Florida
Real estate in Florida, with help in English or Russian
Buying or selling in Florida starts with the right city, and Florida is big: from downtown Orlando, Miami is about 4 hours 20 minutes by car and Pensacola about 8 hours, without traffic (OSRM routing, November 2026). Zoya Solovyeva, REALTOR®, works in Orlando and Central Florida herself. For other Florida cities, she helps you find a licensed local agent.
English and Russian · Olympus Executive Realty · Updated
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Where Zoya works
Central Florida, in person.
Orlando and the cities, towns and neighborhoods around it, in five counties. This is where Zoya tours homes with you, writes your offer and negotiates for you.
Her brokerage, Olympus Executive Realty, is in Montverde, in Lake County, about 34 minutes from downtown Orlando without traffic. Zoya works where she can tour homes in person and follow recent sales closely, so she does not act as an agent in other parts of Florida.
- Orange County: Orlando, Baldwin Park, Lake Nona, Winter Park, Maitland, Winter Garden, Windermere, Dr. Phillips, Butler Chain of Lakes
- Seminole County: Altamonte Springs, Lake Mary, Oviedo, Sanford, Winter Springs
- Osceola County: Kissimmee, Celebration
- Lake County: Clermont, Minneola, Montverde
- Polk County: Davenport
Drive time: OSRM routing, free flow, from the brokerage office to downtown Orlando, computed for this site in November 2026. Real trips take longer at rush hour.
Elsewhere in Florida
How Zoya helps in other Florida cities.
Outside Central Florida, a licensed local agent handles your purchase or sale. Zoya listens to your plans, finds and checks that agent, and stays in touch in English or Russian.
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Tell Zoya your plans.
Call, WhatsApp or use the form, in English or Russian: the city, the kind of home, the budget and the timing.
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Zoya finds and checks an agent.
She looks for a licensed Florida agent who works mainly in that city, checks the license with the State of Florida, looks at the agent’s recent work and client reviews, and talks with the agent first.
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You decide.
Zoya gives you the agent’s name and brokerage. Your details go to that agent only after you say yes. You can say no or ask for someone else.
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Zoya stays in touch.
The agent handles your search or sale under a written agreement with you. Zoya checks in and answers general questions in English or Russian.
| Zoya | Local agent |
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| Listens to your plans in English or Russian | Shows homes or markets your home |
| Finds and checks a licensed agent | Advises on price and negotiates |
| Introduces you after you agree | Prepares the contract and works with the closing |
| Stays in touch | Represents you under a written agreement with you |
If Zoya cannot find an agent she would trust in that city, she tells you, and your details go to no one.
Compare
Still choosing a city?
Side by side guides with prices, home types, taxes, condo rules, travel times and climate, each with its source and month.
Find an agent
Florida cities with their own page.
Each page covers the city’s own prices, taxes and rules, with sources, and how to ask Zoya for an introduction to a licensed local agent.
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Miami and South Florida
Miami, Miami Beach, Sunny Isles Beach, Aventura, Coral Gables and Fort Lauderdale: find a licensed local agent.
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Tampa Bay
Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater: find a licensed local agent.
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Palm Beach County
Boca Raton, Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach and Port St. Lucie: find a licensed local agent.
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Jacksonville
Jacksonville and the Duval County beach towns, on the St. Johns River and the Atlantic: find a licensed local agent.
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Sarasota
Sarasota and Venice, with Bradenton to the north: find a licensed local agent.
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Naples
Naples, with Fort Myers and Cape Coral to the north: find a licensed local agent.
More of Florida
Pensacola, Destin and Key West.
No page of their own yet. Zoya can still help you find a licensed agent who works there.
Olympus Executive Realty · (609) 408-7086
Pensacola
A city in Escambia County, in the Florida Panhandle, with an estimated 53,817 residents on July 1, 2025. From downtown Orlando it is about 450 miles, or 8 hours 10 minutes by car without traffic.
Destin
A city in Okaloosa County, on the Gulf coast of the Panhandle, with an estimated 14,046 residents in 2025. About 414 miles from downtown Orlando, or 7 hours 45 minutes by car without traffic.
