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Guides & Resources
The playbooks we use with clients, published: buying, selling, and investing on the Emerald Coast.
- The Buyer's GuideFinancing beach property, condo diligence, STR-zoning checks, and how representation works here.
- The Seller's GuideBuilding-level pricing, marketing to out-of-state buyers, and selling rental income as an asset.
- The STR Investor HubWhere short-term rentals work, condo vs. house economics, and 1031 exchange timelines.
- Home ValuationWhat your property is really worth - building comps, not zip-code averages.
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In-Depth Articles
- Destin vs. 30A: Where Should You Buy on the Emerald Coast?Destin is an incorporated city; the 30A towns are unincorporated Walton County. What that changes about height limits, protected land and carrying costs.
- Short-Term Rental Rules on the Emerald Coast: 2026 GuideState licensing and tax, city and county registration, and the recorded association documents: the three layers behind any Emerald Coast rental plan.
- The Gulf-Front Condo Buying Checklist: 12 Things to VerifyMilestone clocks, reserve rules that changed in 2024 and 2025, association insurance, and the cancellation window: twelve items to verify before a deposit goes hard.
- Using a 1031 Exchange to Buy an Emerald Coast RentalHow the identification and exchange deadlines, the vacation rental safe harbor, and the intermediary rules actually read under Section 1031.
- Should You Sell Your Beach Condo in the Off-Season?Winter listing on this coast is a judgment call, not a measured rule. What a seller can actually check before deciding, and what nobody can prove.
- 30A's Coastal Dune Lakes, Explained for BuyersWalton County is home to fifteen named coastal dune lakes. What an outfall does, which lake is where, and the county rules on lakefront lots.