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All right, so you're considering moving to Tampa, Florida, and you'd like to save some
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money and you'd like to reduce the stress. Well, in this video, I'm going to share with you my seven tips to save a ton of money and
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reduce a ton of stress when it comes to moving. And make sure you stick around because number seven is the absolute best tip of the day
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Hey, everyone, Juan Alcala here with the True Living Group in Tampa, Florida
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We're getting calls from people all over the country that are considering moving or relocating
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to the Tampa Bay area. However, you got to get hold of this, whether that's text, email, phone call, or instant message
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Please feel free. We've got your back. Now, I want to talk about this moving thing
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Now, in the last 13 years, my wife and I have moved 13 times
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Yes, 13 times. I know it sounds crazy. And we've been in Tampa for over the last three years
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But we moved a lot. At the beginning of our relationship, we were trying to figure out what we wanted to do
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and where we wanted to live. And we've never been afraid to take a risk
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So we've moved a ton. And the reason I share that with you is because we've learned a lot, a lot of what not to
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do when moving and a lot of what to do to make your move a lot easier, a lot more cost-effective
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And we want to share those tips with you guys today. The main reason is we want to eliminate all that pain and energy that goes into moving
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And being in real estate for the last nine years, the one thing I know is the bottom
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line is moving sucks, right? Everybody loves to move to a new place, a new house
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They love all the feels that it gives them. But the actual act of moving, I'm sorry, and I hate to use strong language, but it sucks
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big time. So I'm going to get into my top seven ways to save money and eliminate stress when you're moving
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And the first one is furniture. This is something that I hadn't really considered
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The first few times we moved, we were younger and we didn't have a whole lot. But as you get older and more mature or your family grows, we got three kids now
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Three kids comes with a lot of stuff. We've got three rooms that all have furniture outside of our bedrooms
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We've got living rooms, kitchens, an outdoor dining pad. There's so much stuff
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When you own a home, it just accumulates. And what happens is when you go to move, you really start quickly to evaluate whether you
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need something or you want it. And can I just replace it when I get there
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And these are considerations that definitely need to be taken before you take that step
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And when it comes to furniture, what I found is by working with, I have some great investment
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partners who have bought Airbnbs. And one thing I started asking them, I was like, Hey, what does it cost to furnish an
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entire Airbnb? And what I found was that you can do that
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You know, you can do it on a budget for like three grand. But if you went to Ikea and outfitted a three bedroom home from start to finish, bedrooms
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kitchen, living room, dining room, they were doing it on average between five and $7,000
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And when you look at the cost of moving, which we are going to get into in our list here
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you're going to find that moving, hiring a moving company is not inexpensive
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So it's something to take in consideration. And like I said, if you can go to Ikea and replace everything you own, that's great
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But there are those family heirlooms that maybe have been given to you that, Hey, I'm
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not going to get rid of all my furniture. You know, it's something that you really, really love that, you know, that can't just
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be replaced. Those are things you definitely want to put on the list of must move, but you have to
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figure out should it stay? Should it go? That's a huge consideration that you want to take into account
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Number two, moving supplies. Now this one is, I love the tips and tricks here
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I used to work in the beer business and I share that with you because the one thing
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about the beer business is, I don't know if you've ever seen a case of beer, but it comes in this cardboard box and these cardboard boxes are built to last
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They're made to withstand wet, cold beer, and they can hold up to like 40 pounds each
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And they're all a uniform size and they call them shells in case you needed to know where
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can you find me? Cause you can call your local beer distributor. You can call your grocery stores
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You can call your liquor or convenience stores and go ask them to save them for you
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Because the thing I love about beer shells is again, you can put 30 to 45 pounds in there
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which is more than reasonable for one person to carry. And then the other thing is they stack up about seven high in a dolly very safely and
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they're easy to move. They're uniform in size. It's a great way to do it
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The other way, and I'm going to share this with you guys, is you can, if you look at
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Home Depot, when you walk in the door, you'll usually see the orange buckets
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And then the other thing you see are these totes and you can get them at Target or any
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home goods store, but Home Depot sells those 27 gallon totes, which is just about the right
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size to not get crazy heavy. But they have lids, they're stackable, they're inexpensive, they're reusable, and they are
