Short-Term Rentals in Putnam County: Verify Before You Buy
Waterfront short-term rental is the most interesting investment thesis in this county, and the one most likely to fail on a technicality nobody checked.
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Buying Acreage in Putnam County: Well, Septic, Zoning, and Access
Four things decide whether a rural parcel is a good buy, and none of them are visible in the listing photographs.
Read the article →Moving from New York to Northeast Florida: What the Numbers Actually Look Like
The income tax saving is real and permanent. The insurance increase is also real, and it is the line nobody budgets for. Here is how to run the comparison properly.
Read the article →Retiring in Putnam County: The Honest Healthcare Math
The financial case for retiring here is genuinely strong. The healthcare question is the one that has caused people to move again, and a broker who does not raise it is not serving you.
Read the article →Georgetown and Welaka: Two Ways to Live at the Lake George End of the River
Twenty minutes apart on the same water, and they suit genuinely different buyers. The difference comes down to how far you are willing to drive for a gallon of milk.
Read the article →Why Automated Home Estimates Miss on Putnam County Waterfront
Automated valuations need comparable sales density and comparable properties. Waterfront in a rural county offers neither, and the errors run in both directions.
Read the article →Lake George Fishing Property: Where to Buy on Florida's Second-Largest Lake
The Lake George end of the St. Johns is some of the most productive water in the state, and Putnam County is the affordable way to own on it. Here is how the communities differ.
Read the article →What a Dock Permit on the St. Johns River Actually Involves
Three agencies can have a say in a dock on the St. Johns, and one of them surprises nearly every buyer: the state may own the ground your dock stands on.
Read the article →Buying Property on Lake George, Florida: What to Know Before You Offer
Florida's second-largest lake has a supply constraint most buyers never notice: roughly half its shoreline is national forest and will never be developed. Here is what that means for anyone buying here.
Read the article →The Five Kinds of Waterfront in Northeast Florida
"Waterfront" describes five genuinely different products here, with different permitting agencies, insurance math, and maintenance burdens. Choosing between them is the first real decision.
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