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Closing with Confidence, Clear Legal Insight for Central Florida Real Estate Deals
Closing With Confidence is the real estate law podcast from The Metka Law Firm—built for buyers, sellers, agents, landlords, and tenants who want deals done fast, clean, and without surprises. Each episode delivers practical guidance on contracts, timelines, costs, title/closing questions, and the real-world issues that can derail a transaction—so you can move from offer to closing with confidence. You’ll also hear straight talk on the common mistakes we see in the Central Florida market…
Episodes
Closing with Confidence, Clear Legal Insight for Central Florida Real Estate Deals015: Why Central Florida Real Estate Agents Choose an Attorney-Owned Title Company
Plenty of Central Florida real estate agents have spent their entire careers closing deals with non-attorney title companies. Chelsea explains what changes…
Closing with Confidence, Clear Legal Insight for Central Florida Real Estate Deals014: Florida Family Property Transfers: Protecting Your Homestead Exemption and Save Our Homes Cap
Chelsea Metka takes on one of the most common do-it-yourself tasks in Florida real estate: transferring a home to a family member. A parent adds an adult child…
Closing with Confidence, Clear Legal Insight for Central Florida Real Estate Deals013: Does Your Spouse Have to Sign the Mortgage? Florida Homestead Rules Explained
Chelsea Metka welcomes back Eric Putt, branch manager at Waterstone Mortgage, to tackle a question that lands in her inbox on a near-weekly basis: does the…
Closing with Confidence, Clear Legal Insight for Central Florida Real Estate Deals012: Mortgage Myths & Real Estate Truths
Closing with Confidence welcomes Eric Putt, branch manager with Waterstone Mortgage in Winter Park, for a conversation on financing a home purchase without the…
Closing with Confidence, Clear Legal Insight for Central Florida Real Estate Deals011: Private Lending in Florida: Legal Protections Every Investor Needs to Know
Private lending is a fastest-growing path to funding real estate deals across Central Florida, and Chelsea Metka breaks down what makes those transactions…
Closing with Confidence, Clear Legal Insight for Central Florida Real Estate Deals010: What Your Title Company Isn't Telling You About Settlement Fees
Chelsea Metka opens up about the questions buyers rarely think to ask before choosing a title company, and the answers could save thousands at closing. Two…
Closing with Confidence, Clear Legal Insight for Central Florida Real Estate Deals009: Title Insurance Explained: What Florida Buyers Actually Pay For
Title insurance shows up on almost every closing statement, but most buyers have no idea what they're actually paying for. Chelsea Metka breaks down what the…
Closing with Confidence, Clear Legal Insight for Central Florida Real Estate Deals008: Commercial Lease Basics Every Florida Tenant Should Know
Commercial leases operate by their own rules, and getting them wrong costs real money. Chelsea Metka breaks down what separates a commercial lease from…
Closing with Confidence, Clear Legal Insight for Central Florida Real Estate Deals007: Commercial Real Estate Closings in Central Florida: What Buyers and Sellers Need to Know
Commercial real estate closes on a different clock, with a different rulebook, and a lot more moving parts. In this episode, Chelsea Metka sits down with…
Closing with Confidence, Clear Legal Insight for Central Florida Real Estate Deals006: What Actually Happens at a Real Estate Closing? A Step-by-Step Guide for Florida Buyers and Sellers - Part 2
Closing day looks simple from the outside. Sign the papers, get the keys. But the process running underneath that moment is where deals survive or fall apart…
Closing with Confidence, Clear Legal Insight for Central Florida Real Estate Deals005: What Actually Happens at a Real Estate Closing? A Step-by-Step Guide for Florida Buyers and Sellers - Part 1
Real estate closings confuse almost everyone. Buyers show up expecting keys. Sellers expect a check. Neither happens the moment the paperwork is signed, and…
Closing with Confidence, Clear Legal Insight for Central Florida Real Estate Deals004: Closing Myths That Cost Florida Buyers and Sellers Thousands of Dollars
Real estate closings cost buyers and sellers far more than they expect, and most of that money walks out the door because of myths. In this episode, Chelsea…
Closing with Confidence, Clear Legal Insight for Central Florida Real Estate Deals003: One Office, One Attorney, Full Legal Protection: The Smarter Way to Close in Florida
Most people assume hiring an attorney means paying more. Chelsea Metka, board-certified real estate attorney and founder of the Metka Law Firm, sets that…
Closing with Confidence, Clear Legal Insight for Central Florida Real Estate Deals002: What Your Title Company Isn't Telling You: How Florida Real Estate Attorneys Protect Your Investment
In this episode of Closing with Confidence, Chelsea Metka breaks down one of the most misunderstood aspects of Florida real estate — the difference between…
Closing with Confidence, Clear Legal Insight for Central Florida Real Estate Deals001: Introducing Closing With Confidence: What Every Central Florida Home Buyer Needs to Know
In this debut episode of Closing with Confidence, Chelsea Metka — founder of the Metka Law Firm — shares the story behind her path into real estate law, from…
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Welcome to Closing with Confidence!
Closing With Confidence is the real estate law podcast from The Metka Law Firm—built for buyers, sellers, agents, landlords, and tenants who want deals done…