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very convenient when it comes to moving. You can take some duct tape, put it on front of it, tell your movers exactly what room
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it needs to go. Or you can easily remember what's inside of that tote
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Totes are a great way to make a move. And guys, if you look in the link below, you'll find my list of moving supplies
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It's a list to your local Home Depot. If you just click on it, it'll give you all of our moving supplies
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It has our duct tape, our masking tape, and this stuff is really inexpensive
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If you've got to wrap plates and mugs and all those types of things, if you go to the
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U-Haul store and you buy their stuff, it's really expensive. Or if you hire the movers to do it, it can be really expensive
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But if you just get the 12 inch masking tape that painters use to tape off windows, you
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can wrap plates, mugs, all your breakables and that stuff, and it costs like $3 a roll
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It's awesome. So check out that list below. All right. Number three, appliances
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Should you keep them? Should you just replace them? The thing that I find common is when you buy a new home, when you move into a new home
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most sellers do include the appliances. Not always. A lot of new construction homes don't come with appliances
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They can be added into the packages, but they're not always included
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So you've got to kind of prepare for that. And depending on the style that you like and the level of quality that you prefer
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appliance packages can go anywhere from $3,000 on the low end to as much as $50,000 on the
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top end. Now we're talking about Viking ranges and some very high end finishes
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However, they're not inexpensive. So that is something definitely to take under consideration
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But keep in mind when you're making that move, that the home that you're going to purchase
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or you have purchased may include them. And take note, if they're not there, try to negotiate them into your purchase agreement
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so you can have appliances when you come. Because again, if you don't have to move them, that's a lot less weight
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It's a lot less time for the moving company. But if you do have to replace them, know, hey, I'm going to be in here for somewhere
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on the average appliance package. You're going to be looking at $75,000 to $11,000 in a modest home
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So I just want to share that with you guys. It's definitely something to take under consideration
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Number four, do we hire a mover? Now this one's a big one
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And what I got to say is, after moving 13 times, when I found out the actual cost of
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making a move, I was ashamed of myself. Because I always was trying to save money because, you know, I don't necessarily love
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to spend money on services I don't believe I need. But anyone who has moved, and if you've moved an entire household, you know very quickly
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it was probably a poor decision. Unless you've got an entire football team who you can come and feed pizza and they'll
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load up your stuff. Because moving is hard. It's difficult. It is physically taxing
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It usually beats up areas in your home. So keep in mind of that. You know, people will usually bump into a piece of trim, tear it off a wall, a door
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gets tore up, the walls get scuffed up and bumped. You got to keep that in mind
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And when you hire professionals, they are just that. They come in to do that thing
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What I found was when I first reached out to a moving company and asked what it would
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cost to move, you know, the average American home, three bedroom, two bath, I was ashamed
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of myself. It was roughly $1,300 to move anywhere locally within 50 miles for that price point
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And while I realized that anything with a comma in it is a lot of money, guys, if you've
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moved yourself, you also recognize the stress, anxiety, and it's just downright taxing
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And it takes a long time to move. And like I said, there's a lot involved in it
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So keep that in mind. Now, when it comes to moving across the country, you know, if you move from California to Florida
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it wouldn't be anything to see prices of $10,000 to $13,000 to do that for that same home
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That's a huge expense. And like we said earlier, if you can make that same move and buy all new furniture when
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you were on the other side, you get the advantage of not having to deal with that stress, number one
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And number two, all brand new things on the other side. And listen, I'm not saying money's disposable, but if you've got to choose between a moving
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company that's going to charge you $10,000 to $13,000 or just refurnishing your entire
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home, check into it because I think you'll find that it's actually an option and it might
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be the better one for you. All right. Number five. So where do you stay if your home isn't ready
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And this one's a big one. When you buy a home and you're moving across the country, sometimes when that new place
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won't be ready, maybe you built a new home and it's not scheduled to be delivered when
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you arrive, or maybe the seller hasn't found their place and they have to purchase a home
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before they can relocate. You've agreed to that. And for whatever reason, the house isn't ready
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Well, where do you stay? Well, the first thing that I want to say is we've already kind of already talked about
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it earlier, but Airbnb is a great option. There are more Airbnbs that are starting to do a longer short-term rental, meaning
