You've bought houses before — just never one built like this. What buyers moving to Nocatee, RiverTown, Shearwater and Silverleaf from out of state consistently don't know to ask about a new Florida home.

If you walked into a model home in Green Cove Springs or Middleburg without an agent, nobody in that transaction works for you - and nobody will mention that you can hire your own inspector. Here's what to know, and when.

Is "toxic black mold" really deadly? A Florida mold assessor sorts myth from fact: why all mold matters, why you can't judge it by color, and why testing is the only way to know what you're dealing with.

A 4-point and a wind mitigation inspection answer questions for your insurer — a home inspection answers them for you. Here's what each one covers, what changed with the 2026 wind-mitigation form, and why "just get a 4-point to save money" is a costly mistake.