Belleair Beach
A small Gulf-side city on Sand Key, across the Belleair Causeway from Largo
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Community guides for luxury buyers and sellers
Sourced, dated and about the place
ABODE International Realty publishes community guides for Florida and Middle Tennessee, covering Pinellas, Palm Beach and Martin counties, Florida, and Williamson, Davidson and Rutherford counties, Tennessee. Each guide explains who governs a place and what to check before buying, with numbered public sources and an update date.
In short: ABODE publishes sourced, dated community guides for Florida and Middle Tennessee places, each explaining who governs the place and what to check before buying.
Guides describe places, not school ratings, crime statistics or demographics.
Place guides
Tampa Bay and Pinellas County, Florida
Gulf-side and Intracoastal communities in Pinellas County, where ABODE’s Largo office is located.
Belleair Shore
A very small Gulf-front town zoned single-family, with a few recreation lots
Read the guideBelleair Bluffs
An Intracoastal city between Largo and the Gulf beaches
Read the guideIndian Rocks Beach
A Gulf-side city with a beachfront business district
Read the guideLargo
A central Pinellas County city bordering Clearwater, Belleair and Seminole, with causeway access to the Gulf beaches
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County guide to permitting offices, homestead rules, flood and evacuation lookups, and condo inspections
Read the guideClearwater Beach
A Gulf-side district of the City of Clearwater, reached by Memorial Causeway
Read the guideMadeira Beach
A Gulf Coast barrier-island city with a historic John’s Pass Village and its own building department
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A Gulf-side barrier-island city with its own building department
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A Pinellas County city between Boca Ciega Bay and the Gulf of Mexico
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A Pinellas County city with a causeway to Honeymoon Island State Park
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An unincorporated Pinellas County community with no city government
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Strong-mayor city, own permitting, 49% flood-repair rule, milestone and historic checks
Read the guideIndian Shores
Barrier-island town: own building department, flood checks, and a town-stated 25-year milestone interval
Read the guideRedington Shores
A Gulf Boulevard town with its own Building Department and a townwide flood hazard area.
Read the guideSand Key
Barrier island shared by several governments: who permits and which rules apply where
Read the guideBelleair
Town of Belleair: own building department, floodplain and rental rules, town water.
Read the guideDavis Islands, Tampa
A South Tampa island neighborhood created in the 1920s and reached by the Davis Islands Bridge
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Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast, Florida
Atlantic barrier-island and estate-lot communities.
Hobe Sound
Martin County Census place: jurisdiction check, county flood and 50% rule, control line and permit steps
Read the guideManalapan
A small oceanfront town in two separate areas, one on Hypoluxo Island
Read the guidePalm Beach
A barrier-island town in Palm Beach County with its own design review, landmark and permitting process
Read the guideJupiter Island
A barrier-island town in Martin County with about nine miles of Atlantic frontage
Read the guideStone Creek Ranch, Delray Beach
A homeowners’ association community of estate lots in the west Delray Beach area
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Williamson County, Tennessee
Towns, cities and unincorporated communities south of Nashville, with a county tax and zoning guide.
Arrington
Eastern Williamson County: village plan, septic and water, flood, greenbelt and property tax checks.
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County-wide property tax by city and school-tax district, unincorporated zoning, septic and greenbelt
Read the guideFranklin
The county seat, with its own rate and a Franklin Special School District tax district
Read the guideBrentwood
A city with its own zoning and a $0.19 city rate for 2026
Read the guideCool Springs
A commercial and mixed-use area spanning Franklin and Brentwood
Read the guideNolensville
A town with a 2023 zoning ordinance and its own tax rate
Read the guideThompson’s Station
A town with its own Land Development Ordinance and transect zoning
Read the guideCollege Grove
An unincorporated community under county zoning, with private club communities nearby
Read the guideLeiper’s Fork
An unincorporated village with a National Register historic district
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Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee
Small cities inside Metro Nashville, each with its own zoning.
Green Hills, Nashville
Metro’s Green Hills-Midtown plan, overlays, permits, floodplain rules and tax districts.
Read the guideNashville satellite cities: property tax
How Metro rates and a separate city tax combine
Read the guideBelle Meade
A small city with five zoning districts and a citywide conservation overlay
Read the guideForest Hills
A city with ten zoning districts and a hillside overlay
Read the guideOak Hill
A city with six residential districts and a Radnor Lake Natural Area Impact Zone on its map
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Rutherford County, Tennessee
The Murfreesboro area, where ABODE has an office.
Rutherford County
The 2026 reappraisal, rates, unincorporated zoning and the School Facilities Tax
Read the guideMurfreesboro
Rutherford County’s seat, with a 2026 city rate, impact fees and floodplain rules
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Knoxville and East Tennessee
The Knoxville and Tellico Lake area, where ABODE has an office in Knoxville.
Lenoir City
City zoning and permits, LCUB utilities, county property tax, flood and TVA lake checks.
Read the guideFort Loudoun Lake
TVA reservoir guide: Section 26a dock permits, flowage easements, county rules, septic and flood checks.
