wwwtampageorgecom: Black Friday and Real Estate
- 11/26/10 06:17 AM
In years past when Black Friday came around, I did not expect to be doing much Real Estate fieldwork, but it seems that this year, people ARE thinking about Real Estate on the busiest shopping day of the year. I received a call at 8:15 from a young lady that just had to see a New Construction Townhouse, so being available (no I did not go out at 4:00 AM just to say I was out there), I contacted the builder and guess what? They also went to work today. I hope this momentum continues to build and carries over to … (3 comments)
wwwtampageorgecom: Florida Housing Help, Tampa
- 11/24/10 03:54 PM
Florida Housing Help will be holding a workshop on Wednesday December 1 at two locations: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Children's Board of Hillsborough County, 1002 E. Palm Ave., Tampa 33605, and from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at University Area Community Development Center, 14013 N. 22nd St., Tampa 33613. The program is designed to educate families that are facing foreclosure. You will meet with,mortgage lenders, HUD-certified housing counselors, local housing authorities, legal assistance, credit counseling services, and many other foreclosure assistance programs. For more information please call (850) 413-3089. Preregistration is not required. … (0 comments)
wwwtampageorgecom: A Busy, Busy Thanksgiving Week
- 11/24/10 11:15 AM
I didn't forget to blog today, I was just really busy with Real Estate. I have a service person who is on the fence and and may buya really nice home with a pool, hot-tub, 5 brs and 2 baths, for 145k. The VA rate for this loan is still an astonishing 4.5%. Surprisingly or maybe not so surprisingly, the payment is less than their rent is right now. After that I went to lista Short Sale Property in Bradeton, 3br 2bath, 1350 sq ft, block construction, Price $79,900. They bought it for $170,000, three years ago. They aren't skipping out on … (0 comments)
wwwtampageorgecom: Get Out There and Help
- 11/23/10 04:01 AM
I would like to thank those of you that got in touch with me regarding last nights blog regarding the Metropolitan Ministries, here in Tampa. I would also like to encourage those of you in other areas to do the same by simply going to Google, putting in, food donations and following up with a call.If you don't want to donate food or time, a small cash donation makes a big difference. At Metropolitan Ministry's, $1.67 is enough to provide a person with a holiday dinner. But it does more than that, a person who may be all alone in the … (1 comments)
wwwtampageorgecom: A Monday in November in Tampa Bay
- 11/22/10 01:40 AM
This blog is for our friends up north. I used to live in Pennsylvania and came to Tampa in 1998. Why did I come down here? One word, SNOW. I got sick of driving in it, shoveling it and just seeing it. I.m proud to say I haven't lifted a snow shovel in more than twelve years. In the winter the Weather channel is boring down here, I'm watching it right now, this weekhighs in the eighty's and lows in the sixty's, but if you are in the upper Midwest, Snow!!! My advice to those up there. Come on down. We … (0 comments)
wwwtampageorgecom: Ice Skating in Tampa
- 11/19/10 10:16 AM
Whaaaat? Yes you heard it right, outside ice skating in Tampa. Of course it an artificially developed ice, what do you expect in an area with average daily highs in the mid seventies, but that's not stopping the kids and the kids at heart from flocking to Curtis Hixon Park in downtown Tampa, to try their luck or show their skill as the case might be. The cost is $10 for 90 minutes and includes skate rental. The rink will be up until January 2, 2011. … (0 comments)
wwwtampageorgecom: How to find Tampa Bay Real Estate
- 11/19/10 05:32 AM
How to find Real Estate in Tampa Bay? Well the old way was to ride in your car and drive around neighborhoods and write down addresses and call the numbers on the signs, not a very economical way in this era of $3 a gallon gas. Or you could look in the Newspaper for adds, have you looked recently?Real Estate adds in newspapers have gone the way of the Horse and buggy. No, the best way is to look on the Internet, but where to look? You can use the search engines, but then, it's a crap shoot, you may get … (0 comments)
wwwtampageorgecom: Great News From Fannie Mae
- 11/18/10 01:51 PM
Fannie Mae, the largest owner of bank properties, has stated a pilot program right here in Central Florida, the Mid Florida Rregional MLS, has been selected to launch a test program. Here are the highlights. The number one complaint from Realtors on bank owned properties REO's, is that the offers are not submitted in a timely fashion and buyers agents don't even know if the contracts are ever reviewed by the Bank. The new system will allow the buyers agent to submit the contracts directly to Homepath the servicing company for Fannie Mae, the listing agent will receive notification that the … (1 comments)
In years past when Black Friday came around, I did not expect to be doing much Real Estate fieldwork, but it seems that this year, people ARE thinking about Real Estate on the busiest shopping day of the year. I received a call at 8:15 from a young lady that just had to see a New Construction Townhouse, so being available (no I did not go out at 4:00 AM just to say I was out there), I contacted the builder and guess what? They also went to work today. I hope this momentum continues to build and carries over to … (3 comments)
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