Lara Champ Mays LLC
Lara Champ Mays LLC
Cell Phone: 813.629.0052

 

Lara Champ-Mays is a seasoned realtor at Palermo Real Estate Professionals, with over 20 years of diverse experience in Tampa Bay’s real estate industry, offering tremendous insight and service to both buyers and sellers in the Tampa Bay area.

She is a native of Charleston, West Virginia and raised in nearby Seminole and Brandon, a suburb of Tampa.  Now a resident of South Tampa, she has worked professionally in the Tampa Bay area her entire career, garnering significant experience in property management, mortgage brokering and interior design.  

Lara began in new home sales for Lennar Homes and Mercedes Homes from Tampa Palms to Brandon.  Transitioning into property management, she completed lease-up of the high-end waterfront property 345 Bayshore, managing sales, marketing, and all levels of retail design, construction design, and interior design.

Following that success, she managed the Davis Island Apartments property for three years and continued in real estate management at Noble-Perez LLC, an investment real estate entity, where she not only worked as the property manager, but was the coordinator on all renovation and remodel projects.  This allowed her to amass a broad spectrum of architectural and interior home design experience with a focus on improving property value for resale.

She is also an experienced residential mortgage broker and remains an active licensed broker in the State of Florida, another valuable asset to her clients as she is able to assist in many aspects of the transaction. 

Lara’s mission is focused solely on her client’s needs and unique situation; whether buying or selling, she strives to make the experience pleasant and as seamless as possible with attentiveness and compassion. Her reputation for service and problem solving is impeccable, and her gratification are the smiles on your faces.

Contact Lara today for your buying and selling needs, she is prepared to assist you and your family with a wealth of knowledge and understanding in today’s real estate market. 

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  • "Lara Champ Mays listed our property 25K over what I thought was possible... property was under contract at the end of day #1. I was equally impressed with her dealings with the Seller/Realtor at the property we are now in. The Team of Lara and Jacob Buxton are as good as they come. "
    - Josua A, Customer

  • "Lara is an amazing realtor! She takes the time to thoroughly understand the market and really cares for her clients. She made selling our home an easy process for us and was very responsive. She sold our home in a great timeframe and we would love to work with her again in the future! Thank you so much for making our home sale a great experience! "
    - Pedro &
  • "Lara was an amazing help to our family. From the moment we met her, all the way through the closing. She helped us get our home ready to list and also helped us find the perfect new home for our family. Lara took care of every detail and made the process very smooth for us. She was a pleasure to work with."
    - Carrie A
  • "We have used different realtors to attempt to sale our house and it was night and day with the realtor we used. We loved Lara Mays Champ. She has a natural eye for homes and just seeing the positive. She also was great helping negotiate. She was really on our side of the negotiation and was for our best interest. She was referred to us by a friend who used her a year ago. So blessed to have had her. she is truly a wonderful person and would use her again! LOVE!LOVE!LOVE! her skills in real estate. THank you!"
    - Annie B, Seller

  • "Lara is excellent in her knowledge of the area and listening to what the buyer is interested in purchasing. I had 2 very important items that were on my wish list and those were the townhouses she made available for me to view. Jake was always available to answer questions for me and it was so helpful. He was with me for the closing and was of great help. I would work with either one of them again. "
    - Joan A

  • "Lara is the absolute best realtor this side of the Mississippi! This is the 2nd home she sold for me, mine and this one was actually a relative's. My relative had listed it with another very well know realty company in the Tampa area. After 2 years on the market, and it still not sold I convinced my relative to give Lara a try, in 2 months it sold. Lara did a little decorating and some staging to give it more appeal, she has a great eye and knows what buyers want! The best part is she's a great person and so is her son who was also very helpful throughout the process! Thank you both for everything! "
    - Brenda L, Seller

  • "Lara was amazing to work with throughout our first home-buying experience. She was always quick to respond and always kept our best interests in mind. We very much appreciated her knowledge and her kindness. We will happily recommend her to our friends looking to buy or sell in the area. Thanks for all of you hard work, Lara!"
    - Connor A, Customer
  • "Lara has been the best realtor I've had the pleasure of working with. Friendly, kind, great communictor, and a hard worker. She goes the extra mile...and them some. You truly feel she's working for you and has your best interest at heart. Lara makes an extremely stressful process seem like a walk in the park. When all is said and done, you'll walk away having had a great experience, and gaining a good friend."
    - Vicky K

