Linda Breeden moved to Pinellas County in 2000. Though not a native Floridian, years of Christmas journeys to the Keys instilled in her a love of Palm Trees and Sunshine and she knew she'd always return.

Her exposure to real estate started in her mid-twenties, with stories of her mother's triumphs and tribulations in the business. The excitement of each day being something different and a possibility to meet new people and share a least a little of their journey always appealed to her, so within a few years of moving to Florida, she began her real estate career.

"I like the creativeness of the profession," she says, "the problem solving, getting to meet new people, the staging, the marketing – all have a creative aspect. After 16 years in the business it's still never dull!

I have a husband, a daughter and 2 grandchildren. I am a blogger and a poet on the side and often write about real estate and related community issues, often with a tongue in cheek point of view.