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  Homeowners’ associations (HOAs) can offer some benefits to Florida property owners, including shared amenities, maintained common areas, and a certain amount of property value protection. Still, there’s no denying that many people find that the downsides of these organizations can be frust ...

  Owning property in Florida can be a valuable investment. Yet, it’s important to understand that selling it isn’t necessarily a simple matter. Florida law places some essential and strict obligations on property owners that put their homes on the market. One of the most important of these a ...

  Homeownership is a dream in which many people invest a significant amount of their hard-earned money. Whether you’ve been able to save enough to outright purchase property or you’ve gathered a downpayment on your first home, you’re dedicating a large chunk of cash. So, imagine you’ve trans ...

  Whether you’re a general contractor, subcontractor, supplier, or design professional in Florida, you deserve to get paid for your significant skills. While the real estate industry is based on a lot of trust, it is unfortunately not guaranteed that those hiring you for a project will alway ...

  In Florida, owning a home with someone else means you both hold legal rights to the property, but those rights vary depending on how the ownership is structured. There are three main types of co-ownership in Florida: tenancy in common, joint tenancy with right of survivorship, and tenancy by ...

Florida’s booming real estate market has long attracted investors, retirees, and first-time homebuyers. But it’s also become a breeding ground for increasingly sophisticated scams—some targeting homeowners, others going after buyers, and many exploiting the gaps in digital transactions and public re ...

  A forced sale is a court-ordered process where real estate must be sold to resolve a legal issue or dispute. Unlike traditional sales, which are voluntary, forced sales are initiated through legal action when parties cannot agree or when financial obligations go unmet. Common situatio ...

A life estate is a legal arrangement where one person, known as the life tenant, has the right to live in and use a property for the rest of their life. Once that person passes away, the property automatically transfers to another person, known as the remainderman, without going through probate. ...

A deed is the legal foundation of real estate ownership in Florida. It officially transfers property rights from one party to another, and if something goes wrong with that process, the entire transaction can unravel. An invalid deed can result in lawsuits, delays during sales, title insurance denia ...

When a loved one dies owning property in Florida, their house or land doesn’t automatically pass to the next person in line. It depends on how the property was titled, whether a will exists, and how quickly the probate process is started. Wait too long, and you risk property damage, legal issues, an ...