• Florida Real Estate, Defined: Title vs Deed vs Mortgage,Rebecca Redman-Hamaoui

    Florida Real Estate, Defined: Title vs Deed vs Mortgage

    Three words come up over and over at a Florida closing table, and most people use them as if they were interchangeable. They are not. One of them is a condition. One is a document that moves something. One is a document that pledges something. If you can keep them straight, the stack of paper in fro

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  • Termite and WDO Inspections in Florida: Transaction Step 11,Rebecca Redman-Hamaoui

    Termite and WDO Inspections in Florida: Transaction Step 11

    If you are under contract in Winter Garden, Clermont or Davenport right now, there is a fair chance nobody has said the words “WDO inspection” to you yet — and a fair chance your lender is about to. It is the step Bella Trae Realty buyers most often meet for the first time three weeks before closing

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  • Florida Real Estate, Defined: Liens, Easements and Encroachments,Rebecca Redman-Hamaoui

    Florida Real Estate, Defined: Liens, Easements and Encroachments

    Four words show up on Florida title work, and most buyers nod along without being sure which is which. They are not synonyms. One is a category, one is about money, one is about use, and one is about a physical object sitting where it should not be. Knowing the difference is the difference between r

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