What Would Your Home Sell for Today?

The instant estimate at the top of this page is a starting point drawn from public records. The number you can price on comes from a walkthrough: condition, updates, view, lot and the homes a buyer will compare yours to this month. I put that in a written report at no cost.

It depends on price point, condition and season. A well-priced home can draw offers in its first few weeks; higher price points and very specific properties usually take longer. Once under contract, closing is typically 30 to 45 days with financing, sooner for cash.

In South Florida, buyer activity usually builds from January through spring, when seasonal residents are in town. A good home sells in any month, and listing slightly ahead of the season puts you in front of the earliest buyers.

The main costs are the brokerage commission, Florida documentary stamp tax on the deed (70 cents per $100 of the price in every county except Miami-Dade), title and closing fees, prorated property taxes and any repairs or credits you agree to. Your title company prepares the exact figures before closing, and I give you an estimate with the report.

It depends on the county. In Palm Beach and Martin counties the seller customarily pays for the buyer’s owner’s title policy and chooses the title company; in Miami-Dade and Broward the buyer usually does. It is a custom, not a law, so the purchase contract decides, and it can be negotiated.

Yes. Commission is always negotiable and is set in writing in our listing agreement before anything goes on the market. We go through what is included, line by line, so you know exactly what you are paying for.

Usually small fixes and fresh paint pay off; full renovations rarely return their cost before a sale. We walk the house together and decide room by room, and you only spend where a buyer will notice it.

Florida sellers must disclose known facts that materially affect the value of the home and are not readily visible to a buyer, and residential sales now include a flood disclosure. I give you the forms early, and your attorney can answer any legal question.

Yes to both. We set showing windows that work around your schedule. If you are away, my team and I handle access, vendors and updates, and closings can be signed remotely or by mail.

If your current home has a homestead exemption, Florida’s Save Our Homes portability can move up to $500,000 of the accumulated assessment difference to your next Florida homestead, if you establish it in time. Your county property appraiser confirms the deadline and the amount.

Yes. A private or delayed launch can go first to agents and buyers we know before the home appears on the portals. It trades some reach for privacy, MLS rules apply, and we put your choice in writing.