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Real Estate Agent - Coldwell Banker, Tampa FL - BK3029088

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2008 

The Nehemiah DownPayment Assistance Program Needs your help There is a Housing Bill that may be passed that would eliminate the Nehemiah Downpayment Assistance Program. I urge you to take action to oppose a housing bill that will eliminate downpayment assistance. The Senate and House of Represent...
07/29/2008
Believe it or not, we actually have scorpions in Florida.  Never saw a real live scorpion in my life, until tonight.  After the torrential rain today, coming home we saw a large fat long snake crossing the road before us.  The kids and I were taken back by that.  Then after we got home and the ki...
07/29/2008
We had Earthlink (dial up) when we first got our computer and wanted to pull our hair out.  We were constantly kicked off the computer when were online. Being a realtor and being self-employed I needed to have access to the internet, practically living on the computer during the day and night.  I...
07/29/2008
There are a lot of benefits to buying a home in a Non-Deed Restricted area. We purchased a lot 12 years ago and just completed the building of our new home.  We just moved in last weekend!! Yeah!! We moved from a 1200+ square foot townhome to a 2700 square foot home on just over an acre lot.  We ...
07/23/2008
I always advise my customers to do a home inspection.  Last week my buyer and I showed up at a house that we have a contract on for him to purchase.  The house had been built in 2006 and had never been lived in and is an absolutely beautiful home in Pasco County.  To our surprise the home inspect...
07/23/2008
Homeowners and soon-to-be-Home Owners, Do yourself and your family a favor and make sure you have a will. You will be saving your family from heartache and frustration down the road. If there are more than one heir, you will probably have more than opinion as to what is to be done with the house....
07/15/2008
Here are June 2008's statistice for the Tampa Market(1) EXISTING HOME SALES UP A WHOPPING 76% SINCE  JANUARY, 2008(2) INVENTORY DOWN 5.5% SINCE JANUARY 2008(3) MONTHS OF INVENTORY DOWN 54% SINCE JANUARY 2008(4) AVERAGE SALES PRICE DOWN TO $227,565(5) AVERAGE DAYS ON MARKET UP FROM 124 IN MAY TO 1...
07/14/2008
The real estate market is really picking up.  My phone has really been ringing off the hook both from For Sale signs at houses that I have listed as well as Real Estate Book ads and calls from my website. Summer is the time when so many buyers are contemplating a move before the kids start school...
07/13/2008
Home Buyers, If you are tired of looking at existing homes and really would like something new, and you really like the realtor that has been taking you out looking at homes that you have expressed interest in... rest assured....your realtor can help you with a purchase of a home with a home buil...
07/12/2008
Police officers and Law Enforcement officers, Thank you for all that you every day. There are special FHA loans available to you.  You can qualify for the government's exceptional Federal Housing Administration loans due to the stability of your income.  You may purchase homes with as little as 3...
07/10/2008
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