Andrew Boutilier's (forsalebyandy) Blog

We've all seen the gas prices falling lately, finally!  To keep an eye out for where you can fill up for less, simply go to my Official Blog.  In the top right corner is a tool for finding the cheapest gas in your area.  Enter your zip code and click "Search".  You will then see a list of the 15 ...

With all the talk about the proposed "Super Exemption" being placed in front of Florida voters in January, there are a lot of misconceptions, and a down-right lack of understanding. I have been writing about the proposed plan for a while now, but for some of you, it just got a lot easier with pro...

Here is the real estate market report for July, 2007 for the Tampa Metro Area.***Disclaimer***The information I am posting is from a variety of resources and ultimately not all homes can possibly be accounted for due to public records errors, and the fact that there is no accurate comprehensive d...

Here is the real estate market report for June, 2007 for the Tampa area.***Disclaimer***The information I am posting is from a variety of resources and ultimately not all homes can possibly be accounted for due to public records errors, and the fact that there is no accurate comprehensive databas...

Real estate is an investment. Whether you buy a home for that reason or not, it is an investment. It is the largest purchase you are ever likely to make. Therefor, it should be looked at just as seriously as professional investors do. True investments are not short term in nature.Click here to re...

Forbes Magazine has recently released it's Top 10 List of the best places in America to buy a house. Who made the list? Where's the Best Place? Why is it number 1? Forbes Magazine (the on-line edition) teamed up with Moody's Economy.com to announce where they feel are the best places to buy a hom...

I received a question from someone asking how they could determine if they have the Save Our Homes limitation on their homestead property. Since the answer varies from homeowner to homeowner, plus it was a very good question, I thought I would clear it up a little.  If you own a homestead propert...

Five people were arrested last week for their role in fleecing homeowners out of millions of dollars in bogus mortgages. So far it seems this group of low-lives preyed upon minorities, the elderly and the poor. Scott Almeida, Orson Benn, Adrienne White, Frank Giffone and Samuel Green were all pic...

The headline of today's METRO section of the Tampa Tribune reads: "Getting Bay Area's Transit Act Together". Perhaps it should have been: "Regional Transit Workgroup Missed Their Train". The Bay Area has long needed a viable mass transit system not only to ease current congestion, but to be in po...

On Thursday June 21, 2007 Gov. Charlie Crist signed into law the first phase of property tax reform which means a savings of about 6 or 7 percent to all property owners, including second homes and commercial property. This is just the first phase, so Florida property owners shouldn't be disappoin...