Debbie Flay Realtor in Saint Petersburg Tampabay.

We at South Beaches Real Estate Professionals are very happy that Debbie Flay just joined our team as a Realtor. I am very much looking forward to working with Debbie Flay; she is a great addition to our team of local Real Estate experts. Below is a little more information about Debbie Flay the Realtor and Debbie Flay the private person.

Hi, I am Debbie Flay and this is my story.  I was born and raised in Pa., and moved to Florida in 1977 with my husband Tim, and our sons Tim Jr. and Kevin. Tim and I both became Realtors in 1980, when interest rates were high and property values were low.  We both worked for a Real Estate firm that mainly sold FHA and VA homes, but we did very good.  We did our deals together and found that it was great, cause Tim and I have different approaches and each have our own specialties!                                               Caring for ill parents, curtailed our desires to stay in the business fulltime, but we kept our licenses and continuing education up to date, never knowing when we would use it again. 

When Tim's job moved us out of town, I became a licensed assistant to a top producing Realtor family in South Florida.  By handling their paperwork and maintaining their listings, I became more efficient in the other side of real estate that some agents find time consuming and boring.  My approach was different as I knew without proper paperwork, there would not be a closing!  We made our way back to the St. Petersburg Tampabay area and I continued to work for top producing real estate teams as their assistant, and found great enjoyment, but was missing the personal gratification of finding people their dream homes.  After Tim & I both retired from our 9 to 5 jobs, we were approached by a first time home buyer and that threw us into the real estate whirlwind again.  We worked with this couple, found them their dream home, which was a short sale, and 4 months later we saw the smiles on their faces and were hooked again into helping people.

Being involved in many charity and scouting activities while our boys were growing up, we found that we love helping people in general, and what a better way to help people than real estate, which is a lasting gratification for buyers, sellers, and us!

We want to focus on Harbourside, South Pasadena and St. Pete beach.  We have lived in Harbourside 12 years and love the community and what it has to offer, and know our neighbors and friends at some point will need help selling their homes, and we are here for them.

We enjoy Real Estate cause it gives us the flexibility of working, but also visiting our 4 beautiful grandchildren, and our sons and their wives.  We also share our life with our beautiful 11 year old poodle, named Brandie, who is known in Harbourside, and we are known as Brandie's Mom and Dad!

Debbie Flay Realtor in Saint Petersburg Tampabay.