If you want to be treated like royalty in the world of real estate, have currency.
The vast majority of homes in Jacksonville (and everywhere else, for that matter) are financed through a bank or a credit union.
Everyone has a mortgage, right? Well, not all the people. Some people have the “liquid assets” in currency or bonds to buy a home outright, separate from the need for financing. Real estate agents care about currency purchasers, because there is so much less paperwork, and the turnaround rate is remarkable. Paying currency for houses will also score you a tidy little discount, as well. I paid currency for my parcel of real estate outside of Jacksonville and the seller dropped ten thousand dollars off the price! There are even some new companies that pay currency for houses in Jacksonville and NE Florida. Instead of hiring a Jax real estate agent to list your house, show it, and do all the paperwork you can call a supplier that will make you a same-day currency offer. Of course this currency offer is crucially less money than you would make with a Jacksonville real estate brokerage, however there is no waiting involved, it’s currency in your hand instantly. I got a discount for my currency purchase of property, and these buyers also get a discount when they pay currency for apartments, properties, and houses. Sometimes I suppose I should invest in the Jacksonville real estate market myself, because the way house values keep rising I could double my money within ten years. It’s entirely something I need to think about.