How much do I get from selling my home?

Roughly: sale price minus mortgage payoff minus 5-6% commission minus 1-1.5% closing costs. On a $500K home with no mortgage, you'd net around $467K.

Do I need to renovate before selling?

Almost never. Touch-up paint, deep clean, and minor repairs return 100%. Kitchen and bath renovations rarely recoup their cost. Talk to us before spending real money.

What months do Tampa homes sell fastest?

March through May is peak. October through November is the second-best window. December and August are typically slower.

Should I sell first or buy first?

Selling first is safer but logistically messy (where do you live?). Buying first is faster but financially risky. Bridge loans and rent-back agreements help bridge the gap.

What's the Florida homestead exemption?

If your home is your primary residence, you get $50K knocked off the assessed value for tax purposes plus 'Save Our Homes' caps annual increases at 3%. File by March 1.

Can you help me sell a home outside Tampa Bay?

Tampa Bay is our home market. We've done deals in Bradenton, Sarasota, and Wesley Chapel. If you're outside our area, we'll refer you to a great agent we trust.

Free Downloads

Tampa Bay home seller tools & guides.

The same playbook behind our 98.5% average sale price vs. list. Free to download. Just tell us where to send it.

Pre-Listing Preparation Checklist

Checklist · 9 pages

Everything to fix, clean, and stage before you list. The 90-day countdown.

Staging That Actually Helps

Guide · 9 pages

Decluttering rules, paint colors that sell, room-by-room photo prep.

Pricing Your Home Right

Guide · 9 pages

How we set a list price, and what Tampa Bay's Q3 2026 sales say about it.

Surviving the Inspection

Guide · 8 pages

What buyers' inspectors look for and how to handle the report.

Understanding the Closing Process

Guide · 8 pages

Every doc you'll sign, every cost you'll pay, every deadline you can't miss.

How the Florida Housing Market Works

Guide · 9 pages

How to read a Florida market, plus insurance, taxes, condos and the seasons that move prices here.

Checklists, staging tips, pricing math, and closing-cost breakdowns. The same playbook we hand our actual clients. Download what you need.

From the playbook

The same playbook our sellers sell at 98.5% of asking with.

Not generic checklists. The pricing math, pre-listing prep, and staging walkthroughs we run on every Estate Vida listing — written down and free to download.

Expert Tips

Quick wins for every seller.

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First impression is online

Buyers scroll your photos before they ever visit. Bad photos = no showings, full stop.

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Price right, not high

Overpriced homes sit. Sitting homes get price reductions. Price-reduced homes sell below comps.

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Clean is free, declutter is free

The two cheapest moves with the biggest impact. Do both.

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Time the listing

Thursday morning, MLS goes live, weekend showings booked. Best days to launch.

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Book a call and we'll build the plan with you.

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