Smart Beach Investor – Buy a Beach House Without Using Your Paycheck
INVESTMENT FINANCINGBuy a Beach House Without Using Your Paycheck John Moran | July 21, 2026 | 5-minute readHow real estate investors qualify for vacation rentals using the property's income instead of their W-2.Watch the 90-second explanation. This video has already...
Smart Beach Investor – Benefits of a New Beach Access
MARKET INSIGHTSWhat a New Public Beach Access Means for Destin Property Owners and Investors John Moran | July 15, 2026 | 5-minute readWhy smart investors watch infrastructure—not just interest rates.Today, the City of Destin officially opened a brand-new public...
Why Working Harder Isn’t the Fastest Path to Wealth
If you could teach your kids only one lesson about money, what would it be? Mine might upset a few people.
Destin Condos Are Down 3%. Destin Homes Are Up 26%. Here’s Why.
Destin condo prices are down 3% while home prices are up 26% — same market, two completely different stories.
Who Has Leverage In Panama City Beach?
Both sides having to negotiate. That almost never happens at the beach. I've been selling real estate here for more than 20 years, and I can count on one hand the number of times this market has actually been balanced. For most of my career, one side or the other has...
Who Has Leverage On 30A
Both sides having to negotiate. That almost never happens at the beach. I've been selling real estate here for more than 20 years, and I can count on one hand the number of times this market has actually been balanced. For most of my career, one side or the other has...
Who Has Leverage in Destin
Both sides having to negotiate. That almost never happens at the beach. I've been selling real estate here for more than 20 years, and I can count on one hand the number of times this market has actually been balanced. For most of my career, one side or the other has...
Will people still want to own beach property 10 or 20 years from now?
One of the questions I think about most as both a Realtor and a vacation rental owner is this: Will people still want to own beach property in 10 or 20 years from now? And just as importantly... Will they still want to vacation...
New Information
For weeks—actually, months—I’ve been saying that prices have held steady while transaction volume has crashed. But that message is starting to change. Prices are now starting to fall. Hard. And honestly? It makes sense. Between negative headlines, a sluggish economy,...
Florida’s Emerald Coast Real Estate Market Update
Happy Halloween! Ready for a real scare? Check out how much longer it’s taking to sell property now compared to last year. Yikes! Also, this week we’re going to address the two big questions I’m getting from clients: Should I buy, sell or hold? If not now, when’s the...