house is up for sale at ABC home sales now.


House/Build name: The Florida Beach Condo
Base Size: 20 m x 20 m
PRIMS: 54 Mod/ Copy / NO Trans
Min Lot size: 1,024 sqm
PRICE: 1,000 Linden$

FEATURES:
1) Control Pannel does all the Window tinting and door locks!
2) notecard inside control panel for adding anyone to your home access list!
3) Stairs go UP!, single CLICK retraction!
4) 2cd floor deck off main bedroom!

The controller of the florida Beach Condo can only be programmed by the owner of the house. Visitors can no longer tint windows like that. Owner has to add them on the notecard ' Name_List ' inside content of the controller, while editing it.
Name_List
//In the rows below, add names of people authorized to control the house. Add one name per row:
Mickey Geest
Dawn Islander
Mandy Marksman
Debbie Bulloch
Lysa Chaffe
...
After adding new names, owner has to update the menu on the controller to activate new added persons.

The following options are available in the controller menu :
lock house
unlock house
tint windows
update user
print users
reset

IMPORTANT : owner of house has to open the menu of controller, and hit one time 'RESET', just after he has rezzed AND saved the house, to activate the controller system.
The fact that the owner hits reset, makes that a specific channel is activated for that house. Same houses with same controller system will use a different channel. Each rezzed AND saved home will have each time a different tinter channel, after the owner has hit the 'RESET' option one time in the controller menu.Perfect for renters.

As allways, ABC home sales is adding new homes of the highest quality and with low prims. We offer the best custom service for prefabs in sl as well. Feel free to contact me in world, if you have more questions about this house or ABC. Huggs all.

Mickey Geest
04.25.2008

4/24/2008

Spanish Phrase of the Day

Ven conmigo. Vamos a echar una cana al aire!

4/23/2008

Give Me Land Lots of Land.......


Welcome to the first of my occasional posts on land in SL, what it is, and how you deal with it. I'm KT and I'll be telling you off and on about SL land, from the basics to as complicated as I can get. I don't work for ABC, but I recommend their homes on all the land I sell (shameless self promotion), due to their fantastic quality and great customer service. So lets look at land........

Land can be divided into 2 types (actually many types, but we're starting simple remember) - mainland and islands. Mainland is controlled by Linden Labs themselves whilst islands are controlled by the people that buy them. For now lets look at mainland.

Unlike real life, where they're not making any more of it, Linden Labs occasionally make and release new mainland to the market. Any new mainland released is bought direct from Linden Labs and they set the terms and conditions of the land - you have some control over what you can do there (media, ban people, raise and lower it a bit) but you're pretty fixed. It does sell in small sections often (land is generally divided and sold in units of 512m2 - so 512, 1024, 1536, 2048m2 etc), so can be cheap to buy for a first land buyer. At the time of writing, I reckon 5000 - 6000L is a good price for 512m2, but as anything, you'll find bargains and 'overly optimistic' people, so look around. You need to have a premium account to buy mainland, but the first 512m2 you buy doesn't attract any maintenance fees, or tier, so saving that stipend you get with a premium account and not buying clothes (nooooooooooooo!!!) would see you into your first section reasonably quickly.

Thats it for now. Next time I'll look at islands and explain tier a bit more. I you have any comments, questions, or disagreements, feel free to email me at ktsyakumi@gmail.com, or send me an IM in world.
See you next time!

KT

4/22/2008

Spanish Phrase of the Day

No tengo muchas novedades que contar.

A mis amigos de habla Hispana. En ABC Home Sales tenemos muchos diferentes modelos de casas. Tenemos casas para todo los presupuestos. Si estan interesados en comprar una lujosa casa, a un precio buenisimo, escribanme (un IM) y enseguida les doy la informacion que desean y el precio que buscan.

4/21/2008

Spanish Phrase of the Day

Ven conmigo y juntos seremos feliz.

