Real Estate Guides.Know Before You Move.
Clear, Florida-specific guides for buying, selling, and understanding what a home really costs, written so you can make every decision with confidence.
Guides for Buyers & Sellers
Step-by-step, plain-English guides to Florida’s process, disclosures, taxes, and costs.
Buyer GuideFirst-Time Home Buyer’s Guide to Florida
Budgeting, pre-approval, flood zones, condo and HOA rules, closing costs, and filing for homestead, in the order you’ll need them.
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Buyers & SellersFlorida Closing Costs Explained
Documentary stamps, intangible tax, title insurance, and prorations, with a worked example of who typically pays what.
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Luxury & WaterfrontBuying Luxury or Waterfront Property in Florida
Flood zones and insurance, the Coastal Construction Control Line, docks and seawalls, and condo inspection rules.
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Seller GuideSeller’s Guide: How to Sell Your Florida Home
Pricing, Florida disclosure duties, preparing and launching your listing, comparing offers, and what to expect at closing.
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New articles every week on buying, selling, and owning a home in Florida.
- Florida Amendment 3: Property Tax Ballot Measure Explained
Neutral explainer of Florida Amendment 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: larger non-school homestead exemptions in 2027–2028, a lower non-homestead assessment cap, new-resident timing rules, and what Save Our Homes leaves unchanged. - Buying Luxury or Waterfront Property in FloridaBefore you buy on the water in Florida: flood zones and insurance limits, the Coastal Construction Control Line, docks and seawalls, condo milestone inspections and reserve studies, and how property taxes work.
- Florida Closing Costs Explained for Buyers and SellersWhat buyers and sellers pay at a Florida closing: documentary stamp taxes on the deed and mortgage, intangible tax, title insurance customs, prorated property taxes, and a worked example on a $400,000 purchase.
- Seller’s Guide: How to Sell Your Florida HomeSelling in Florida? Learn how to price your home, which disclosures Florida requires, how to prepare and launch your listing, how to compare offers, and what sellers typically pay at closing.
- First-Time Home Buyer’s Guide to FloridaA step-by-step guide to buying your first home in Florida: setting a real monthly budget, pre-approval, flood zones and insurance, HOA and condo rules, closing costs, and filing for homestead. Includes a free mortgage payment calculator.
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Our guides are general information about Florida real estate, not legal, tax, insurance, or financial advice. Please consult the appropriate licensed professional about your situation. Juliette Rose Realty, Licensed Real Estate Broker, Florida License CQ1074942. Brokerage Relationship Disclosure.