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Sell Your Home in Ives Estates and the surrounding area, with a licensed real-estate professional. No obligation.
Ives Estates sits about three miles inland from the Atlantic, inside Miami-Dade's High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, and that shapes how a sale works here. When you choose an agent, look for an active Florida license you can verify with the DBPR, plus a plan for flood questions, insurance inspections, roof age and association paperwork.
Premier Real Estate Group Inc is a licensed Florida brokerage, and a Florida brokerage license is valid in every county. The broker of record is Maxim Bohadana, license BK3314523, which you can verify on the DBPR website. Your request may be handled by Premier Real Estate Group Inc or referred to a licensed agent, who will contact you by phone or email. Start with a free consultation and a free comparative market analysis, with no obligation.
Much of the single-family stock here is 50-plus years old, so buyers and their insurers tend to ask about roof age, electrical, plumbing, HVAC and wind-rated openings. Because the area is in the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, original garage doors and openers are often replaced with wind-rated units, and salt-tinged humid air speeds up rust on hardware and gates. Sellers of townhomes and condos face a different path: association documents, approval where required, and for taller buildings, milestone inspection and SIRS reports. A listing plan that deals with these points early gives buyers fewer surprises. Pricing depends on condition, comparable sales and these documents.
What to know in Ives Estates
Flood zone and flood-insurance questions
Flood zones come from FEMA maps, and a lender generally requires flood insurance in a Special Flood Hazard Area. Homes outside one can still flood, so expect buyers to ask about flood history. Florida sellers must give a flood disclosure (s. 689.302, F.S.).
Four-point and wind-mitigation inspections
With so many older homes in Ives Estates, insurers commonly ask for a four-point inspection covering roof, electrical, plumbing and HVAC. A wind-mitigation report on form OIR-B1-1802 can document features that support insurance credits.
Roof age and insurability
Roof age and condition are often the deciding factor in whether coverage is offered at all. A buyer's insurance quote can affect the deal, so confirm requirements with an insurance agent before listing.
HOA and condo association approval
Townhome and condo associations are widespread here, some with gated entries. Associations may require buyer approval and estoppel certificates, and their documents and budgets are part of the buyer's due diligence. Approval is never assured.
Milestone inspections and SIRS
For condo buildings three stories or taller, Florida requires a milestone structural inspection at 30 years and a structural integrity reserve study. Buyers should ask for these reports, and they can affect reserves, assessments and buyer financing.
Open permits and older hardware
Open permits can surface at sale, including permits for replacement garage doors and openers on older homes. Salt air and humidity also wear on gates, tracks and locks, which buyers notice at showings.
How we help
- Comparative market analysisA licensed agent prepares a free opinion of value from comparable sales. It is not an appraisal or an automated estimate.
- Preparing the homeWe help you decide which inspections and repairs to address before listing, such as roof, wind-rated openings or corroded hardware, based on what buyers and insurers in this area ask about.
- Listing, marketing and showingsWe write the listing, coordinate showings and gather flood, permit and association paperwork so buyers can review it.
- Offers and contingenciesWe review offers and contingencies with you, then help negotiate inspection and appraisal issues as they arise.
- Coordinating through closingWe work with the title company or closing attorney through closing. Outcomes and timelines depend on the buyer, lender and any association.
Florida rules and paperwork in Ives Estates
Florida real estate licensing is overseen by the DBPR Division of Real Estate and the Florida Real Estate Commission, so verify any agent's license there. A sale typically involves a written listing agreement, a brokerage relationship disclosure, a purchase contract (many use the FR/BAR forms) and disclosure of known material defects that are not readily observable. Condo and HOA sales require delivery of governing documents and budgets, and resale condo contracts may carry a short statutory cancellation right. On the tax side, Miami-Dade's documentary stamp tax on the deed is 60 cents per 100 dollars of the price, plus a surtax of 45 cents per 100 dollars when the property is not a single-family residence (s. 201.02, F.S.). Who pays each closing item is set by the contract and is negotiable. Try the free Florida Doc Stamp & Closing Tax Calculator at /tools/florida-closing-costs. Homestead owners should ask the county property appraiser about Save Our Homes portability to a new Florida homestead. Verify details with a Florida attorney or CPA.
Premier Real Estate Group Inc is a licensed Florida real estate brokerage (broker license BK3314523). Verify at Florida DBPR.
Timing and next steps
Florida listing activity generally builds from January and peaks in spring through early summer, and it typically slows in the late-summer and fall hurricane season. Locally, demand can rise ahead of and during hurricane season, with another bump in the winter months when seasonal residents return. No timing is assured, so a plan built around your home's condition and paperwork matters more than the calendar. To talk it through, call (888) 440-3766 or send a request with the form on this page for a free consultation.
We can help sellers in Ives Estates areas such as Ojus, Highland Lakes, Sky Lake, Lake Lucerne, Andover, Norland, Golden Glades, Country Club, the Ives Dairy Road corridor and the Greynolds Park area, and nearby Aventura, North Miami Beach, Miami Gardens and Miami.
Sell Your Home in Ives Estates: common questions
- Do I need flood insurance records to sell in Ives Estates?
- Florida sellers must give buyers a flood disclosure (s. 689.302, F.S.), and buyers often ask about flood history and zone. Check the FEMA flood map for your address and talk with your insurance agent.
- Will a buyer want a wind-mitigation or four-point inspection?
- On older homes, which are common here, insurers often ask for a four-point inspection, and a wind-mitigation report can document features that support credits. Whether it is needed depends on the buyer's insurer.
- I'm selling a condo near Ives Dairy Road. What should I prepare?
- Gather the association's governing documents, budget and estoppel information, and ask whether approval is required. For buildings three stories or taller, buyers should ask for the milestone inspection and SIRS reports.
- Who pays the documentary stamp tax on the deed?
- The purchase contract sets who pays, and it is negotiable. Miami-Dade's deed rate is 60 cents per 100 dollars of the price, with an added surtax of 45 cents per 100 dollars if the property is not a single-family residence.
- What does the free comparative market analysis include?
- It is an opinion of value prepared by a licensed agent, not an appraisal. It carries no obligation and no guarantee of a sale price.
Tell us about the home you're selling — Ives Estates
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Licensed brokerage
Premier Real Estate Group Inc
Broker of record Maxim Bohadana, Florida broker license BK3314523
(888) 440-3766