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Home Maintenance Real Estate

Keep Your Home Safe During Hurricane Season

July 1st marks the starts of Florida’s favorite time of year… hurricane season. All jokes aside, hurricanes can be detrimental to both homes and communities. A Category 1 hurricane, the lowest ranking and least lethal ranking, will still produce winds of up to 95 miles per hour. Needless to say, it can do more than just take down a few branches and causes large waves. It can destroy your home. That being said, it is incredibly important to be prepared for hurricane season. Here are a few ways to keep your home safe during this year’s season.

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Home Buying Real Estate

Home Shopping Checklist

Whether its your first time home shopping, or you are an experienced pro, this checklist will help you narrow down your options.

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Home Buying Home Selling Luxury Homes Real Estate

The Luxury Market Remains on Fire!

The luxury market continues to be as hot as I have seen it since I started serving real estate clients in Florida. Usually, the higher end of the market tends to favor buyers, with over seven months of available inventory for sale at any point in time. However, there are now less than two months of available inventory in both Sarasota and Manatee counties, making them solid seller’s markets.

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Home Buying Home Decor Home Selling Real Estate

Three Bold Colors to Paint Your Front Door

Before you walk into a new home, the first thing you see is the front door. It the equivalent of the first impression when, “meeting,” a house. That being said, the color of your front door matters not only when selling the home, but also when you move into one. While the most common colors are neutral tones, such as brown or tan, that just does not fit everyone’s personality. Here are what realtors say are the top bold colors for your front door, and what the color says about you.

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Home Buying Real Estate

Three Ways to Save Money After a Move

We all know that moving is expensive. Like – really, REALLY expensive. You are not just paying for a new home. There is the cost of packing, physically moving all your stuff, an interim storage unit, probably some new furniture, etc. Frankly, there are so many additional costs, it could make your head hurt.