Lender requirements have gotten much more stringent recently, therefore, taking many would be buyers and forcing them to once again lease. Many residents choose to rent for the freedom of choosing school districts, the current status of their employment, or for the chance to move to Tampa and “get to know” the city.

TBRAIG recommends our clients to accept residents that have pets. In the event that we locate a resident that has pets we will collect an additional pet deposit and or fee to cover any damage that could potentially be done. Restrictions can be set per the owners preference (i.e. dogs under 25lbs). Depending on the pet and the owner, additional insurance may be required such as a bite rider through the Renter’s Insurance.

Once a complete resident application has been submitted our staff will verify criminal, credit and resident rental history. We will also verify income, contact current employer and check rental references.

TBRAIG Property Management advertises all of our properties through several highly trafficked rental websites and MLS’s. In addition to a very strong internet marketing presence, we have worked hard to gain leads by building a very strong reputation with local realtors and builders in the Tampa Bay area. We also maintain strong relationships with prior tenants and clients and receive a ton of word of mouth referrals to help place great tenants. Many of our techniques for acquiring the very best of Tampa tenants is our relationships with corporate relocations departments and Insurance temporary housing departments.

Please visit www.TBRAIG.com and log in to your online owner account. Once logged in, please visit the reports section of our software. You can view and download several different reports from this page of our site. If you would like additional reports, please contact our office and we will generate the requested information.

In an effort to provide our clients their income as early in the calendar month as possible, all distributions are sent out on the 10th of every month along with the appropriate accounting for each individual property. Accounting for properties can be accessed 24 hours a day through our online management software. Funds will be sent via USPS or by direct deposit.

TBRAIG manages our entire portfolio as if each property is an investment that we are personally invested in. We constantly strive to better our practices and provide our clients with the best service and management experience possible. We provide our clients with the most responsive, pro-active management team that the Tampa Bay market can provide to investors along with 24 hour online account access.

TBRAIG portfolio currently consists of investments located anywhere in the greater Tampa Bay area. Along with our management of single family investments, we also manage local duplexes, four-plexes, and apartment complexes, townhomes, condos.

Most states require real estate sales professionals to be licensed by the state, so that they can control education and experience requirements and have a central authority to resolve consumer problems.

The terminology used to identify real estate professionals varies a little from state to state. Brokers are generally required to have more education and experience than real estate salespersons or agents.

The person you normally deal with is a real estate agent or salesperson. The salesperson is licensed by the state, but must work for a broker. All listings are placed in the broker’s name, not the salesperson’s.

A broker can deal directly with home buyers and sellers, or can have a staff of salespersons or agents working for him or her.

A real estate salesperson is more than just a “sales person.” They act on your behalf as your agent, providing you with advice and guidance and doing a job – helping you buy or sell a home. While it is true they get paid for what they do, so do other professions that provide advice, guidance, and have a service to sell –such as Certified Public Accountants and Attorneys.

The Internet has opened up a world of information that wasn’t previously available to homebuyers and sellers. The data on listings available for sale is almost current – but not quite. There are times when you need the most current information about what has sold or is for sale, and the only way to get that is with an agent.

If you’re selling a home, you gain access to the most buyers by being listed in the Multiple Listing Service. Only a licensed real estate agent who is a member of your local MLS can get you listed there – which then gets you automatically listed on some of the major real estate web sites. If you’re buying or selling a home, the MLS is your agent’s best tool.

However, the role of an agent has changed in the last couple of years. In the past, agents were the only way home buyers and sellers could access information. Now agents are evolving. Because today’s home buyers and sellers are so much better informed than in the past, expertise and ability are becoming more important.

The real estate agent is becoming more of a “guide” than a “salesperson” — your personal representative in buying or selling a home.

You might want to consult a couple more Realtors on the market value of your home. Most of the estimates should be in the same ballpark.

It could be that your friend is being more honest with you about the value of your home and the other Realtor gave you a higher number because he already knew you expected it. This is called “Buying a Listing” and is the subject of an article on our web site.

Or it could simply be that your friend is a good friend, but not that great of a real estate agent.

Mixing business and friendships is always risky to the friendship. On the other hand, if your friend is truly competent and was providing wise advice, she may be offended if you ignore the advice and choose another agent.