Move with Lana

08/19/2026

When is it the right time to buy?
Not when rates are perfect.
Not when prices magically drop.
It’s when the numbers work for YOU.
Forget trying to predict the market. Ask yourself:
💰 Is the monthly payment comfortable?
🏦 Do you have your down payment + closing costs + emergency fund?
📍 Will you stay long enough for buying to make sense?
If yes, then your time is now.
Your first home doesn’t have to be your dream home. It just has to be your first step out of rent and toward building equity.
Call me if you are ready to take that step: 561-765-1716

08/18/2026

05/12/2026

A couple of years ago I showed a buyer a condo that he absolutely loved. Great location, beautiful unit, and they even allowed dogs in the association, which was a huge deal for him.

Everything was going so well until we sat down and started talking about the monthly payment. He got really quiet for a second and then he goes: “This condo is so expensive…”

But the thing is…it actually wasn’t! At the time, he was already paying the exact same amount for his rental.Somehow hearing the word “mortgage” instead of “rent” just made everything feel very real and very scary to him. You could literally see the anxiety kick in. Not because he couldn’t afford it, he definitely could, but because buying your first home feels huge. Like this massive life decision that suddenly makes you question everything.

Then all the “what ifs” started:
What if the market changes?
What if this is a mistake?
What if I wait another year and save more money?

In the end, he walked away from the condo.

I still think about him sometimes. That condo has gone up a lot in value since then. I’m sure his rent has too. Sometimes I wonder if he realizes that this couple of years he could’ve been putting that same money toward something that was actually his.

There’s really no big lesson here. Buying your first home is way more emotional than people realize.

05/07/2026

You said you wanted a house, so I brought you one!

03/26/2026

Southeast Florida remains one of the most vibrant places on earth, but in 2026, the market is rewarding the patient, informed buyer rather than the fastest one.

Why 2026 is the “Year of the Buyer” in SEFL:
1. The Insurance “Relief Valve”: For the first time in a decade, we’re seeing meaningful insurance news. Citizens (the state-backed insurer) has approved rate reductions of 11%–14% across the tri-county area for 2026. This is huge for your monthly debt-to-income ratio!
2. Negotiation is Back: Sellers are more willing to talk. “Buy-downs” on mortgage rates (getting the seller to pay to lower your interest rate) are becoming standard practice in Broward and Palm Beach listings.
3. The New Condo Rules: With stricter 2025/2026 safety inspections now in full swing, “fully funded reserves” are the new gold standard. Buying into a building that has passed its milestone inspections is a much safer bet today than it was three years ago.

03/25/2026

Found the perfect house… but the bathroom looks like a crime scene from 1987? 😅
Before you walk away, remember: bathrooms are fixable, location is not.
Call me to get the house 🏡
Call my remodeling guys to make the bathroom actually livable 🛠️

Problem solved.