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I'm Sherlyn Arauma — a licensed Florida real estate broker and property manager. Most realtors hand you the keys and disappear. I'm the one who knows what happens after closing, because I manage the rentals too. Pick what you're trying to do and get a straight answer.

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Sherlyn Arauma, licensed Florida real estate broker and property manager
Broker · Property Manager
Sherlyn Arauma
5 counties, both sides
Sells the homes · manages the rentals
Licensed FL Broker
+ Property Manager · Lic BK3347699

Start with a tool, not a sales call.

Each one gives you a real number or a real plan — no obligation, no pressure.

Tool 01 Free Rental Analysis What your property rents for this month, and what management would actually cost. Run it → Tool 02 Home Value Check What your home is really worth — priced to sell, not to flatter. Run it → Tool 03 Investment Property Check Real rent, real insurance, real taxes after reset. Does it cash-flow? I'll show the math. Run it → Tool 04 Relocation Plan Insurance, budget, and the right county and town for how you actually want to live. Build it →
5Central Florida counties served
2-in-1Licensed broker + property manager
EN·ESBilingual English & Spanish service
BK3347699Florida broker license
Why does that matter?

Most agents are gone by the closing table. Most managers never sat at one.

There's a wall in this business. Agents sell houses and move on. Property managers inherit whatever the agent sold and live with the consequences. I work both sides every week, which means I see the part of a deal most people don't find out about until it's already theirs.

The roof that won't pass insurance. The HOA that won't approve a tenant. The "great rental" that sits empty because the rent was set on hope instead of comps.

You get the full picture before you sign — not a surprise after the keys change hands.

Realtor vs. broker who manages property

A realtor hands you the keys. I tell you what happens next.

The work
What you actually need
Helps you buy & sell a home
Knows what the property rents for
Still there after closing
Screens tenants & enforces the lease
Sees the full investment math
One contact for the whole lifecycle
Option A
A regular realtor
Yes
Rarely
Gone
No
Partly
No
Option B
Sherlyn — broker + manager
Yes
Sets it on current comps
Manages it for you
Under Florida law
Insurance, taxes, vacancy
Just me

The difference isn't service with a smile. It's knowing the part of the deal that only shows up after you own it.

What do you need handled?

Four things I do, and the honest version of each.

01 — Buying & Selling

Should I buy or sell right now?

The real answer is about your numbers, not a headline about "the market." In Central Florida a deal isn't won on price alone — it's won on insurability, the CDD bond nobody mentioned, the flood zone, the roof's age, and whether the comps actually support the list price. I price sellers to sell, not to flatter them, and I walk buyers away from houses that show beautifully and inspect badly.

See homes for sale →Home Value Check →
02 — Property Management

Will this place actually rent — and for how much?

I manage rentals across all five counties, so I'm not guessing at rent. I set it on what's leasing this month, not last year's automated estimate. Screening that holds up under Florida law, lease enforcement, maintenance that doesn't bleed your margin, and owner statements you can actually read. Want a number before you commit a dollar? That's a free rental analysis, not a pitch.

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03 — Investing

Does a Central Florida rental still pencil out?

Some do. Plenty don't. The difference is almost always insurance and the costs people skip. I'll run a property the way an owner should: real rent, real vacancy, real insurance quotes — not the seller's old policy — taxes after a non-homestead reset, and management. If it cash-flows, I'll show you the math. If it doesn't, I'll tell you that before you wire a deposit.

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04 — Relocation

I'm moving to Florida. Where do I even start?

Start before you fall for a house. What blindsides out-of-state buyers here isn't the weather — it's the insurance market, four-point inspections, roof-age rules, CDD fees stacked on top of HOA dues, and the March 1 homestead deadline that saves real money if you don't miss it. Winter Garden isn't Mount Dora isn't New Smyrna Beach. I'll match you to the county that fits how you actually want to live.

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What's not in the listing photos?

Five things that decide a Central Florida deal.

None of these show up in the pretty pictures. All of them can change your payment, your loan, or whether the property works at all.

i

Insurance comes first, not last

Get a quote before you write the offer. Roof age, the four-point inspection, and a carrier's appetite can swing your payment by hundreds a month — or make a financed purchase fall apart entirely.

ii

A CDD is not an HOA

A Community Development District bond can add hundreds to thousands a year on top of HOA dues, sometimes for decades. You want that line in front of you before the inspection, not after closing.

iii

Homestead has a deadline

File by March 1 and you cap your assessed value and cut your tax bill. Buy a non-homestead investment property and the assessed value resets to market — budget for the jump in year two.

iv

Flood zones ignore the coastline

Plenty of inland parcels sit in or beside flood zones thanks to lakes, creeks, and low ground. The zone changes the insurance math, and sometimes the loan terms with it.

v

Rent is set on comps, not hope

A property rents for whatever comparable units are leasing for right now. I'd rather hand you a sober number up front than watch a unit sit empty proving an optimistic one wrong.

