Podcasts about Seminole Heights

There's no shortage of Cuban restaurants in Florida. But one stands out for its commitment to the history and culture of Cubans of African descent.At Soul de Cuba Cafe in Tampa's Seminole Heights neighborhood, the decor includes dozens of framed family pictures—the ancestors of the restaurant's founder and CEO, Jesús Puerto. On one wall, there's a mural-size black-and-white photo from 1944 depicting dark-skinned people socializing and dancing—the women in dresses, the men in suit jackets and Panama hats. They were members of Martí-Maceo Society, a social club for Tampa's Black Cubans, formed because segregation kept them from joining a similar group full of their lighter-skinned counterparts.Jesús wants guests to leave with knowledge—and with full bellies, of course. The menu includes traditional Cuban favorites like roast pork and ropa vieja, as well as modernized options, such as mojo salmon and veggie empanadas. He also sells a line of take-home sauces.Jesús chatted with Dalia about what makes Afro-Cubans unique, the importance of knowing your history and Soul de Cuba Cafe's must-try foods and cocktails. He also makes a case for why Tampa, not Miami, deserves bragging rights as the birthplace of the Cuban sandwich.Thanks to Jim Webb for the episode suggestion and photos of Soul de Cuba Cafe. If you'd like to suggest a Zest guest, email us at info@thezestpodcast.com.Related episodes:Former “Real Housewife” Ana Quincoces on Her New Cookbook, “Modern Cuban”Miami Herald's Carlos Frías on Cuban Coffee, Edible Iguanas & Winning the James Beard AwardThe Cuban Sandwich: Our National TreasureHow “Food Led the Way” for Cuban Influence in Tampa

There's no shortage of Cuban restaurants in Florida. But one stands out for its commitment to the history and culture of Cubans of African descent.At Soul de Cuba Cafe in Tampa's Seminole Heights neighborhood, the decor includes dozens of framed family pictures—the ancestors of the restaurant's founder and CEO, Jesús Puerto. On one wall, there's a mural-size black-and-white photo from 1944 depicting dark-skinned people socializing and dancing—the women in dresses, the men in suit jackets and Panama hats. They were members of Martí-Maceo Society, a social club for Tampa's Black Cubans, formed because segregation kept them from joining a similar group full of their lighter-skinned counterparts.Jesús wants guests to leave with knowledge—and with full bellies, of course. The menu includes traditional Cuban favorites like roast pork and ropa vieja, as well as modernized options, such as mojo salmon and veggie empanadas. He also sells a line of take-home sauces.Jesús chatted with Dalia about what makes Afro-Cubans unique, the importance of knowing your history and Soul de Cuba Cafe's must-try foods and cocktails. He also makes a case for why Tampa, not Miami, deserves bragging rights as the birthplace of the Cuban sandwich.Thanks to Jim Webb for the episode suggestion and photos of Soul de Cuba Cafe. If you'd like to suggest a Zest guest, email us at info@thezestpodcast.com.Related episodes:Former “Real Housewife” Ana Quincoces on Her New Cookbook, “Modern Cuban”Miami Herald's Carlos Frías on Cuban Coffee, Edible Iguanas & Winning the James Beard AwardThe Cuban Sandwich: Our National TreasureHow “Food Led the Way” for Cuban Influence in Tampa

Hillsborough County Real Estate Statistics and Market Trends for April 2025 Want to know what the Tampa, Temple Terrace, and Brandon real estate market is doing? If you're thinking about buying or selling a home in Tampa, Temple Terrace, Brandon, Westchase, Apollo Beach, Ruskin, Bloomingdale, South Tampa, or Seminole Heights you will want to know what the current real estate market is doing! These statistics are for April 2025 (they lag behind about 30 days). Sign up for the Monthly Statistics Email for all of Pinellas County https://ashlarRE.com/tampa-bay-real-estate-and-home-market-statistics/ ------- Want to experience The Way Real Estate Should Be™? Book a chat at the time that works best for you! https://ashlarre.com/book-a-chat Find a Home https://ashlarRE.com Great Things Tampa Bay - My mobile app and show help you find all the great eats, great places, and great people in the greater Tampa Bay area! Want help selling a home? Get your Free Home Value Report today! https://ashlarRE.com/home-value/

Hillsborough County Real Estate Statistics and Market Trends for April 2025 Want to know what the Tampa, Temple Terrace, and Brandon real estate market is doing? If you're thinking about buying or selling a home in Tampa, Temple Terrace, Brandon, Westchase, Apollo Beach, Ruskin, Bloomingdale, South Tampa, or Seminole Heights you will want to know what the current real estate market is doing! These statistics are for April 2025 (they lag behind about 30 days). Sign up for the Monthly Statistics Email for all of Pinellas County https://ashlarRE.com/tampa-bay-real-estate-and-home-market-statistics/ ------- Want to experience The Way Real Estate Should Be™? Book a chat at the time that works best for you! https://ashlarre.com/book-a-chat Find a Home https://ashlarRE.com Great Things Tampa Bay - My mobile app and show help you find all the great eats, great places, and great people in the greater Tampa Bay area! Want help selling a home? Get your Free Home Value Report today! https://ashlarRE.com/home-value/

Hillsborough County Real Estate Statistics and Market Trends for March 2025 Want to know what the Tampa, Temple Terrace, and Brandon real estate market is doing? If you're thinking about buying or selling a home in Tampa, Temple Terrace, Brandon, Westchase, Apollo Beach, Ruskin, Bloomingdale, South Tampa, or Seminole Heights you will want to know what the current real estate market is doing! These statistics are for March 2025 (they lag behind about 30 days). Sign up for the Monthly Statistics Email for all of Pinellas County https://ashlarRE.com/tampa-bay-real-estate-and-home-market-statistics/ ------- Want to experience The Way Real Estate Should Be™? Book a chat at the time that works best for you! https://ashlarre.com/book-a-chat Find a Home https://ashlarRE.com Great Things Tampa Bay - My mobile app and show help you find all the great eats, great places, and great people in the greater Tampa Bay area! Want help selling a home? Get your Free Home Value Report today! https://ashlarRE.com/home-value/

Hillsborough County Real Estate Statistics and Market Trends for January 2025 Want to know what the Tampa, Temple Terrace, and Brandon real estate market is doing? If you're thinking about buying or selling a home in Tampa, Temple Terrace, Brandon, Westchase, Apollo Beach, Ruskin, Bloomingdale, South Tampa, or Seminole Heights you will want to know what the current real estate market is doing! These statistics are for January 2025 (they lag behind about 30 days). Sign up for the Monthly Statistics Email for all of Pinellas County https://ashlarRE.com/tampa-bay-real-estate-and-home-market-statistics/ ------- Want to experience The Way Real Estate Should Be™? Book a chat at the time that works best for you! https://ashlarre.com/book-a-chat Find a Home https://ashlarRE.com Great Things Tampa Bay - My mobile app and show help you find all the great eats, great places, and great people in the greater Tampa Bay area! Want help selling a home? Get your Free Home Value Report today! https://ashlarRE.com/home-value/

Hillsborough County Real Estate Statistics and Market Trends for December 2024. Want to know what the Tampa, Temple Terrace, and Brandon real estate market is doing? If you're thinking about buying or selling a home in Tampa, Temple Terrace, Brandon, Westchase, Apollo Beach, Ruskin, Bloomingdale, South Tampa, or Seminole Heights you will want to know what the current real estate market is doing! These statistics are for December 2024 (they lag behind about 30 days). Sign up for the Monthly Statistics Email for all of Pinellas County https://ashlarRE.com/tampa-bay-real-estate-and-home-market-statistics/ ------- Want to experience The Way Real Estate Should Be™? Book a chat at the time that works best for you! https://ashlarre.com/book-a-chat Find a Home https://ashlarRE.com Great Things Tampa Bay - My mobile app and show help you find all the great eats, great places, and great people in the greater Tampa Bay area! Want help selling a home? Get your Free Home Value Report today! https://ashlarRE.com/home-value/

