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Why Not Be one of the 2+ Million visitors to come see the manatees at the Manatee Viewing Center? As the temperatures cool, so does the water and the manatees come to the Big Bend Power Station's warm water discharge canal. Over 300 manatees have been spotted in this canal at one time! 
Starting November 1st, the center will be open daily. With record setting attendance, this unique facility welcomes families between 10a.m. and 5 p.m. The viewing center offers an educational setting for this environmental sanctuary. Located in Apollo Beach, it's only a 15 minute drive from the Brandon Area.
Get a SNEAK PREVIEW of what you'll see "right now" using the manatee WEBCAM! It may be quiet right now, but once the water drops below 68 degrees...there will be lots to see!
Don't miss the butterfly gardens as well as the nature boardwalk while you're there. Don't forget to visit the Southshore Cafe and gift shop on your way out. The Center is open from November 1st - April 15th. Don't miss out!
Admission is FREE and so is the parking! You can call 813-228-4289 for holiday hours or to arrange group tours. You can go to the Manatee Viewing Center Website for easy to find directions.
*You can also find this on my other blog. |
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Your American Dream is Out There! 
Interest Rates are still low, take advantage! If you have questions regarding financing or if you're wondering "what you can afford" for a new home, you need to call Leah Ross at (813) 643-8430.
How about a 3 bedroom 2 bath home in Brandon, Florida? These are block and wood frame homes for sales. These homes have a yard, your own driveway, some even have a swimming pool! The following report shows available homes listed in Brandon, FL for sale with a licensed Realtor. You can call me today for a private viewing of any of these homes. *By the way 20 of these homes have swimming pools!
| 3 Bedroom - 2 Bath |
Active Listings |
Square Feet Heated |
| Under $150k |
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1077 - 1437 |
| $151 - $175k |
27 |
984 - 2099 |
| $176 - $200k |
102 |
1071 - 2098 |
Need 4 Bedrooms in the Brandon Zip-code? These 4 bedroom 2 Bath homes are very affordable and are waiting for new families. *28 of these homes come with swimming pools!
| 4 Bedroom - 2 Bath |
Active Listings |
Square Feet Heated |
| Under $200k |
23 |
1186 - 2782 |
| $200 - $225k |
30 |
1444 - 2478 |
| $226 - $250k |
45 |
1440 - 2436 |
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Search the MLS at Brandon Real Estate Resources
Check out My Website at SusieRoscoe.com
**You can also find my blogs on Active Rain.
*Disclosure: These market reports are cumulative information available on the Mid Florida Regional MLS System for Realtors. This information is believed to be true and accurate but should be verified. Reports do not include private sales or FSBO's. Report compiled on October 27th, 2007.
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Your American Dream is Out There! Interest Rates are still low, take advantage!
Prices are down - Bargains are up! The American-Dream, to own a home, is waiting for YOU! In Valrico, FL there are block and wood frame homes available at bargain prices. The longer you wait, the faster these bargain homes will sell.
This report shows homes available and listed with a Realtor in the Valrico Area as of October 27th, 2007. These are all 3 bedroom 2 bath homes. *10 even have a pool
| 3 Bedroom - 2 Bath |
Active Listings |
Sqare Feet Heated |
| Under $150k |
3 |
1380 - 1776 |
| $151 - $175k |
30 |
924 - 2365 |
| $176 - $200k |
47 |
1064 - 2139 |
Need 4 Bedrooms in the Valrico Zipcode? These 4 bedroom 2 Bath homes are very affordable and are waiting for new families. *19 of these homes come with swimming pools!
| 4 Bedroom - 2 Bath |
Active Listings |
Square Feet Heated |
| Under $200k |
2 |
1496 - 1651 |
| $200 - $225k |
32 |
1342 - 2198 |
| $226 - $250k |
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1516 - 2640 |
Do you have questions about financing? I have the best resources for mortgage consultants! Want to see the insideof any of these homes? I can do that too! Call Susie Roscoe at 813-841-4721 for more information about any of these Valrico Area homes. You can also search for yourself on-line, no obligations, at www.brandonrealestateresource.com.
