Wednesday, January 25, 2023 / by Stephanie LeFew B
Ahead of the Gasparilla Pirate Fest in Downtown Tampa, everyone is invited to a Pre-Invasion Party at Tampa Convention Center. The Tampa Rough Riders organization is hosting the event on Friday, January 27 from 6 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
The Pre-Invasion Party will feature live entertainment, light appetizers, a cash bar, and drink specials.
You can purchase tickets at tamparoughriders.org
This party is a preface to the Gasparilla Pirate Invasion and Parade of Pirates, the signature annual event in Tampa, on January 28. ...
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Wednesday, January 11, 2023 / by Stephanie LeFew B
Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon first arrived in the Tampa Bay area in 1513, but the Spaniards focused their attention on settling eastern Florida and left the western areas alone. In 1824, only two months after the arrival of the first American settler, four companies of the U.S. Army established Fort Brooke to protect the strategic harbor at Tampa Bay.
Development of the Tampa Bay region began after the territory became part of the United States in 1845. In spite of the blockade and Federal occupation during the Civil War, the area grew steadily. Henry B. Plant's 1884 railroad extension to the Hillsborough River provided access to new areas, and he built lavish hotels along his rail line to attract visitors.
Tampa owes its commercial success to Tampa Bay and the Hillsborough River. When phosphates were discovered nearby in the late 1880s, the resulting mining and shipping industries prompted a boom of growth and wealth that lasted through the 1890s. Tampa'; ...
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Wednesday, May 4, 2022 / by Stephanie LeFew B
Buying a home can be one of the most heart-wrenching and nauseating adventures of your life. But once closing is scheduled, that’s it, right? The stomach-in-your-throat feeling should go away and all is smooth sailing.
Well, not always. There are many reasons closings may get delayed. Don’t let this list get you down, but it’s a great bit of knowledge to tuck away just in case. Try to remember that sometimes delayed closings do happen.
Repairs Were Delayed
In this age of short labor and uncertain supply chains, repair delays are inevitable. It happens in ideal times, too. Maybe it happens because a part didn’t come in for that water heater that was on your repair sheet, or there was no one available to fix the siding where someone’s grill got a little overly excited and left a mark.
Sometimes you have no choice but to wait to close, especially if you’re using a loan type that requires the requested repairs to be made before closing. But, in oi ...
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Wednesday, April 13, 2022 / by Stephanie LeFew B
How Can We Help You?
Foreclosure can be a fast-moving train and we are here to help you get out from in front of it!
We understand how scary and difficult the process of foreclosure can be, we have been there before with our clients, family members, and our friends. We want to help you gain control of the situation.
What Is Foreclosure?
Foreclosure is a legal process in which a lender attempts to recover the balance of a loan from a borrower who has stopped making payments to the lender by forcing the sale of the asset used as the collateral for the loan.
How Long Can Foreclosure Take?
Florida foreclosures occur through the judicial system and can take about 4-6 months to complete.
Steps After Foreclosure
After foreclosure, we suggest renting something that you can get into - probably will take extra money down to have them accept the credit challenges, and start rebuilding their credit - pay off other bills. Just start saving &am ...
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Wednesday, April 6, 2022 / by Stephanie LeFew B
At first, the thought of buying a home without having taken a tour to see it in person might seem like an odd choice. When it comes down to it, though, there are actually a few different scenarios in which making an offer on a home that you haven’t toured might seem like a good idea. You might be buying a home in a new part of the country that you’re currently not in and hope to have the property secured before you move, or it might be a home that’s getting a lot of attention and you want to get an offer in quickly. You might even be considering skipping the tour due to lingering concerns about the pandemic, or for other equally valid reasons.
While there are definitely good reasons to skip out on a tour, doing so can be a bad idea, maybe not even for the reasons that you think. Let’s take a look at some of the main reasons that you should avoid skipping a home tour, as well as some options if you don’t want to (or can’t) tour the property in person ...
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