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Which structure works best for a property management business: Departmental or Portfolio? This is a topic that can be pretty polarizing in the industry. Welcome back to The Property Management Show, where we deep dive into the world of property management, marketing, and entrepreneurship. Today, we're talking with two prominent property management business owners in Central Florida. Welcome to Maryann Hoffman and Andrew Dougill of Hoffman Realty and David and Stacy Wilson of Wilson Management Group. These experts are talking about the structures they've adopted and offering some advice to property management owners who have not yet decided on how they want to organize their businesses. td {vertical-align: top; border:1px solid #eee;} li {font-size:15px;} .clean-td {border-bottom:none;} Podcast Summary Each type of management structure has its pros and cons. For property management companies that are about to build out their own structure, they need to think about the things they like to do and don't like to do. Deciding what works best will require flexibility. Processes and systems are often more foundational than how a property management company is organized. Guest Bios: Hoffman Realty Andrew and MaryAnn Hoffman are the founders and principals of Hoffman Realty, bringing decades of leadership and experience to the Tampa Bay property management industry. MaryAnn, a licensed real estate broker, entered the industry in 1983 and established Hoffman Realty in 1988 with a clear vision: to deliver personalized, high-quality service to small residential investors. In 2000, Andrew, then Vice President of Engineering at TECO Energy, joined the firm to lead business operations, aligning his background as a long-time real estate investor and landlord with the company's mission. Together, they have built a 38+ year track record of supporting residential investors throughout the Tampa Bay area and currently oversee a portfolio of approximately 450 managed properties. Hoffman Realty's continued success is rooted in a disciplined operational approach and a strong commitment to client service, with MaryAnn remaining actively involved in day-to-day oversight to ensure every client receives personal attention, and no property owner is overlooked. Both Andrew and MaryAnn are deeply engaged in the professional community. Andrew is an active member of Suncoast Tampa Area Realtors (STAR), the Bay Area Apartment Association, and the Tampa Bay Chapter of NARPM. He has served as Property Management Chair for Greater Tampa REALTORS®, is a member of the STAR Government Affairs and Property Management Committees, a former Tampa Bay NARPM Board member, and currently serves as Tampa Bay NARPM Legislative Chair—advocating for landlord-tenant policy at both the state and national levels. Wilson Management Group Wilson Management Group was founded in Orlando in 1986 and has been family-owned and operated ever since. David Wilson obtained his Real Estate Salesperson's license in 1993 and began working for WMG as a property manager. In 2005, he obtained his Real Estate Broker's license and gradually transitioned into overseeing all day-to-day business operations. David, and his wife, Stacy, purchased the business from his parents in 2014, and they run it together with their fantastic team. They are active members of NARPM (National Association of Residential Property Managers). David has been a member since the Orlando/Central Florida chapter was formed in 1995. They are passionate about keeping Florida a landlord-friendly state, for the benefit of their current and future clients. They participate every year with NARPM in annual legislative summits both in Tallahassee, FL and Washington, DC, advocating for the rights of landlords here in Florida. What Do Successful Central Florida Property Management Companies Look Like? Let's take a look at who we're talking to today: Hoffman Realty is based in the Tampa Bay Area. They serve communities as far north as State Route 54 and as far south as Apollo Beach and Wimauma. They're a departmental structure and have about 450 companies under management. Wilson Management Group is in Orlando. They're a portfolio style management company and serve all of Orange and Seminole Counties, with part of Lake County, Volusia County, and Osceola County within their scope. They also manage about 450 doors. How Do These Structures Differ? At the NARPM Broker/Owner Conference this year, Matthew Tringali of BetterWho presented a framework called The Team Structure Checklist, which highlighted the fundamental differences between each business structure. Here's what Maryann reported from that event: Departmental Structure. Most people are in the office and available for phone calls, answering questions, and serving more specialized areas of expertise. There's one person managing inspections for all properties and another person managing the accounting or the leasing. One point of contact takes care of customer service. There are property management departments. Portfolio structures would have one professional with a portfolio of 75 to 125 properties and they handle everything. The entire experience of that property is under their purview, whether we're talking about maintenance or leasing or tenant management. The primary point of contact is the property manager overseeing the portfolio. Does the Company Structure Impact Quality of Service? When we talk about departmental vs. portfolio structures, is it merely an internal operational decision that owners don't notice, or are there differences in how service is delivered and perceived? It depends. When we talk about portfolio models, we're often talking about companies that cover a larger geographic area, and to expand the business portfolio is necessary. Departmental structures work better for smaller service areas. Both structures can provide excellent client experiences. This depends on policies and procedures and how effectively and consistently the company can apply those. It also depends on staff. A leasing agent having a bad day in a departmental structure will not affect an owner who calls to talk about accounting. But in a portfolio structure, the property manager may be having a bad day, and that can affect any owner who calls for help. The answer to high-quality service delivery in either structure? Having strong systems. Which Model is More Scalable for Property Management Companies? Property management companies may want to know if one type of company can support growth better than the other, but the answer comes down to company goals and vision. Portfolio property management companies are geographically based. Each property manager has a portfolio that they manage, and the properties assigned are based on maintaining boundaries geographically. There's always a bit of overlap, but it's not going to work to have property managers crossing counties while trying to provide great service. David and Stacy want their property managers to concentrate on their portfolios to the best of their ability. So from an expansion perspective, portfolio works for management companies that want to grow geographically. It's possible to add another property manager when new doors are added in different neighborhoods or cities. Departmental management companies grow best within a tight service area. Maryann and Andrew note that their employees go home at night without being on call for owners or tenants who might need them (Maryann hands out her cell phone for that purpose). The point is to have good property managers who communicate well with existing clients before growing. A new client joined Hoffman Realty because he had not heard from his previous property manager for three months. It turned out his assigned manager had left the company, but no one there had told him. In each business structure, growth is only possible with good systems, clear assignment of duties, and smart staff. What Are Some of the Weaknesses in Portfolio and Departmental Property Management Structures? What if a tenant doesn't pay rent? What if there are complaints that repairs are taking too much time? What if a key property manager leaves the company? Portfolio The main challenge for portfolio companies is the loss of that knowledge and expertise when a property anger leaves. And