Hillsborough County Real Estate Statistics and Market Trends for October 2024. Want to know what the Tampa, Temple Terrace, and Brandon real estate market is doing? If you're thinking about buying or selling a home in Tampa, Temple Terrace, Brandon, Westchase, Apollo Beach, Ruskin, Bloomingdale, South Tampa, or Seminole Heights you will want to know what the current real estate market is doing! These statistics are for October 2024 (they lag behind about 30 days). Sign up for the Monthly Statistics Email for all of Pinellas County https://ashlarRE.com/tampa-bay-real-estate-and-home-market-statistics/ ------- Want to experience The Way Real Estate Should Be™? Book a chat at the time that works best for you! https://ashlarre.com/book-a-chat Find a Home https://ashlarRE.com Great Things Tampa Bay - My mobile app and show help you find all the great eats, great places, and great people in the greater Tampa Bay area! Want help selling a home? Get your Free Home Value Report today! https://ashlarRE.com/home-value/

Hillsborough County Real Estate Statistics and Market Trends for September 2024. Want to know what the Tampa, Temple Terrace, and Brandon real estate market is doing? If you're thinking about buying or selling a home in Tampa, Temple Terrace, Brandon, Westchase, Apollo Beach, Ruskin, Bloomingdale, South Tampa, or Seminole Heights you will want to know what the current real estate market is doing! These statistics are for September 2024 (they lag behind about 30 days). Sign up for the Monthly Statistics Email for all of Pinellas County https://ashlarRE.com/tampa-bay-real-estate-and-home-market-statistics/ ------- Want to experience The Way Real Estate Should Be™? Book a chat at the time that works best for you! https://ashlarre.com/book-a-chat Find a Home https://ashlarRE.com Great Things Tampa Bay - My mobile app and show help you find all the great eats, great places, and great people in the greater Tampa Bay area! Want help selling a home? Get your Free Home Value Report today! https://ashlarRE.com/home-value/

Porch yoga in the rain! Recorded live on the front porch, Seminole Heights.

First inaugural PORCH YOGA! Recorded live on the front porch, Seminole Heights.

Porch Yoga! Recorded live on the front porch, Seminole Heights.

Hillsborough County Real Estate Statistics and Market Trends for August 2024. Want to know what the Tampa, Temple Terrace, and Brandon real estate market is doing? If you're thinking about buying or selling a home in Tampa, Temple Terrace, Brandon, Westchase, Apollo Beach, Ruskin, Bloomingdale, South Tampa, or Seminole Heights you will want to know what the current real estate market is doing! These statistics are for August 2024 (they lag behind about 30 days). Sign up for the Monthly Statistics Email for all of Pinellas County https://ashlarRE.com/tampa-bay-real-estate-and-home-market-statistics/ ------- Want to experience The Way Real Estate Should Be™? Book a chat at the time that works best for you! https://ashlarre.com/book-a-chat Find a Home https://ashlarRE.com Great Things Tampa Bay - My mobile app and show help you find all the great eats, great places, and great people in the greater Tampa Bay area! Want help selling a home? Get your Free Home Value Report today! https://ashlarRE.com/home-value/

Hillsborough County Real Estate Statistics and Market Trends for July 2024. Want to know what the Tampa, Temple Terrace, and Brandon real estate market is doing? If you're thinking about buying or selling a home in Tampa, Temple Terrace, Brandon, Westchase, Apollo Beach, Ruskin, Bloomingdale, South Tampa, or Seminole Heights you will want to know what the current real estate market is doing! These statistics are for July 2024 (they lag behind about 30 days). Sign up for the Monthly Statistics Email for all of Pinellas County https://ashlarRE.com/tampa-bay-real-estate-and-home-market-statistics/ ------- Want to experience The Way Real Estate Should Be™? Book a chat at the time that works best for you! https://ashlarre.com/book-a-chat Find a Home https://ashlarRE.com Great Things Tampa Bay - My mobile app and show help you find all the great eats, great places, and great people in the greater Tampa Bay area! Want help selling a home? Get your Free Home Value Report today! https://ashlarRE.com/home-value/

Hillsborough County Real Estate Statistics and Market Trends for May 2024. Want to know what the Tampa, Temple Terrace, and Brandon real estate market is doing? If you're thinking about buying or selling a home in Tampa, Temple Terrace, Brandon, Westchase, Apollo Beach, Ruskin, Bloomingdale, South Tampa, or Seminole Heights you will want to know what the current real estate market is doing! These statistics are for May 2024 (they lag behind about 30 days). Sign up for the Monthly Statistics Email for all of Pinellas County https://ashlarRE.com/tampa-bay-real-estate-and-home-market-statistics/ ------- Want to experience The Way Real Estate Should Be™? Book a chat at the time that works best for you! https://ashlarre.com/book-a-chat Find a Home https://ashlarRE.com Great Things Tampa Bay - My mobile app and show help you find all the great eats, great places, and great people in the greater Tampa Bay area! Want help selling a home? Get your Free Home Value Report today! https://ashlarRE.com/home-value/

Hillsborough County Real Estate Statistics and Market Trends for April 2024. Want to know what the Tampa, Temple Terrace, and Brandon real estate market is doing? If you're thinking about buying or selling a home in Tampa, Temple Terrace, Brandon, Westchase, Apollo Beach, Ruskin, Bloomingdale, South Tampa, or Seminole Heights you will want to know what the current real estate market is doing! These statistics are for April 2024 (they lag behind about 30 days). Sign up for the Monthly Statistics Email for all of Pinellas County https://ashlarRE.com/tampa-bay-real-estate-and-home-market-statistics/ ------- Want to experience The Way Real Estate Should Be™? Book a chat at the time that works best for you! https://ashlarre.com/book-a-chat Find a Home https://ashlarRE.com Great Things Tampa Bay - My mobile app and show help you find all the great eats, great places, and great people in the greater Tampa Bay area! Want help selling a home? Get your Free Home Value Report today! https://ashlarRE.com/home-value/

Hillsborough County Real Estate Statistics and Market Trends for March 2024. Want to know what the Tampa, Temple Terrace, and Brandon real estate market is doing? If you're thinking about buying or selling a home in Tampa, Temple Terrace, Brandon, Westchase, Apollo Beach, Ruskin, Bloomingdale, South Tampa, or Seminole Heights you will want to know what the current real estate market is doing! These statistics are for March 2024 (they lag behind about 30 days). Sign up for the Monthly Statistics Email for all of Pinellas County https://ashlarRE.com/tampa-bay-real-estate-and-home-market-statistics/ ------- Want to experience The Way Real Estate Should Be™? Book a chat at the time that works best for you! https://ashlarre.com/book-a-chat Find a Home https://ashlarRE.com Great Things Tampa Bay - My mobile app and show help you find all the great eats, great places, and great people in the greater Tampa Bay area! Want help selling a home? Get your Free Home Value Report today! https://ashlarRE.com/home-value/

Hillsborough County Real Estate Statistics and Market Trends for February 2024. Want to know what the Tampa, Temple Terrace, and Brandon real estate market is doing? If you're thinking about buying or selling a home in Tampa, Temple Terrace, Brandon, Westchase, Apollo Beach, Ruskin, Bloomingdale, South Tampa, or Seminole Heights you will want to know what the current real estate market is doing! These statistics are for February 2024 (they lag behind about 30 days). Sign up for the Monthly Statistics Email for all of Pinellas County https://ashlarRE.com/tampa-bay-real-estate-and-home-market-statistics/ ------- Want to experience The Way Real Estate Should Be™? Book a chat at the time that works best for you! https://ashlarre.com/book-a-chat Find a Home https://ashlarRE.com Great Things Tampa Bay - My mobile app and show help you find all the great eats, great places, and great people in the greater Tampa Bay area! Want help selling a home? Get your Free Home Value Report today! https://ashlarRE.com/home-value/