4/19/2008

HI! Welcome to ABC Homes


Hello! My name is Dawn Islander. ABC Homes is one of the many Businesses I manage thru my Secondlife Corporation, Ami Corp. Often I am asked " Whats the Secret to your business Successes in Secondlife?" , simply put, it all revolves around 3 things....1) Customer Service - People love to have someone there to assist them with their purchases when buying a home. 2) Customer Service - Letting the Customer know Instantly they are appreciated upon arrival. and finally 3) CUSTOMER SERVICE - we have the BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE TEAM in secondlife!
Come visit the lot and "FEEL" for yourself, the Quality of the homes, the Service of our Sales Team, and you'll Enjoy your visit ! If you have ideas on modifying a home on our lot slightly different then you see, we offer those services to help you! We want YOU, the Customer to KNOW, we want your Secondlife Home to be the Paradise you want it to be, no matter the size of your lot!
I am so very Thankfull to have the TEAM of sales experts we have to help our customers! Come let them show you how to make your Secondlife the very best it can be in luxuary living!
Thank You for checking our Blog! Check it often for more Exciting news of upcoming Homes, Events, and lots of FUN things going on at ABC Homes!
HUGGS!
Dawn Islander
04.19.2008

4/18/2008

FEATURED ABC HOME OF THE WEEK - THE LAS VEGAS - PART WO


The Las Vegas model (for parcels of 4096 sq. meters or larger)

Howdy friends. Today I will continue with ABC’s ongoing series of articles highlighting one of our wonderful homes. This week’s featured home is the Las Vegas model and this is Part Two of the article.

In Part One of this article, I took you on a guided tour of the lower and middle levels of the spacious and very elegant Las Vegas model. Now I will take you on a tour of the rest of the home. If you are as impressed with the Las Vegas many outstanding features, as I was the first time I saw it, I am certain that you will immediately head down to ABC Homes and buy your own.

The upper level of the Las Vegas model features what many consider to be this home’s pièce de résistance -- the indoor pool and fully-scripted hot tub! Mere photographs cannot fully convey the beauty and elegance of the Las Vegas indoor pool. Look at the beautiful marble floors! Look at the clear blue waters! Look at the panoramic glass ceiling! Now imagine yourself sitting by the pool’s edge, holding your honey in your arms, toes dipped in the pool’s cool water, while looking at the night sky, full of stars. What could possibly be more enchanting? Well, I am so glad that you asked.



Take a look here. Off in a corner of the upper level pool area is the beautiful, fully scripted hot tub. Surrounded by the same detailed marble tiles; the hot tub is a nice finishing touch to the pool area. Now take a closer look at the hot tub itself. At the touch of a button (well three buttons to be precise) the Las Vegas’ hot tub offers three, full preset settings.


Button 1: empty out all the water from the hot tub; Button 2: fill up the tub with fresh water and feel as the water jets surround you with a soothing massage; and Button 3: the water heats up causing clouds of steam to rise from the water. You and your sweetheart, sitting in the hot tub, surrounded by rising steam clouds, sipping expensive champagne: viva l’amour!

If your idea of entertainment involves large number of people (let’s be discreet here!) then the pool area in the Las Vegas home provides the perfect place to host a party for as few or as many of your friends as you like. Even in the dead of winter you can always enjoy your pool. And if the weather is nice, then you can move your party to the outdoor terrace right outside the pool area. The terrace is the ideal place to hold an outdoor party. Place a few dance pose balls and soon your friends will be dancing the night away. A small bar (like the one you see in the picture) and a jukebox and you have the makings of a great time. Of course, if you prefer to be alone with your significant other, just bring out a couple of patio chairs, fill a thermos with your favorite drink (mojitos and daiquiris for me, please) and sit next to each other enjoying a beautiful sunset (or sunrise) brought to you by Second Life’s latest viewer.

The upper level of the ABC Homes Las Vegas model is not just for fun times. I have my office, the very place where I write the articles that you read on the ABC Home Sales blog, on the upper level of my house. (That’s me sitting at my work table, please be sure to wave as you walk past!) The space now occupied by my office was previously taken up by the staircase’s landing. But because I had the staircase removed and TPs installed instead, I was able to use the free space for my personal office. I like looking out to the pool area (to keep an eye on my friends as they play Marco Polo) so I kept the glass wall and open entrance. If you purchase Ver. 2, the space where my office is located has been turned into a second bedroom, perfect for the growing family. Whichever model you chose, however, you will end up with a beautiful home that will fulfill your dreams of homeownership in SL.