it's also important to be clear about who owns the client. In a portfolio system, you would not want a property manager to leave your company and take your clients with them. Property management is a relationship business. Internal controls are needed no matter what your structure. You will need: Management agreements Independent contractor agreements (this is how Wilson hires) Policies and procedures David and Stacy have done a great job of mitigating risk and establishing that clients belong to the company, not the property manager. Most of the professionals working for them have been with the company for over 15 years. Departmental For departmental companies, it can be a challenge to juggle all the repairs. It requires a lot of time management to negotiate every single lease renewal. Things come up and Maryann and Andrew must decide when the limits of their system have been reached and it's time to hire another person. Another weakness in departmental businesses is that sometimes owners and landlords can feel passed around from one person to another. They're talking to someone different about maintenance and accounting, for example. As the Business Development Manager, Maryann makes sure she is the point of contact for any struggles owners may encounter. There are lots of questions when they're being onboarded, but once the path is clear, things settle quickly. How Are Florida Property Management Companies Unique? The housing collapse in 2008. COVID eviction moratoriums. Massive hurricanes. Post-pandemic pricing surges. Major relocation of new residents into Florida. Major insurance crisis. Florida management companies have been through a lot. How does each business structure approach these elements that are unique to Florida property management? Andrew said that for Hoffman Realty, the 2008 crisis was one of the worst to manage. There had just been a huge boom and prices were high. Then, the market crashed and people who had no intention of being landlords found themselves renting out homes when they could not sell.That included a lot of private equity firms.Maryann remembers a meeting with a huge company that was planning to buy hundreds of properties in 2010. It was exciting at first; the idea that they would get so much business. But the geographic area covered seven counties. Hoffman Realty would have had to change their entire operation in order to accommodate that management contract. For Stacy and David, the COVID pandemic and hurricanes are particularly memorable.During the pandemic, people did not want to leave their homes but they needed to see properties. At that time, video walk-throughs were not common, but they quickly became necessary. They could not imagine doing without video tours, now. Property management companies in Florida have to adapt to manage these crises.In 2004, there were three different hurricanes that hit the Orlando region in a span of three weeks, including the very powerful Hurricane Charlie. That storm took out the power to the Wilson Management Group office for two and a half weeks. But they still had to operate. Trees were down everywhere and property managers could not use phones or email. This was long before the technology we have today. David was grateful that they had planned ahead and printed out what they needed and were able to physically check on their properties. Diving Deeper into Hurricanes: How Do Business Structures Respond? More recently, after Hurricanes Milton and Helene in 2024, Hoffman Realty had three pages of roof repairs that their properties needed. This is how the departmental process served them: One person was in charge of roofs. Another person was in charge of fence repairs. Another handled mold remediation. Separate people were assigned to insurance adjusters. Staff members were calling tenants to ask about any damage. It was a mess, Maryann said, but everything was departmentalized already. As a portfolio-based company, David and Stacy would have their property managers check in with tenants, first. In the first few days after a hurricane, roads were dangerous. There were no stop lights and trees were down across town. Before putting their property managers in any kind of situation where they had to go out and put eyes on a property, they'd ask their tenants for reports. Instead of conducting 30 inspections a month, their property managers were eventually conducting about 30 per day. What is the Relationship Between Team Structure and Company Size? Is there a size where one specific structure makes more sense than the other? It may not matter. Regardless of the business model a Management company has, there is some level of overlap into different sorts of business models no matter what. Some companies have a pod style, with senior and junior managers and they have coordinators in that pod. Andrew and Maryann have a departmental business which is similar. In the Wilson portfolio structure, property managers still have back-office support for accounting and leases. Overlap should be expected. Scaling any of those structures can be challenging. For portfolio companies, property managers are geographically aligned, so if there is a burst of new properties that come under management, how are they assigned when all of the existing property managers are at capacity? How Do Property Managers Know Which Structure is Right for Their Company? Maybe you're a smaller company at 50 to 100 doors, and you have to decide whether to form a portfolio or department company structure. What clues should you be looking for that might tell you which path is the best? Andrew says that if you're growing from a one-person show to a larger company, you'll realize you need help, and you should delegate the tasks you don't like to do. Maybe you like leasing and talking to landlords but you don't like coordinating maintenance. That maintenance supervisor should be your first hire. Stacy and David advise to be prepared for one thing: systems will break down as you grow. Whether you gravitate towards departmental or portfolio or something else, you'll have to pivot or adjust at some point. You might start off with one model and pivot to the other. Try to anticipate where the break might occur. If you can see it coming, you can prevent it. How Can AI and Technology be Used? Thanks to automation and AI, it's possible to do more with fewer people. With the help of technology, property management owners know that they can focus more on relationships. And remember that AI is able to do a lot of things, but it can't just be plugged into a property management business. Automating something that is broken will just allow mistakes to be made faster. We're saying it again: processes and procedures are essential. Deploying AI will not magically fix problems. Will Owners Care about Company Structure when Choosing a Property Management Partner? Hopefully, clients will ask deeper questions about how your business functions. How are applicants screened? How quickly does the staff handle maintenance? How and when will my residents get solutions to their problems? These are the things that help determine how efficient a property management business is. Company structure is rarely a part of the interview. Property managers trying to earn new business will want to clarify with the property owners and investors what the long-term financial goals are. That may play into how they decide what kind of company they hire. But that may not have to do with structure; it may have more to do with the perspective of the business and how they manage. What Are the Last Words from Hoffman Realty and Wilson Management Group? Here's what our guests want to leave you with: Loving what you do is a big part of success. Start off with strong systems and get those down before growing a property management company. Owning investment real estate is great. If you're starting off, keep moving forward. How can you connect with our fantastic guests today? Connect with Maryann and Andrew from Hoffman Realty at http://hoffmanrealty.com/ Connect with Stacy and David from Wilson Management Group at https://www.wilsonmanagementgroup.com/about Thanks for joining us on The Property Management Show. 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Una niña de 11 años, que estaba perdida y en peligro, fue encontrada sana y salva gracias a un perro policía

