Resources · Ocala & Marion County

The links worth bookmarking.

If you are selling

Ask me What is your home actually worth? Send me the address and I will put together a written opinion of value for it — comparables, condition, and the price band I would list it in. No charge, and no obligation to list with me. Ask me Expired, or about to expire? Properties come to me after another agent’s listing has run out. Send me the address — I will look up what happened and tell you what I would change. Marion County Property Appraiser — property search What the county actually has on record for your parcel: owner, acreage, building data, sales history and assessed value. Homestead exemption — file or check It changes your taxable value, and it does not follow you automatically when you move. Building permit search Whether that roof, lanai or shed was permitted and closed out. Open permits surface at the worst possible moment. Florida licensed contractor lookup Check the licence before you hand anyone a deposit for pre-listing work.

If you are buying

Free check Down Payment Resource A free eligibility check against every down-payment and closing-cost assistance program available in this area. It runs through my agent profile, so I can follow up and help you use whatever you qualify for. Ask me See Marion County homes before they hit Zillow Tell me what you are looking for and I will set up a direct MLS search for you — new listings and price changes reach you before they filter out to the public sites. FEMA flood map service center The official flood zone for an address. Your insurance quote follows from it. Septic systems — Marion County Health Department Permits, inspections and repair rules. Plenty of homes around Ocala are not on sewer. Florida Housing Finance Corporation State down-payment and closing-cost assistance programs, and who actually qualifies. CFPB — Owning a Home Loan estimates, rate locks and closing disclosures in plain language. Government-run, nothing to sell you. Marion County Public Schools Zones, ratings and choice programs — worth checking before you fall for an address.

Links go to third-party county, state and federal sites. I do not control them and I am not responsible for their content. Nothing here is legal, tax, insurance or engineering advice — confirm anything a decision depends on with the relevant office or a licensed professional.