• Bridge over the river and city in Jacksonville, FL

    Never Had an HOA Before? What to Expect in a Northeast Florida Community

    Worried About Signing Up for Rules You Have Never Had to Follow? You spent thirty years on a half acre where nobody had an opinion about your mailbox. You painted the shutters the color you wanted. You parked the camper where it fit. And now you are looking at a beautiful home in a St. Johns County

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    Title Insurance in Florida: What You Are Actually Paying For

    What Is That Line on the Closing Statement Really Buying You? It is one of the larger numbers on a Florida closing disclosure, and almost nobody asks about it until the week of closing. By then you are focused on wiring instructions and whether the moving truck will fit down the street, and title in

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  • Community pool from above in Jacksonville, FL

    Gyms, Studios, and Where St. Johns County Works Out

    Where Do You Go When the Community Fitness Center Is Not Quite Enough? Every master-planned community here has a fitness center, and most of them are genuinely nice. Cardio equipment, some weights, a mirror, decent air conditioning. For a lot of people that is the whole answer. And then there is the

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