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Beyond the purchase price, Keys homeowners should budget for flood and windstorm insurance, higher maintenance costs due to salt air and tropical weather, seawall maintenance, and potential ROGO-related expenses for renovations.
Beyond the purchase price, Keys homeowners should budget for flood and windstorm insurance, higher maintenance costs due to salt air and tropical weather, seawall maintenance, and potential ROGO-related expenses for renovations.
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Steve's Advice
Steve Conley
Principal, Conley Sales Group at COMPASS
Salt air is relentless. Budget for accelerated maintenance on everything -- AC units, roofing, exterior hardware, decking. I tell my clients to expect maintenance costs roughly double what they pay on the mainland. The Keys are paradise, but paradise has a maintenance bill.
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