12 Months of Property Upkeep Tips for Newbies in the Florida Keys Let me paint you a picture. You just bought a place in the Florida Keys. Maybe it’s a rental. Maybe it’s your winter escape. Maybe you thought, “How hard can it be?” Fast forward six months. Your A/C is choking. Paint is peeling. The deck looks sunburned. The yard’s growing sideways. A tropical storm just blew half your shutters loose. And now you’re staring at a repair bill that could’ve been cut in half with