Kelly and Patrick Lynch moved to London from New York City 15 years ago, but because they wanted their two young daughters to experience life in the United States, they decided to buy a vacation home in Palm Beach. “Summer vacation for our girls was only six weeks, but they had longer vacations during the […]
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HOT PROPERTIES: Rock star Hagar ready to say goodbye to Maui retreat
After an exhausting Van Halen world tour in 1995, musician Sammy Hagar wanted nothing more than to spend a week relaxing in Hawaii. One week turned into two, two turned into a month and soon, the Red Rocker started looking for a home to buy.His wish list was long: 10 acres of land, a pool […]
HAROLD BUBIL: Florida’s newer roofs passed the Irma test
If you work hard to put a roof over your head, then you will want to listen to what Dave Roodvoets has to say.With 35 years of experience studying hurricane damage, he is an expert on roofs, and, of special interest to Floridians, why they fail in windstorms.Roodvoets is a leader of the Roofing Industry […]
Tom Kelly: Second home? How to determine what you really can afford
Thinking about buying that cabin in the woods your family enjoyed over the weekend?There are two ways for determining how much cash you can afford to put toward a second residence solely for your personal use or part-time rental.The first is the asset method. Start by taking stock of your present wealth. Create a balance […]
The Mortgage Professor: Does it make sense to take a reverse mortgage on a $1M home?
If you own a home worth $1 million, would it ever make sense to take out a reverse mortgage?The question arises because the maximum amounts that can be drawn on a home equity conversion mortgage – the type of reverse mortgage program available through the federal government – are based on the lower of appraised […]
Realtor couple take to heart the advice they give to clients when preparing their home for sale
Realtor/homeowner Patricia Hanly has a collection of 350 teapots, most of them English and nearly all bought from the potters who crafted them in various villages all over Great Britain. She’s reluctantly packed away all but about a dozen in preparation for the sale of her cottage-style home on Bougainvillea Street in Sarasota. She and […]