One That Got Away

A Tampa broker's experience with a 'heartbreaker' of a deal resonates amid Covid-19's effect on CRE sales.

  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • | 6:00 a.m. April 24, 2020
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COURTESY PHOTO -- Tom Brubaker, of Tam-Bay Commercial Inc., was the recipient of FGCAR's "Heartbreaker of the Year" Pinnacle Award earlier this year.
COURTESY PHOTO -- Tom Brubaker, of Tam-Bay Commercial Inc., was the recipient of FGCAR's "Heartbreaker of the Year" Pinnacle Award earlier this year.
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                Heartbreaker/You stole the love right out my heart. – The Rolling Stones

Thomas Bruubaker initially thought selling a collection of warehouses in Largo for their octogenarian owner would be a relatively simple affair – especially after he had a potential buyer in hand.

 

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