The Stairs Test: Will This Home Still Work for You in 20 Years?
A 20-question scorecard for touring a home after 60: the entry, the stairs, the bathroom, the distance to a hospital, and the data on why it matters.
Buying a home in South Florida, explained by an agent who has walked buyers through it for four decades — from the first showing to the keys.
A 20-question scorecard for touring a home after 60: the entry, the stairs, the bathroom, the distance to a hospital, and the data on why it matters.
Fixer-upper math that no longer works, first-time wish lists priced against the wrong year, stairs you will regret, and why negotiating like it is 2010 gets your offer ignored. From forty years in the passenger seat.
Building a home is a marathon with mile markers. Here is every stage in order, how long each one usually takes, and where the surprises hide.
A clear Florida guide to buyer costs, seller costs, prepaids, cash to close, negotiable credits, and the state taxes that require exact math.
What happens during the 30-to-45-day financed closing window, where the quiet weeks go, and which early moves prevent avoidable delays.
Not the television version. The real one, step by step, with the honest timelines and the myths cleared out of your way, from forty years of walking buyers through it.
Before you lose your heart to a listing, run through these five questions. After forty years of Florida contracts, I can tell you they protect your wallet and your sanity.