Vero Beach vs. Orlando: An Honest Comparison From a Florida Agent Vero Beach and Orlando are about 90 minutes apart but they aren’t really competing for the same life. One is a small oceanfront town, the other is a metro of 2.8 million built around jobs and theme parks. The cost comparison depends entirely on […]
Moving From Virginia to Vero Beach: The Money and the Move Virginia taxes your pension, 401(k) and IRA income at up to 5.75%, and the top rate starts at just $17,000 of taxable income. Florida has no state income tax. A retired couple with $110,000 of pension and IRA income pays about $4,862 a year […]
Vero Beach Realtors: How to Pick the Right One (From a Guy Who Is One) Indian River County has far more licensed agents than it has agents who close deals regularly, and nothing on a business card tells you which kind you’re talking to. The real test of a Vero Beach Realtor is specific local […]
Vero Beach vs. Jensen Beach: A Treasure Coast Comparison Vero Beach is a complete town with its own hospital, airport, and arts scene. Jensen Beach is a small waterfront village that borrows the big stuff from Stuart and Port St. Lucie. Jensen usually costs less to get into, especially for oceanfront condos on Hutchinson Island. […]
Vero Beach vs. Wellington FL: Beach Town or Horse Country? Vero Beach and Wellington sit about 80 miles apart, but they’re built around completely different lives. Vero is a coastal town organized around the ocean. Wellington is an inland planned community organized around horses, schools, and master-planned neighborhoods. Housing is the biggest gap. Homes in […]
Ranches in Indian River County: What They Cost and How They Make Money Ranch listings in this county have ranged from roughly $3,950 an acre for working cattle pasture to $55,000 an acre for a former grove already carved into ranchette parcels. The gap is not about land quality. It is about which side of […]
Vero Beach Pickleball: Where to Play, What It Costs, and Where to Live If You’re Hooked Pickleball University at Pocahontas Park is the center of Vero Beach pickleball, with 12 lighted courts, daily open play from 8 am to 8 pm, and a $10 day pass for non-members. The iG Center offers cheap indoor, air-conditioned […]
Homes With Land for Sale Near Me: Where to Find Acreage in Vero Beach and Indian River County Most pages ranking for “homes with land for sale near me” are automated MLS feeds that tell you nothing about where the land actually is or what to watch for. In Indian River County, real acreage lives […]
The Quickest Way to Sell a House (From an Agent Who Does This Weekly) The quickest way to sell a house is selling to a cash buyer, which can close in 7 to 14 days, but you will typically give up 20 to 30 percent of your home’s value for that speed. The quickest way […]
What Is a Villa? Villa Style Homes Explained In Florida real estate, a villa is usually a one-story attached home that shares at least one wall with a neighbor, though detached villas exist too. “Villa” is a marketing term, not a legal one, so the same home can be deeded as a condo, a townhouse, […]