Key West
A city in Monroe County, at the far end of the Florida Keys, with an estimated 24,999 residents in 2025. About 394 miles from downtown Orlando, or 8 hours 15 minutes by car without traffic.
To ask about one of them, use the form and name the city.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 city population estimates (July 1, 2025); OSRM routing from downtown Orlando to Pensacola, Destin and Key West, free flow, November 8, 2026.
Anywhere in Florida
A few rules that are the same statewide.
City pages cover local prices and taxes. These points apply wherever you buy.
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Homestead exemption
If the home will be your permanent residence, Florida’s homestead exemption can lower its taxable value. Apply with the county property appraiser by March 1 (Fla. Stat. 196.011). Florida voters approved changes on November 3, 2026 that apply from 2027; the results were not yet certified on November 8.
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Deed stamp tax
Deeds carry a documentary stamp tax of 70 cents per $100 of the price in every county except Miami-Dade, which has its own rate (Fla. Stat. 201.02; Florida Department of Revenue). Who pays it is set in the contract.
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Flood insurance is separate
“Most homeowners insurance does not cover flood damage,” says FloodSmart, the federal flood insurance program. Check the flood zone of the exact address on the FEMA Flood Map Service Center and get insurance quotes before you make an offer.
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One hurricane season for the whole state
The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30 (National Hurricane Center). Citizens Property Insurance is the insurer the State of Florida created; ask several insurers for quotes.
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Condo buildings
Condo and co-op buildings of three or more habitable stories need milestone inspections and structural integrity reserve studies under Florida law, and a resale buyer is entitled to the latest reports. Ask for them before you sign (Fla. Stat. 553.899, 718.503).
Statutes: The 2026 Florida Statutes, read November 8, 2026. This is general information, not legal or tax advice.
Questions
Questions about other Florida cities.
Is Zoya a real estate agent in Miami or Tampa?
No. Zoya Solovyeva, REALTOR®, is licensed in Florida and works in Orlando and Central Florida with Olympus Executive Realty. In other cities a licensed local agent handles the purchase or sale, and Zoya helps you find one.
Does the introduction cost me anything?
There is no separate charge to you. If the local agent’s brokerage pays a referral fee, it pays Olympus Executive Realty out of its own commission. You agree the terms of service directly with the local agent, in writing.
Will the local agent speak Russian?
If you ask, Zoya looks for an agent who does. She cannot promise one in every city, and she tells you before the introduction.
What happens to my contact details?
Zoya keeps them. She passes them to one agent only after you approve that agent by name. If she cannot find a suitable agent, she tells you and shares your details with no one. See the privacy policy.
Which Florida cities can Zoya help with?
She can look for a licensed agent in any Florida city. Miami, Tampa Bay, Palm Beach County, Jacksonville, Sarasota and Naples have their own pages; for anywhere else, name the city in the form.
What if Central Florida suits me better?
Then Zoya can work with you directly. Start with the Central Florida areas or contact her.
Talk to Zoya
Looking somewhere else in Florida?
Tell Zoya which city and what you need, in English or Russian. She finds and checks a licensed local agent and introduces you only after you agree.
- Call(609) 408-7086Olympus Executive Realty
- TextSend a textOlympus Executive Realty · (609) 408-7086
- WhatsAppMessage ZoyaOlympus Executive Realty
- Emailrealtor@zoyasells.comOlympus Executive Realty, 16903 Lakeside Drive, Montverde, FL 34756
About this page.
Zoya Solovyeva is a Florida licensed real estate sales associate with Olympus Executive Realty, 16903 Lakeside Drive[CONFIRM: , Suite 6], Montverde, FL 34756. She works with clients in Orlando and Central Florida. She has no office in other Florida cities and does not show homes or write offers there herself. For other Florida cities, she refers you to a licensed Florida agent who works mainly in that area, and she shares your details with that agent only after you agree. If she cannot find a suitable agent, she tells you and shares your details with no one. The partner agent works for a different brokerage, which supervises that agent’s work. If the partner agent’s brokerage pays a referral fee, it is paid to Olympus Executive Realty out of that brokerage’s commission, and Zoya may receive a share from Olympus Executive Realty. It is not a separate charge to you.
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