Clearwater Florida | Free Workshop teaches How to Have a Holly Jolly Green Christmas
November 12th, 2007 Categories: Pinellas Parks and Recreation
Pinellas County Brooker Creek Preserve – Sustainable Living
Pinellas County Florida has invested in protecting our environment and one such example is their work to create Brooker Creek Preserve, 8500 acres in Tarpon Springs Florida.
The Friends of Brooker Creek Preserve help raise funds to be able to provide more local green education and eco-friendly work especially as it pertains to our local watershed. They also support the Brooker Creek Environmental Education Center. The Brooker Creek Environmental Education Center is open 9:00am – 4:00pm Wednesday – Sundays (Note: it is Closed Mondays and Tuesdays)
Pinellas County Living Green | Learn how to make your Holidays Green
The Brooker Creek Preserve Environmental Education Center Staff will be offering a free program, Make your Holiday’s Green, this Wednesday November 14, 2007 from 7–8pm.
“Did you know the holidays add 25 million tons of garbage to our landfills each year? Most wrapping papers, greeting cards and decorations cannot be recycled” – Brooker Creek Educational Center website
The Brooker Creek Preserve Environmental Education Center Staff will be offering a free program to teach you how to Make your Holiday’s Green, this Wednesday November 14, 2007 from 7–8pm at The Cypress Swamp Cafe.
You may even get started on your holiday gift wrapping – you will be learning eco-friendly ways to wrap presents, make environmentally friendly holiday cards and even how to make “green” decorations from nature.
- Admission: Free;
- Recommended for ages 10 and up;
- Serving shade-grown coffee and refreshments;
Clearwater Florida Family shares Favorite Eco Friendly Wrapping Project
Green Gift Wrapping: One of our families favorite eco-friendly gift wrapping ideas is to purchase the brown lunch bags and use our rubber stamps to decorate them.
Even my youngest son can do a great job making one-of-a-kind eco-friendly gift wrapping.
A few years ago we found rubber stamps on a roller – these are great for decorating larger items like butcher block paper and holiday cards on recycled paper.
Eco-Friendly Decorations: For years we have combed the beaches and picked shells with a natural hole in them. We can then string them to make a one-of-a kind ornament and my youngest has even made special “shell jewelry” – it’s something everyone treasures.
Can you believe the holidays are around the corner? Do you have a eco-friendly decorating tip or other idea to make our holidays special? I’d love to have you share your tip below…don’t be afraid to comment, it’s always welcome here!
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Ford Ironman 70.3 Jouney from Sand Key through Clearwater to Clearwater Beach to Celebrate
November 11th, 2007 Categories: Clearwater Beach Florida
Clearwater Florida Hosts Ford Ironman 70.3 Again
Clearwater Florida – As luck would have it the 2007 Clearwater Ironman 70.3 Race past several popular Clearwater neighborhoods (Grovewood, Morningside, The Meadows) off Belcher Road this past Saturday.
What a site to behold. It was inspirational to all who watched it.
Several of the Clearwater neighborhood kids got their bikes out – dreaming…dreaming of racing like that one day. If only they understood what the almost 1500 racers signed up for. It’s hard to believe that this is actually only half a triathalon.
We even saw one participant, Maj. David Rozelle, an Iraq war veteran who is an amputee complete the race with one leg – it was so inspirational, especially in light of Monday being Veteran’s Day. All I could think was..”Thank you!”
We watched like cheerleaders at a high school game – swept up by the excitement of the challenge they’d undertaken and what these determined men and women were accomplishing.
They had already completed the the 1.2 mile swim and 50 of the 56 miles of biking through Clearwater. We heard their wheels literally whiz by as the cheering crowd rang cowbells and encouraged them on. We were watching from the 50 mile mark – the racers just had 6 more miles to go to get back to Pier 60 on Clearwater Beach – then they had to finish a 13.1 mile run.
Clearwater Florida – Ford Ironman 70.3 Race – November 10, 2007
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Clearwater Florida Real Estate
Are you looking to buy a Clearwater Home with a pool or maintenance free Clearwater Condo? Here’s what some of our past clients have to say about how we helped them….