Hillsborough County Real Estate Statistics and Market Trends for February 2024. Want to know what the Tampa, Temple Terrace, and Brandon real estate market is doing? If you're thinking about buying or selling a home in Tampa, Temple Terrace, Brandon, Westchase, Apollo Beach, Ruskin, Bloomingdale, South Tampa, or Seminole Heights you will want to know what the current real estate market is doing! These statistics are for February 2024 (they lag behind about 30 days). Sign up for the Monthly Statistics Email for all of Pinellas County https://ashlarRE.com/tampa-bay-real-estate-and-home-market-statistics/ ------- Want to experience The Way Real Estate Should Be™? Book a chat at the time that works best for you! https://ashlarre.com/book-a-chat Find a Home https://ashlarRE.com Great Things Tampa Bay - My mobile app and show help you find all the great eats, great places, and great people in the greater Tampa Bay area! Want help selling a home? Get your Free Home Value Report today! https://ashlarRE.com/home-value/

Hillsborough County Real Estate Statistics and Market Trends for January 2024. Want to know what the Tampa, Temple Terrace, and Brandon real estate market is doing? If you're thinking about buying or selling a home in Tampa, Temple Terrace, Brandon, Westchase, Apollo Beach, Ruskin, Bloomingdale, South Tampa, or Seminole Heights you will want to know what the current real estate market is doing! These statistics are for January 2024 (they lag behind about 30 days). Sign up for the Monthly Statistics Email for all of Pinellas County https://ashlarRE.com/tampa-bay-real-estate-and-home-market-statistics/ Find a Home https://ashlarRE.com Great Things Tampa Bay - My mobile app and show help you find all the great eats, great places, and great people in the greater Tampa Bay area! Want help selling a home? Get your Free Home Value Report today! https://ashlarRE.com/home-value/

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Hillsborough County Real Estate Statistics and Market Trends for November 2023. Want to know what the Tampa, Temple Terrace, and Brandon real estate market is doing? If you're thinking about buying or selling a home in Tampa, Temple Terrace, Brandon, Westchase, Apollo Beach, Ruskin, Bloomingdale, South Tampa, or Seminole Heights you will want to know what the current real estate market is doing! These statistics are for November 2023 (they lag behind about 30 days). Sign up for the Monthly Statistics Email for all of Pinellas County https://ashlarRE.com/tampa-bay-real-estate-and-home-market-statistics/ Find a Home https://ashlarRE.com Great Things Tampa Bay - My mobile app and show help you find all the great eats, great places, and great people in the greater Tampa Bay area! Want help selling a home? Get your Free Home Value Report today! https://ashlarRE.com/home-value/

Hillsborough County Real Estate Statistics and Market Trends for December 2023. Want to know what the Tampa, Temple Terrace, and Brandon real estate market is doing? If you're thinking about buying or selling a home in Tampa, Temple Terrace, Brandon, Westchase, Apollo Beach, Ruskin, Bloomingdale, South Tampa, or Seminole Heights you will want to know what the current real estate market is doing! These statistics are for December 2023 (they lag behind about 30 days). Sign up for the Monthly Statistics Email for all of Pinellas County https://ashlarRE.com/tampa-bay-real-estate-and-home-market-statistics/ Find a Home https://ashlarRE.com Great Things Tampa Bay - My mobile app and show help you find all the great eats, great places, and great people in the greater Tampa Bay area! Want help selling a home? Get your Free Home Value Report today! https://ashlarRE.com/home-value/

Hillsborough County Real Estate Statistics and Market Trends for October 2023. Want to know what the Tampa, Temple Terrace, and Brandon real estate market is doing? If you're thinking about buying or selling a home in Tampa, Temple Terrace, Brandon, Westchase, Apollo Beach, Ruskin, Bloomingdale, South Tampa, or Seminole Heights you will want to know what the current real estate market is doing! These statistics are for October 2023 (they lag behind about 30 days). Sign up for the Monthly Statistics Email for all of Pinellas County https://ashlarRE.com/tampa-bay-real-estate-and-home-market-statistics/ Find a Home https://ashlarRE.com Great Things Tampa Bay - My mobile app and show help you find all the great eats, great places, and great people in the greater Tampa Bay area! Want help selling a home? Get your Free Home Value Report today! https://ashlarRE.com/home-value/

Hillsborough County Real Estate Statistics and Market Trends for September 2023. Want to know what the Tampa, Temple Terrace, and Brandon real estate market is doing? If you're thinking about buying or selling a home in Tampa, Temple Terrace, Brandon, Westchase, Apollo Beach, Ruskin, Bloomingdale, South Tampa, or Seminole Heights you will want to know what the current real estate market is doing! These statistics are for September 2023 (they lag behind about 30 days). Sign up for the Monthly Statistics Email for all of Pinellas County https://ashlarRE.com/tampa-bay-real-estate-and-home-market-statistics/ Find a Home https://ashlarRE.com Great Things Tampa Bay - My mobile app and show help you find all the great eats, great places, and great people in the greater Tampa Bay area! Want help selling a home? Get your Free Home Value Report today! https://ashlarRE.com/home-value/

Hillsborough County Real Estate Statistics and Market Trends for August 2023. Want to know what the Tampa, Temple Terrace, and Brandon real estate market is doing? If you're thinking about buying or selling a home in Tampa, Temple Terrace, Brandon, Westchase, Apollo Beach, Ruskin, Bloomingdale, South Tampa, or Seminole Heights you will want to know what the current real estate market is doing! These statistics are for August 2023 (they lag behind about 30 days). Sign up for the Monthly Statistics Email for all of Pinellas County https://ashlarRE.com/tampa-bay-real-estate-and-home-market-statistics/ Find a Home https://ashlarRE.com Great Things Tampa Bay - My mobile app and show help you find all the great eats, great places, and great people in the greater Tampa Bay area! Want help selling a home? Get your Free Home Value Report today! https://ashlarRE.com/home-value/

Hillsborough County Real Estate Statistics and Market Trends for August 2023. Want to know what the Tampa, Temple Terrace, and Brandon real estate market is doing? If you're thinking about buying or selling a home in Tampa, Temple Terrace, Brandon, Westchase, Apollo Beach, Ruskin, Bloomingdale, South Tampa, or Seminole Heights you will want to know what the current real estate market is doing! These statistics are for August 2023 (they lag behind about 30 days). Sign up for the Monthly Statistics Email for all of Pinellas County https://ashlarRE.com/tampa-bay-real-estate-and-home-market-statistics/ Find a Home https://ashlarRE.com Great Things Tampa Bay - My mobile app and show help you find all the great eats, great places, and great people in the greater Tampa Bay area! Want help selling a home? Get your Free Home Value Report today! https://ashlarRE.com/home-value/

Hillsborough County Real Estate Statistics and Market Trends for July 2023. Want to know what the Tampa, Temple Terrace, and Brandon real estate market is doing? If you're thinking about buying or selling a home in Tampa, Temple Terrace, Brandon, Westchase, Apollo Beach, Ruskin, Bloomingdale, South Tampa, or Seminole Heights you will want to know what the current real estate market is doing! These statistics are for July 2023 (they lag behind about 30 days). Sign up for the Monthly Statistics Email for all of Pinellas County https://ashlarRE.com/tampa-bay-real-estate-and-home-market-statistics/ Find a Home https://ashlarRE.com Great Things Tampa Bay - My mobile app and show help you find all the great eats, great places, and great people in the greater Tampa Bay area! https://GreatThingstb.com/ Want help selling a home? Get your Free Home Value Report today! https://ashlarRE.com/home-value/

