Gloria Johnpierre ~ Tampa Bay Real Estate Broker

Understand What It Means to Be a Landlord Investing in real estate provides three different ways to obtain a return on an investment. A return could be realized from the sale of a property, through rent collection, and through tax savings on items such as the mortgage interest. When looking to p...

NOT A SHORT SALE! Can Close Quick! A truly immaculate Largo condo for sale which showcases an owner's pride. This condo unit boasts laminate wood flooring throughout, stainless steel appliances, updated bathrooms, walk-in closet in the master bedroom, screened patio which leads to a fenced backya...

    Florida Realtor’s chief economist, Dr. John Tuccillo predicts that Florida’s real estate market will improve in 2013, considering the stronger economy. Over the past two years, job creation has improved across the state. To attest to this, three of my girlfriends secured jobs in December 2012...

Wells Fargo is collaborating with non-profit organizations throughout the United States to offer down payment assistance and financial education to aspiring home owners. The down payment assistance program is called the NeighborhoodLIFT, and the City of Tampa is among the cities participating in ...

I recently attempted to show a bank-owned property that was priced considerably below market-value. One of my eager buyers was hoping to view this property and ultimately submit his highest and best bid. The property had been on the market for two days and there was a mandatory seven day waiting ...

Published by: Daily Briefing: Wednesday, January 2, 2013 A service for members of Florida Realtors   WASHINGTON - Jan. 2, 2013 – Tuesday, January 1, 2013, the House and Senate passed H.R. 8, legislation to avert the so-called "fiscal cliff." Following are real estate-related provisions of the bil...

Typically, purchasing a Federal Housing Authority (FHA) property involves  a clause that prohibits the buyer to resell the property within the first 90 days of purchase. This preventative measure common among FHA insured mortgaged properties, but is sometimes included on cash contracts as well. ...

      With short sales in abundance, it is very difficult to evade them. More and more of my real estate sales are short sales, with bank owned or reo properties taking a close second. There are a number of parties involved in a short sale: the lender, the negotiator, the investor, among others a...

“I'm coming out of my comfort zoneSome of the places in my life that's comfortableGod is challenging me, trust and believeFor to go where I've not gone, I must do what I've not done” ~Marvin Sapp~ This song motivated me through the latter half of 2011 and is now my seed of inspiration for 2012. Y...

I recently helped one of my Investor’s successfully sell a property. He used my services to acquire the property back in 2009 for about $35,000. At this time, the home needed extensive rehabilitation. As you can see by the pictures, the home had been abandoned for some time. My investor (the vis...