Behavioral Real Estate Expert · Ocala, FL

Buy smart.
Not emotional.

A calm, structured approach to buying or selling in Ocala & Marion County — led by a Ph.D. behavioral psychologist who happens to be a REALTOR®.

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About Doc Matt

A different kind of REALTOR®.

Dr. Matt Maher is a Ph.D. behavioral psychologist, Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida and New York, and a relocation-focused REALTOR® with Boffo Real Estate Group in Ocala, FL.

He helps Northeast-to-Florida movers and overwhelmed buyers turn the home-buying decision into something structured, clear, and unhurried. The "Doc" is earned — and it's the moat.

Ph.D. in Psychology · behavioral specialty
Licensed Mental Health Counselor · Florida & New York
BCBA · 10 years in clinical practice
REALTOR® · FL License SL3647019, Boffo Real Estate Group
Specialty · NE → FL relocation, Ocala & Marion County, master-planned communities
Free Tools

Useful before we ever talk.

Drop your email — your PDF arrives in under a minute. No follow-up sequence, no spam.

Most downloaded · Featured

The NE → FL Relocation Playbook

What Northeast movers don't expect about Florida — insurance, property tax, vehicle registration, school timing, and the tradeoffs nobody warns you about. Forty-eight pages, written by a Ph.D. who's actually licensed in both states.

For Buyers

Non-Negotiables Worksheet

The exact framework I walk every first-time buyer through. Print it, fill it out, bring it to our call.

For Sellers

Pre-Listing Checklist

Twelve things to do — and twelve to avoid — in the 30 days before your home hits the market.

Local Insight

OTOW vs. Calesa Township

Two of Marion County's most-asked-about master-planned communities, broken down side-by-side.

Numbers

NY vs. FL Cost of Living

Property tax, insurance, daily life math. The honest version — not the snowbird brochure version.

Psychology

Five Buyer Mistakes

Decision fatigue, anchoring, sunk-cost thinking. The traps that cost buyers tens of thousands.

Closing

Closing Costs Cheat Sheet

One page. Every line item explained in plain English. Updated for 2026 Florida transactions.

Free Webinars · Twice a Month

Decision frameworks, live.

Forty-five minutes, no pitch. Bring your questions. Recording sent if you can't make it live.

  • 11May

    NE → FL: The First 90 Days After You Land

    Mon · 7:00 PM ET · Zoom
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  • 28May

    Setting Non-Negotiables: A Buyer's Workshop

    Thu · 7:00 PM ET · Zoom
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  • 11Jun

    Selling in Ocala: What's Actually Worth Doing

    Thu · 7:00 PM ET · Zoom
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  • 25Jun

    Master-Planned Communities, Demystified

    Thu · 7:00 PM ET · Zoom
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Ready to Talk?

Let's build a game plan.

Thirty minutes. No pressure, no pitch. We'll talk through your situation and figure out whether working together makes sense — or whether the answer is something else entirely.

Email
docmatt.homes@gmail.com
Phone
352-703-6114
Market
Ocala · Marion County, FL