In 2017 an area of Tampa Bay known as Seminole Heights was gripped by fear as someone was seemingly murdering people at random. After 4 random homicides police would catch a break when a manager at a nearby McDonalds would give an officer a bag containing the murder weapon. Listen along as we breakdown the case of the Seminole Heights Slayer. Music by GioeleFazzeri from Pixabay

A very special episode sitting down with Garrett Greco's grandfather, Dick Attilio Greco (born September 14, 1933 in Seminole Heights, Tampa). Dick A. Greco is a politician, businessman, and civic activist from Tampa, Florida. Dick Greco was born in the Ybor City neighborhood of Tampa, where his Italian-American father owned a hardware store. He graduated from Hillsborough High School and the University of Tampa where he earned a degree in Education in 1956. After college, Greco took over his father's hardware store and became increasingly active in many civic programs and organizations. In 1963, Greco decided to use his growing public profile to campaign for a seat on the Tampa city council. He won the election for District 4 and was sworn in on October 1, 1963, less than two weeks after his 30th birthday. In 1967, Greco ran a successful campaign to be Tampa's youngest ever mayor at 34 years old. He was one of the youngest mayors of a major city in the United States when he was elected. He beat incumbent and fellow Ybor City native Nick Nuccio in an election that was seen as a transfer of power from one generation to the next In his first term, Greco balanced issues such as simmering racial tensions, crime, and extremely limited tax revenue. In 1971, Greco again beat Nuccio in a mayoral election rematch, but resigned in 1974 to accept a job with Edward J. DeBartolo Corp., a mall development company, a career move which tripled his mayor's salary of $30,000. Greco remained with the DeBartolo Corporation for 21 years, much of it spent away from Tampa. He returned to his hometown in the early 1990s and successfully re-entered Tampa politics in 1995 when he ran for and regained the mayor's office. Owing to his years in the commercial development industry, Greco pushed for many large projects, often joint ventures involving both private and public funding. Some (such as the Tampa Marriott Waterside) were widely praised, while others (such as the Centro Ybor shopping center and Raymond James Stadium) were more controversial and would cost the city budget millions of dollars over subsequent years. Despite some setbacks, Greco remained popular enough to win a second consecutive (and fourth overall) term as mayor with no opposition in 1999. During his fourth term as mayor, Greco's administration was involved in controversy when the city's housing director, Steve LaBrake, was accused of improperly awarding city contracts and taking bribes. Despite mounting criticism, Greco refused to fire LaBrake until after the director was indicted in federal court. LaBrake eventually served time in prison for his actions. Greco was also criticized for continuing to back private redevelopment projects with city money, in several instances leaving the city with large debt repayments after developers defaulted. Due to term limits limiting Tampa mayors to two consecutive terms, he could not run again in 2003 and was succeeded by Pam Iorio. Despite some controversy during his last years in office, Greco was still widely popular in Tampa and was the second former mayor (after Nick Nuccio) to be honored with a public statue. The statue depicts Greco sitting on a bench beside Dick Greco Plaza, a streetcar station named in his honor for his efforts to build the TECO Line Streetcar connecting Ybor City and downtown. After leaving the mayor's office, Greco returned to the DeBartolo Corporation, which had moved its headquarters to Tampa in 1999 at his recommendation. In 2010, Greco announced that he would try to win an unprecedented 5th term as mayor of Tampa in 2011 when Iorio's second term expired, potentially making him both the youngest and the oldest mayor in the city's history. But though seen by local political observers as the early favorite, Greco ran third in the general election, 384 votes behind Rose Ferlita, who lost in a subsequent runoff election to Bob Buckhorn.

Hillsborough County Real Estate Statistics and Market Trends for June 2023. Want to know what the Tampa, Temple Terrace, and Brandon real estate market is doing? If you're thinking about buying or selling a home in Tampa, Temple Terrace, Brandon, Westchase, Apollo Beach, Ruskin, Bloomingdale, South Tampa, or Seminole Heights you will want to know what the current real estate market is doing! These statistics are for June 2023 (they lag behind about 30 days). Sign up for the Monthly Statistics Email for all of Pinellas County https://ashlarRE.com/tampa-bay-real-estate-and-home-market-statistics/ Find a Home https://ashlarRE.com Great Things Tampa Bay - My mobile app and show help you find all the great eats, great places, and great people in the greater Tampa Bay area! https://GreatThingstb.com/ Want help selling a home? Get your Free Home Value Report today! https://ashlarRE.com/home-value/

Hillsborough County Real Estate Statistics and Market Trends for May 2023. Want to know what the Tampa, Temple Terrace, and Brandon real estate market is doing? If you're thinking about buying or selling a home in Tampa, Temple Terrace, Brandon, Westchase, Apollo Beach, Ruskin, Bloomingdale, South Tampa, or Seminole Heights you will want to know what the current real estate market is doing! These statistics are for May 2023 (they lag behind about 30 days). Sign up for the Monthly Statistics Email for all of Pinellas County https://ashlarRE.com/tampa-bay-real-estate-and-home-market-statistics/ Find a Home https://ashlarRE.com Great Things Tampa Bay - My mobile app and show help you find all the great eats, great places, and great people in the greater Tampa Bay area! Want help selling a home? Get your Free Home Value Report today! https://ashlarRE.com/home-value/

The Florida man who murdered four innocent people in the Seminole Heights of Tampa without a clear motive pleaded guilty to the serial killing spree Monday. Details of the brutal 2017 murders were revealed in court as Howell Emanuel "Trai" Donaldson awaited his sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. The Law&Crime Network's Jesse Weber breaks down six shocking moments from Donaldson's sentencing.SUBSCRIBE TO OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Court JunkieObjectionsThey Walk Among AmericaDevil In The DormThe Disturbing TruthSpeaking FreelyLAW&CRIME NETWORK SOCIAL MEDIA:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lawandcrime/Twitter: https://twitter.com/LawCrimeNetworkFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawandcrimeTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/lawandcrimenetworkTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lawandcrimeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In the 7a hour, NewsRadio WFLA Anchor Chris Trenkmann runs through today's top stories, including the announcement of a Trump Town Hall coming soon to CNN. Former Tampa Police Chief Brian Dugan shares his thoughts on the Seminole Heights killer pleading guilty to four counts of murder. NewsNation Border Correspondent Ali Bradley has the latest on the manhunt for the Texas shooter who killed five people, including news of past deportations. A new survey shows significant distrust in the media among the American people. A woman had an extremely enjoyable time at a Philharmonic concert in LA.

In the 8a hour, NewsRadio WFLA Anchor Chris Trenkmann runs through today's top stories, including the Seminole Heights killer pleading guilty to four counts of murder. A New Jersey man is suing a Trump resort in Florida for a hot pool deck. ABC News White House Correspondent Karen Travers has an update on developments tied to the debt ceiling. Hunter Biden appeared in court for a child support hearing.

