• Bungalow on a corner lot in Lincolnville, St. Augustine, FL

    Closing on Your Florida Home From Another State: Remote Notaries and Power of Attorney

    Can You Really Close on a Florida Home From Your Kitchen Table? It is a gray weekday morning and your coffee has gone lukewarm beside a stack of paper. A laptop is open, the printer hums in the next room, and somewhere in Northeast Florida a house with a screened lanai is waiting on your signature.

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  • Blue two-story home with porches in St. Augustine, FL

    HOA Estoppel Certificates and Resale Documents: Why Your Closing Can Wait on Them

    Why is your closing waiting on a letter from the HOA? Your phone buzzes while you are boxing up the garage in Pittsburgh. It is your agent, relaying a note from the closing office: everything is clear except one document that has not come back yet. It is something called an estoppel certificate, and

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  • Yellow flower in a garden in Jacksonville, FL

    Jacksonville Arboretum and Gardens: A Quiet Walk in the Middle of the City

    What If the Best Morning Walk Is Closer Than You Think? It starts with a sound you do not expect in a big city: nothing much. A little wind in the pines, a leaf settling, your own footsteps on a soft path. You came for a morning walk and somewhere between the parking area and the first bend, the tra

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