So, Zillow bought Trulia for 3.5 billion but a Zestimate still isn’t the best source for your home’s value!

There are many Tampa Bay area homes for sale. Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here for a free property valuation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call me at (813)359-8990 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

We get a lot of calls from people who want to know a quick, easy way to get their home evaluated. Unfortunately, there is no "easy button" when it comes to getting an accurate estimate on the value of your home. For instance, many people like to go to Zillow, Trulia, or Realtor.com to determine their home value but these sites are often quite inaccurate. They analyze data and give ranges - sometimes they're close and sometimes they aren't. The truth is no computer can really determine the value of your home.

A Realtor can do many things a computer cannot. He or she can look at your home and determine what is unique about its features. For luxury homes in particular, it's difficult for web sites to take upgrades into account. You may have spent large sums of money to add additional value to your home, but the home listing sites don't include the improvements you made in their algorithm.

Online sites are great resources to get a general understanding of the market. However, it is best not to rely on them solely for determining the value of your home. Even when you do have a professional assess your home, there is one factor that needs to be accounted for: what people will actually pay for it. The only way to know that is to put it on the market. With our expertise in the field, you can rest assured that your home will be sold for the highest possible value given market conditions. If you have any questions on this topic, please feel free to give us a call or shoot us an email. We would love to hear from you!

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There are many great Tampa area homes for sale. Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You many also call me at 813-359-8990 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

As you know, there are a lot of Realtors out there. So many, in fact, it's hard to know which agency will give you the best real estate experience. In order to make finding an agent a less nerve wracking-experience, we have a mission statement that tells you everything you need to know about our team:

• We're committed to continually educating ourselves to provide world class service and advice to help our clients and community make the best real estate decisions.

• We will lead the Tampa Bay market by providing the most innovative tools, ethical advice, positive energy, leadership, communication, world-class marketing and community support.

By sticking faithfully to our mission statement, we rank in the top ten for RE/MAX teams nationwide and are the #1 RE/MAX agents in the state of Florida. This kind of prestige helps us expose our listings to more people, meaning if you sell with us, we'll find the buyer that will to pay top dollar for your home. If you are looking to sell, we have a team of 15 people dedicated exclusively to helping home buyers find and buy the home of their dreams. Our staff will help you along every step of the process with around the clock availability to make sure you don't miss out on the perfect home.

We also have access to homes that no other agents do. We have a large inventory of homes coming to the market - homes no other buyers know about - that we offer to buyers that work with us. We have expert negotiators, neighborhood experts, and transaction specialists that will help you make all the right moves when you make the decision to enter the market.

At the end of the day, the most important thing to us is customer service. As our mission statement implies, our whole company is geared toward offering world class service to our clients and community because we care about making you happy and educating you through the home buying process. If you are just starting your home search, trying to qualify for a mortgage, or are going under contract and beginning the closing process - don't risk working with an agent you don't trust. Hire us for the best possible results no matter what part of the process you need assistance with!
We are always available to answer your real estate questions, so don't hesitate to give us a call or shoot us an email at any time. We would love to make your real estate experience one to remember.