• Aerial view of the town by the water in St. Augustine, FL

    Who Actually Represents You? How Florida Real Estate Brokerage Works

    Who Actually Represents You? How Florida Real Estate Brokerage Works It's a Sunday afternoon and you're standing in the foyer of a model home in Shearwater. There's a folding table by the door, a bowl of mints, and a friendly person who hands you a clipboard and asks what brought you out today. You

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  • Coastal fence and grass at Fort Clinch, Amelia Island, FL

    Short-Term Rental Rules in St. Johns and Nassau County: What Owners Need to Know

    Can You Rent It Out When You Are Not Using It? It is the second question almost every out-of-state buyer asks about a beach condo, and they usually ask it in the car on the way to the third showing. Buy now, rent it to visitors for a few years, retire into it later. On a spreadsheet it is beautiful.

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  • Roofer at work on a home in St. Augustine, FL

    The Four-Point Inspection: Why It Decides Whether a Florida Deal Closes

    Why Did the Insurance Company Ask for Another Inspection? A buyer from Pennsylvania got through the home inspection on a 1988 house in Atlantic Beach with a short repair list and a good feeling. Then her insurance agent asked for a four-point. She had never heard the term. She assumed it was paperwo

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