A New Year - And a Stress-Relief Prescription

    Enough Already !! Now that we’re past the “fiscal cliff” and before we get all riled up again about the “debt ceiling,” let’s all take a few moments to calm down and think about something that will both reduce our blood pressure and provide a long-lasting source of stress relief.

    Doctors know that every once in a while, our good health (and perhaps our very sanity), depends upon our ability to “get away from it all” in an environment conducive to a more relaxing and reflective lifestyle.

    Whether you’re up North shivering after shoveling the driveway or in a warmer place but exhausted by the stress of both the Holidays and the foolishness in Washington, DC, wouldn't it be a good idea to take a trip to Tampa Bay, Florida, one of the most beautiful, sunny, warm, and refreshing cities in the United States? This is the perfect time and Tampa Bay is the perfect place to play a round of golf with friends, visit the Florida Aquarium or Busch Gardens, go boating or fishing on Tampa Bay, or watch a sunset over the Gulf of Mexico with someone you love.

    As you visualize these calming thoughts, consider also how easy it would be to translate these thoughts into a more permanent stress-relieving antidote. Purchasing a waterfront, downtown, or golf course condo, villa or patio home in Tampa Bay could be exactly “what the doctor ordered.”

    All of these second home options move almost all of those pesky responsibilities of a second home from your shoulders to an Association which will do all the exterior maintenance including maintaining the lawn and landscaping, keeping the place looking pristine, and even maintaining a heated pool and Jacuzzi for your enjoyment.

    Tampa Bay is a vibrant area with arts and cultural events at the renowned Straz Performing Arts Center in Tampa and the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg as well as professional sports like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers football, the Tampa Bay Rays baseball and the Tampa Bay Lightning hockey and New York Yankee Spring training camp plus thoroughbred horse racing at Tampa Bay Downs. In addition to some of the finest golf courses in the South, it’s also home to interesting and relaxing venues ranging from historic Ybor City in Tampa to some of the most beautiful beaches in Florida on the coastline from Clearwater down to St Petersburg.

    There is every conceivable style of home here in Tampa Bay from multi-million dollar downtown high-rise and waterfront condominiums to quite modest villa homes and condos downtown, in the suburbs, and surrounding our many golf courses.

    One final thought. Once you’ve invested in a second home here in Tampa Bay, when it’s time to retire, you'll already know your way around one of the most attractive cities in the United States to live in. And, you’ll be in a community known for both its excellent health care facilities and an wide range of activities focused specifically on our senior citizens.

    I would be delighted to introduce you to all of the housing options available here in Tampa Bay. Visit my Tampa Bay real estate website, or, for a more immediate response to your questions, call me at 813-263-6806 and let’s get started today developing you own personal, and permanent, “stress relief” program.