Read the guideKnoxville
City versus county rules, floodplain and TVA checks, and the property tax authorities
Read the guideFarragut
A Knox County town: town government, county tax, flood checks and TVA lake rules
Read the guideVonore
A Monroe County town: town zoning versus county, septic and sewer, Tellico Lake and flood checks
Read the guideTellico Lake
TVA Section 26a dock permits, flowage easements, county jurisdiction, septic and flood checks
Read the guideTellico Village
Property owners association, county and TRDA roles, TVA shoreline rules and buyer checks
Read the guideTopic guides
Due-diligence guides
Topic guides on the rules and records that decide what a buyer can do with a property.
College Grove vs. Arrington vs. Leiper’s Fork
Williamson County plans, zoning, septic, water, flood, historic and tax rules, side by side.
Read the guideTennessee acreage due diligence
Who controls septic, access, zoning, Greenbelt, flood and TVA items on Tennessee acreage
Read the guideMurfreesboro areas and districts
Zoning districts, overlays, historic review and city versus county rules in Murfreesboro, TN
Read the guideFranklin vs. Brentwood
Two Williamson County cities compared: government, zoning, permits, flood, rentals, utilities and tax
Read the guideWho does what in a Florida branded residence
Who the developer, brand, operator, association, manager and owner are, and where each is stated
Read the guidePreconstruction vs. resale Florida condominiums
Developer first sale vs resale: disclosure, cancellation windows, deposits and turnover.
Read the guideFlorida condo rental and owner-use rules
Who sets rental and owner-use rules for a Florida condo, and where a buyer reads them
Read the guidePinellas condominium due diligence
Florida milestone inspections, structural reserve studies and five documents to request
Read the guideFlorida oceanfront due diligence
The state, federal and local lines that cross an oceanfront lot, and the order to test them
Read the guideGulf-front vs. Intracoastal in Pinellas County
Beach lines versus seawall, dock and dredging approvals: what differs on each Pinellas shore.
Read the guideBelleair vs. Belleair Beach vs. Belleair Shore
Four Belleair governments compared: location, permitting, zoning, flood and rental rules.
Read the guideFlorida branded residence ownership costs
Cost categories, legal basis and the document that states each, for Florida branded condos
Read the guideFlorida condominium document review checklist
The documents a Florida condo buyer can request, what the 2026 statutes say, and branded-building extras.
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Statewide guide
A topic guide that spans Florida markets.
Florida luxury condos and branded residences
What branded residences are, with sourced premium and demand figures
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Branded residence project guides
Hotel, automotive and fashion-branded condominium projects in Florida and Nashville, each with numbered sources and no prices.
Branded residence guides
The hub for 13 sourced project guides in Florida and Nashville, with no prices
Read the guideResidences by Armani/Casa
Sunny Isles Beach tower; developer-listed completed, with sourced buyer checks
Read the guidePorsche Design Tower
Sunny Isles Beach condominium tower with a sourced status and buyer checks
Read the guideBentley Residences Miami
A Sunny Isles Beach tower under construction, with shifting dates and developer-sale checks
Read the guideRitz-Carlton Residences, Sunny Isles Beach
Oceanfront condominium tower with a 2020 temporary certificate of occupancy
Read the guideFENDI Chateau Residences
A Surfside oceanfront condominium with sources that disagree on counts
Read the guideAston Martin Residences
A downtown Miami tower with a 2024 temporary certificate of occupancy
Read the guideFour Seasons Private Residences Coconut Grove
A Coconut Grove tower under construction, with projected 2028 completion
Read the guideRitz-Carlton Residences, Fort Lauderdale Beach
A two-tower condominium announced February 2026, with no completion date
Read the guideRitz-Carlton Residences, Naples
A five-building Naples community reported nearing completion in June 2026
Read the guidePendry Residences Nashville
A Gulch hotel and condominium project with an opening year that differs by source
Read the guideFour Seasons Private Residences Nashville
A downtown tower open since 2022, where purchases are normally resales
Read the guideConrad Residences Nashville
196 condominiums above the Conrad hotel, with Tennessee association-information rules
Read the guideNashville EDITION Hotel & Residences
A Gulch tower under construction, with 2028 and late-2027 opening reports
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How the guides are built
What can you rely on in these guides?
- Named sources. Facts a buyer would rely on carry numbered notes that point to public sources. ABODE’s own perspective is labeled as opinion.
- Dated. Each guide shows when it was last updated.
- About places, not people. No school ratings or rankings, crime statistics or demographics; a school-district tax may appear because it changes a tax bill. No private owners or security details.
Read the full editorial standards, browse all due-diligence guides, read the branded residence guides, or talk to an advisor about a specific property.
Questions
Community guides: frequently asked questions
What is in an ABODE community guide?
Each guide describes a place: who governs it, how it is laid out, which rules and risks to check before buying, and how it compares with nearby places. Facts a buyer would rely on cite a numbered public source, and each guide shows its last update date. ABODE’s own perspective is labeled as opinion.
Which places do the guides cover?
The guides listed on this page: Pinellas, Palm Beach and Martin county communities in Florida; Williamson, Davidson and Rutherford county places in Middle Tennessee; and a statewide Florida guide to luxury condominiums and branded residences.
Do the guides include home prices or school information?
No school ratings or rankings, crime statistics or demographics; a school-district tax may appear because it changes a tax bill. Guides include prices only when we can attribute them and are permitted to republish them. The editorial standards page explains why.
Does a guide mean ABODE has listings in that place?
No. The guides are about places, not a statement of where ABODE has current activity. Ask an advisor about current opportunities.
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