Plain-English advice on selling houses and commercial property for cash, plus deal-submission and underwriting guides for wholesalers — with a focus on Southwest Florida.
What happens to your homestead exemption and Save Our Homes cap when you sell a Florida home, how portability moves up to $500,000 of savings to your next Florida homestead, and the deadlines that decide whether you keep it.
Which pre-sale repairs pay for themselves in Lee, Collier, Charlotte and Sarasota counties, which rarely do, the Florida permit and flood rules that apply, and how to compare fixing up with an as-is sale.
What the latest Florida Realtors, Zillow, Redfin, Freddie Mac and FGCU data says about selling a home in Lee, Collier, Charlotte and Sarasota counties this fall, and how to use it to price and time your sale.
How your mortgage is paid off when you sell a Florida house for cash: payoff statements, closing-day wires, releases, escrow refunds, HELOCs, reverse mortgages and loans that are behind or underwater.
A statewide, line-by-line guide to who customarily pays Florida closing costs, from deed doc stamps and estoppel fees to the owner's title policy, and how county customs and the contract decide.
A plain-English overview of the federal rules behind capital gains on Florida home sales: stepped-up basis for inherited homes, the home sale exclusion, depreciation recapture on rentals, and questions to ask your CPA.
Why Florida homes become uninsurable, what a 4-point inspection checks, what the roof-age statute and Citizens require, and how to choose between repairing, listing as-is and a direct cash sale.
What Florida home sellers must disclose: the Johnson v. Davis duty, the flood disclosure required since October 2024 and expanded in 2025, other statutory notices, and how to disclose when selling as-is.
A line-by-line look at what Cape Coral and Fort Myers sellers really pay: commissions, Florida doc stamps, seller-paid title insurance, UEP assessments, repairs, credits and holding costs.
A step-by-step roadmap for selling an inherited house in Florida: securing the home, finding out who can sign, getting probate authority, and choosing between keeping, listing or a cash sale.