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Tampa Home Mortgage Update – When Your Mortgage Broker Can't Deliver – Tampa Mortgage Expert Can!
November 8th, 2007 Categories: Tampa Mortgage News
Tampa Home Mortgage Report Is your Home Loan Going Up in Smoke?
Clearwater Florida – We are seeing the Tampa Mortgage Industry like the rest of the world changing quickly before our eyes and many home buyers or those looking at Clearwater Condos for sale who thought they had a home mortgage in the works these days are finding out they dont.
Imagine my sadness when one of our clients called today just crushed and in a panic they had found their dream home and were in the home loan process and now it was all going up in smoke before their eyes. They wanted to know what they could do now that they had decided to work with a local Tampa Bay mortgage broker they knew (instead of ones we recommended) and they werent going to be able to get them a home mortgage.
I wish I could say this was the first time we have experienced this. When we became Clearwater real estate agents and before we found the best Clearwater mortgage lenders to work with we saw this happen way to often. We were happy to be able to refer them to the Clearwater Tampa home loan experts we know to help them get their Clearwater home loan.
Tampa Mortgage Expert Saves Clearwater Home Loan from Going Up In Smoke
In todays dynamic market, lots of 100% financing and zero down payment loans are getting harder to find and you really should be working with a Tampa direct lender who knows what they CAN do not what they are hoping someone else MAY do. This is one of the top reasons we stress the importance of working with a Tampa Mortgage Expert that is also a Lender, and can fight for you, not just a mortgage broker when you have a choice. In our experience the odds of your home loan actually happening increase significantly.
We have found working with the best Tampa mortgage lenders is a real asset to your home buyers.
Tampa Mortgage / Clearwater Home Loan Consultants Facilitate Families Dreams
Over the last year, we’ve seen the Tampa mortgage consultants we work with work show why they’re the best – they work hard to find out what each family or person needed and then demonstrated their expertise by helping these clients with a wide variety of needs get the best possible mortgage and home loan to purchase their Clearwater condos or homes.
- Veteran get his first home on dry land now that hes no longer living on a navy Ship in an area golf community town home using a VA home loan;
- Several families using the various FHA loans including ones that provide funds for improvements and rehab work on homes;
- Foreign nationals buy luxury Clearwater condos and vacation homes here from Canada; England and more;
- Helped 55+ clients down-sizing get a great loan in the later stages of their home purchasing years (ex. Clients give lender video testimonial);
- Jumbo loan expert which has really helped families needing a jumbo loan when buying a vacation beach home or waterfront condo here and arranged for smooth transactions when they are located in other parts of the country.
Clearwater Real Estate in Tampa Bay
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Tierra Verde Florida | Tampa Bay Watch keeps our Waters Blue and Estuaries Healthy
November 4th, 2007 Categories: Pinellas County Real Estate
Keeping Tampa Bay’s Water Blue by being Green
I want to introduce you to a wonderful 501©(3) eco-friendly non-profit we are members of here in the Tierra Verde, Florida – Tampa Bay Watch
They are located at: Tampa Bay Watch, 3000 Pinellas Bayway South, Tierra Verde, FL 33715
Tampa Bay Watch is very active in a variety of programs and education to make a real difference by helping to Conserve and Restore Tampa Bay.
They are working to restore the Bay everyday through:
- Building Oyster Domes;
- Oyster Reef Enhancement Programs;
- Salt Marsh Planting Program;
- Sea Grass Planting Program;
- Coastal Clean Up Program;
- Mono-filament Program;
- Great Bay Scallop Search;
- Invasive Plant Removal
They do a great job of helping Tampa Bay’s waters stay blue (through their green efforts).
They organized 13 years ago when the waters of Tampa Bay were facing serious environmental challenges that threatened our extensive eco-system which supports 70% of the local fish, shell fish and more wildlife at some point in their life.
Did you know that Tampa Bay (the body of water) is the largest estuary in the state of Florida?
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It is and it is made up of “400 square miles of open water and 2,300 square miles of highly developed watershed that supports industry, agriculture, and a diverse population in excess of 2.4 million people.” – Source: TampaBayWatch.org
Tampa Bay Watch’ s purpose is the protecting and restoring Tampa Bay’s estuary, as well as, restoring the marine and wetlands environments. They focus on the delicate ecosystem that exists in the waters of Tampa Bay.
