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How Florida distressed-property data actually works — written to be useful whether or not you ever buy a thing from us.
Driving for dollars, direct mail, cold calling, PPC, agent referrals, auction lists and county filings — what each actually costs per signed contract in Florida in 2026, and which ones a beginner should ignore.
Sep 22, 2026 · 16 min read
From lis pendens to certificate of title, with the statutory day counts that actually bind — the 20–35 day sale window under §45.031, the 10-day objection period, and the exact moment redemption dies under §45.0315.
Sep 22, 2026 · 16 min read
Court filings identify property by legal description, not by street address. How to tell which of the three kinds you are holding, how to resolve it to a parcel and an owner, and the point at which you should stop and pay a professional.
Aug 31, 2026 · 10 min read
For Florida agents: what a lis pendens actually does to a sale, why the deal is usually still alive, the 20-day clock nobody explains to the seller, and how to have the conversation.
Aug 26, 2026 · 9 min read
Sixty-seven counties, sixty-seven tax collectors, and at least three different auction platforms. What an out-of-state buyer needs to know before assuming Florida works the way one county does.
Aug 26, 2026 · 10 min read
Everyone repeats that a tax deed wipes the mortgage. True, and the least useful half. The liens that survive, the easements that survive, and the federal redemption right that can take the property back 120 days after you win it.
Aug 26, 2026 · 11 min read
The county clerk gives it away free. Whether paying beats that comes down to how many counties you work and what an hour of your time is worth — the decision, not a vendor shortlist.
Aug 25, 2026 · 15 min read
What to say to a family still settling an estate, what never to say, the order you should do things in, and the three things that kill these deals after you have already put weeks into them.
Aug 25, 2026 · 17 min read
Premiums doubled, taxes rose, relief programmes ended — and Florida now leads the country in foreclosure filings. The sellers this produces have equity and know it. What that changes about how you find them, what you say, and what you can offer.
Aug 25, 2026 · 14 min read
Measured lis pendens filing counts for 18 Florida counties, taken straight from the county clerks. Which markets are heating up, which are cooling, and how to read a county-level foreclosure number without fooling yourself.
Aug 25, 2026 · 12 min read
A working guide to wholesaling in Florida in 2026 — the nine steps, what the licence law actually says, real assignment-fee ranges by metro, the insurance-driven seller nobody was underwriting for, and where deal flow is genuinely coming from right now.
Aug 25, 2026 · 21 min read
Sizing one county honestly — what share of filings are actually workable, and what to check before committing to the most contested market in the state.
Aug 25, 2026 · 13 min read
A house that never reached the courthouse steps — and the 200-day window that explains why the best deals are the ones nobody hears about.
Aug 25, 2026 · 13 min read
A Florida lis pendens lapses one year after the suit is filed unless it rests on a recorded instrument (like a mortgage) or a construction lien, or a court extends it.
Aug 25, 2026 · 5 min read