There is no deadline for celebrating exceptional life events. Though almost three months have…read morepassed since the sale of our waterfront home in Hudson and subsequent purchase of our "last" home, our praise and gratitude for our realtor (and now friend) has not diminished. It was after five failed contracts with local realtors when we contacted Johnny Loewy of Align Right Realty. He promptly scheduled an initial meeting to discuss our needs, wants, and goals, accompanied by a top agent, Michele de Vahle'. After listening intently and understanding our plans, including moving inland to greatly reduce the stress and hardship of hurricane preparations, Michele agreed to work closely with us to market our current home and find a new house. Multiple open houses and showings yielded much activity and interest. Always available by telephone, email or text, Michele's responses to our never-ending requests to visit homes for sale were enthusiastic and good-natured, and left us honestly feeling as if we were her only clients. Her professionalism and depth of knowledge of all things real estate had us calling on her with multiple questions most every day. When an offer was made approximately thirty days after listing, Michele's brilliant negotiating skills were evident. While not happy with the initial bid made, Michele debated with our buyer, outlining the worth and redeeming features of our waterfront home, realizing a most acceptable offer and subsequent contract. That we found the home we fell in love with and offered to buy at virtually the same time was an immense blessing! Again, Michele worked relentlessly FOR us and with the selling realtor towards acceptance of our bid which landed several thousand dollars below the asking price. Simultaneous closings on April Fools' Day were smooth, effortless and cause for celebration for all parties. Did I mention Michele is simply an overall beautiful soul, with a joyful demeanor and chronic smile and volunteers for an animal rescue facility? If you do not call her for your real estate needs, you are missing so much! Michele de Vahle REALTOR®, Franchise Sales Person 4821 U.S. Highway 19, Suite 3 New Port Richey, Florida 34652 Office: 813-546-3452

Love working here! The company culture, support of other agents, advanced technology offered to all…read moreagents and our clients, & the broker is so very generous! It feels like a family that truly care about your success and the welfare of your clients. Highly recommend!!

A little overdue review of Joe & Christina Kipping. Simply put, they were pretty amazing. Our…read moresearch was unique as one of us was moving here from Miami and the other Colorado. We had to plan out the trips and had limited time here. Joe was patient, listened, gave honest/great advice and was not only honest with us about expectation but also honest with his thoughts and insights about the market, the areas , and Tampa in general. We had to make a few trips and houses were lined up for us each time consisting of not only what we found, but ones he knew of. We could not be here for the final walk through so he did it with us via video call. He has help throughout the purchase and even after. We cannot recommend them enough. Again, pretty much amazing.

We have used Joe Kipping before and he did an awesome job selling our home. So when it came time…read morefor a new place we went back to him and the TampaBayHomeTeam.

Huge thank you and props to Lindsay MacConnell for her help, guidance and support with my…read morerefinance. This seemingly stressful process was made easy and stress free with Lindsay's help and guidance. It was such a quick turn around time from the time I filled out my app and provided my documents to closing. I felt in the know every step of the way and never once did I feel lost. I am thankful for Lindsay at Limitless Mortgage!

"Entrepreneurs can afford real estate but often struggle to prove it. When other agents are stuck…read morewondering how to understand your financials and get you qualified - Annastoshia closes the deal in record time with zero hassle. She is the only mortgage Broker/and company I would recommend. If she is not personally available, she has trained her team to deliver the same BOSS service."

Trustworthy, dependable, and effective are the three words I want to describe my interactions with…read moreKM Homes and Mark. If you are thinking about selling your home, I would recommend you call Mark. I reached out to a bunch of "we buy homes for cash" companies July 2021. I had a legal situation going on with the house and I did not feel like continuing to fight. I was given LOTs of offers, but Mark stood out. He asked about the situation and told me honestly to keep on pushing through; the legal battle was almost over. He initiated follow up several times over the next few months offering encouragement and support as needed. He asked for one thing "just let me make an offer, you can say no - but let me at least have a chance to buy the house". Once the legal situation was complete, I called him and set up a walkthrough of the home. I did not sell directly through him, but he helped negotiate a lucrative contract for both KM Homes and myself. End Results, December 2021, I walked away with almost 80k more than I anticipated July of 2021. This is post all costs including the legal battle. If you are reading this - you are probably in a tight situation. You can trust Mark and his associates at KM Homes to (1) be honest and fair and (2) work with you for the maximum opportunity.