Hillsborough County Real Estate Statistics and Market Trends for April 2023. Want to know what the Tampa, Temple Terrace, and Brandon real estate market is doing? If you're thinking about buying or selling a home in Tampa, Temple Terrace, Brandon, Westchase, Apollo Beach, Ruskin, Bloomingdale, South Tampa, or Seminole Heights you will want to know what the current real estate market is doing! These statistics are for April 2023 (they lag behind about 30 days). Sign up for the Monthly Statistics Email for all of Pinellas County https://ashlarRE.com/tampa-bay-real-estate-and-home-market-statistics/ Find a Home https://ashlarRE.com Great Things Tampa Bay - My mobile app and show help you find all the great eats, great places, and great people in the greater Tampa Bay area! Want help selling a home? Get your Free Home Value Report today! https://ashlarRE.com/home-value/

The Seminole Heights serial killer is an alleged serial killer who is believed to have murdered four people, three men and one woman, in the Seminole Heights neighborhood of Tampa, Florida, in October and November 2017. All four victims were shot dead seemingly at random. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca5CTZNELUU tell him i sent you. https://www.facebook.com/groups/truckstopmrdrandtruecrime https://www.instagram.com/truckstopmurder/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKXs4CjSF4xKCTmynFsKwSg https://www.patreon.com/Truckstopmurder truckstopmurder@gmail.com-----email/paypal episode written and researched by Robert Waler from the murder minute https://www.murderminute.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/truck-stop-murder-and-true-crimes-podcast/support

Hillsborough County Real Estate Statistics and Market Trends for February 2023. Want to know what the Tampa, Temple Terrace, and Brandon real estate market is doing? If you're thinking about buying or selling a home in Tampa, Temple Terrace, Brandon, Westchase, Apollo Beach, Ruskin, Bloomingdale, South Tampa, or Seminole Heights you will want to know what the current real estate market is doing! These statistics are for February 2023 (they lag behind about 30 days). Sign up for the Monthly Statistics Email for all of Hillsborough County https://ashlarRE.com/tampa-bay-real-estate-and-home-market-statistics/ Find a Home https://ashlarRE.com Great Things Tampa Bay - My mobile app and show help you find all the great eats, great places, and great people in the greater Tampa Bay area! https://GreatThingstb.com/ Want help selling a home? Get your Free Home Value Report today! https://ashlarRE.com/home-value/

Hillsborough County Real Estate Statistics and Market Trends for January 2023. Want to know what the Tampa, Temple Terrace, and Brandon real estate market is doing? If you're thinking about buying or selling a home in Tampa, Temple Terrace, Brandon, Westchase, Apollo Beach, Ruskin, Bloomingdale, South Tampa, or Seminole Heights you will want to know what the current real estate market is doing! These statistics are for January 2023 (they lag behind about 30 days). Sign up for the Monthly Statistics Email for all of Hillsborough County https://ashlarRE.com/tampa-bay-real-estate-and-home-market-statistics/ Find a Home https://ashlarRE.com Great Things Tampa Bay - My mobile app and show help you find all the great eats, great places, and great people in the greater Tampa Bay area! https://GreatThingstb.com/ Want help selling a home? Get your Free Home Value Report today! https://ashlarRE.com/home-value/

When your local indie cinema is showing the new 4K transfer of David Lynch's LOST HIGHWAY (1997) you make sure you are in attendance. Then after the viewing of the film you drive to Mermaid Tavern in the Seminole Heights neighborhood of Tampa, Florida and you talk about what you just watched. The Night Before Couple did both of these things. SHOW LINK(s) Mermaid Tavern = https://www.mermaidtaverntampa.com The Night Before Movie Podcast Instagram = https://www.instagram.com/nightbeforepodcast/

Hillsborough County Real Estate Statistics and Market Trends for September 2022. Want to know what the Tampa, Temple Terrace, and Brandon real estate market is doing? If you're thinking about buying or selling a home in Tampa, Temple Terrace, Brandon, Westchase, Apollo Beach, Ruskin, Bloomingdale, South Tampa, or Seminole Heights you will want to know what the current real estate market is doing! These statistics are for September 2022 (they lag behind about 30 days). Sign up for the Monthly Statistics Email for all of Hillsborough County https://sassergroup.com/tampa-bay-real-estate-and-home-market-statistics/ Find a Home https://sassergroup.com/ Great Things Tampa Bay - My mobile app and show help you find all the great eats, great places, and great people in the greater Tampa Bay area! https://GreatThingstb.com/ Want help selling a home? Get your Free Home Value Report today! https://sassergroup.com/home-value/

Hillsborough County Real Estate Statistics and Market Trends for August 2022. Want to know what the Tampa, Temple Terrace, and Brandon real estate market is doing? If you're thinking about buying or selling a home in Tampa, Temple Terrace, Brandon, Westchase, Apollo Beach, Ruskin, Bloomingdale, South Tampa, or Seminole Heights you will want to know what the current real estate market is doing! These statistics are for August 2022 (they lag behind about 30 days).   Sign up for the Monthly Statistics Email for all of Hillsborough County https://sassergroup.com/tampa-bay-real-estate-and-home-market-statistics/ Find a Home https://sassergroup.com/ Great Things Tampa Bay - My mobile app and show help you find all the great eats, great places, and great people in the greater Tampa Bay area! https://GreatThingstb.com/ Want help selling a home?Get your Free Home Value Report today! https://sassergroup.com/home-value/

Over the course of 51 days in 2017, a serial killer terrorized the small community of Seminole Heights in Tampa, Florida. Benjamin Mitchell, Monica Hoffa, Anthony Naiboa, and Ronald Felton were all living their lives before they were tragically killed. We will talk about them, their lives, and what made them who they are. We will also talk about the suspect, Howell Donaldson III (he is still awaiting his trial, so I think I have to say that despite the stuff we talk about in this episode, he is innocent until proven guilty...but you can listen to this episode for the facts about this case).Thank you for listening!This is the Amazon link to my book, One Moment.A paperback copy is $9.99 and the ebook is $2.99. You can also get it for free if you have Kindle Select. Hope you enjoy it and thank you for reading it!You can join the Crime Nerds Patreon community at the link below:Support the show

