Narrow Your Florida Luxury Home Search

by Dianne Drinkwater 01/23/2018

The Florida luxury housing market features dozens of great residences, regardless of whether you're searching for a luxury home in Orlando, Tampa Bay or elsewhere in the Sunshine State. Meanwhile, honing your search for a Florida luxury home may prove to be difficult due to the sheer volume of top-notch houses that are available. Fortunately, we're here to help you refine your Sunshine State luxury home search and ensure you can find a terrific residence in no time at all.

Now, let's take a look at three tips to help you narrow your Florida luxury home search.

1. Consider Your Luxury Home Must-Haves and Wants

How you define your ideal Florida luxury home may have far-flung effects on your house search. For example, if you want to own a Sunshine State luxury house near Disney World, you may focus exclusively on residences available in the Orlando area. Or, if you would prefer to live close to the beautiful beaches in Miami, you may want to search for luxury houses in South Beach.

Oftentimes, it helps to create a list of luxury home must-haves and wants. With this list at your disposal, you can accelerate your search for your ideal Sunshine State luxury residence.

2. Establish a Homebuying Budget

You know you want to acquire a Florida luxury house, but you are still unsure about how much money that you can spend on a residence. Thankfully, if you meet with lenders today, you can get pre-approved for a jumbo mortgage and enter the real estate market with a budget in hand.

Lenders can offer insights into a variety of jumbo mortgage options. By doing so, these financial institutions can make it easy for you to find the right mortgage based on your budget, regardless of whether you want to buy a luxury house in Fort Lauderdale, St. Augustine or any other Florida city or town.

3. Collaborate with a Real Estate Agent

When it comes to narrowing a Florida luxury home search, there is no need to work alone. But with a real estate agent at your side, you can get the help you need to quickly and effortlessly find your dream residence.

A Florida real estate agent will work with you throughout each stage of the luxury homebuying journey and ensure you can achieve the best-possible results. This housing market professional will keep you up to date about luxury residences in your preferred cities and towns. Thus, if you want to buy a luxury residence near your office in Jacksonville, a real estate agent will help you do just that. On the other hand, if you are on the lookout for a luxury home that provides convenient access to the top schools in Florida, a real estate agent will help you hone your house search accordingly.

Ready to acquire a Florida luxury house that matches or surpasses your expectations? Use the aforementioned tips, and you can speed up your Sunshine State luxury home search.

About the Author

Dianne Drinkwater

Dianne is a full time, full service, state licensed Realtor®, member of Northeast Florida Regional Association of Realtors® (NEFAR), St. Augustine/ St.Johns County Board of Realtors, National Association of Realtors® (NAR), Florida Association of Realtors® (FAR), and Northeast Florida Regional Multiple Listing Service And St. Augustine/St. Johns (MLS), Shearwater Certified, and Military on the Move Designation.

She provides a unique blend of leadership, sales acumen, project management, technology, and world class customer relation skills to enhance Watson Realty Corporation's values in the real estate sales and mortgage marketplace. She is a decisive take action solution-oriented professional with 25+ years of progressive business experience who efficiently utilizes technology to improve results. She has lived in the St. Augustine/Jacksonville area since 2005 and has seen the area continue to flourish and stays well informed of future growth plans within Northeast Florida.

Let's take a look at the lighter side of Dianne. She loves life is artistic loves music, the arts, yoga and genealogy! She loves to explore and hates to be bored. She loves the outdoors, especially plant life and wildlife. She has been a Master Gardener in Florida and Maine; as a photography enthusiast she has the eye to spot the perfect shot, which spills over to the photos she makes of the properties she markets AND frequently hires the best specialized real estate photographers/drone and videographers who make the difference in the sale. And, she loves to share her knowledge of the local real estate market and all aspects of the process to guide you through each step as a coach rather than a salesperson.

So, let's sum it up. Buying or selling your home is an important life decision. Reasons can vary greatly from change of lifestyle, to relocation or life challenges. You need someone you can trust, count on, respect and help shoulder the stress, anxiety and time commitment involved. Doesn't this sound like someone you want working for you?

So, what's the next step? Contacting Dianne of course. It is all about YOUR needs, goals, timeline and DREAMS! She's here to help you achieve them and she looks forward to hearing from you.

What are you looking for in a Realtor? - Someone who will really listen to your wants and needs? Someone who will expertly market your home until the SOLD sign adorns your front lawn or if you are a buyer tirelessly researches your wish list to find that perfect home? - How about someone who will always be honest, holds ethics in high regard as a realtor, who works aggressively to get you the best price for your home and someone who knows the market?

Selling or buying a home is a partnership with your trusted advisor- Dianne Drinkwater