OwnerHacks Trust Team
Our Experts
OwnerHacks uses practical expert review where judgment matters: home value, Florida property taxes, mortgages, insurance, staging, repairs, and homeowner cost decisions. Not every article needs outside review, but the pages that can affect money, risk, or interpretation are routed to the right reviewer or contributor when needed.
Caleb Hollis
Residential real estate appraiser · Value logic reviewer
Caleb reviews content involving home value logic, resale tradeoffs, appraisal-sensitive reasoning, Florida housing reality, and homeowner cost decisions.
Kelly Hollis
Licensed Florida Realtor · Home styling and presentation source
Kelly contributes perspective on decor, staging, curb appeal, buyer appeal, presentation, and the practical details that shape how a home feels.
Greg Lavallee
Mortgage professional · Lending and refinance contributor
Greg contributes mortgage perspective for rate, refinance, mortgage-point, closing-cost, and home-equity topics where lending context matters.
Danny Sands
Florida insurance professional · Homeowners insurance contributor
Danny contributes practical insurance perspective for insurability, wind mitigation, hurricane deductibles, flood insurance, and claims topics.
Casey Vockell
Property tax consultant · My Exemption Check
Casey contributes expert perspective on Florida Save Our Homes, portability, property-tax exposure, appeals, divorce-related tax issues, and valuation-related tax decisions.
Tyler Bentz
Exterior cleaning professional · Pressure washing and soft washing contributor
Tyler contributes practical perspective on soft washing, pressure washing, roof cleaning, Florida algae and mildew issues, paver cleaning, pool deck cleaning, and curb appeal maintenance.
OwnerHacks Editorial Team
Research, structure, updates, and corrections
The editorial team drafts, organizes, updates, and maintains OwnerHacks content, with expert review added when the topic needs specialized judgment.
Lawrence and Caralee Storniolo
Affordable Home Inspections · Home inspection contributors
Lawrence and Caralee contribute practical home-inspection perspective for buyer due diligence, inspection reports, four-point inspections, wind mitigation, and choosing an inspector.
How expert review works
- Value and appraisal-adjacent topics: Caleb Hollis review.
- Decor, staging, curb appeal, and presentation topics: Kelly Hollis contribution where useful.
- Mortgage, refinance, points, and equity topics: Greg Lavallee contribution where useful.
- Insurance and Florida insurability topics: Danny Sands contribution where useful.
- Florida property tax, Save Our Homes, portability, and appeals topics: Casey Vockell contribution where useful.
- Home inspection, four-point inspection, wind mitigation, and buyer due diligence topics: Lawrence and Caralee Storniolo contribution where useful.
- Exterior cleaning, soft washing, pressure washing, roof cleaning, and curb appeal maintenance topics: Tyler Bentz contribution where useful.
OwnerHacks content is educational only. Expert review improves practical accuracy and context, but it does not create a property-specific professional engagement.