Florida Real Estate · Central Florida · Space Coast · Tampa Bay
Vacation homes, primary homes and investments — vetted by the Realtor whose company already manages hundreds of Florida homes. Zoning, HOA and condo documents and the true monthly cost, checked before you make an offer.
John Andrew Candelario · Preferred SHORE Real Estate
My Story
Most agents meet a house on the day it goes on the market. I've been meeting them on their worst days for years.
I run a property-services company here in Central Florida called Vacation Home Help. It started as an airbnb cleaning service and grew into inspections, repairs and full management — my team now looks after hundreds of homes across Orlando, Kissimmee, Davenport and the surrounding communities. We've been in the attic when the AC quit in August. We've handled the water heater that let go on a Sunday. We've walked homes the week after closing and found the things the listing photos were angled to hide.
That work taught me something that changed how I approach real estate: the purchase price is the smallest number in the conversation. What actually decides whether a home works out is the stuff nobody puts in the listing — the HOA that's about to special-assess, the roof with four years left, the community where rentals are quietly restricted, the block where every third house is a short-term rental and the street never sleeps.
So I got licensed. Not to become another agent pushing you toward a closing date, but to be the person who tells you the truth about a property before you're emotionally committed to it. I still run the service company. That's on purpose — it's why I can tell you what a house will actually cost you to own, and who I'd call to fix it.
If you're renting, I'll help you find something honest and get you approved. If you're buying, I'll talk you out of the wrong house as fast as I'll talk you into the right one. If you're selling, I'll tell you what your home is really worth and what to fix before we list it.
And if the answer is "not yet" — I'll tell you that too, and I'll still be here when it changes.
Buying a Vacation Home?
In a standard purchase, the association and condo documents arrive after you sign, and rental eligibility is taken from an MLS field the listing agent filled in. That's how buyers end up owning a condo with a 30-day minimum, dues that hide an underfunded reserve, or a home that only works on a brochure's numbers.
Where Are You Right Now?
There's no wrong entry point. Plenty of people find me as renters and come back three years later to buy. That's the whole idea.
Finding a place that's clean, legitimate and actually available — without losing your deposit to a scam listing. I'll show you what's real, help you get approved, and tell you honestly what a neighborhood is like at 10pm.
See how I help renters → Take the 60-second rental matcher →
Vacation home, first home, or move-up home. I'll run the real numbers — HOA, CDD, insurance, taxes after reassessment — and walk you through what it actually costs to keep the house, not just buy it.
Vacation-home buyers start here → See how I help buyers →
An honest price, a punch list of what's worth fixing, and a marketing plan that doesn't stop at "put it in the MLS." My crews can handle the prep work — so the house is genuinely ready on day one.
See how I help sellers →My Listings
Two listings on the market today and one coming soon. Dues, taxes, flood zone and lease rules are shown up front on each one — not saved for the inspection period.
Coming Soon
$765,000
8 bed · 5 bath · 3,909 sq ft · $530.78/mo dues
An 8-bedroom vacation home that's already furnished, themed and booking guests.
See the full numbers →
$449,000
2 bed · 2 bath · 1,182 sq ft · $713/mo dues
Direct oceanfront — and the only fully renovated residence at Sea Breakers.
See the full numbers →
Short Sale
$342,000
4 bed · 2 bath · 1,907 sq ft · $84.67/mo dues
A 2018-built four-bedroom on a cul-de-sac lot — priced as a short sale.
See the full numbers →Why Work With Me
Because my crews pay it. I can tell you what a roof, an AC, a pool service and a hurricane deductible actually run in this market — before you're under contract, not after.
Zoning, the recorded declaration, condo financials, licensing. Which HOAs are reasonable, which have rental restrictions, which CDD bonds still have twenty years on them — checked, not assumed.
Cleaners, handymen, roofers, AC techs. Whether you need a house made list-ready or a repair addendum handled fast, I'm not scrambling to find someone.
I don't need any single deal badly enough to watch you make a bad one. If the house is wrong or the timing is wrong, you'll hear it from me first.
Where I Work
Vacation-home sales from the Disney corridor to both coasts. My service company works Orange, Osceola and Polk counties every day — here's an honest look at the communities.
Let's Talk
No script, no drip campaign, no pressure to sign a representation agreement on the first call. Tell me what you're trying to do and I'll give you a straight answer — even if the answer is "wait six months."
