If you've followed real estate news over the past couple of years, you've heard something about commission lawsuits, NAR settlements, and changes to how buyer's agents get paid. It's been all over national headlines, debated in real estate offices, discussed in living rooms. Most of that coverage was written for real estate professionals. Not fo ...

Let’s start with the basics. If you’ve inherited property in Florida, it didn’t just magically become yours with no strings attached. What happens next depends on whether the person left a will or not. If they had a will, the property will likely go through probate, where the court oversees how things get distributed. If they did not, Florida’ ...

It’s a dilemma that many landlords eventually face: do you list your rental while it’s still occupied, or wait until the place is vacant? Keeping tenants in place means you’re still collecting rent, but it can also mean fewer interested buyers and more hoops to jump through. The Main Pros and Cons of Selling with Tenants In Place Pros: You’ ...

Thanks to mail-away closings, you don’t have to hop on a plane or rearrange your schedule just to sign paperwork if you're not able to be on location. In this scenario, the closing documents come to you. What is a Mail-Away Closing? A mail-away closing is exactly what it sounds like: instead of signing the closing documents in person at the title ...