Before You Buy, Sell or Hold a Beach Property

by John Moran | Oct 16, 2026 | Market Reports, General Investing, New Newsletter, Newsletter

Before You Buy or Sell at the Beach, Ask “Why” First A client of ours was recently trying to decide whether now was the right time to sell their place at the beach. “Summer is over. Are there still buyers, or should we wait until spring?” they...

Real Estate Deal Killers: It’s Not the Repair, It’s the Commitment

by John Moran | Sep 30, 2026 | Market Reports, General Investing, New Newsletter, Newsletter

Real Estate Deal Killers: It’s Not the Repair, It’s the Commitment Deals get done when a buyer wants to buy and a seller wants to sell. That sounds obvious — and it is, when both sides actually want the deal. Problems the size of the Grand Canyon shrink to...

We’ve Seen This Market Cycle Before

by John Moran | Sep 21, 2026 | Market Reports, General Investing, New Newsletter, Newsletter

We’ve Seen This Market Cycle Before — Here’s Who Wins and Who Loses In 2011, the market for vacation rental properties here at the beach was a mess. Banks lost confidence in “investment” homes and condos and would barely lend on them —...

How to Read Real Estate Market Signals (A $175K Lesson From 30A)

by John Moran | Sep 8, 2026 | 30A, Destin, General Investing, Market Reports, Newsletter, Panama City Beach

How to Read Real Estate Market Signals (A $175K Lesson From 30A) A guy laid into me on social media this week, telling me my real estate market signals were wrong and that I was giving people bad information. Turns out, we were both right — we were just looking at two...

Smart Beach Investor – Buy a Beach House Without Using Your Paycheck

by John Moran | Jul 21, 2026 | General Investing

INVESTMENT FINANCING Buy a Beach House Without Using Your Paycheck John Moran | July 21, 2026 | 5-minute read How 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...

Smart Beach Investor – Benefits of a New Beach Access

by John Moran | Jul 21, 2026 | General Investing

MARKET INSIGHTS What a New Public Beach Access Means for Destin Property Owners and Investors John Moran | July 15, 2026 | 5-minute read Why smart investors watch infrastructure—not just interest rates. Today, the City of Destin officially opened a brand-new public...

Smart Beach Investor – Buy a Beach House Without Using Your Paycheck

Smart Beach Investor – Benefits of a New Beach Access

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