Buying a Property: FLORIDA - ISBN: 1860111157

A Cadogan Guides Sunday Times book written by Christian Moen, John Howell and Marcell Felipe and published in October 2003. This is one of a series of guides covering buying property in Portugal, France, Italy and Spain as well as Florida.

The book runs to over 250 pages and covers buying condos (apartments), holiday homes or retirement properties along with reasons for buying, a regional profile, how to select a property, making the purchase, financial implications, settling in, letting the property plus plenty of reference material. There also a number of anecdotes and case studies highlighting some of the does and don'ts.

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Buying a Home in FLORIDA (2nd Edition) - ISBN: 1901130959

One of a series of books written by David Hampshire and published by Survival Books Limited in June 2002. He has also written about Italy, Portugal and Spain plus a series of 'Living and Working Abroad' books.

Like the Cadogan guide, this covers why you might choose Florida, lifestyle issues like climate and health, finance (including mortgages, taxes and inheritance), finding a home, costs, fees, arrival, settling in and rental opportunities and restrictions such as short term zoning.

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Buying a Property in Florida: The Ultimate Guide to Buying, Selling and Letting in Florida - ISBN: 0954352351

This is one of the Red Guides written by Katy Pownall, Leaonne Hall, Steve Bradley, edited by Sarah Woods and published by Merricks Media in September 2004. It is a large format magazine style softback book and like the other books it covers all the basics like the legal and financial processes.

It also goes on to describe 40 top hot spots and gives ideas of prices and trends with illustrations of the different types of property from two bedrooms houses to mansions across 8 separate regions from the Panhandle to the Florida Keys. Equally importantly it also mentions places to avoid and has an up to date contact directory.

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Complete Guide to Buying Property in Florida - ISBN: 0749443405

This paperback book by Charles Davey is due for publcation in Septmber 2005 by Kogan Page and is aimed at the UK purchaser.

The Complete Guide to Buying Property In Florida is the ideal tool for those who want to take any of those steps. It deals with every aspect of buying or renting a home in Florida in a practical, straight-forward style. There are maps, useful addresses, Web sites, and information on a whole host of topics including: choosing a location, renting, purchasing, buying land, letting, selling, taxation and inheritance rules, and retiring, working and setting up a business. Comprehensive and readable, it will help any prospective buyer avoid the pitfalls and get everything right first time.

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