Business Relocation and Real Estate

In the past two weeks I have been told by friends up north of four Companies relocating to the south.

Three in New York and one in New Jersey. Of the four, two are moving to the Tampa, FL area, one to Texas, and one to the Atlanta area. Governors Corzine and Paterson have truly put the squeeze on business owners and individual tax payers.

I remember approximately 9 years ago, we were part of the 1st mass exodus to the south. My son was 3 years old, my husband made a good salary, but yet we were still living pay check to pay check. The taxes were chocking us to death. We wanted to give our son a chance for a nice life, so we packed up our house in NY and moved to Florida.

Florida, Texas, and Georgia are "Freedom to Work" States. There aren't Government strong holds and constraints. Business owners are free to run their businesses the way they want, and workers only need to show up on time and be productive.

OK...so enough of my political soapbox (stepping down from it now). The entire point of this Blog is about Business Relocation and transplanted Realtors, helping those Companies move. As a transplanted New Yorker, I have a better conception of real estate expectations of other New Yorkers. It's up to me to make their move as smooth as possible. Expectations of schools, shopping, distance to work, and many other variables, are easy for me to match up...because I have the same ones. Most will flock to Pinellas County and the Trinity area in Pasco.

Realtors in Florida, Texas, and Georgia, need to keep their ears open to what's going on in their former home States. Stay a step ahead and listen to the news, reach out to friends, family, and former co-workers. When you hear of something happening...put your hand out to assist. Our marketing dollars aren't as fluent as in the past. We need to market ourselves wisely...this may be an additional way of doing that.

I hope this sparks some insight to another marketing angle. If there are any New York or New Jersey Realtors that would like to work some referrals...please give me a call!

Maureen Velilla
Realtor
Century 21 East Lake Realty
www.NotJustAnAgent.com
MaureenVelilla@aol.com

Cell # 727-710-4120