1. John Steven Tsavaris Fund Manager
John Steven Tsavaris is founder/ manager of Home Saving Solutions, LLC. Born and
raised in Tarpon Springs, Florida, John worked in his family’s home building business
until he graduated from Tarpon Springs High School in 1966 and joined the United States
Army. Upon his return from the military in 1970, John attended the University of Tampa
and St. Petersburg College and received his Associates degree. He continued his studies
in Business Administration and Natural Sciences at the University of South Florida. Soon
thereafter, John established a regional flower distribution business which grew to over 50
locations throughout west Florida. In 1975 he was awarded the Jim Walter National
Entrepreneur Award.
In 1980, John returned to his real estate roots and pioneered many multi-million dollar
developments including wetlands, commercial and residential projects and was
instrumental in the development and improvement of the City of Tarpon Springs’
downtown and tourist areas. John’s commitment to his hometown is exemplified by his
significant role in establishing new cultural events such as the “Symphony on the Bayou”
and “Apollo Festival” and his continued support of the annual “Epiphany Celebration.”
John considers that his life was blessed when at the age of 16; he was the one out of
dozens of young men to retrieve the cross in the annual Epiphany dive.
In 1990, John expanded his role in real estate by establishing a local branch of a national
mortgage company. Here he pioneered telemarketing and in-home loan closings. The
success of his methods earned him the President’s Award for achieving $100 million in
loan originations.
Specifically in 1991, Home Saving Mortgage Corporation expanded their core business
of offering A and B Loans to include equity lines and business loans. In 1998, John
introduced the Smart Loan, a California option product which was not being marketed in
Florida. Beginning in 1999, John turned his attention to marketing so that these products
would become available to more home and business owners. To this end, he developed
television programming, internet based resources and mall kiosk retail locations to
provide the consumer with the information to make wise choices about mortgages and
other asset financing. The conventional real estate finance model no longer worked and
the company was discontinued in 2009.
The new Home Saving Solutions, LLC was established in 2009 it’s mission is
“Affordable housing for all”. Pioneered creative finance, lease option, owner finance
models and new search engines to market rehab homes direct to 1st
time home buyers,
and navigate the new real estate reality with a proven exit strategy.
John enjoys saltwater fishing, backgammon, cooking and his 3 children, who are
presently in college.