A. Linn Wyllie, principal broker of
Carib-Gulf Realty Group, has three decades of extensive experience in construction and general real estate, specializing in
waterfront residential, multi-family and commercial-investment properties.
These roots run deep; Mr. Wyllie is a fourth-generation builder, obtaining his Florida Class A General
Contractor License in 1974, and has designed, built and sold hundreds of multi-family and single family residential units
throughout the Tampa Bay area. He is a second-generation RealtorŪ in Florida, obtaining his real estate license
in 1977 and has sold tens of millions of dollars worth of residential and commercial-investment properties in Florida and
elsewhere. Some of the properties he has marketed include islands in the Aegean Sea, marinas on the Atlantic, apartment
complexes Florida, in resorts in the Cayman Islands, homes in Texas and Louisianna, and golf course lots in Tennessee.
He
is a graduate of the Residential Real Estate Success Series, of Realtors National Marketing Institute; a graduate of the American
Institute of Real Estate Exchangors, earning his Certified Exchange Advisor (CEA) designation, and was awarded the Consumer-Certified
Real Estate Consultant (C-CREC) designation by the National Association of Real Estate Consultants (NAREC). He has also
earned the Accredited Consultant in Real Estate (ACRE) designation, as well as Graduate Real Estate Consultant (GREC) designation.
He is a member of the Real Estate Cyberspace Society (RECS).
Mr. Wyllie has completed extensive commercial-investment course work though Realtors National Marketing
Institute. A member of five boards of RealtorsŪ in Florida, including the Greater Tampa Association of Realtors, Orlando Regional
Realtor Association, Pinellas Realtor Organization, Punta Gorda-Port Charlotte-North Port Association of Realtors, and the
Florida Gulf-coast Commercial Association of Realtors, Mr. Wyllie holds membership in both National Association of Realtors
and the Florida Association of Realtors. He sits on the Professional Standards committee of both the Greater Tampa Association
and Orlando Regional Association.
Active in local community affairs, Mr. Wyllie served as vice-chairman of the
First Annual Street Fest in Clearwater, an annual 3-day merchants' showcase and festival, and was instrumental in closing
Cleveland Street in downtown Clearwater for that event. He was a board member in the not-for-profit Drowning Coalition,
a service organization dedicated to child safety in and around swimming pools. He is a founding member of the Cedar
Creek Coalition, which promotes restoration of Dunedin's pristine Cedar Creek.
Mr. Wyllie has offered real estate and small business consulting for over twenty years, and developed
the specialized, client-centric Consulting and Fee For Services programs featured on Carib-Gulf Group's
company web site, which has been nationally recognized, and used as part of the syllabus for several consulting courses being
taught by private trainers nationwide. Mr. Wyllie developed and markets a line of commercial real estate financial analysis
software, sold under the brand names Parallax and Easy-Am.
He is principal broker for Carib-Gulf Capital, a licensed mortgage brokerage business, and has provided
venture capital and strategic business consulting to numerous small and startup businesses. With virtual offices in the Tampa
Bay, Greater Orlando and Charlotte Harbor metro markets, Carib-Gulf Realty Group serves Central Florida and the Gulf Coast.
Mr. Wyllie is currently involved in all aspects of day to day business conducted by his firm.
Mr. Wyllie has been consistently recognized in Marquis's Who's Who in the South and Southeast,
Who's Who in Science and Industry, and Who's Who in the World.
Mr. Wyllie is an expert small boat skipper, and spends time aboard Hurricane Blues exploring
and fishing the Gulf of Mexico and inland bays. He is an avid reader of philosophy and anthropology, and is
working on writing a fictional suspense novel. He is a devotee of martial arts and metaphysics, plays guitar when the mood
strikes, and can sometimes be found hiking in forests deep in the Great Smoky Mountains or in Florida's state and national
wildernesses.
Married with two children and three grandchildren, Mr. Wyllie lives in Dunedin with his wife Gail and
their Weimaraner Mick.
