Hello from a new member!

[Monica Otto]

Hi Everyone,
I just signed up and received my acceptance in to the Florida group. Wally was very helpful to me yesterday with a FHA question - Thanks Wally. I have been appraising 18 years in Florida - the first 15 in Collier county, and the last few years up here in Hillsborough & Pasco. I am looking forward to talking with you guys. Hopefully I can get to an Appraisal Board meeting sometime now that I am up this way.
Thanks,
Monica

 

[Pamela Crowley (Florida)]

Welcome aboard!!!

I'll look forward to meeting you at a FREAB meeting too.

 

[Wally Jones]

Hello again, Monica and welcome to the Floridians special little corner. Collier County, huh? Hmm, I may have to get in touch with you about pros and cons of living down that way.

Our company currently works primarily in Polk County, east Hillsborough and east Pasco.

We look forward to your contributions! Make yourself at home.

 

[Judy Whitehead (Florida)]

Hi there! I'm up in beautiful Brooksville in Hernando County. Welcome to the Florida forum. Be sure and include your areas of covrage and phone number, etc. in case we can send you business!

This entire forum is awesome. I believe we have far more lurkers than we do participants! But you will learn something - not a day goes by that I don't! Anyway, welcome aboard...How did you find it, by the way?

 

[Monica Otto]

Hi Judy,
I cover Hillsborough and Pasco counties. My phone # is 813-994-0995, Fax 813-994-3837, e-mail motto1@shawus.com.
I found the forum 2 1/2 years ago when I was coming to Tampa and looking to hook up with an appraisal company up here. I found Mike Seward on the forum (Wally - Mike said to say hi to you) and started working with him. Since that time I have been so busy learning a MUCH BIGGER area than I am used to that I didn't have much time to participate. I also have a 7 year old daughter and husband that get the rest of my time. But I have found this forum to be helpful, and when I saw the Florida group I thought that it could be a great way to network. Also, since coming up here I am missing my network of appraisal buddys in Naples and Ft. Myers to hash things out with from time to time. So .. you guys are it Looking foward to talking with you.

 

[Mike Seward]

Hi Monica,
Welcome aboard. This is a great group....I've learned a lot. I met Judy, Pam And Frank at a FREAB meeting and we've kept in touch since. Judy is right about lurkers and I'm an excellent example. I've been on just about every morning for the past year and you can see the number of posts I've made.

BTW, speaking of Pasco and Hernando Co.s, I received an e-mail Thursday from a friend of a friend asking me to get involved in an investment. He and some friends want to provide financing for a group of investors who want to "buy sink hole properties at distressed prices, rehab them and flip them for a profit". How scary is that?

Welcome again, Monica

"Mike in Tampa" (actually Apollo Beach)