5 Reasons to Be Grateful for a Great Real Estate Agent
5 Reasons to Be Grateful for a Great Real Estate Agent It’s that time of year again! The holidays are over and everyone’s minds are reflecting on the past and planning how this year is going to be better. Many are also particularly mindful of the many blessings that have been bestowed upon us, as Americans. For those who have a house on the market right now (or for those who might be thinking about it), I would like to share five reasons that you should be grateful to be working with a great real estate agent. 1. They understand your crazy schedule. Real estate transactions can get...
Read MoreThe Ultimate Checklist for Buying a Home
The Ultimate Checklist for Buying a Home Whether you’ve owned your home for the last 20 years or whether you’re about to be a first-time homeowner, buying a new home is both incredibly exciting and incredibly stressful. You’re trying to find a place in your budget in the area you want to live. Added to that, of course, you also want to make sure that you can see yourself living there for (hopefully) a long time. Trust me, we understand the stress that the entire process can cause. That’s why we created this checklist to make the entire process go a little more smoothly… and to make sure you...
Read MoreHow to Get the Best Return (ROI) on Remodeling Projects
How to Get the Best Return (ROI) on Remodeling Projects If you’re a homeowner, you may feel like the work around your house is never done. Trust me, we’ve all been there. In fact, chances are there are a long list of remodeling projects you would like to tackle at some point. Unfortunately, most of us don’t have unlimited resources that allow us to get to them all at once. So how do you know which to choose? The projects that are in your eyesight every day? Or do you consider other factors? While return on your investment (ROI) may not be the biggest factor on your mind when you’re trying to...
Read MoreHurricane Preparedness
Hurricane Preparedness Being Floridians for a number of years, we have learned a few things. You don’t feed the birds at the beach and expect them to just fly away. Flip flops are all occasion footwear. We know that while Florida weather is mostly fair skies and sunshine. We also know that it can change rapidly. That is why, we at the Metts Group have assembled a quick checklist for new Floridians about being prepared for those not so ideal days. Hurricane Terms There are a number of words you will hear while watching the news in the Tampa Bay area. All of our local news teams take...
Read MoreBay Area Beaches
Bay Area Beaches Florida, aptly designated as the sunshine state, lays claim to many beautiful beaches on both coasts and the Florida Keys to prove this distinction. However, the serene, tranquil, popular, but not over-popular, beaches of the gulf coast lure the confident at water sports and the true of heart to their shores. Clearwater Beach is a thriving beach community located off the Gulf of Mexico with unique shops and sundries abounding for tourists and locals in a down-home atmosphere, yet appealing to one’s senses of adventure and fun. The main drag is Mandalay Avenue, parallel to...
Read MoreNEW HOMES in Luxury Golf Community
FORE! When striving to attain an active and healthy, yet elegant, lifestyle, that pursuit can be found in the finest luxury golf community on the Florida west coast. Conveniently located close to Tampa, one and two storied dream homes with over 3,000 to over 5,000 square footage, three to five bedroom stately Mediterranean style, private dwellings on the green await your arrival. These new construction homes have at least four floor plans abound with incredible amenities, such as: three to six baths, bogeyed with three and four car garages, and state-of-the-art kitchens. The vibrant yet...
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