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A Florida Native and graduate of University of South Florida, Jeff Wills is an accomplished Tampa Bay Area agent who brings a strategic yet personable approach to the home buying and home selling process. Drawing from years of experience as an agent in the Tampa market, he has built a solid reputation for himself as an industry leader with a solid track record that specializes in attention to detail in commercial and residential transactions. Investors are buying homes in Tampa at a record rate. Between July and September 2021, one in four homes that sold had an investor as the buyer. According to a report from the Tampa Bay Times, Tampa Bay ranks as the 7th hottest metro area for investors nationwide. Today, Jeff talks about the Tampa Bay market: neighborhoods, price to rent ratios, economic drivers, geographic considerations, and more insights that investors will want to know before making moves there. Episode Links: https://sefair-inv.com/ --- Transcript Before we jump into the episode, here's a quick disclaimer about our content. The Remote Real Estate Investor podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended as investment advice. The views, opinions and strategies of both the hosts and the guests are their own and should not be considered as guidance from Roofstock. Make sure to always run your own numbers, make your own independent decisions and seek investment advice from licensed professionals.   Michael: Hey, everyone, welcome to another episode of the Remote Real Estate Investor. I'm Michael Albaum and joining me today is Jeff Wills, our certified agent out in Tampa Bay, Florida and Jeff's gonna be talking to us today about all the things we as investors need to know and should be aware of, if we're investing in that market. So let's get into it.   Really quickly, before we get into the episode today, I want to encourage everyone to go check out roofstockacademy.com. Roofstock Academy is our one stop shop for real estate education, independent of whether you're just getting started or a seasoned investor looking to scale up or get involved in a different asset class. We've got lectures, we've got coaching, we've got one on one slack access forum and a plethora of other financial benefits, as well as money back on your marketplace fee credits. If you're transacting on Roofstock. So come check us out at rootstockacademy.com look forward to seeing you in there. Jeff wills thanks so much for taking the time to hang out with me today, man really appreciate you coming on.   Jeff: Absolutely, man. Love to do it and thank you for having me. Yeah, of course. So   Michael: Yeah, of course. So we're just gonna like jump right into it and we're talking today about Tampa Bay, Florida. I want you to give all of our listeners why Tampa why now.   Jeff: So why Tampa why now honestly, I've been hearing that a lot. However, it has been very, very popular as of late. A lot of the big things that people are hearing, actually, just yesterday, Goldman Sachs bought 305 units in downtown Tampa for 168 million, setting another record price per unit and a crazy valuation for cap rates right now and so there's just there's a lot of synergy. The biggest thing behind it has been Water Street water streets about halfway through its 10 year growth plan. They've got phase one out of the way, phase two starting, and that has really brought a lot of life and vibrance to Tampa that was kind of growing and burgeoning there prior to COVID prior to all the popularity we have now, but I think it's really hit its peak and honestly, it's probably got a good you know, 10-20 30.50 years stride to soon looking like Miami, although personally I hope not. I'd like there to be a little bit less people and, and keep the enjoyment that we have here and honestly, you know, Tampa is a big town, it's a big population. But it really does have an extremely small town feel with the micro communities inside the neighborhoods inside the certain you know, sectors and where we are on the map and near the water and so I think Tampa has a lot to offer, both from an investment standpoint, from a long term hold appreciation standpoint, and especially, especially a rent gross. I don't know what that's gonna look like now, just because you know, kind of has hit a very, very high mark. However, we're not seeing any vacancies. We're not seeing, you know, any kind of rent concessions. I was just talking to a very big property manager yesterday for a different reason. But they were saying, yeah, we're barely giving written concessions. We're hitting full market rent. Everything's at 95% occupancy or above and there's no signs of stopping. So I love it, I I've always thought Tampa was a hidden gem before COVID and before things got crazy, but you know, kind of very lucky to be here now and enjoying every minute of it.   Michael: Right on, Jeff, that is that's super interesting. So I'm wondering, what was that cap rate that they got for the Goldman Sachs purchase, do you recall?   Jeff: Honestly, I don't have that in front of me, I can almost guarantee it was probably sub four. Even after tax adjustment, it's crazy. I actually lived in that building. When it first opened, I got a I snuck in with some written concessions and realtor bonuses and stuff like that. So I kind of skated in a bit but I mean, it went through a lot of challenges. I mean, management was horrible. Two years, they had the same management then fired that one and then fired another one and they've had problems left, right and center what that building just knowing because I've got friends that live there and stuff still and it's still selling for that price given I mean there's a bar across the street that has so much drama tied to it. It's insane, that the publicity from that sale has anything to do and so backing up from that Goldman Sachs has long been rumored to be taking a very, very big piece of the pie in the Waterstreet office space and so while that hasn't been announced Goldman Sachs buying that building to me just sounds like corporate housing instead of them having to go and give all their employees stimulus, oh, we'll give you a 5000 monthly allowance. They'll say hey here, we've got a block of rooms, pick one enjoy yourself. It's paid for and I think that might be how they're skating that market rent because some of the stuff and water St. Tampa is going up. Actually, I just talked to my friend yesterday 966 square feet with a big balcony 5000 a month and it's it was exactly what I did you have 550 a square foot. Yeah, um, it's, it's insane and I mean, once you set that, once you set that standard, I mean, they do. I mean, okay, the Heron is the best multifamily building I've ever seen. But I mean, setting that precedent, all people have to do is just be nearby and just enjoy the overflows, people who can live there and by the way, they have zero vacancy, and they have a weightless for that unit. That's coming up down hole, it's crazy.   Michael: Holy smokes. So Jeff, you clearly an expert on the area, give people a little bit background, who you are, where is it that you come from and what is it you do in real estate today?   Jeff: Absolutely, so I grew up about an hour north of Tampa and a county called Pasco, a very small town and to me growing up, Tampa was a big city, a really big city, I had been there three, four times the aquarium a couple of times, and I just every time staring at the top of the skyscrapers and that was just the biggest thing to me and growing up, went to college, didn't really know what I was doing there. When for finance, I was like, yeah, let me kind of figure stuff out. My dad one day was like, hey, why don't you just, you know, pop into real estate, see what's going on? I'm like, yeah, sounds fun, should be pretty flexible. I like people, like, give it a go. Seven years later, here I am and it's just been, you know, from top to bottom, you get to help people with something that's extremely difficult, extremely stressful, and very nuanced and I mean, you know, from deal to deal, there's always something different. There's always a different backstory a different why and even growing up prior to all that I've always kind of felt that I was a good listener. You know, I, of course, I have my own, you know, opinions and desires and stuff. But I was always able to kind of peel back, what is somebody looking for? What does somebody want to do? You know, what they're, they're telling me one thing, but what do they actually mean and I've always, you know, of course, ask them, hey, you know, you're saying this, but what do you want this, and it's just been very enjoyable and, you know, the client feedback is the same, I've got a ton of referrals, a ton of repeat customers, and it's just, it's very, very enjoyable for me to be able to, you know, simmer it down to its the parts that they can control and make sense of, and then I just handle all the other legal mumbo jumbo stuff on the back end and it's just been very, very enjoyable.   The first three years, I was very retail focused, you know, end user not very investor friendly, and kind of got bored with that and I was like, you know, I, I've always enjoyed numbers always been pretty good at numbers, like, why can't I get to the investor side of things and that's when I joined my current brokerage see fair investments and from there, it just kind of skyrocketed. Our offices set up extremely streamlined and efficient, to the point where in the past 13 months, just me and my broker together have done about 137 million in business, and 98% of that was investors and we're just, we're just masterfully efficient, fine-tuned and, you know, we know how to strike valuations from, you know, Jacksonville down to Fort Myers, it's, you know, it's a few things we know how the appraisers operate, we know what a tenant is going to do to it as far as evaluation what people are paying, because we've got 30 under contract that we can look at and say, oh, you know, hey, a cap rate is this based on this or like, we just have a ton of insight and ability to help our investors and you know, even just last week, you know, we have, you know, I guess it's kind of our, our secret sauce, but it's very simple. Every Friday, all of our clients get an update, regardless of status did nothing happen, hey, nothing happened today, you know, that just wanted to let you know, have a great day and yet again, I had another client last week said, hey, you know, honestly, we haven't even spoke on the phone. Once. It's been all email. I just wanted to say thank you. You were exemplary and you know, he even brought up the Friday things like every Friday, I had an update, I didn't need an update. I didn't you know, I didn't ever had a question about what you were doing, how the property was going and so while those compliments don't always come, I mean, it's always 9 to 10 with that, we haven't had very many upset people at all and they always bring us their next listing or, hey, I'm trying to buy in here and buying has been very challenging right now. So a lot of the investors are on hold being patient, seeing what rates are doing. But all in all, it's been really, really great, especially on the sales side, and we're just, you know, happy to help people while we can while the market is doing great.   