If you walked up to Michael Jordan and said, "I want to be learn sports" he would walk away.

Stop hanging out with your deadbeat buddies that spend all day drinking, talking sports, and otherwise wasting away.

We're not in a vacation area and the majority of our guests are in the area for work or have a reason like a wedding, sporting event, etc.

Your friends return is also predicated on when he bought, a few short years ago property values were 30% lower and rates less than half what they are now.That being said Tampa is great because we have multiple draws: Beaches, Pro Sports, Bourgeoning Waterfront Downtown area, Busch Gardens, Midtown, World Class Airport bringing in Business and International Travelers, and more!

I recognize F/F non commercial residential loan is the ultimate pinnacle of loans, but it is not always an option. 

But travel 20 miles north to near Troon and Pinnacle Peak and properties are 1-10 million dollars.

Many smaller banks, like Regions Bank, do them, as do smaller, private banks, like Pinnacle Mortgage- but those banks require you to also be a customer of the bank. 

The only winter sporting left around here more or less is going to be in the Beech Mountain area, as hardly anything else gets enough snow to be viable as far as winter sports.

The Gulf Beaches, Pro Sports, Business, Concerts, and other attractions makes it attractive to a myriad of guests!

Teams Built to Dominate” by Rod Santomassimo, CCIM is a good book, because real estate is a team sport.