Can a Home Inspection Kill a Deal in Florida?

The inspection report lands and suddenly your house has a list. Aging HVAC. A water stain in the second bedroom. An electrical panel the inspector flagged as outdated. Now the buyer wants to talk about repairs before they'll proceed. This is the part of the sale that catches sellers off guard, even when they know … Read more

Can you sell your house before the divorce is final?

People ask me this more than almost anything else when they're going through a divorce. The short answer is yes, you can. But there's an important “but,” and skipping it can cause real problems. Whether you can sell, and how the process works, depends on where you are in the proceedings and whether both spouses … Read more

How locals spend summer evenings in Tampa Bay

The afternoons here will keep you inside. June through September, from about 2 PM until the storm rolls through and clears, you're not going anywhere you don't have to. But that's not the whole picture. The evenings here in summer are a different thing entirely. Anyone who's lived here through a full August will tell … Read more

What should you look for in a smaller home in Florida?

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When people start thinking about moving to a smaller home in Florida, the first thing they usually focus on is the number of bedrooms. But honestly, the bedroom count is the easy part. What trips people up are the things they didn’t think to check until it was too late. Florida homes don’t work the … Read more

How bad is traffic in Tampa Bay, and what do people do about it?

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If you’re thinking about moving to this part of Florida, you’ve probably heard the traffic is bad. People who’ve been here a while will tell you the same thing. It is. But here’s what most relocation guides leave out: Tampa Bay traffic is predictable in a way that makes it manageable for most people who … Read more