Articles Posted in Real Estate

When you buy or sell real estate in Florida, it’s important to think about the kind of deed that will transfer the real estate. There are many kinds of deeds in Florida. Here are a few of them: Statutory Warranty Deed. If you are the buyer, you generally want the seller to sign a statutory…

Times are tough for Florida homeowners. But renting out your home and living elsewhere might make it even tougher. This is because you might be abandoning your homestead protections when you do this. Florida law grants Florida homeowners several protections with regard to their homesteads. First is the homestead exemption on the annual real estate…

So, how do you take your name off the deed? How do you take anyone’s name off the deed? It depends on where the real estate is located. In Florida, and in most states, you cannot literally take a name off the deed. Here’s the reason. Many people think houses are like cars. Cars have…

When a client tells me “I signed a standard contract”, a red flag pops up in my brain telling me this is client code for “I didn’t read the contract before I signed it.” There are many reasons people don’t read contracts before signing them. Often it’s because someone told them it’s a standard contract…

An article in the Tampa Bay Times points out a potential problem when buying a condominium in Florida. The headline says it all: “Condo owners must cover fees for deadbeats.” The gist of the article is that when a Florida condo owner stops paying the mortgage, the condo association fees usually go unpaid, too. That…