Paint is the cheapest way to freshen up an older home. A bright clean house brings more money than a house that has that worn [...read more]

If you already live in Florida then this report won’t be anything new but if you’re from up north you need to read this. The [...read more]

Property taxes are based on the sold price of the home and not what the previous owner was paying. There are a number of exemptions [...read more]

On reality TV shows all it takes is some staging and a couple of open houses and your house gets sold. Well that’s television for [...read more]

The Ocala unemployment rate is very low. Jobs here pay less than in other parts of the country and other parts of Florida. The best [...read more]

Why you need me, Joe Dallorso, as your Buyers Agent. FINANCING: I will refer you to a mortgage broker to be pre-approved for financing. You [...read more]

Develop a family budget. Instead of budgeting what you’d like to spend, use receipts to create a budget for what you actually spent over the [...read more]

Credit scores, along with your overall income and debt, are a big factor in determining if you’ll qualify for a loan and what loan terms [...read more]

Ocala has never been hit by a hurricane. It does get the remnants in the form of  tropical storms which can damage roofs, blow down [...read more]

Deed restrictions vary widely from one Ocala subdivision to another. They are basically a good idea. They keep people from removing the engine from their [...read more]

We are beginning to see more Short Sales and bank owned properties coming on the market here in Ocala. First let’s understand the difference between [...read more]

A new way to search the Ocala MLS. A must read for anyone interested in buying Ocala real estate. The “Listing Cart” is a relatively [...read more]

Be unrealistic – there is no such thing as the perfect home. It’s a question of trade offs. Decide specifically what features you want in [...read more]

Find a Realtor you like and trust. Once you find someone you like agree to work with them exclusively. There is no “right” time to [...read more]

W-2 forms or business tax return forms if you’re self-employed for the last two or three years for every person signing the loan. Copies of [...read more]

It protects your ownership right to your home both from fraudulent claims against your ownership and from mistakes made in earlier sales, such as mistake [...read more]

The lender must disclose a good faith estimate of all settlement costs. A check to cover your closing costs will probably have to be a [...read more]

Give your forwarding address to the post office, usually two to four weeks ahead of the move. Notify your credit card companies, magazine subscriptions, and [...read more]