Hillsborough & Manatee County Florida Real Estate

                          One year ago today, I joined ActiveRain.  I remember hearing something about a new real estate networking website called ActiveRain.  I thought, well let me go check this out and see what it's all about.  So I did and decided to sign up.There weren't very many people sig...

SATURDAY June 30th7 p.m.: DeSoto Super Speedway, 9 miles east of I-75 (Exit 42) on S.R. 6499, Bradenton. Truck races and a demolition derby precede a 9 p.m. fireworks display. Gates open at 5 p.m. $15 adults; $5 for ages 6 to 12; free for ages 5 and younger. 748-3171.SUNDAY July 1stDusk: Colony B...

Were you scared, nervous, excited or maybe having second thoughts?  I can tell you I had all of those emotions and more running through me!  First was excitement, then came fear of should I be doing this?  Can we really afford to be doing this?  What if something happens and I get behind on my pa...

That's exactly what should be happening if you're selling a home and you have an appointment for an agent to show your home!  The lights should be on and no body should be home!Even though you listed your home, and maybe haven't had much traffic through it, your home should ALWAYS be in showing c...

Someone just forwarded this to me in an email.  And I thought it was pretty cool!!One day I decided to quit.... I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality..... I wanted to quit my life. I went to the woods to have one last talk with God.'God', I said. 'Can you give me one good reason not to ...

Ok, so have you ever noticed in some of your blog posts, the double spacing sometimes of things that shouldn't be double spaced?  You have no clue on how to fix it, because every time you hit enter, it just automatically double spaces it?  It's annoying and it makes the post look kinda weird some...

Ok, since some of you folks on here are pretty creative and pretty hilarious....let's put together a large list of reasons someone should not buy a home right now or ever for that matter......This will be a list for those folks that just can't ever seem to get off the fence or make a decision abo...

Ok, I know most of you remember that commercial with the little old lady in a fast food restaurant and when she gets the burger, it's a great big bun with hardly any meat on it and she yells out "Where's the beef?"She was expecting a big burger with a big meat patty and extras like lettuce, tomat...

I'm one that never takes a vacation.  For some reason, I can't seem to ever find the right time to take off, so I have never really been on a vacation anywhere.  I know we all need to force ourselves once in a while to take time off of work, but I have to admit that it's a very hard thing for me ...

Bored?  Tired of sitting at home watching TV and need to get out of the house?  Well here is a list of things to do in and around Manatee County.  I tried to find things that weren't the "norm" like beaches, fishing and restaurants & tried to find other things to do. You are bound to find somethi...