Michael: Right on. Well, it sounds like if you ever transition careers whenever you're done to be ready to be done with real estate, you'd be a great therapist. good listener.   Jeff: Oh my gosh, I joke about that all the time. I tell people sometimes like, man, I've done so much marriage counseling, I'm good to go. We need to like do one deal. You'll know you'll get one and I'm saying, oh, that's pretty, it's, it's a lot, but it's just very easy. You know, I mean, the end of the day, people want a couple of things. They want to be comforted, they want to be, you know, they want to know that you're honest, and they want someone reliable and if you can fit those buckets, while being a joy to talk to and to interact with, I think that's really all I needed to do.   Michael: Love it, love it, love it. Well, Jeff, let's dig into the kind of meat and potatoes of the Tampa market a little bit and give listeners some insights into other than this Goldman Sachs transaction, which set new record highs and the buying being a little bit difficult. Let's educate people about the Tampa market. So who are some of the major employers in the market and are you seeing people moving to the area or maybe moving out of Tampa?   Jeff: Definitely a massive influx, I'm not sure the exact daily rates, but I know Florida, pre COVID was about 1200 people per day. After COVID, we're at about 2400 to 2600 people per day from out of state moving to Florida and while that's not always Tampa, that really is the only place that has had affordable housing, affordable rents, especially compared to Miami. Compared to Orlando, Orlando is a relatively higher price than us just because it was more pocketed it was hard to find an actual community over there. While there are a handful. It's very spread out and sprawling, and Tampa is extremely concentrated. Some of the larger employers in Tampa are, I wouldn't say there's one or two, the majority are a lot of health care providers, hospitals, doctors, stuff of that nature, a very big presence with attorneys and then honestly Tampa is becoming a very, very big tech hub. Reliaquest is a very big cybersecurity firm, they signed in Waterstreet for the top of their class, a class A office tower and so it's been rumored I've seen a couple articles that Tampa is the next Austin as far as a tech hub and you know, we're tax friendly. We don't have any state income tax, we have homestead, there's a lot of things that were already here and then now as other states like California are being, you know, more tax even more stricter on a lot of things. It's just it's increased that flow and I don't think that stops for a long, long time. Because Florida has so much land, we have so much room for stuff and while you know, even though you might not be right in the heart of Tampa, a 3540 minute drive is no big deal and you are close to a million different things inside that span. So just you know all of those things and then one underlying factor too, that I like to tell that nearly no one knows that I mentioned is pre COVID. I haven't checked these numbers after the Port of Tampa. Probably Never heard of it does 3 billion in revenue every year, if not more and so that has been a very silent provider. Actually, one of the biggest companies in Tampa is mosaic. They own right over 400,000 acres, and they're a fertilizer company. So they are huge in Tampa, as you know, from ground all the way up to politics and everything else. So they are very big employer and advocate for the port and everything else that's going on there.   Michael: Right on and Jeff, you give folks a sense of like, what is a traditional typical three, two, single family home cost and what would the rent look like and maybe you can give people an idea of some of the different neighborhoods in which they could be considering?   Jeff: The median home price now is right around 335,000 today, and we have about less than two months of inventory, scroll back to 2019, we had about six and a half months of inventory. So we've reduced that by about 300% and days on market, three to five days max, if it's even close to move in ready and that that median price. I mean, I'm looking at the chart now it's almost it's very, very close to 350,000 as of today, and it's just it's very, very challenging, but some of the better neighborhoods. So if you're in Tampa, South Tampa is really where you want to be, but those price points are honestly million dollar homes for a three two and so those rents and cap rates just won't sweat. They won't crack the code for what we're looking for and what honestly any investors should be looking for. So that's not really where we want to be. But I would say that Brandon is a great area. It's just outside of Tampa. It's about 30 minutes east, very sprawling tons of land, tons of nature, tons of trees and that area is a great neighborhood. Same very roughly same median price per square foot, you'll probably be able to get rents around anywhere from 1900 to 2200 for that size home depending on the condition and that's honestly a pretty savory return. Of course, you're now seeing foreign 450 be the norm there too but the rents are following. You know, I mean rents for those are 26 to 2800, all day long and sometimes that makes the cap rate, it maybe the cap rates a little more compressed and the overall return, but the cash flow is higher, and you know, the appreciation is going to be there.   Another and it's really hard to find a great cap rate neighborhood right now, because it's just, it's getting nipped up so much. If you go west of Tampa, north to the west Chase Oldsmar area, that's a great little area to that has very, very, very, very quickly start to price up as everybody's moved there, to where they couldn't afford South Tampa to where they couldn't afford north of Kennedy and West Tampa and so that's an excellent little pocket there great schools, great golf courses, you've got all ages that enjoy that area, which is, in my mind, for somebody that's looking for a renter, always, that's a good market to be in and then if you go north of Tampa, you've got Carolwood up there and greater Northdale. So all that area, there is also a great pocket of Tampa, the price points are going to be pretty high on average as well. But you can still find that starter entry level home and if you can get it at a good cap rate buy it, the every growth that I've seen is coming north of Tampa, in waves and this cheval Lutz area all the way over to Keystone in an East Lake. This actually has the highest concentration of wealth in the Hillsborough County so it's actually not in South Tampa. It's not in downtown, it's not on Davis Islands, which is a phenomenal honestly the best part of Tampa but a home there's you know, 4 million for 1500 square feet so those prices are crazy, but this area is excellent very equestrian, tons of lakes, tons of lake homes, tons of golf courses, nature trails preserves, an excellent up and coming area to be in and then one last area I'd like to highlight is the Ybor City and Seminole Heights area.   So this area is directly north of downtown Tampa and if anybody on here is familiar with St. Pete and fourth Ave, fourth Ave, stretches out of downtown St. Pete and goes north and that stretch is probably a 10 mile stretch of the most golden real estate I've ever seen retail shopping centers, storage homes, but that's been there for 20-30 years and then north and east where you see that Columbia restaurant is Ybor City, historic Ybor ton of culture there a ton of background ton of history, an excellent place to be but it is very, very pocketed and very hard to find land there, but would be an absolute killer. The next best spot is going to be Tampa heights and Seminole heights. If we see the Hillsborough River here, that's kind of the cutoff point for Seminole heights and then everything south of the Hillsborough River to about 15 Street is both terminal, Tampa heights and Seminole heights. Those areas are fantastic. People love to be there. There's a whole bunch of you know, farmers markets and pop up shops and just cool boutique II stuff that is not you know, another McDonald's and Taco Bell that people are bored with. So this that's another great neighborhood, and that also sprawls out into a sea wells wood, and then West Ham over here by the airport.   Michael: That's a super great overview. Jeff, thank you so much.   Jeff: Absolutely.   Michael: I'm so curious if you can give people an idea of how property taxes work, because I think that can often be and I'm sure as you see, one of the biggest maker breaks of a real estate deal. So give folks a walkthrough in the Greater Tampa area. Of course, it varies county by county, but how should they be thinking about property taxes?   Jeff: Excellent questions. So obviously, we all know taxes based on a millage rate, every county, like you said is different county by county. But based on that, I mean, there's really not much else we can do to kind of guesstimate and or further understand it besides going to the Property Appraiser website. But plugging in the property and estimating the taxes. A good rule of thumb with that though, is that I found is anywhere between 85 and 90% of the purchase price, and then take the millage rate, then we can kind of skip the step of you know going in there and directly estimating it but that is that will get you within 99% accuracy of the taxes when they become reassessed after closing and so again, that's 8085 to 90% of the purchase price. So if it's 400 it's gonna be about you know, 375 380 and then take the millage and then that'll be your that'll be your new annual tax roll. And that is very, very, very, very important to take into account because I've seen a lot of investors in the past, go into a property and just pull the current taxes without any idea that they're gonna go. If that person's owned the home for 30 years tax you're going to have Got 1000 a month on a $400,000 home after you close, they're going to be closer to about, you know, five to 6000. So that that alone can easily skew a deal. So you always want to make sure that the taxes are, you know, properly at least estimated going in and then double checked while you're going through the process.   