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Author: Robert Fausette

Should I Replace Roof Before Selling My House

Should You Replace Your Roof Before Selling Your House

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A seasoned roofer can stand in your driveway and guess the year your shingles went on, usually within about two years. Buyers’ inspectors do the same thing. Then they write it down in a report that your buyer reads over dinner. That one line has cost more sellers money than any foundation crack I’ve run … Continued
Selling A House With Unresolved Insurance Claim

Can You Sell a Home with an Unresolved Insurance Claim

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A blue tarp stays on a roof long enough that the neighbors quit noticing it. Some claims move that slowly. Meanwhile, the mortgage is still due on the first, and the adjuster stopped responding to emails two months ago. Then a buyer standing in your hallway asks why the bedroom ceiling looks like a coffee … Continued
Selling a Rental Property Without Paying Taxes in Tampa

How to Sell Rental Property Without Paying Taxes

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You can sell rental property without paying taxes on a profit. You can also sell one at a modest profit and owe thousands, and that second outcome catches far more landlords. Depreciation is usually the culprit. Redfin’s national data put the U.S. median sale price at $398,596 in August 2026, up about 2.2% from a … Continued
Selling a House with a Waterlogged Crawl Space in Florida

Selling a House with Water in the Crawl Space in Florida

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Selling a house with water in the crawl space in Florida is less common than it sounds, because most Florida houses sit on a slab, poured flat with nothing below it but sand and concrete. Drive through Seminole Heights in Tampa, Riverside in Jacksonville, or the Old Northeast in St. Pete, though, and you’ll pass … Continued
Preparing Your House for Buyers While You Still Live There

How To Keep Your Home Show-Ready While Living In It

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Selling a house while you’re still sleeping in it, cooking dinner in it, and tripping over backpacks every morning is genuinely hard. Keeping it show-ready through all of that is harder. Most advice boils down to “declutter and keep it clean,” which helps about as much as telling a dieter to eat less. What you … Continued
Should You Invest in a Kitchen Renovation Before Selling Your Home

Should You Remodel Your Kitchen Before Selling Your Home

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Spend $50,000 gutting your kitchen, then walk away at closing with less than you put in. Nobody made that up. Plenty of sellers have lived it, and most never saw it coming. What a Kitchen Remodel Really Costs Before You Sell Start with the number that matters. The 2025 Zonda Cost vs. Value Report puts … Continued
Will Medicaid Know If I Sell My House in Tampa

How Will Medicaid Know If I Sell My House? What to Know

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Wondering how Medicaid will know if you sell your house? They can find out in several ways. Your own required reporting is one. Public property filings, the financial records an agency requests during eligibility reviews, and the documents gathered for long-term-care applications are examples. A sale doesn’t automatically cost you coverage. What the proceeds become … Continued
Stopping Foreclosure: A Homeowner’s Guide in Florida

When Is It Too Late to Stop Foreclosure in Florida

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A Saturday morning, a stack of unopened envelopes on the kitchen counter, and an auction date already printed on a legal notice. More Florida homeowners than most people want to admit start exactly this way. If you are staring at paperwork from your mortgage lender right now, or you have already missed several payments, the … Continued
Selling a House When Your Spouse Is Incarcerated in Florida

Can I Sell My House if My Spouse is in Jail in Florida

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Your spouse gets arrested on a Thursday. By the following Monday, you’re getting calls from a bondsman, possibly facing a mortgage payment you can’t cover alone, and nobody is telling you what happens to the house. Both names still appear on the deed for the property. The bills don’t stop. And the question sitting in … Continued
Who Can Live in a House During Probate

Can You Live In A House During Probate

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A family calls me on a Tuesday afternoon, a little panicked. Their mom passed away two weeks ago, their name is on the will, and they’re already sleeping in the spare bedroom of the house she left behind. They want to know if any of that is actually legal, and whether you can live in … Continued