My fiance and I have always wanted to live on the beach.
At the time my pal and I couldn’t afford it though.
So my pal and I bought a place in downtown Jax with the idea that someday my pal and I would get to be on the beach. We worked our butts off, saved, and then started hunting for a new place. The perfect place came around and my pal and I toured it and then started working on a deal. The home needed a new roof. That is okay, no concern at all. I was prepared to do a downpayment and a new roof on our home. Since it was going to be our house, I didn’t mind. Well when I was trying to sell my Jacksonville city home, the real estate agent tried to get me to put a new roof on. Everyone who toured my place didn’t like the outdated roof. They wanted a new one. They wanted me to spend my money on it. I have a beach home and a roof already on my debit card, I am not adding another one. The home easily didn’t need a roof. I talked to professional roofers and had it checked. It was just people being greedy. I knew insurance would get on the home too. So I ended up dumping my real estate agent and finding a FL real estate customer who does cash deals. My Jax home for cash was such a smart move. The talk of a new roof never came up. I got a smoking deal and was able to sell the home in an afternoon. It was quick, simple, and efficient.