What Should You Know About Bermuda Club Vero Beach? Bermuda Club is a small, gated, Bermuda-style community on the north end of Vero Beach’s barrier island, sharing one entrance with the Somerset Bay condos and built mostly in the early to mid 2000s. The big draw is deeded beach access right next to Disney’s Vero […]
How to Join a Real Estate Team (From Someone Who Built Them) Join a team if you need leads, structure, and someone to learn from. Stay solo if you already have a pipeline and value control over everything. The commission split matters less than what it buys you. A 50/50 split on qualified appointments beats […]
Overview Florida has no state income tax, but property taxes fund local services, and in the Vero Beach area you should budget roughly 1% to 1.5% of your purchase price per year, depending on location and which exemptions you qualify for. The homestead exemption (now about $51,000 off assessed value) and the Save Our Homes […]
The Best Vero Beach Communities for Snowbirds: A Local Agent’s Honest Guide Snowbird communities in Vero Beach fall into three lanes: barrier island golf and beach clubs at the top (John’s Island, Orchid Island, Windsor, The Moorings), mainland gated golf in the middle (Grand Harbor, Bent Pine, Indian River Club), and value-priced 55+ and condo […]
Is Vero Beach South a nice place to live? South Beach is the quiet southern stretch of the Vero Beach barrier island, below the 17th Street Causeway, inside the 32963 ZIP code. It trades Central Beach’s walk-to-dinner energy for calmer streets and more house for the money. The communities range from gated club living at […]
Overview of how to choose a Realtor in Florida Most people pick a Realtor based on who they already know or who has the biggest billboard, and that’s exactly how you end up with the wrong one. The four things that actually matter are full-time production, real market knowledge in your price band, negotiation track […]
What Is Central Beach in Vero Beach? A Local Agent Explains Central Beach is the walkable heart of Vero Beach’s barrier island, roughly the grid of streets between the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian River Lagoon surrounding Ocean Drive and Beachland Boulevard. The residential streets are named after flowers and trees in alphabetical order (Acacia, […]
Vero Beach vs. Hutchinson Island: A True Comparison Vero Beach and Hutchinson Island are not the same place, and they’re not even the same county. Vero’s beachside sits in Indian River County, while most of Hutchinson Island falls in St. Lucie and Martin counties. That county line drives your property taxes, your school district, and […]
What Are The Most Expensive Communities in Port St. Lucie? Port St. Lucie’s most expensive communities are Tesoro Club, PGA Village (especially Sabal Creek), the upscale enclaves inside Tradition, Astor Creek Golf and Country Club, Rivella, and a handful of riverfront pockets along the St. Lucie River. The sticker price is not the real number. […]
Rent to Own Homes in Vero Beach: What’s Real and What’s a Lead Trap True rent to own homes in Vero Beach are rare. The big listing sites showing hundreds of them are mostly displaying regular listings behind a registration wall that signs you up for marketing calls. A real rent to own deal is […]