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Things To Do In Tampa Bay, Tampa and Clearwater! 
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| | Plays, Broadway in Tampa Bay, and a special series for kids. Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center | | | Interactive fun, exhibits for and by kids. Children's Museum of Tampa | | | Contemporary exhibitions, international exchanges, and a showcase for emerging new artists. USF Museum of Contemporary Art | | | A community theater just northeast of Tampa. The emphasis of this theater is to give the community a venue for their creativity, from beginners to leading performers working together for the love of art. Masque of Temple Terrace | | | The focus of the museum is on the Spanish heritage of Ybor City Ybor City State Museum | | | A variety of performing arts from Randy Travis to the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Sarasota | | | Falk Theater Tampa | | | Concerts, Dining, Classes, etc., in this "acoustically perfect" performing arts center. Ruth Eckert Hall for the Performing Arts | | | There is a fine arts museum, a children's museum, and a school for the arts. The Dunedin Fine Arts Center: Just south of Clearwater. | | | 182 acres of natural and formal gardens. Florida Botanical Gardens | | | More than 4000 works of art showing the diversity of Dali's genius. Salvador Dali Museum, St. Pete | | | St Petersburg Concert Ballet | | | Museum of Fine Arts, St. Pete | | | The Mahaffey Theater, St. Pete | | | The Palladium Theater, St. Pete | | | American Stage, St. Pete | | | Downtown St. Pete Arts |
 
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| | A spectacular theme park with something for everyone. Busch Gardens Tampa | | | The ultimate water park. Adventure Island | | | An adventure of underwater and above water wildlife in their most natural habitat available. Sea World | | | Just 2 hours east from Tampa in Orlando is Disney World and all the associated parks such as Epcot Center and MGM Studios. Disney World | | | Marine animals in a natural setting, Bottlenose Dolphins, Sea Turtles, Stingrays and many more. It also provides a home for many rescued sea animals to heal and rehabilitate them. Clearwater Marine Aquarium |
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Buying Land and New Construction >Buying New or Buying Old
New homes typically have a higher sales price than comparable existing homes, and buyers are usually willing to spend more on a new home because of lower maintenance costs. Builders' warranties on new homes, when combined with a new roof, appliances, and major systems, usually make major repairs unnecessary and help to counter a slower initial rate of appreciation.
Census Bureau Housing Surveys suggests that operating costs are lowest for brand new homes and slightly higher for relatively new existing homes. Operating costs per square foot of living space are consistently higher for progressively older existing homes. Utility costs represent the largest factor in operating costs. Energy consumption per square foot depends on the size of the home, the insulation and quality of the windows, air leakage and the efficiency of the furnace.
New homes require fewer expenditures for routine maintenance. The cost of maintenance first increases with age, then declines, so you will generally spend less maintaining a home built before 1960 than for a home built between 1970 and 1975.
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What country of the world has the highest percentage of private housing?
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Mongolia, where 100% of all properties are owner-occupied. |
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