tampa4u's Blog: SHOUT OUTS

A recent article in Forbes.com showcased homes from all over the world which can be bought for $1 million. In metropolitan European cities like London and Paris, this specific amount gets the buyer a one-bedroom apartment near the center of the town. In comparison, a cool million dollars get the buyer a mansion in a master-planned community  in sunny Tampa.

And if one takes into consideration the decreasing value of the dollar in world market, it would be not hard to see how attractive real estate investment is to foreign buyers.

Even if general sale of residential properties have markedly slowed down, foreigners would still have a lot to gain when they decide to purchase a property in Tampa. Apart from the prospect of owning a house in one of the most…

  When people think about buying lakefront property, it's no surprise that Florida is at the top of their prospective locations.  After all, what other state has both a county called Lake County and a city named Lakeland?  Within Lake County itself are nearly 656,000 acres of lakes, while Lakeland boasts 38 named lakes covering 28,000 acres.  Add to that the fact that most major cities in the state have numerous lakes, and you'll understand that there is the potential for millions of acres of lakefront property. So is a lakefront home for you?  It could be.  Lakefront property is good not only for a place to live, but makes for an excellent investment opportunity. Baby boomers are retiring to Florida in record numbers, with more wealth than ever.  And… Read Full Post

Thank God we survived 2007. 2008 is going to be better.  We're looking forward to a very fruitful, "fun-filled" exciting year. Can't get any worse than the last:) ... or will it. See our Welcome 2008 message to our customers: Welcome 2008

My New Year's resolution is to start blogging here on real estate webmaster stuff: marketing, tips, and other real estate related experiences we encounter on a daily basis. I may not have a lot of stories to tell but I have a team of 15 who have lots and lots of stories to tell but are lazy to blog. So I will collect some of those and relate them here.

For now, I just want to get started by wishing every one  Happy Holidays. I really want to say Merry Christmas, but I am told that that is no longer "politically correct". I believe, Happy New Year is still correct so I want to wish you that as well:)