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two or three weeks, month or two months or a quarter at a time
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And the rates are fairly reasonable. You'd be surprised there are hotels or motels that are willing to do that
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That's may not necessarily be a great option, but if you can go that route, call the hotel
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check in with them and say, hey, do you have any options if I need to stay three weeks at a time
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I think you'll be shocked to find that they do. They are prepared for those types of opportunities and they can do it
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Now, if you're coming and you don't have a place bought yet, or you don't have a rental
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yet, start looking at the local rental websites. Here in Tampa, Florida, there is a ton of opportunity with rentals
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However, most of them are managed by individual owners and they are listed on things like
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Craigslist and those types of things too. But if you reach out to us, we can definitely get you connected to people that can help
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with the rentals as well. So don't stress too much. There are options
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And I think that if you just spend a little bit of time Googling, you'll be able to locate
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some great options for you in whatever situation you have. Number six, this one's a big one. Daycare
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Now, not everybody is fortunate enough to work from home. I know in the last year and a half, things have changed dramatically
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And there are a lot of people who have the blessing to be able to work from home, which
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is awesome. But there are still a ton of people who have to go off to the office or have to go off
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to a job site somewhere. And you've got to figure out what to do with those babies
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So before you make that move, you want to reach out well in advance and lock in those
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daycares, jump on Google, start looking at reviews, you know, look at the people who
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have left reviews on them, reach out to them directly and ask their experiences through
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the web. You can do those things. And I think they'll share some great insights about places they liked
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And if you're seeing a bunch of bad reviews, ask those people where they went, Hey, where
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did you place your child? We did not know that. And that's a key insight because you're moving to a new area
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You might not know anybody. Who are you going to trust your kids with? This is a big decision
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So before you decide to make that leap, I strongly encourage getting that daycare locked
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in because a lot of these places are on a waiting list. And if you've got kids, you already know the routine there
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It's not easy to get your kids into the places you may want to put them
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So reach out in advance, start doing the network you need to do to get your kids into those
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daycare centers, because I assure you that there is nothing more stressful than having
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to relocate and not know where you're going to put your kids. Like I said, especially if you don't have an army of people behind you
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You know, a lot of the times when people relocate, they don't necessarily have their family there
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with them. They might be relocating for a job or just because that's the place they wanted to go
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for a long time. But again, they don't have family and friends there to support them and their family needs
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So that's something to take under strong consideration before you make that move
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All right, you've made it all the way to number seven. And like I said at the beginning, this is going to be one of the most important numbers
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on the entire list. Why? Well, if you're going to locate or if you're going to move across the country, you need
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a dream team working on your behalf. And what I would love to say is my team here at the True Living Group are experts on helping
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people relocate. And how can I say that? Well, I've relocated myself
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Three years ago, I packed up my family, relocated an area where I've never lived before, didn't
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have any support and have done exactly the things that I'm walking you guys through right now
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That's number one. Number two, we service clients from all over the country moving into the Tampa area
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It is not uncommon for me to take three to five phone calls from people looking to relocate
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needing a real estate professional to help them make that move. And when you reach out to us, we're going to set you up on a home search
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We're going to ask about your needs. What are you trying to accomplish? We are going to be your boots on the ground
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We are able to do showings for you, walk you through homes all through this guy right
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here, FaceTime, really dial you in so you don't have to hop on a plane every single
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time you need to see a house. Because in the market that we're currently in, that's not really an option for everybody
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And if the market shifts, it's still not convenient. So with the advent of technology, we're able to really help support our clients no matter
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where you are in the country. So however you feel comfortable making a connection, please feel free to reach out
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Call, text, email, instant message me. We don't care whatever it is
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We've got your back. We cannot wait to help you make that move, relocate to the Tampa area and live that Tampa lifestyle
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As I said before, Juan Ancala here with The True Living Group, and I look forward to seeing
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you on that next one
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