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5 Things You Need to Know Before Selling Your Home via Short Sale

5 Things You Need to Know Before Selling Your Home via Short Sale

Facing the threat of foreclosure can feel overwhelming, but a short sale offers a way to avoid that outcome—and potentially preserve your credit. In this post, you’ll learn the high‑level essentials of what a short sale involves, weigh the key trade‑offs, and discover the crucial steps

Voodoo Bayou: Orlando’s Gothic-Cajun Cornerstone

Voodoo Bayou: Orlando’s Gothic-Cajun Cornerstone

Tucked into the heart of Restaurant Row on Sand Lake, Voodoo Bayou Orlando is the first Central Florida outpost from True Grit Hospitality (the folks behind Calaveras Cantina in Jupiter and Boca). Born out of a passion for all things Southern—think intricate tiki motifs, botanical murals and over-the-top Gothic

6 Essential Things to Check Before Buying a Home

6 Essential Things to Check Before Buying a Home

Buying a home is a significant investment—and for many, the largest purchase they'll ever make. But before falling in love with a property, every homebuyer should do their homework to avoid unexpected and costly surprises down the road. Here's a brief overview of six critical

How to Exit Your Florida Home with a Short Sale (Without Losing Your Mind or Shirt)

How to Exit Your Florida Home with a Short Sale (Without Losing Your Mind or Shirt)

If you’re hanging onto your Florida house by your fingertips, paying the mortgage every month just to stay afloat, you’re not alone. Maybe you’ve dropped the price, maybe it’s been sitting on the market, and now it feels like you’re about to break even — or

Fair Housing in Orlando: Day Two Insights on Rights, Accommodations, and Community Impact

Fair Housing in Orlando: Day Two Insights on Rights, Accommodations, and Community Impact

Ever wondered if your landlord can deny you a first-floor apartment because it costs more? Or if emotional support animals require official certification? Day two of the three-part Fair Housing training series hosted by the City of Orlando provided surprising answers and invaluable insights. In addition to learning, how accommodating

Why This Photographer-Turned-Agent Wants to Host Your Orlando Open House

Why This Photographer-Turned-Agent Wants to Host Your Orlando Open House

Transparency from Day One Most of you probably don’t know me yet.And that’s intentional. I've built a real estate media business—Virtual Open House—since 2018, mostly operating in Flagler County. When I moved to Orlando about a year ago, I decided to introduce myself

Fair Housing Training in Orlando: Day 1 Reflections

Fair Housing Training in Orlando: Day 1 Reflections

I found myself at City Hall on a Wednesday evening—yep, that's how I'm adulting these days—attending the first session of a three-part Fair Housing Training put on by Orlando's Office of Human Relations. Why? Well, if I'm going to serve