After a long day of selling houses, writing articles and frolicking in the pool with friends, it is time to retire for the night. The Las Vegas’ master bedroom, located high on a corner of the home, offers complete privacy. As you can see from these photographs, the master bedroom is huge. Here you will have room for that king-sized bed, complete with pose balls to satisfy all of your nighttime desires (Hmmmmm!!!). There are two huge windows to let in the outside lights. Of course, with the separate tinter system I had installed in my house, I can “close” the bedroom windows, while home’s other windows remain wide open.

Next to the bedroom is the master bathroom. The picture does not give you a complete idea of how spacious the bathroom is (I need to buy a new, wide-angle lens). You will just have to look for yourself when you visit the ABC Home Sales store. If you do not want to use this space for a bathroom (do SL avatars really need a bathroom?) you can turn this room into anything you like. You may even want to use the additional space to set up a nursery for that new bambino or bambina. ABC Home Sales is the place where all of your dreams may come true.

Well, I must now say goodnight. As you leave out the front door, please take a moment and swing on the old tire hanging from the pink kissing tree. And if you are fortunate enough to have a boyfriend, or a girlfriend, or even a furryfriend in your life, pause for a minute or two, and give him, her or it a long, passionate kiss. Second Life is the place to come, make new friends and pass the time in their company. ABC Home Sales is the place to make your SL dreams come true.

Ciao y’all! (Yes, they do have cowboys in Italy, remember all those Clint Eastwood movies!)

Good night.

Debbie Bulloch
04.18.2008

Spanish Phrase of the Day

Si te portas bien, te dare un helado de fresas.

4/17/2008

Spanish Phrase of the Day

Dime con quien andas, y te dire quien eres!

4/16/2008

Spanish Phrase of the Day

Quien bien te quiere te hará llorar.

(Please stay tuned for Part Two of my article featuring the Las Vegas model. Gracias!)

4/15/2008

Spanish Phrase of the Day

Caras vemos, corazones no sabemos.

4/14/2008

ABC FEATURED HOME OF THE DAY : THE LAS VEGAS (4,096 sqm)


Howdy fellow in-world residents. Today I will continue my series of posts highlighting one particular ABC home. Today’s spotlight shines brightly on the Las Vegas model.

The Las Vegas is another one of ABC’s full featured executive-type homes. The Las Vegas model comes in two different versions. The “standard” version comes with a beautiful spiral staircase leading to the top floor. The TP version does away with the staircase, thus saving prims and giving the buyer more floor space. Like every ABC home, the two versions of the Las Vegas are full copy and full mod (in case you missed my explanation of these two terms in my earlier posts I will explain them later on this post). All the windows are tintable for privacy (there are four tint levels). The doors in the Las Vegas model, like the doors in all other ABC homes, can be locked so that only you and your closest friends can gain access to the house’s interior. Both versions are designed for a 4096 sq. meter lot and both are valued priced at only $6000L.

I first came across the Las Vegas model as an ABC customer. An old friend of mine and I were walking around the ABC lot, just looking, when we saw the Las Vegas model. We went inside and right away were impressed with the sheer size of the home’s interiors. The Las Vegas features three levels of living space: an entry, foyer level, a middle level and the upper level living quarters. My friend and I climbed the beautiful winding stairway and went upstairs. When we made it to the upper level we were both greeted by what I think is the Las Vegas finest feature: a huge indoor pool and full featured hot tub. My friend and I sat by the edge of the pool and looked at the stars through the Las Vegas glass ceiling. The SL moon and stars were such a beautiful sight, that we both completely forgot that our shoes were getting soaking wet. LOL