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Search the MLS at Brandon Real Estate Resources
Check out My Website at SusieRoscoe.com
**You can also find my blogs on Active Rain.
*Disclosure: These market reports are cumulative information available on the Mid Florida Regional MLS System for Realtors. This information is believed to be true and accurate but should be verified. Reports do not include private sales or FSBO's. Report compiled on October 27th, 2007. |
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What's Happening for Halloween around Brandon? Got plans yet for the weekend? There's so much to do with the kids right here in town. There's even events for your pets!
- Brandon High School Future Farmers of America alumni will be hosting a fun fest on Saturday starting at 4p.m. This will include a haunted house, car show, carnival games, and more.
- Center Place & Fine Arts will be hosting a Halloween Parade on Sunday@3pm. Children in costume (up to age 10) welcome. Ronald McDonald will be there! (located at 619 Vonderburg Drive)
- Dapper Doggie is hosting it's 2nd "Howl-O-Ween" Fundraiser Saturday, from 5:30-8pm. There is a $5 entry fee for the canine contest. The event will be located at 881 E. Bloomingdale Ave.
- The Legend of Frankenstein will premier at Center Place of Brandon on Saturday at 7:30p.m. (located at 619 Vonderburg Drive) Tickets are $12 and $10 for seniors and members.
- Halloween Round Up is at the Brandon Moose Lodge located at 804 S. Miller Road 804 S. Miller Road in Valrico. Members will be passing out candy in front of the lodge Saturday from 5-8p.m.
- Cracker Country at the Florida State Fair Grounds(4800 U.S. 301 N., Tampa) will be hosting "Haints, Legends and Tall Tales" from 6-9p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and $4 for children 6-12 and seniors.
- All Saints Boo-Bash will be hosted at the Nativity Catholic Church social hall located at 705 E. Brandon Blvd. in Brandon on Monday evening from 6:30 -8:30p.m. Children will receive hot-dogs, chips and beverages. (adults $1) Visitors should dress up and bring diapers or non-perishable items for the church's food pantry.
- The 3rd Annual Halloween Fun for Baby will be at Westfield Mall, located at 459 Brandon Town Center Drive in Brandon. Tuesday@9a.m. the baby with the best costume will win a prize!
- First Baptist Church of Brandonis hosting the "Noah's Arkcade" on Wednesday, October 31st from 6-8p.m. located at 216 N. Parsons Ave., Brandon. Children are asked to bring one bag of candy and come dressed as a biblical character or animal.
You can find more detailed information as well as contacts for any of these events at the Brandon News and Tribune!
***You can also find this post on my Active Rain blog. |
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Wow! Ryan Haczynski, known by students as "H" waited 3 hours in July to audition for Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. He's a 32 year old honors English teacher at Durant High School in Plant City, FL. He spent the summer studying a world atlas and astronomy notes from college, just in case!
He was unable to share the outcome with family, friends and students until the show aired. He easily answered some questions while struggling with others. After using all his lifelines, he was asked the final question of the evening for him:
In 1925, dogsledders mushed nearly 700 miles along an Alaskan mailing route to deliver a serum that halted an outbreak of what disease? "H" decides against gambling and walks away with $50,000 in prize money. The show host, Meredith Vieira congratulates him and informs him the answer was "diphtheria."
Congratulations to Ryan Haczynski and his wife! He's planning to spend his winnings on credit cards, car payments, savings and travel.
Ohh, and next year he's planning to audition for Jeopardy! 
You can also find this on Active Rain blog. |
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The Trolley System for Channelside was the topic of a post back in September. Just this week budget cuts were announced which will require Hartline to slash the hours and routes available for service for the trolley. It will also no longer offer shuttling between downtown and Hyde Park.
Changes begin November 19th, the trolley will no longer be available on weekdays during mid-afternoon evenings. Also, late next month evening hours will be reduced to 6pm from 10pm. On weekends it will be transformed into the "shuttle for entertainment" being used for events at the St. Pete Times Forum, Channelside, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, hotels and parking as late as 2a.m.