When tonight's guest, Amanda, was growing up, near Wimauma, Florida, there were miles and miles of orange groves and strawberry farms in the area. Woods wound through the area too. Try as they might, Amanda's parents couldn't keep her out of the woods there. Her neighbors warned her that Wood Boogers were in the area, but she still loved spending as much time as possible in the woods there. Even though she spent all of that time in the woods, she didn't find out the truth, about her neighbor's warnings, until one night when she was sitting at her kitchen table, with the sliding glass door cracked open. That's the first time she saw a Sasquatch. The little Sasquatch she saw that night was, most likely, Tank's son. Tank is a huge, male, Sasquatch Amanda has seen more than once. We hope you'll tune in and listen to her talk about her encounters with Tank and Tank's son. If you'd like to check out my new Bigfoot show, called "My Bigfoot Sighting," you can listen using your favorite podcast app. Here's a link to the My Bigfoot Sighting Channel on Spotify...https://open.spotify.com/show/2gomYbQG2gM6gPFakCQYNL?si=M0dm3bDfR_ShTiJcHPWoyw&dl_branch=1If you've had a Sasquatch sighting and would like to be a guest on Bigfoot Eyewitness Radio, please go to https://www.BigfootEyewitness.com and submit a report.If you've had a Sasquatch sighting and would like to be a guest on My Bigfoot Sighting, please go to https://www.MyBigfootSighting.com and let me know.If you'd like to help support the show, by buying your own Bigfoot Eyewitness t-shirt or sweatshirt, please visit the Bigfoot Eyewitness Show Store, by going to https://Dogman-Encounters.MyShopify.comI produce 3 other podcasts that are available for listening on your favorite podcast app. If you haven't checked them out, already, here are links to them… My Bigfoot Sighting https://www.spreaker.com/show/my-bigfoot-sighting Dogman Encounters https://www.spreaker.com/show/dogman-encounters-radio_2 My Paranormal Experience https://www.spreaker.com/show/my-paranormal-experience Thanks, as always, for listening!This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5008496/advertisement

