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Local perspective on the Central Florida housing market — written by Yogi, published on Substack.
October 6, 2026
Can You Buy a Rental With Your IRA? The Rules Nobody Explains Clearly
Yes, you can. But one wrong move can blow up the whole account. Here's how it works, where people get hurt, and what a real Orlando deal looks like inside an IRA over 30 years.
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October 4, 2026
Florida's Property Tax Vote: What It Means If You Own Rentals
Amendment 3 is a tax cut for homeowners. If you own rentals, you don't get the cut, and you might get the bill. Here are the numbers, county by county, run on one of my own rentals.
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October 4, 2026
Florida Was Forecast to Drop in 2026. Here's What Actually Happened.
Realtor.com said prices would fall across most of Florida. Nine months in, they haven't. The real problem is mortgage rates. Here's what's driving this market and why I still buy here.
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September 30, 2026
Short Sale vs. Foreclosure in Florida: The Complete Homeowner Playbook
Every option the lender looks at before filing, every timeline, and why a short sale beats foreclosure
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September 29, 2026
How a $1M Rental Can Save You About $74K in Taxes in Year One
What gets deducted, what it's worth, and the passive loss and recapture traps that decide whether you actually get the benefit.
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September 29, 2026
The New Build Trap: A 1½-Inch Slab Defect, a Builder Who Wouldn't Fix It, and What Every Buyer Should Learn
A 23-year-old’s first home.
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September 28, 2026
Real Numbers: From Tax Deed to Turnkey Rental in Orlando
A real case study: $198,100 tax deed + $120K permitted rehab = 7.1% cash-on-cash free and clear today, 18-23%/yr with appreciation
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September 28, 2026
Central Florida Real Estate Market Update — September 2026
Where Orange, Seminole, Osceola & Lake counties stand heading into Q4 2026 — plus the major projects reshaping the region.
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September 27, 2026
You Own the Rental Inside Your IRA — Here’s How $1,800/Month Becomes $4M+ in 30 Years
Buying the Property Was the Easy Part
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September 27, 2026
The Complete Distressed Property Playbook: Every Homeowner Option, the Full Foreclosure Timeline, and Tax Lien vs. Tax Deed
Every option a homeowner actually has, exactly how a Florida foreclosure unfolds, and why so many investors lose money buying both foreclosures and tax deeds
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How to Buy Real Estate Inside a Self-Directed IRA: The Step-by-Step Playbook
The Retirement Account Loophole Most Investors Never Use
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How Florida Tax Deed Auctions Actually Work (And Why Most Beginners Lose Money on Their First One)
Why Tax Deed Sales Look Like Free Money Online (And Aren’t)
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September 27, 2026
How I Get My Clients 20%+ Instant Equity
Here’s How.
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Why I'm Writing This (And What You're Going to Get)
Welcome, Real Estate Investing, Distressed Real Estate, Tax Deed, Foreclosure, Probate, Short Sales, IRA, 401k Investing
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