Florida for Boomers Book Review
I was asked by the author of the book “Florida for Boomers” to review his book based on my knowledge of Florida Real Estate.
I’ve read the full book now and would like to share with you what I thought about it.
When I first looked through the book I noticed that about 1/3 of it was devoted to information about new construction and could see that, based on the experience of the author in this area, why he might have a lot of info to share on this topic but didn’t understand why it took up so much of the book.
However, over the last month I’ve seen that the dramatically lowered inventory of homes and condos for sale could lead to a need for more new construction in the near future and so can now see how this might be more relevant than it was a few years ago.
In addition, I found that there was a lot of valuable information in these sections that I didn’t know about the new construction process and that a lot of the information would be useful to anyone owning a home.
The book is 153 pages long but with large print and is written in a manner that is easy to understand. The information provided is very useful to anyone looking at purchasing a residential property in Florida with sections on how the purchasing process works, the types of residential properties available to purchase and unique aspects related to each, plus a lot of valuable resources both about homebuying and about Florida and what it has to offer.
Probably the one section that most people will have some difficulty with is the section where he goes over the contract form that is typically used for submitting an offer. The author does his best to explain it but without the actual form in front of you it will probably be difficult for many people to follow.
I found the sections on new home construction interesting to read and full of useful info on things that apply even to existing homes.
Most people aren’t aware that roughly 80% of hurricane damage to a home starts with wind entering through the garage.
You can include me in that 80%. The author describes this further and gives information on how to best address this issue. It’s information like this that I find will be useful not only to someone who will be building a new home here but to those who already have a home. Knowing about issues like this will give you the ability to look over how your house is built to see if there are any actions you should take to determine if you need to make any improvements and what to do if you find there are any needed.
The last chapter on Florida Resources has a lot of very good information about hurricanes, the airports in Florida, the top rated hospitals in the state as well as all the various types of activities available in the different parts of the state with the websites noted where you can more information.
I would say overall that this is a good book to have for anyone planning or considering a move to Florida. Even though not all of the information will apply to everyone there is enough of value in it that anyone will find enough useful information to make it a worthwhile purchase.
To get more information you can visit the author’s website at http://www.floridaforboomers.com/