Moving within Florida? How homestead portability works
How Florida homestead portability moves up to $500,000 of Save Our Homes savings to your next home: the 3-year window, the math, Form DR-501T and March 1.
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Selling
Pricing, preparing and selling a home or condo here, and how to decide between selling and renting.
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How buyer agent pay works now: what Sarasota sellers should know
What changed for Sarasota sellers after the 2024 NAR settlement: buyer agent pay is off the MLS, buyers sign agreements first, and it's all negotiable.
Selling a rental property in Sarasota: tenants, timing and taxes
How to sell a Sarasota rental with a tenant in place or at lease end: notice and showings, selling to an investor, and the tax questions for your CPA.
When is the best time to list a home in Sarasota?
How the Sarasota selling season works: when buyers sign contracts, how high season and hurricane season affect timing, and how to plan your listing date.
Price reductions in a shifting market: when and how to adjust
When to lower the price on a Sarasota listing, how to decide by how much, and what to watch in week one, weeks two to four and after 30 days.
Why isn't my Sarasota home selling? Common reasons and fixes
The usual reasons a Sarasota home sits: price, condition, photos, insurance and flood questions, condo documents and showing access, with a fix for each.
Help me sell my home: a step-by-step plan for Sarasota sellers
How selling a Sarasota home works with us, from the first call and a written price within 24 hours to prep, photos, showings, offers and closing.
How long does it take to sell a house in Sarasota now?
September 2026 numbers on days to contract and days to closing in Sarasota and Manatee, plus what speeds a sale up and what slows it down.
Getting a Sarasota home ready to sell: fix, skip or disclose
What to fix before you sell a Sarasota home, what to skip and what to disclose: roof and AC age, insurance inspections, updates, photos and disclosure.
Selling a Sarasota condo under Florida's newer condo laws
What milestone inspections and structural integrity reserve studies mean when you sell a Sarasota condo, what buyers ask for and what to gather first.
Cash offer or list it? Selling a Sarasota home as is
How cash and we-buy-houses offers work in Sarasota, why they usually come in below market, when they make sense, and how listing as is compares.
What's my Sarasota home worth? Why online estimates miss
How Zestimates and other online home values work, why they often miss on Sarasota condos and waterfront homes, and what a real pricing opinion checks.
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