Hillsborough County Adult Day Services is holding an event Saturday, November 18, at its new Wimauma location to connect caregivers to experts and resources. We speak with the agency's Angie Toledo.

Barry and Abigail discuss The Lonesome Jubilee by John Cougar Mellencamp and sample Just Like Old Times, Spring Shake-Cation, Acai Juliet, and Ambient #7 from Mastry's Brewing Co. in St. Pete Beach, Florida. Many thanks to Matt Dahm, Owner-Founder of Mastry's Brewing Co., for sitting down with us to discuss the history of the brewery! Although she did not visit the Abigail Hummel School of Speaking Smartly about Music this time, Abigail did hear similarities between The Real Life and Light the Fuse by Jack Cornell [previously interviewed on Friendship Wins (Jack Cornell and Tripping Animals Brewing Co.)]. The message of the song and the specificity of the storytelling reminded Barry of Growing Older But Not Up by Jimmy Buffett. Escape (The Pina Colada Song) by Rupert Holmes is reminiscent of an O. Henry tale. Ambient #7 is brewed with hops grown by the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center in Wimauma, Florida. Up next… How to Save a Life by The Fray Jingles are by our friend Pete Coe. Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we're drinking when we're not on mic! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | Website | Email us | Virtual Jukebox --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pops-on-hops-podcast/message

Eileen Coogan, executive director and CEO of Allegany Franciscan Ministries, discusses what it means to be a servant leader and leading non-profits for over 35 years, the Common Good Initiative, the successes in Wimauma, and more.

In honor of National Simplicity Day, we kept this one short and sweet. Our Associate Caller of the Day was Derrick from Store 2564 in Luray, Virginia. In Milestone Minute, Lashaunda from Store 1305 in Janesville, Wisconsin, Rhonda from Store 1203 in Wimauma, Florida, and Betty from Store 1585 in North Platte, Nebraska, celebrated 20, 25 and 30 years respectively with the Walmart family. For New Music Monday, Bo shared the latest hit “Permission to Dance” from K-pop sensation BTS and asked whether associates would Scan It or Skip It. We had a bunch of associates call in to resoundingly say, “Permission granted!” We also had Bo's Impossible Question of the Day, which asked: What do 2 out of 3 Americans say they can no longer tolerate? If you're someone who likes to say, “the more, the merrier,” the answer may not be as obvious. Be sure to tune in!

