Scott Hlebak, Realtor and Property Manager

03/12/2026

Another year, Another award! Always so nice to be recognized for your hard work!

09/22/2025

Facts are facts.

Your pricing strategy is an emotional cocktail of three toxic ingredients:

Desperation, Delusion, and Debt

You've convinced yourself that because you "need" $500k to pay off the mortgage, somehow the market owes you that number.

Because you "spent" $50k on renovations, buyers should care about your sunk costs.

Because you "hope" to get enough for a down payment on the next place, the universe will bend to your will.

Meanwhile, your house sits. And sits. And sits.

Every day it doesn't sell, you're bleeding money.

Carrying costs, opportunity costs, the cost of not moving on with your life.

But you'd rather lose $1,000 a month carrying an overpriced house than "lose" $20k by pricing it correctly.

Your neighbor sold theirs in 14 days.

Same floor plan, same street, worse condition.

The difference?

They priced it based on what buyers would pay, not what they needed to get.

They understood that the market doesn't negotiate with your mortgage balance.

The market doesn't care about your financial situation.

Buyers don't care what you owe.

The appraiser doesn't care what you spent on that kitchen island nobody asked for.

Here's what the market cares about:

What's it worth TODAY?

Not what you paid for it in 2021.
Not what Zillow said it was worth in 2022. Not what you need it to be worth to sleep at night.

Your agent knows this.

They've been trying to tell you for months.

But you keep firing agents instead of facing facts, convinced the next one will magically find a buyer who pays retail in a wholesale market.

The brutal truth?

Every week you wait costs you more than pricing it right would have.

But hey, at least your pride is intact while your equity evaporates.

04/08/2025

Who do you know that would love to own this beautiful home? I can arrange a private tour!

A home for sale in the Odessa area of Hillsborough County is setting the record for the highest-priced home to ever hit the market in the Tampa Bay area.

03/14/2025

Feels great to be recognized for your hard work and dedication!
Thank you Dewey, Allen, Casey, and Veronica for allowing me to be a part of your team!

06/27/2024

Beautiful home in Grand Oaks priced to SELL at just $575,000!
4 bedroom, 2.5 Bathrooms with a huge loft, 1st floor office, pool and screened in lanai. Over 3300 Sq. Ft!! This one has it all!

06/18/2024

Nice size home for rent with fenced in yard and plenty of parking!

06/13/2024

Beautiful home for rent in Union Park. Call me to schedule a tour today!

1885 Montgomery Bell ROAD, WESLEY CHAPEL, FL 33543 is a 4 bed, 3+ bath, 2,856 sqft Single Family Residence built in 2014 listed at $3,400/mo. MLS # T3532538.

03/27/2024

Accurate!

02/18/2024

01/27/2024

It's a new year and we are already working on our goals for 2024! What are your goals this year?