How It All Started

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The Welcome Home Team was founded by Chris Zoller and Michael Sica in 2015. We were two ordinary fellows with the drive to start something special. We first met while working at The Capital Grille as servers. Trying to figure out where we wanted to be in our young 30’s was a struggle at first, but we quickly realized that we both wanted to run our own business. Building off of our hospitality background, we decided to endeavor into the real estate market and began taking the necessary steps and courses required to become realtors. Shortly after passing the state exam, we decided that we would become business partners, and thus The Welcome Home Team was born. Today, our team consists of 8 realtors and an in-house staging consultation team and, with over $30 million in properties sold to date, is ranked in the top 1% of realtors in Hillsborough County.

We currently hold our licenses with Brainard Realty. Brainard Realty is a wonderful family owned brokerage to whom we owe so much. Their guidance through the years has been instrumental to the Welcome Home Team’s accomplishments.