What Is Your Home Actually Worth in a Florida Divorce?

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Disputes about home value divorce Florida cases depend on are one of the most common sticking points. Before you can decide whether to list the house, buy out your spouse, or hold and figure it out later, you need one number: what the home is actually worth. That sounds simple. It is not always simple … Read more

Seller Concessions Florida: When to Say Yes to a Buyer’s Request

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You listed your home. You got an offer. And somewhere in the middle of the paperwork, the buyer is asking you to pay their closing costs. Maybe they want a credit toward their fees. Maybe they want you to buy down their interest rate for the first two years. Whatever it is, your first instinct … Read more

Your Low Mortgage Rate Isn’t a Good Enough Reason to Stay in a House That’s Too Big

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You bought around 2020 and locked in a low mortgage rate that flat out doesn’t exist anymore. Now the house feels too big. Too many rooms you don’t use, too many stairs, too much yard to keep up with. But every time you think about moving to something smaller, one number stops you before you … Read more

Why Waiting for Home Prices to Drop Could Cost More Than It Saves

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Everyone wants perfect timing: get the most money when they leave, and a good deal when they land somewhere new. It sounds smart on paper. In real life, it rarely works out that clean, and it’s worth looking at the numbers before you build a plan around waiting. If your home has already been on … 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