  • "Lara Champ Mays is one of the most professional and honest real estate expert I have come across. She is punctual, courteous and responds to emails in a timely manner. I trust her judgment and will always get her help for my real estate needs in the future. She is a true asset to any company se works for. Tariq Chaudhry, M.D."
    - Tariq C
  • "I have bought and sold various properties all over the world and I can attest without any exaggeration that Lara Champ Mays is far and away the best agent I have ever dealt with, going the extra mile is an understatement, she told me she would be worth every penny and I promise you she is worth more, I will definitely do business with her again and will recommend her to anyone that has the sense to listen! Thank you Lara "
    - William G, entrepreneur

  • "Lara Champ Mays is a God send! I was very scared about the whole process of selling my house, but she made every step so smooth! I would recommend her to everyone hands down! Her care and expertise is top notch! She treats everyone like family!"
    - Misty W, Seller


  • "We are so thankful to have had Lara as our realtor. No matter what came out way during the sale of our home, she was there to protect our interests, think of creative solutions to issues that arose, connect us to reasonable repairmen and keep the transaction running smoothly. Her positive attitude, excellent communication and knowledge of the market were so Incredibly valuable. Thank you Lara for taking such good care of us and selling our home so quickly! "
    - Sarah S


  • "We had a wonderful experience with Lara! She worked hard for us, getting us the home we wanted in Carrollwood. She was aware of our needs and ideas when looking for our home. She has so much knowledge of buying/selling homes. She walked us through the process, making us feel comfortable. Lara cares about her clients, walking along side of us every step of the way and taking the time to understand us as a couple. She's kind, personable, honest, and fun. I would highly recommend Lara to anyone looking for a new home."
  • - Christie H


  • "Purchasing a new home can be a trying experience, especially when you choose a short sale home. Lara held my hand and was there for us every step of the way. I am so grateful we went with Smith and Associates a year and a half ago to sell our home. We knew immediately we would stay with them to make our purchase! "
  • - Roxanna M

  • "Lara did an amazing job selling our home! Her patience, kindness, and years of experience put our "first time home-sellers'" minds at ease. She has been extremely easy to work with and went above and beyond what we expected. She's a rockstar! "
    - Trevor A


  • "We came to the Tampa area to search for our second home and met with Lara who came highly recommended. From the moment we met with her, she made us feel very comfortable with her knowledge, warmth, and personality. We loved her down to earth style and the way that she understood and listened to our wants and needs for a home. Our experience with Lara was fun, even educational not having much knowledge of the area ourselves, and in the end she helped us find our dream home that we will enjoy for many years to come. Thank you Lara. Your professionalism and new friendship will always be appreciated!"
  • - Gil a


  • "Where do I begin? Lara made what would normally be a very stressful and exhausting experience a breeze. We were pregnant with our second and our first was a few months shy of two when we decided to sell our house and buy our forever home closer to family. My husband travels and Lara made the entire process so simple. She was so fast to answer any question that we had. She sold out house in under 24 hours because of her knowledge in the market and priced it to sell and over list price too!!!! We are so blessed and LOVE our forever home that she helped secure for us. Thank you a million times over. "
  • - The F
         

  • "I wanted to commend you for your excellent service during the sale of our home and the purchase of our new one. From the moment Matt and I met you both we knew you were perfect for us. Through the entire process you two stayed professional and kept everything moving forward. Being a novice home buyer and seller, we had certain concerns but your performance as our advocates was a true blessing and comfort. This deal, as you know, almost did not happen. Had it not been for your commitment to us and your tenacity to make it happen, we would not have sold our house. Thank you so much for who you are in the world and for all your hard work. Not only are you both beautiful on the outside you are beautiful on the inside too, we were very lucky to have met you. I would recommend your services to anyone."
    - Matt a


  • "Sheila and Lara were a pleasure to work with and made our first home buying experience extremely smooth and easy. They were always responsive and most importantly know a great deal about the local market and home quality and construction. We were extremely satisfied with their service and high level of client care and will certainly use them again in the future!"
    - Rick H


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    Listing IDT3512325
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    Price$4,250,000
    StatusActive
    Bedrooms5
    Total Baths4
    Full Baths4
    SqFt 4,026
    Acres 0.360
    Davis Island living at its best! Own a private oasis on approximately 138 feet of waterfront...
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