I had to travel to Jacksonville so often for toil that I finally started looking for a home there.
My time is pricey, and when I realized I was spending over 20 hours a week commuting to and from Jacksonville, I realized I was costing myself money.
Every hour I spent on the road was an hour I wasn’t earning money! The market in this neighborhood is so giant that it was overwhelming, and I had to get some expert assistance. I called a local Jacksonville real estate agency, and told them what I was looking for. After one afternoon of touring local houses, I came to understand that it might be smarter for me to buy a home in Jacksonville than to rent one. The rental market was jam-packed with good sites to live in, however rent was so high that it would be more luxurious than paying a mortgage. I found an older lady named Jenny who had been a Jacksonville real estate agent for over twenty years. Jenny knew everything there was to know about real estate in NE Florida, and showed me all the best spots. She also explained to me about the first-time local homebuyers program, and how it would cover a giant piece of the down payment. The way Jenny explained it, Jax real estate was an investment in the future, and buying my apartment would lead to a windfall of currency in the future. The way Jacksonville house values keep rising, I could sell the home for twice as much money in just a few years.