A standard real estate contract in Florida includes allowance for a period of due diligence. This typically lasts fifteen days, allowing for the arrangement of a home inspection before closing. It is important to understand the role of a home inspector, their...
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How the market might impact home inspection repair negotiations
When you look to buy a new home or condo in Florida, you may have a home inspection performed along the way to get a better sense of the property’s true condition. While some people forgo home inspections because they believe it might make their offers more appealing...
Why you should think twice before skipping a home inspection
When you look for a home to buy in Florida, the success of your search depends on many factors, among them the competitiveness of the housing market in your area. If you are facing a competitive market, you may be willing to make certain concessions to get the home...
What is title insurance?
Buying a home for the first time is a nerve-wracking experience, and it can come with a host of frustrations. When every other part of buying a home is so expensive already, you may wonder if you can skip out on things that do not seem as important, such as title...
How do residential and commercial leases differ?
Commercial and residential leases have many differences that separate the two. The protections offered to landlords in either situation will differ. Even the normal provisions of each contract look different. Thus, it benefits tenants and landlords alike to understand...
Has the worth of your neighborhood declined recently?
Since your home is likely going to serve as the largest financial investment of your lifetime, it makes sense to want to protect the value as it ages. However, there are outside factors that may affect its value even if you do everything in your power to ensure that...
Common contingencies used when buying a home
Sometimes, certain conditions have to come to fruition for you to be able to purchase a Florida home. Known as real estate “contingencies,” these clauses in a real estate contract essentially allow you to back out of a deal if certain circumstances never come to be....
Considerations when purchasing a home in Naples, Florida
Buying a home tends to be strenuous. The process is less nerve-wracking when you take a thorough approach. Where you desire to move has an enormous impact on what makes up a wise plan of attack. If you are heading to Naples, Florida, specific concerns deserve...
What to know about property disclosures
The person who sells you a home in Florida has legal obligations to alert you to the existence of certain conditions in the home itself. These are disclosure requirements, and you need to know this information in order to make a truly informed purchase decision....
4 issues to avoid as the closing date for your home sale looms
Whether you are selling property for the first time or the fifth, you cannot help feeling a bit anxious as the closing date approaches. There is so much paperwork and so many things that could go wrong. Here are four issues to avoid as the closing date draws near. 1....





