Free buyer course
Coastal Buyer School
Buying on the coast comes with a few extra chapters — flood maps, wind coverage, salt-air roofs — and none of them should scare you. This is our seven-lesson course: short, practical, and written the way we'd explain it across a kitchen table. Enroll and a lesson lands in your inbox every couple of days, or read the whole thing right here at your own pace.
7 lessons · a few minutes each · no cost, ever
The syllabus
Lesson 1 of 7
Getting Pre-Approved (and Why It Comes First)
Get pre-approved before you fall in love with anything — it's the difference between shopping and wishing.
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Reading the Coastal Market
Days on market and price cuts are the market talking — learn to listen before you negotiate.
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Flood Zones Without Fear
Buy the house knowing its water story — the map, the elevation, and the neighbors' memory.
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Insurance on the Coast
Homeowners, wind, and flood are three different conversations — start all three before you're under contract.
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Touring Like a Pro
Tour with your senses and a checklist — photos chose the house for you; facts decide if you keep it.
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Writing a Winning Offer
Certainty, convenience, and clean terms win contracts — set your walk-away number before the bidding starts.
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Contract to Keys
Under contract is a project with a deadline — move fast on documents, negotiate what matters, verify the wire by phone.
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