Ryan, Heidi, Kaylee & Jessica were phenomenal. They got our mortgage done within the tight window…read morewe were working with, and constantly gave updates when asked for. They even provided customized/personal video updates along the way, which made it super easy to understand. These people do not mess around. From beginning to end they were on it, and stress was removed from the equation. Can't recommend enough!!!

Sadly, this apartment complex (The Wellington located on Drew St.) has been going down hill year…read moreafter year. No matter how many management changes it has gone through, they do not do anything for the residents but raise the monthly fee. There has to be an investment for the WHOLE complex. This apartment complex was built in 1998 it's 2022... it's been 24 years. EVERYTHING needs an update. Not just glue, caulking, staple gun, chemicals, spray-paint, and resurfacing paint. Everyone can agree on the cost of living going up and pricing changing. With that being said, we/you would think that changes would be seen around the apartment complex. We can begin with the entrance. More money and time has been spent on making sure that only the entrance is clean, and grass is maintained. How about the whole complex gets its grass cut, flowers and trees being maintained? (For every residents/building benefit not only the entrance) The grass and ground looks horrible. Some buildings have just patches of grass and dirt. Playground and park had been kept clean, power washed from time to time. (Not only cleaned when inspection is coming), staircases cleaned (due to neighbors who smoke and leave their cigarettes, weed, cigar buds around, even condoms from time to time, drinks, soda cans and liquor, leaving behind their trash and even some residents power blow their leaves from their floor to others.) Let's not forget about how many residents have pets in their home which do NOT fit the description on lease. (Has anyone seen how many big dogs, Pit-bulls, Rottweilers, Dalmatians, etc... without leashes are around, sent early morning, late nights out to do "their business" their waste isn't picked up, they aren't supervised or held accountable if those dogs attack a resident.) Their owners walk with bags in their hands, look around just to simulate like they are picking up after them but they aren't. Parents or guardians sending minors to dispose their garbage on foot, having minors drag their trash bags leaving a trail of trash for maintenance to clean up (they spend more time cleaning trash because adults can't be responsible to dispose of their trash correctly). Our dumpster. Is always broken, always full. Between people who do NOT live in the apartment complex they dump their trash, unwanted furniture, and debris. And let's not mention that some of our residents are so slothful, that instead of dumping their trash correctly they just set it or throw it on the ground near the trash as if maintenance are their personal "maids". Parking. For The amount of Aparments and people on the lease there is never enough parkings. Every apartment should at least have a Parking apartment assigned to them. Have others (visitors or non-residents) search for an unassigned parking. Residents or non-residents with trucks and trailers occupy space and parking. (Where is signal 88 doing rounds around the complex?) Those who have a handicap permit, use "normal parking" or handicap. (They have options).

I lived here for two years between 2007-2009 after waiting 2 years for an apt to open up. Back then…read morethey went quickly and after I moved in I regretted the wait. I stayed on the 2nd floor which was like being trapped in a box. My downstairs played spanish music late a night loudly which I could hear from the bottom up AND my upstairs neighbors (which I had two diff ones during my stay) had domestic disputes then moved in with a toddler who they would let run everywhere. The apartment was decent and I didn't have a bug problem but definitely needed some upgrades...but at that time they were only updating the market rent apartments and I was paying $735.00 for the income restricted unit. They have 3 bdr which means bigger families which equals LOTS of unsupervised kids hanging out all times of night. I would come outside and they're sitting either in front of my steps OR on my da** car. When I finally decided to move, I cleaned my apartment, and they took most of my deposit apartment for normal wear and tear instead of things that exceeded normal wear and tear. That was the first and only time I've ever had my security deposit withheld. I think the mgr was a slimeball too...he not only was very unavailable but disrespectful if you were income restricted. I wish I could remember his name and hopefully he's no longer there. All of this to say that if you're thinking about moving there DONT! I see it has gotten even worst with bug infestation but the paper thin walls will make your stay there VERY uncomfortable...I haven't stayed there in 5 years and remember it like it was yesterday.