In this episode of Everyday Spirituality, we talk with the Executive Director of the Beth-El Farmworker Ministry in Wimauma, Florida. Beth-El exists to feed the Mind, Spirit, and Body of the farmworking community and our neighbors in need, through opportunities for hunger relief, education, healthcare, and spiritual growth. Teresita Matos-Post has extensive experience in the non-profit sector with a passion for ministries of justice and mercy. She has worked in cross-cultural appointments with the United Methodist Church, as well having spent six years working for the Girl Scout Council in Florida. In this conversation, Pastor Debbie and Teresita talked about the role creativity plays as a personal outlet, spiritual connection, and a tool for justice. But they go even deeper as they talk about the role of intercultural community, and the challenges of race and origin in relationship. —— Find out more about the Beth-El Migrant Farmworker Ministry at their website: beth-el.org Find Teresita’s poetry on her website: https://poeticprophecy.com Or follower her on social media: https://www.facebook.com/poetseer | https://www.instagram.com/poetseer | https://twitter.com/PoemSeer —— Everyday Spirituality is a podcast from connect.faith; which is a new worshiping community of the Presbyterian Church (USA) unbound by location coming together at the intersection of creativity, spirituality and justice. Learn more about connect.faith at our website - https://connect.faith Donate to support our mission.

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Jon Thompson, Campaign Communications Director, Vice President Mike Pence, joined AM Tampa Bay to discuss Vice President Mike Pence, and Second Lady Pence will be traveling to Florida this week. He will be visiting Tampa on Thursday, 1/16, and will be at the Valencia Lakes retirement community in Wimauma to the Venetian Events Center.

Ryan, Morgan, and Felix discuss Game 4 between the Rays and Astros and the latest developments in the case against the Wimauma pipe bomb suspect.

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On our fourth episode, we talk about: News in Florida: The state legislature has a long history of taking money from the affordable housing fund. We need to make it clear to our representatives that we will not accept this any longer. Hillsborough County Closeup: Hillsborough County has a shocking lack of fire stations for the amount of people we have. This is a serious problem and the Hillsborough Fire Fighter's Union has sounded the alarm on more than one occasion. We have to make sure that our representatives make this a priority. Around the World/Nation: The Department of Education has wasted $1 Billion on charter school waste and fraud. It's more ridiculous than you might think. This is taxpayer money that could be going toward improving our public education and yet, it gets wasted instead. Our representatives support charter schools, but the more we look into the logistics of charter schools, the less we think they should. We need to tell them to stop wasting taxpayer money on charter schools and start putting it toward improving our public education. All About Science with Debbie: With the nationwide measles outbreak, vaccines have also gotten more attention. There is no cure for measles once you get it, but there is a way to prevent it from happening in the first place. There are so many misconceptions about vaccinations and we hope this information can help clear them up. Did You Know with Fran: Fran has been doing a series on voting and why it matters. In the last podcast, she talked why people don't think their vote matters. In this episode, Fran addresses the intimidating ballot and what voters can do to understand it better. And finally, we had a wonderful interview with Hud Richards, the past president of the South County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), about how we can prepare for the upcoming hurricane season. Unfortunately, we don't think about these things until it is too late. We have the opportunity right now to prepare.

On our third episode, we talk about:Recap: What it was like to attend the hearing about the TECO's decision to invest in a fracked gas plant and how it made us think about our civic duty and what we're trying to do on this podcast. News in Florida: Florida paid Cubic $3.6 million in taxpayer money to get them to drop the bid to update our SunPass tolls. It turns out this was for nothing and that the company that got the bid--Conduent--wasn't a good choice to begin with. We dig into why this decision was made and what it means for us. Hillsborough County Closeup: We dig into traffic in the SouthShore area and our lack of transportation options. Mind the Gaps: In our Around the Nation segment, we take a look at the gender pay gap and how we can fix it. All About Science: We have a new segment! We are happy to welcome Debbie to our team. In her debut segment, she takes a look at what global warming will mean for our economy right here in Tampa Bay.Did You Know: Fran is back with a segment on why voting matters and why it's dangerous when people don't think it does. lnterview with CEO of Enterprising Latinas (ELI): And finally, we had a fabulous and enlightening interview with Liz Gutierrez, who is the founder and CEO of ELI, an organization that empowers the women in Wimauma to shape their own futures. ELI invests in these women who in turn are an investment for Wimauma. They are reshaping Wimauma's downtown and our businesses. And you know how we're always talking about how we don't have transportation here in Wimauma? ELI has a solution to that problem: hot pink buses.

