James “Griff” Griffis

James "Griff" Griffis is a licensed Florida Realtor® at VantaSure Realty and co-founder of the Buy Sell Diva team. A University of Central Florida graduate with a degree in Finance and Real Estate, Griff played Division I football for the UCF Knights — and that background still shapes his approach: disciplined, protective of his clients' interests, and relentlessly focused on closing.

Griff has been active in real estate for 22 years — spending the first 15 running both his real estate practice and Wall Effects Corp simultaneously before going full-time in real estate seven years ago. Together with Beth, they have closed over $60 million in real estate transactions. Two decades of managing crews and multi-million dollar contracting projects gave him a forensic eye for what other agents miss: structural red flags, unpermitted work, aging systems that will cost you money if nobody catches them before the inspection.

That construction knowledge carries directly into how Griff works a deal. He specializes in the buying mechanics where transactions are won or lost — aggressive negotiation on price and repairs, flood insurance and elevation certificate review, HOA reserve analysis under Florida's updated reserve law, and seamless remote closings for out-of-state buyers. With 60% of their clients relocating from out of state, this isn't a niche — it's the core of what he does. Every transaction gets the same intensity he brought to the offensive line at UCF, because when it's your family's home, someone needs to be protecting your blind side.

As Offensive Line Coach at Coral Glades High School in Coral Springs, Griff stays connected to the same South Florida neighborhoods he helps families move into every day. For the past five years, he and Beth have hosted the Living in Florida podcast and the Living In Florida 101 YouTube channel — neighborhood walkthroughs, market breakdowns, and relocation guides that have helped thousands of families understand South Florida before they ever make the call. Dozens of five-star Google and Zillow reviews later, at every closing he still feels that same sense of satisfaction knowing he helped turn someone's dream into something real.