How do you become a Florida resident after you move here?

Most people moving to Florida think about the house search, the closing, and the move itself, and the homestead exemption is at the top of the list. The paperwork that comes after tends to get treated like an afterthought, and that’s where problems start. Becoming an official Florida resident isn’t just changing your address. It’s … Read more

The Real Math on Moving Your Stuff vs. Selling Everything Before You Relocate to Tampa Bay

moving stuff vs selling before relocating to Tampa Bay

Before they pull out of the driveway, almost every family moving to Tampa Bay from the Northeast asks the same thing: is it worth paying to ship all this, or should we sell it and start fresh? The honest answer: for a lot of people making this move, the numbers are closer than you’d expect. … Read more