Michael: Jeff, you said 1000 a month for that 30 year old 30 year old hold, but I think he made 1000 a year, right?   Jeff: Correct. Yeah, absolutely, 1000 a year for sure.   Michael: Okay, okay. So is there like a good rule of thumb, if someone doesn't know the millage rate like 1% of the sale price, or one and a half percent of the sale price,   Jeff: I would I would inch to one and a half percent of the sales price because I'm seeing more and more than a $400,000 home is any anywhere between 5500 to 7500, depending on their tax district and while it is county by county, there are some overlays in some certain neighborhoods and CBDs that we'll have some effect on that. So I would I would definitely lean to one and a half percent and then if you want to be real conservative, just go 2% and then it'll always be below that.   Michael: Okay, right on. Now, anyone who's ever listened to the news ever, or who follows any kind of climate or weather has heard about that Florida has hurricanes. Talk to us a little bit about some of the weather and climate, things that are unique to Tampa that someone from California might not be aware of.   Jeff: Right, well, I will say anything that you've seen from not being in one, it's always way crazier, that are way less crazy than what they say it is obviously…   Michael: People hanging on the palm trees, you know, getting strung out.   Jeff: Oh, yeah. All, all extremely oversaturated. In my opinion, the biggest thing with Tampa Bay is flooding. And that really only happens in South Tampa and waterfront properties. So honestly, I would say any investor in Florida should really avoid waterfront properties because of hurricane insurance and flood insurance. They're just too high and they're gonna kill your returns not on not including any liability insurance you have. For the tenant that's there, I would say waterfront would work excellent in a short term rental, because that's kind of a hotel experience. But a long term tenant really is not going to do great there. I would certainly avoid it. Overall, if you're in the mainland and not in the low lying area, hurricanes aren't gonna do just about anything to you. As long as the home is up to code and you have a you know, Hurricane Preparedness step do you have the metal covers for the windows and just, you know, it's simple Google search will show you how to get hurricane ready, but it's really, it's really way more than they hype it up to be.   Michael: Okay, awesome and that's a really good point that you bring up. If the house is up to code, you expect it to withstand a hurricane or not became a drone? How should people be thinking about older housing stock or does Tampa even have older housing stock, like in California, we've got a lot of 1950s built ranch style homes. That's just a lot of the bulk of the inventory, what are you seeing there in Tampa?   Jeff: Exactly the same, the bulk of the inventory is probably going to fall in the 1970 range, a ton of homes and that 1950 to 1980 and then honestly, in Ybor you'll see a whole bunch of homes in 1912, 1915, where the area is very, very old, and has a ton of homes with crawl spaces. So what you want to avoid is homes on a crawlspace. If it doesn't have a slab Foundation, honestly, just avoid it. Can you get around it? Can you figure it out, can you have a foundation inspection? Absolutely but those are all things they're going to tack on to the cost and your whole period. If you're a five year holder, maybe it's not a big deal. But if you're at 1015 20, you are going to be dealing with foundation issues, at least at some point and it is not cheap. So that is one thing I would avoid with the age of the inventory and then one other special thing that kind of gets talked about a lot in Florida is sinkholes and so sinkholes are extremely common. They're not as bad as again, as you see on the news 99% of the time. But what happened back in, I would say 95 205 a couple people had a sinkhole that was relatively bad, you know, the home was falling in and unsafe living conditions and then insurance companies and engineers that were working with them came into the entire neighborhood and said, oh, you've got settlement cracks. This looks like a sinkhole and so you'll see 85% of homes maybe even higher than that that have had a sinkhole remediation done with no significant repairs or need for that at all and once the sinkhole home has been remediated with either a chemical grounding a underpinning or a another. They actually insert concrete under the home once you do either of those three things. Your risk for a sinkhole after that is slim to none because once you solidify all the Lime Rock and silt that's under the home you're done, there's nothing to worry about, just check for warranties, and make sure that engineering report gets to your insurance provider and I believe there's still only two insurance providers in the state of Florida, that will insure a single home. So it's going to be a little bit more expensive as well. So just keep that in mind.   Michael: Okay, good to know and, Jeff, I just want to go back to the foundation, you said that to avoid slabs or avoid crawl spaces?   Jeff: Avoid crawl spaces. I mean, you don't have to avoid them at all costs. But if the house looks a little wonky, even on the photos, just go on to the next one. I've seen 95% of every home that I've been that has a crawlspace has some sort of issue, you can drop a marble in the kitchen, and it ends up in the living room every time. It's just Florida. I mean, Florida with sinkholes, and still homes horrible mixture and there's not a ton of those. But you'll see him a lot in Ybor City a lot around some of the older areas of Tampa, but just stick to the easy stuff, you know, slab on frame or slab on block and you'll 9 times out of 10 you'll be good to go.   Michael: Okay, right on and from a kind of hurricane perspective, what are your thoughts and what should people be looking out for in terms of roofs?   Jeff: You want as long of a life expectancy on the roof as possible, um, shingle roofs are great, every roof made in the past, I think from 2010, or maybe even earlier, since we had that one bad hurricane that came through all of the code is updated. The majority of the roofs have roof strapping that straps the trusses down to the block and that helps tremendously during hurricanes and just about every home has that and when you get an inspection, you do your wind mitigation and that is a very, very, very big piece of the pie to save you money on insurance, especially if you're considering hurricane coverage. So I would say maybe one out of every 100 to 200 clients gets hurricane protection. But it's available and honestly, you really just want to make sure that it has up to code roofing and those standards and it'll be just fine.   Michael: Right on and kind of in the same vein as insurance. What are you seeing or do you have a good kind of ballpark estimate for clients and listeners about what insurance costs are in Florida?   Jeff: Absolutely, to keep it simple, like we did with the taxes, I would probably say that's very close to the 1% rule and probably even a little bit below that, a $400,000 home. I've seen quotes anywhere from 2800 to 3800. So if you use the 1%, it's going to be less but you know, as long as you're not in a flood zone and don't you know don't have any hazard or wind additional add ones, then that should be a perfect, perfect metric to keep track on.   Michael: Right on. Jeff, this has been super awesome, man. Any final thoughts, things tips tricks that folks should be aware of as they're investigating the Tampa market?   Jeff: Absolutely don't wait, don't sleep if you want something, get it now get it while it's hot, because it's only going up. I think we've been undervalued for a very long time. I think we're at market value now. But I think the you know, honestly, the 10 to 30 year window and long range gross of Tampa I think is going to pay massive dividends for whoever can get in there.   Michael: Right on and I guess my last question you, are you seeing stuff go over asking or are you still seeing things come under list price or how are you seeing that?   Jeff: The market right now is very weird. Only because I've been used to just stuff flying for 18 months now. With the rates kind of adjusting the way that they have been everything has slowed to a tolerable level instead of 20 offers on a home we have three to five, so it's still chaos, but it's controlled chaos and something we can all deal with a little bit. But yet if you're not offering asking, you're not getting the house, if you're not offering 10 grand 15-20 above the house, you're probably still not getting it if somebody else's cash. So it's, it's extremely competitive. You have to be willing to push that cap rate on your own and be ready for the appreciation and the rent growth next year to kind of float you to where you want to be.   Michael: Okay, so good to know, Jeff, our certified agent out in Tampa, and folks have questions for you want to get a hold up? Where's the best place for them to do that?   Jeff: Absolutely. Um, you can visit our website at any time https://sefair-inv.com or feel free to reach out to me directly. My cell phone and email will be left in the podcast notes and I'll be happy to do whatever you like.   Michael: Right on. Thanks so much Jeff, can't wait to hear from you to chat soon.   Jeff: Absolutely, buddy. Have a great day, thank you!   Michael: Thanks, take care. All right, everyone. That was our episode A big thank you to Jeff for coming on and hanging out with me. It was a lot of fun, super interesting and clearly he is jazz about the market. I think a lot of us should be too. As always, if you've liked the episode I would love, love, love to hear from you all check out some ratings or reviews from you all and just hear what you have to say about the show. We look forward to seeing on the next one and happy investing!

The Night Before couple watched films from 1990 and wanted to talk about them.  They started with the 1990 film that won best picture - DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990). Then Lee and Jesse each selected two additional films from that year to share and discuss. The selected four films were: PRETTY WOMAN (1990), YOUNG GUNS 2 (1990), AWAKENINGS (1990), and JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO (1990). Lastly, they shared their personal rankings of the five films.    This episode was recorded in Tampa, Florida at The Independent Bar and Cafe located in the Seminole Heights neighborhood.    SHOW LINKS The Independent Bar and Cafe = https://independentbartampa.com/ The Night Before Movie Podcast Instagram = https://www.instagram.com/nightbeforepodcast/

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