New Hours: 
Downtown Trolley: 6-9am and 3-6pm Monday through Friday
Entertainment Shuttle: 6pm - 2am Friday and Saturday
You can also find this on my Active Rain Blog. |
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We've won all five home games! Our "away games" haven't been as successful but we are still ranked 7th in the Western Conference.
It's not too late to get tickets for the next home game. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers Wednesday, October 10th@7:30pm at the St Pete Times Forum.
Tampa Bay Lightning | 2007-2008 | October Schedule 
Brandon is just 20 Minutes from The St. Pete Times Forum! Looking for a home in the Brandon Area? **You can search all Brandon Area properties using this link. If you would like further information not available on my website, please call me at (813)841-4721 or drop me an email at SusRoscoe@msn.com.
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| FREE REPORT: How To Buy Lovely Homes In Brandon with Zero Down Payment ... Click here |
Susie Roscoe, Real Estate Consultant with Signature Realty Associates
Search the MLS at Brandon Real Estate Resources
Check out My Website at SusieRoscoe.com
**You can also find this post on Active Rain. |
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We Bring the PARTY to YOU!
Is it your child's birthday? Having a block party? Need a moonwalk or a water slide? End of the school year? Football for the parents and fun for the kids?
Call Bounce A Round, Inc. of Brandon, FL. We have bouncy castles, tables, chairs, a snowkone machine and generators if you're not close enough to the electric.
Check out the website at: My Bounce-A-Round, Inc.
Office: 813-685-3462 Fax: 813-685-2753 Email: SusieRoscoe@gmail.com
**Serving Brandon, Seffner, Valrico, Plant City, Lithia, Riverview, Mango, Durant, and Gibsonton.
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Your Home Has Just Been Photographed by the Zaio Corporation...
James Thorner wrote an article called A Home Appraisal in Just 2 Clicks about an appraiser, working for Zaio Corporation, as a photographer, who walks the streets daily toward filling a database to provide "real time appraisals."
Zaio is set on modernizing a 100-year-old process from 7 days to 30 seconds. Mark Silverstein is the company's local representative and said they've captured 489,000 homes since April. These photos will provide an online database for real-time appraisals, bankers and real estate professionals. (and anyone else who's willing to pay)
Zaio has divided the U.S. into 7500 zones partnering with local appraisers who will assist with the collection and update the data for each zone. 80,000 pictures are fed into this database each day with hopes to complete this project in less than 6 years.
To ensure accuracy, appraisers will have to revisit every street in person once a year to note any new homes or old homes razed. Multimillion-dollar mansions are being passed over for this process. Zaio feels they are generally too unique and isolated to photograph and appraise accurately.
Here's a Few Questions:
- Will this ensure sellers are guaranteed the value due for their property?
- Will this account for remodels or upgrades not listed on the County Tax Records?
- Is this the replacement for "Drive By Appraisals" from years ago?
Now I'm curious what YOU think!
**You can read the entire article written by James Thorner for more details. Published October 16, 2007 by St. Pete Times.
Looking for a home in the Tampa Bay Area? **You can search all Brandon Area properties using this link. If you would like further information not available on my website, please call me at (813)841-4721 or drop me an email at SusRoscoe@msn.com.
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Susie Roscoe, Real Estate Consultant with Signature Realty Associates
Search the MLS at Brandon Real Estate Resources
Check out My Website at SusieRoscoe.com
**You can also find my blog on Active Rain. |
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This Market Report Information for Rivercrest in Riverview, FL was accumulated between September 1st - September 30th, 2007.
Single Family Homes
Villas and Townhomes
The Neighborhood Schools are exceptional!!
Rivercrest is located off Hwy 301 in Riverview between I75 exits located at Gibsonton Drive & Big Bend Road in Riverview.
Check out what the Rivercrest Community is up to!
***This information is current as figured by MLS as of October 15th, 2007. This does not include any private sales or homes listed For Sale By Owner. All information presented on MLS believed to be true and accurate but should be verified.
**This information can also be found on Active Rain.
*Previous Reportsfor Rivercrest: Rivercrest - August 2007 Rivercrest - July 2007 Rivercrest - June 2007 |
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