• Easements, Surveys and Plat Lines: The Quiet Details That Change a Deal,Joey Larsen

    Easements, Surveys and Plat Lines: The Quiet Details That Change a Deal

    Do You Actually Know Where Your Property Line Is? A man in Silverleaf called me once about a fence. He had lived there four years, he wanted to put up six feet of vinyl along the back, and the neighbor said absolutely not because part of it would sit on a drainage easement. He was sure the neighbor

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  • Florida Condo Reserve Rules and the Coastal Condo Market,Joey Larsen

    Florida Condo Reserve Rules and the Coastal Condo Market

    Why Did Coastal Condos Suddenly Get Complicated? A couple walks into a condo in Jacksonville Beach with an ocean view off the balcony and a price that seems almost reasonable for what it is. Two bedrooms, updated, walking distance to everything. They look at each other the way people do when they th

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  • Your Appraised Value and Your Assessed Value Are Not the Same Number,Joey Larsen

    Your Appraised Value and Your Assessed Value Are Not the Same Number

    Why Does Your House Have Three Different Values? The envelope shows up in August and it ruins somebody s afternoon every single year. TRIM notice, from the county property appraiser. You open it, you find a number next to your address, and the number does not match what you think your house is worth

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