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Checking a specific property?

Send me the address. I'll tell you what I'd flag before you spend a dollar on an inspection.

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What's the market actually doing?

The market, in numbers — not vibes.

I publish county-level reports on what's really happening: median price, days on market, and what's leasing and for how much — each stamped with its reporting period and source. No "now's the time to buy." Just the figures, so you can make your own call.

Browse the market reports →
Where do you work?

Five counties — and the towns inside them I actually know.

01

Orange County

Orange County is the center of gravity: the widest range of price, housing stock, and lifestyle in Central Florida, powered by tourism, healthcare, a…

ApopkaLake NonaOrlandoWindermereWhere do you work?Winter Park
Orange County guide →
02

Seminole County

Seminole County pairs an established housing stock with fast I-4 and 417 access back into Orlando, and demand here stays consistent. Many buyers weig…

Lake MaryOviedo & Winter SpringsSanford
Seminole County guide →
03

Lake County

Lake County is the part of Central Florida that doesn't look like the postcard: rolling hills, real lakes, historic downtowns like Mount Dora, and a …

ClermontMount Dora
Lake County guide →
04

Osceola County

Osceola is where budgets stretch furthest south of the metro: newer inventory, value pricing, and a tourism-driven economy that shapes everything fro…

KissimmeeSt. Cloud
Osceola County guide →
05

Volusia County

Volusia is really two markets: the coast — Daytona Beach, Port Orange, Ormond, New Smyrna — and inland West Volusia around DeLand and Deltona. The wa…

Daytona Beach & Port OrangeDeLand & West Volusia
Volusia County guide →

Not sure which fits?

Tell me how you want to live and what you want to spend. I'll point you to the right county before you book a single showing.

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Search the questions people actually ask me.

Florida homeowners insurance is priced mainly on roof age, the four-point inspection, and each carrier's appetite for the area. It can swing a payment by hundreds of dollars a month or stop a financed purchase entirely — so price a real quote on the specific address before you write the offer, not after.

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Most Central Florida property managers charge a monthly management fee of about 8–12% of collected rent, plus a one-time leasing fee that often runs 50–100% of one month's rent. Compare the all-in annual cost — renewal fees, maintenance markups, and whether the fee is on rent collected or rent due — not the headline percentage.

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An HOA fee pays for community upkeep and enforces the rules. A CDD assessment repays the bond that built a newer community's infrastructure — it appears on your property-tax bill, can add hundreds to thousands per year on top of HOA dues, and often runs 20–30 years. Always check both before you offer.

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File for the Florida homestead exemption with your county property appraiser by March 1. You must own and occupy the home as your permanent residence as of January 1 of that tax year. It removes at least $50,000 of taxable value — the second $25,000 (which does not apply to school taxes) now adjusts upward for inflation each year — and Save Our Homes then caps assessed-value growth at 3% or CPI, whichever is lower.

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Buying beats renting in Central Florida when you will stay long enough to recover the cost of buying and later selling — often several years — and when the full monthly cost (insurance, taxes, HOA/CDD, maintenance) fits your budget. The breakeven depends on your specific price, rate, and insurance quote, not a rule of thumb.

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A property manager prices the rental on current comps, markets it, screens tenants under Florida and fair-housing law, drafts and enforces the lease, coordinates maintenance, handles notices and — if needed — the eviction process, and sends you monthly owner statements. You approve costs; the manager runs the operation.

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Some properties cash-flow well and some don't. The deciding factors here are insurance cost, property taxes after a non-homestead reset, and setting rent on current comparable leases. Run any property with real numbers before you buy, not after.

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Start with insurance and a budget, not listings. Then match to the right county and community. Four-point inspections, CDD fees, flood zones, and the March 1 homestead deadline all go into the plan so none of it surprises you after closing.

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Yes — Orange, Seminole, Lake, Osceola, and Volusia. Demand and rent levels differ a lot between them, so I set your expectations on comparable leases in your specific market, not a regional average.

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I'm a licensed broker who also manages, across all five Central Florida counties. That means market-accurate pricing, deal-killer awareness most managers lack, and one contact for buying, selling, and managing — with transparent fees.

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It depends on the property and the level of service, and I'll quote it plainly before you commit. The fastest way to real numbers is a free rental analysis — what your place should rent for and what management would run, with no obligation.

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Yes. I can sell your current home, help you buy the next one, and put your old place or a new investment into management — one contact instead of three who don't know your situation.

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