Bay Area Real Estate & Rentals

Becky Simone was just simply outstanding to work with. She helped me sell my home in 2021 and was on top of every detail. Most importantly, she was always quick to communicate and answer questions. She is extremely knowledgeable and a skilled negotiator. Her Husband John managed my property as a rental for years and the whole team was simply excellent.

While some companies in the rental business can be sketchy, John was always 100 percent trustworthy and always looked out for my best interests. Bay Area will always be my number one pick.

I called today to ask about a house that I seen their sign in front of. The lady that answered the phone was really nice but she referred me to the showing person who is Lori. As soon as this lady answered the phone and she hurt my voice I felt like she did not want to rent to my fiance and I. She did not have any of our information but when we were discussing the rental qualifications She told me if my credit score wasn't a certain number to don't even waste my time applying even though The place that we live now, we've been therefor three years with no late payments, I'll combine income is 10 times the monthly rent and their site states that if your credit score is lower than what they want you may have to just pay a bigger deposit which we were willing to do.

She never even suggested that we can still see the property she told me to not waste my time applying if my credit wasn't exactly 650 or better. I really feel like I was discriminated against because of my race. When I pulled up the google reviews I noticed that most of the negative experiences are from minorities. I would not recommend going to this place especially if you have to deal with Lori.

I currently had the pleasure of having Becky Simone as my realtor for a property I was selling and if I could leave 10 stars. I would have. First and foremost, she is very professional and is a woman of her word. Integrity is an attribute, sadly lacking in many professions these days; however, Becky only moved forward with the utmost honor in the field of real estate.

She was timely and had good repor with her fellow peers in the field. I never had to reach out to her because she always kept me in the loop. Selling, in the traditional sense, was not the nightmare it could have been. I highly recommend her and will recommend her to anyone ever needing a stellar Real Estate Agent. Truly a great person through and through.

I recently worked with Laurie from this office in purchasing a home, She was amazing. She was there to help or answer any and all questions during the process. You can tell Laurie really cares about her clients. She worked so hard to help make a dream come true. I am very happy with the results. I would never work with any other agent in the future.

Laurie is very knowledgable about the greater Tampa area. She is very easy to talk to and always available to answer questions. We loved how caring she was. She is a guiding light in the increasing complexity of housing and mortgages. She also has great contacts to help with the other aspects of buying/renting.

I worked with Becky Simone in selling my house. She is just fantastic! Becky prepared the material expeditiously and efficiently, and gave me excellent advice on how to prepare the house for sale. She is extremely knowledgeable and she cares very much about the interests of her customers. I strongly recommend her as an agent.

From the initial contact with Becky Simone we had nothing but outstanding service. Prompt response and feedback with every question. We were fortunate to have multiple offers on the property which is directly attributed to Becky's knowledge of the market. If you need a realtor get in touch with Becky.

Laurie Anderson is a awesome realtor! She definitely helped us in finding our home! She made the whole process easy all around great person. Great realtor very happy with Laurie and my home!

Bay Area Real Estate and Rentals has been my property management company for 15 years. John Simone and his team (Megan) are full service, outstanding professionals and very responsive to my needs as a landlord. They find and keep quality tenants. Becky Simone is a 5-Star Realtor, listed my home on a Monday and had a buyer by the following week. We closed today! Outstanding job! Quality service! Highly Recommended!

Laurie Anderson from Bay Area Real Estate & Rentals was the perfect choice for our Realtor to help us look for our dream home. Her expertise, local knowledge, negotiation skills, and responsiveness has us extremely happy with our choice. Her availability is flexible with our schedule and she is honest, trustworthy and confident, which makes us feel comfortable working with her.

She listened to what our needs and wants were in a home and showed us Exactly what we were looking for! She did whatever was necessary to close our deal and we are very happy with our choice of a Realtor.

My realtor, Laurie Anderson, was amazing. She not only was available at any time to show us homes, but she went above and beyond to make sure it fit our work schedules. She did an outstanding job on our home purchase. As a former real estate sales person, I found her to be extremely professional and knowledgeable. Thank you Laurie! We truly appreciate everything you did for us! You made a very stressful situation run smooth and seamless. Excellent job!

Becky was awesome to work with right from the first phone call. She truly loves her job and promptly answered our questions which helped the closing process move along nicely. We closed in 30 days! Becky is both personable and professional, and we would not hesitate to utilize her for our real estate needs going forward.