This episode is shorter than usual but it's still power-packed. In this episode, we talk about: Update on Medicaid: Apparently the fact that Florida has one of the worst healthcare systems in the country doesn't stop our lawmakers from continuing to make bad decisions. Farmers, Food Stamps, and Federal Funding: The White House is looking to cut food stamps. What does this mean for our Wimauma farmers? What can we do about it? Lead in our schools: The Hillsborough County school district found lead in its water. Find out why this happened and what we can do to stop it from happening again. Fort Lonesome: the name speaks for itself. Check out our earlier interviews with the Sierra Club. In our next podcast, we will give you an update about how the hearing went.

Ordinarily, we would upload an interview at the end of a podcast episode. However, in this special two-part interview series with the Sierra Club, we talk about something that requires immediate action. In this second part, we interviewed the Florida Beyond Coal Organizer for the Sierra Club, Gonzalo Valdes about why TECO is planning on investing in fracked gas and what that means for us. TECO is considering raising electricity prices by 4 percent to pay for a billion-dollar investment in a fracked gas plant. In other words, our electric bills will go up to pay for something that will end up costing us more in the future! We have a chance to hold TECO accountable at a Fracked Gas Plant Hearing on Monday, March 11th @5PM at the Hilton Garden Inn in Riverview. We will be there and we hope you will join us. This is our chance to show them that we will not accept this. In the words of Mr. Valdes, "anybody who is a TECO rate payer or a Floridian that doesn't want to see our state go underwater" should be at this hearing.

Ordinarily, we would upload an interview at the end of a podcast episode. However, in this special two-part interview series with the Sierra Club, we talk about something that requires immediate action. In this first part, we interviewed the chairman of the Tampa Bay Sierra Club, Kent Bailey about how climate change is not only an environmental issue but one of concern for the economy and national security. Moreover, TECO is considering raising electricity prices by 4 percent to pay for a billion-dollar investment in a fracked gas plant. In other words, our electric bills will go up to pay for something that will end up costing us more in the future! We have a chance to hold TECO accountable at a Fracked Gas Plant Hearing on Monday, March 11th @5PM at the Hilton Garden Inn in Riverview. We will be there and we hope you will join us. This is our chance to show them that we will not accept this. In the words of Mr. Bailey, "silence becomes consent" after this hearing.

We are the Wimauma Mamas (and papa!), here to talk to you about what matters most right here in Florida and the South Shore Area. We take a small look at big problems. We are all the same. We all want clean drinking water, safe foods free of pesticides, and good schools for our children. Roads that we could travel on would be a bonus, too! We want to empower you to take action on the issues that impact us all. A lot of it involves letting our representatives know that they should make these issues a priority. The mamas (and papa!) will help you get the answers that you need. On our debut episode, here's what we talk about: Wimauma Mamas: who are we?News in Florida: Medicaid and a cutback that might knock Florida's healthcare ranking from 48th in the nation to 50th. Spoiler alert: it involves dumb decisions by our state legislatureHillsborough County Closeuo: A case study on when activism works right here in Wimauma and the South Shore area. One of the recurring themes in our podcast is how the South Shore area does not get the representation it needs. Emergency vehicles use the Opticon system to change the traffic lights from red to green. This helps the flow of traffic and it could help save your life or the life of a loved one. However, SR 674 does not have the device! What can we do to change this? Around the World/Nation: The unspoken crises in the U.S. and around the worldWhat's a Wimauma?Why our traffic is the monstrosity that it isAn interview with Andrew Davis, a former candidate for Hillsborough County Commissioner, about how we can fix the monstrosity that is our traffic. We always hear about why local issues matter but we never really follow through on it. Our apathy is what allows our local politicians to make the decisions that they do. We cannot accept this any longer. Our hope is that when we present you with this information, you are motivated to contact our representatives to make sure that we see some change. We live in a representative democracy and we must make sure that we are represented.

Always wondered what the Parade of Homes is? Melissa Chaumont of Tampa Bay Builders Association and Chairperson Laura Kennedy of Tampa Bay Parade of Homes tell us all about the event. Check out new home construction by various builders from Ocala to Wimauma. They also feature remodelers. For more information visit - www.tbba.net and http://tampabayparadeofhomes.com .