Mobile homes, manufactured homes, modular homes and tiny homes may look alike, but Florida counties do not treat them alike. The code, the label, and the foundation decide what you can put on a lot.

The amendment does two main things. One of them matters a lot if you own a home. The other one matters if you own vacant land.

You can buy a Florida lot without a survey in most cash sales. You will likely need one before you build. Here's what a survey proves that Google Maps can't.

On a lot of inexpensive vacant land in Florida, they really can be pretty low.

Many of the properties we sell have annual tax bills in the low hundreds. But that does not mean every vacant lot in Florida will have a tiny tax bill.

Property taxes depend on the value of the property, where it is located, which taxing districts apply, and whether the property qualifies for any special classification.

Here’s the basic version of how Florida vacant-land taxes work.

The First Coast Expressway is changing Clay County, and thousands of homes are planned or underway around key growth areas. But not every vacant parcel is a development play.

And yes, putting a tiny home on vacant land in Florida can be possible.

But this is one of those plans where you really want to check the rules before buying the land.

That's because "tiny home" can mean very different things depending on how the home is built, whether it has wheels, where the property is located, and how the land is zoned.

First Question: Is the Tiny Home on a Foundation or on Wheels?

Buying land in Putnam County, Florida? Learn the difference between R-1 and R-2 zoning, mobile home rules, buildability, RV use and what to check before buying.

Before we buy a Putnam County lot, we check title, access, zoning, flood and wetlands, utilities, sold comps and a few local trouble spots.

North Port has tens of thousands of vacant parcels and hundreds of recent land sales. But that doesn't mean every cheap lot is a good investment. Here's what we're watching.

If you've never dealt with one before, that can sound a lot scarier than it actually is.

A tax deed does not automatically mean there's something wrong with the property.

In fact, we actively buy properties at tax deed sales ourselves.

It's one way good vacant land changes hands in Florida.

A New 0.28-Acre Lot in Lake Placid, Florida

Here are the basics:

• Address: 417 Stardust Dr, Lake Placid, FL 33852

• County: Highlands County

• Size: 0.28 acre

• APN: C-22-37-30-070-0890-0220

• Cash price: $14,999

• Owner financing: $999 down

• Road access: Dirt road

• Electricity: Nearby

• Water: Well needed

• Wastewater: Septic needed

• Annual property taxes: Approximately $250

0.20 acres in Hawthorne, Florida for $8,999 cash, with owner financing starting at $249 down. This Louisiana Avenue lot has paved-road access and is a simple, affordable way to own Florida land without a huge upfront cost.

Our Marble Place lot in Chipley is 0.229 acre with a $9,999 cash price and owner-financing options. Here’s a look at the property, payments, and what to check before buying.

Buying vacant land doesn’t always require a bank. Here’s how traditional land loans compare with Paradise Parcels owner financing.

One of the most common land questions we get is:

“Can I put my RV on the property?”

The annoying answer is also the correct one:

It depends on the exact parcel.

Florida doesn't have one simple county-by-county rule saying everybody with vacant land can live in an RV.

County matters. City limits matter. Zoning matters. The length of stay matters. Sanitation matters. Sometimes lot size matters too.

What’s Changing in Washington County, Florida?

Development doesn’t happen everywhere at once. Here’s what Florida land buyers should watch around Washington County, Chipley, I-10 and Highway 77.

Buying Your First Piece of Florida Land? Start Here.

Zoning. Access. Wetlands. Taxes. Title. Septic. It sounds like a lot, but it doesn't have to be. Save our first-time Florida land buyer's checklist before you start shopping.

Cheap land can get expensive fast if you find out after closing that the road isn’t what you thought, your intended use isn’t allowed, half the property may be wetlands, or the parcel on the map isn’t exactly what the deed describes.

Where exactly does the property start... and where does it end?

Unlike a house with a fence, driveway, or obvious yard, vacant land usually doesn’t come with a big sign saying, “YOUR LOT STOPS HERE.”

We run into this all the time when checking out properties.

Ever wonder why Florida has neighborhoods filled with houses, wooded lots, and roads that seem to lead nowhere? The answer goes back to the Mackle Brothers, enormous planned communities, mail-order land sales, and one of the wildest chapters in Florida real-estate history.