History of Cunningham Key Home to Tampa Bay Watch
From Tampa Bay Watch’s website I learned about their history and their current location – a waterfront piece of property to die for at the southern most point of Tierra Verde. In the 1960s the Department of Transportation dredged Tampa bay and this piece of land known as Cunningham Key became part of the causeway connecting Tierra Verde to Ft. De Soto park.
In 2000 Pinellas County and the State of Florida Greenways Program worked together to purchase the Cunningham Key property to be the headquarters for Tampa Bay Watch’s environmental protection and restoration programs.
All in a Green Days Work – Caring Volunteers Make a Difference:
On a recent Saturday morning the Tampa Bay Watch volunteers hit Fort Desoto beach and the surrounding mangrove areas to do a Coastal Clean Up. Look at the results in the picture to the left.
Being a frequent visitor to the beach I was amazed at just how much trash was collected – just imagine what our beaches would be like if this wasn’t done periodically.
As a Cleawater house with 2 cub scouts we always try to leave Tampa Bay beaches places better than we found them, this is the crux of what Tampa Bay Watch does everyday in so many ways.
Below is a video with a Tampa Bay Watch intern, Jessica, kind enough to share more about www.TampaBayWatch.org.
You can support their efforts, Join Tampa Bay Watch and become a member for as little as $25 a year.
Tierra Verde Florida Real Estate
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Clearwater Florida Real Estate | Pool Homes for Sale – Paradise or Backyard Money Pit
November 1st, 2007 Categories: Clearwater Florida
Clearwater Real Estate | No Pool Home Surprises Please
We live in a wonderful part of Florida and there’s nothing better than a cool dip in a Clearwater pool at home on a hot summer day. Can’t you just picture floating in your blue backyard pool, relaxing, rejuvenating. This is how it should be…
Now let me tell you what can happen if you don’t do your homework when you’re buying that Clearwater FL Pool Home.
Top Clearwater REALTORS spend the majority of our time working with Tampa Bay Home buyers and are big advocates and believers in Home Inspections. I am a member of the Tampa Bay Chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) which allows me to be a resource to my clients through my relationships with some of the areas most accomplished remodeling professionals. In a state known sometimes for fly-by-night tradesman – referrals to the best remodeling contractors and professionals in the area has proven invaluable.
In this case, the Clearwater pool professionals at Skinee-Dip Pools & Spas, the largest Tampa Bay area Pool Remodelers and Pool Contractors in the 5 county Tampa Bay area inspected this pool and boy are our Home Buyers lucky they did! They know Tampa Bay pools since they’ve built over 3,000 since 1971 and do over 1000 pool remodels each year. These are the kind of expert resources we bring to our clients…
Clearwater Pool Home Inspection Results
Now this is what the pool looked like – Looks inviting doesn’t it. Our homebuyers were already imagining their pool parties and having the grandkids over – if they had stopped here they would have purchased a $15,000+ problem!
Hold on not so fast – take off those rose colored home buyer glasses ….remember all Inspections are for the Home buyer – If you are a Clearwater FL Home or Condo buyer – Please take advantage of them or be ready for unpleasant “surprises” later and possible very costly surprises too.
Here’s what we found when we took a closer look at this pool….
How happy would you be to learn about all this AFTER you bought your home?
If you have a Tampa Bay Real Estate Expert dedicated to Tampa Bay Home Buyers, like us, they’ll negotiate on your behalf like it they would for their own family.
As a new Clearwater Pool Home Owner – How happy would you be to learn about all this AFTER you bought your home?
If you have a Realtor dedicated to Tampa Bay Home Buyers, like us, they’ll negotiate on your behalf like it they would for their own family.
Are you looking to buy a Tampa Bay Home or Condo?
We believe a Clearwater Realtor should really be YOUR advocate as the Clearwater Pool Home or Condo Buyer and always put YOUR best interests above selling any one home or condo? We believe Buyers like you deserve more! – in this case it could have been @ $15,000 mistake – OUCH!!. Here’s what some of our past clients have to say about how we helped them….
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