After the hurricane my condo was trashed

After the hurricane my condo was trashed

The Jacksonville Florida section gets a lot of storm warnings. There is consistently another hurricane coming. Typically it misses our section by miles and miles. I always don’t vacate. The most recent one totally smoked my arena. Thank goodness I wasn’t there. A tree fell right in the middle of my house. My family room,

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Selling a property with tenants paid for by the state

Selling a property with tenants paid for by the state

I inherited a motel from my grandmother when she passed. The motel rooms had all been converted to efficiency apartments. There were tons of tenants in the rooms that were put up by the state. They had mental and drug problems. They were loud, angry, and scary people. I really don’t know how my grandmother

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Buying and selling properties in Florida

Buying and selling properties in Florida

One day my name is going to be on a bus downtown Buying plus selling commercial properties in Jacksonville, FL, takes a lot of time plus energy. There are a lot of unusual real estate companies in the city. My buddy and I all provided the same service, so you have to be able to

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Problem with mold necessitates selling home for cash

Problem with mold necessitates selling home for cash

Living in Jacksonville, moisture can be a problem. There are hot and humid conditions for most of the year. We get frequent thunderstorms and are prone to hurricanes. I was continually battling mold in my home. I invested into encapsulating the crawl space, replaced all of the attic insulation and installed a dehumidifier. Every time

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Sad to be in the house

Sad to be in the house

My wife and I bought our home in Jacksonville shortly after graduating from college. We got married and combined our savings to afford a down payment. We raised our children in the house and celebrated all of our important events. My wife passed away two years ago. At my age, it’s difficult to manage the

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Fixing your home to sell is way too hard

Fixing your home to sell is way too hard

I called a realtor when my wife and I wanted to sell our home. We were thinking about retiring and moving to a place in the keys. My wife has some family that lives in lower Florida and she wanted to be closer to them. We were living in Jacksonville at that time. I found

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Reasons to sell a house for cash

Reasons to sell a house for cash

Selling a home can be difficult, stressful and time-consuming. There is an alternative that speeds up the process. In Jacksonville, selling real estate for cash is becoming more common due to the numerous benefits. One of the biggest advantages of selling a Jacksonville home for cash is the expedited process. Traditional real estate transactions involve

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Wanted to sell my divorce home with minimal fuss

Wanted to sell my divorce home with minimal fuss

I recently went through a really messy divorce and everything got divided up. We had everything in each other’s names. It was long, tiring, and really stressful. It ended up that my ex got the rentals and I got our family home. It didn’t matter, I didn’t want the house at the end of it.

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