Lois Szydlowski's (tampamyhome) Blog

Seller funded down payment assistance (SFDPA) will deny hunreds of thousands of buyers a chance to buy a home in next year if this is allowed to be banned. We have to act now to stop the ban. Banning SFDPA SELLER FUNDED DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE will indirectly impact the real estate, mortgage and...

  Home ownership has enjoyed a well-deserved reputation as a crucial component of the so-called "American Dream." But for many people, home ownership is now perceived more as a nightmare than an essential element of the "good life" that could be attained in the United States.  The perception of h...

$100 Ideas to Help Sell Your Home  Reinvent the Kitchen $100: Install new cabinet knobs and drawer pulls for an instant makeover. $100: Hang a new light fixture over your kitchen table or install smaller ones over your breakfast counter. $100: Pack away any electrical or other device you absolut...

Carrollwood Florida area features some of the most beautiful traditional Floridian comfort and elegant homes in Tampa with the added bonus of being only 15 minutes northwest of downtown Tampa in the zip codes of 33618 and 33624. Since 1950, more than 90% of metropolitan population growth in Ameri...

 A Tampa personal chef and herbalist who runs a business called Eternal Balance in Tampa is working on having a very eclectic, open-air market starting this October on Fridays from 10 to 2:00pm and running through April. Tiffany Ferrecchia, an organic foods and veteran of the restaurant industry ...

I try to keep up with the plethora of Real Estate websites that buyers can search for not only Tampa homes but all over the United States and beyond. Knowing what buyers like and how they search is the key to giving them what they want-homes to buy. I am amazed at the difficulty and tedium of man...

Beginning this year in September, there is a new episode series informing you about what is going on in downtown Tampa Florida. You will see who lives down there...incase you are considering if you would want to live there. You will also see where these residents hang out and those places are pla...