Right then and there I decided that as soon as I bought a bigger parcel I would buy a Las Vegas model of my own. Sure enough, as soon as a nice corner lot became available I bought the parcel and marched down to ABC Homes to buy the Las Vegas model. Fortunately for me, Dawn Islander was running a special Wheel of Fortune promotion on all ABC homes purchases. This is how the promotion worked: after buying and paying for a house, the new owner would go to the Wheel of Fortune, pick a number, spin the wheel and watch for his number to come up. If the wheel stopped at the exact same number chosen by the buyer, the home was 100% free. If it landed on any other number, the buyer would get a percentage back, off the purchase price, equal to the number that came up on the wheel. I am not very lucky when it comes to games of chance, so I did not get the home for free. But the number that did come up was high enough that Dawn ended up refunding me a big percentage of the purchase price. (Dawn and ABC Home Sales often run promotions designed to help customers buy their dream home. Right now ABC Home is running a very popular lucky chair contest. Look for new announcements on this blog! )

Soon as I bought the house, Sales Manager Mickey Geest, rezzed the house on my land and voila! in a matter of minutes I was the proud owner of a new, luxurious home.

Now let me take you on a room-by-room tour of my home so that I can demonstrate to you some of the finest features of the Las Vegas model and so you can see an example of the fine products sold by ABC Homes. Please ignore the mess; I gave the maid the week off. (Just kidding, I don’t have a maid.)

The first thing one notice when entering the Las Vegas model is the beautiful foyer. The marble floors are very impressive, as is the wall separating the entrance area from the other side of the ground level. In my particular case, I use the diving wall to separate the two areas. I also use it to place some artwork. One ABC customer took the entire middle wall down and turned the entire ground floor into one huge dance floor, complete with colored lights and a full featured bar! Because all ABC homes are fully mod (there goes that term again, full mod means that the owner of the house can change any of the interior features, move walls, delete stairs, whatever he wants to do in order to customize his own home) deleting walls is an easy task and houses can be changed into any interior configuration. Of course, if he homeowner is not comfortable with his build skills, we have builders who are fully capable of doing custom work.






On the other side of “the wall” (any Pink Floyd fans here?) is my living room area. Attached to the wall is my big screen HDTV. I may be just a girl, but I know exactly what guys like: a big screen TV to watch sports!

Let me pause here to explain a very special feature made possible by the Las Vegas multi-level design. The Las Vegas, like many ABC homes has big windows all around. In RL I live in So. California, the land of eternal sunshine, so I love houses with lots of big windows. Of course, one drawback of having too many big windows is the potential lack of privacy. The ABC home tint system works just fine to let in light or secure privacy. But in the Las Vegas home all the windows are tied to the same tinter system. This means that if you want the windows “closed” in the living room, then ALL of the windows are closed. I didn’t like cutting out light to portions of the house just to have privacy in one area. Fortunately for me, the multi-level design of the house made it easier to install separate tinter systems. As you can see from the attached photographs of the outside of my home, you can tint down the windows on one section of the house, while leaving the rest of the other windows wide open. Let the sunshine in!

Next, let’s move over to the mid-level. In my particular Las Vegas home I use the middle level area as my music room. I love piano music, so that is where my piano is. Please note how the windows are open in this section of the house. With the separate tinter system that I previously mentioned, I can sit and play my piano and look out the window at the beautiful ocean while the windows in other areas of the house are closed for privacy.



Remember at the beginning of this post I mentioned that Las Vegas home comes in two versions, one with a spiral stair case and one with a TP system? My own model came with a spiral staircase. Now if you look at the second picture of the mid-level area you will see a nice area rug with two comfy pillows - that is where the staircase used to be. I had it removed and look at the extra floor space that I gained. With the full-mod feature included in all ABC homes you can customize your house to better serve your needs and tastes.

I think I will stop the tour here. On my next post I will show the upper living area, including my bedroom (no peeking under the sheets please!). You will also see the Las Vegas piece d’resistance: the indoor pool, full scripted hot tub and outdoor terrace. Please stay tuned for the next installment. Thank you.

Debbie Bulloch
04.14.2008

Spanish Phrase of the Day

El que no trabaja, no come.

(Please stay tuned for my upcoming two-part post featuring the very popular Las Vegas home.)

4/13/2008

Spanish Phrase of the Day

Con paciencia se gana el cielo.

4/12/2008

Spanish Phrase of the Day

Están clavadas dos cruces en el monte del olvido por dos amores que han muerto, sin haberse comprendido.

From a Spanish song, Dos Cruces. about lost love.