I built my whole brand around renovation. Nearly twenty years of buying, fixing, and selling homes, and I still believe the right renovation at the right time can build real equity. But I'm going to say something that might sound strange coming from the person people call the Renovation Real Estate Agent: renovation isn't the right move for everyone, and a lot of my buyers are better off going turnkey.

If you're navigating a divorce and trying to figure out what happens to the house, you're dealing with two things at once: an emotional transition and a financial one, tangled together in the same set of walls. There's no single right answer here, but there is a clear set of paths, and knowing them can take some of the weight off.

I've walked through houses where every single room is a different color. Red in the dining room, navy in the office, a teal accent wall in the primary bedroom, mustard yellow in the kids' bathroom. The owners usually love it, and I get it, it's their home and their taste. But when you're getting ready to sell, paint stops being about your taste and starts being about math. So this is the paint conversation I have with basically every seller before we put a sign in the yard.

If rising rates have you frozen on the sidelines, here is the direct answer. Mortgage rates in September 2026 are near a one-year high, not a five-year high, and Jacksonville's market is actually moving faster than it was a year ago. That combination changes the playbook. Here is what the numbers actually show, and what to do with them.

This week I wanted to look at the big question: why do so many people keep choosing to move to Jacksonville, and what does that actually mean for what your home is worth?

This is Part 3, the final post in my series on Duval County Public Schools. Part 1 covered elementary, Part 2 covered middle school, and this week I'm wrapping up with high school, including three well-known magnet programs and a real schedule change happening this year.

Welcome to Part 2 of my series on Duval County Public Schools. Part 1 covered elementary zoning and school choice, today I'm breaking down how middle school works, including three magnet programs worth knowing about.

Schools come up in almost every conversation I have with buyers who have kids, or who are planning to.  I'm starting a three-part series breaking down Duval County Public Schools, starting with elementary this week, then middle school and high school in the two posts that follow.

Short answer: yes, especially if a mature tree canopy, larger lots, and river access matter to you. Beauclerc comes up often with buyers who want a quieter, established neighborhood without giving up quick access to San Jose Boulevard. Here's the honest breakdown, not the polished version.

If you've typed "how much does it cost to sell a house in Jacksonville" into Google, you're not alone, and you deserve a real answer instead of a national average that doesn't apply here. Below is the actual breakdown I walk every seller through, using current Duval County numbers, not guesswork.

If you've seen headlines about Florida "eliminating property taxes," it's worth slowing down before you make any decisions based on them. Here's what's actually happening, in plain terms.

People ask me all the time what it's actually like to live in San Marco and the neighborhoods around it. Usually I talk about the small community feel in the middle of a big city, and sometimes, I talk about the food before I even begin talking about the houses in the area. These four neighborhoods sit right next to each other along the San Jose Boulevard and Atlantic Boulevard corridors, and every one of them has at least one restaurant worth driving across town for. Here are my top picks.