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Sell Your Home with a licensed agent in Sunny Isles Beach, FL
Sell Your Home in Sunny Isles Beach and the surrounding area, with a licensed real-estate professional. No obligation.
Sunny Isles Beach is dominated by high-rise and mid-rise condominium towers on the Atlantic, from 1960s-70s buildings to towers built since the 2000s, so selling here usually means selling a unit inside an association. Plan around the association's documents, any approval or transfer processing, milestone inspection and reserve study reports, and the salt air that wears on hardware, gates and locks. A small number of single-family homes and townhomes, mostly on the Intracoastal side, follow a different checklist built around flood and insurance inspections.
A licensed real-estate professional, either Premier Real Estate Group Inc or a licensed agent we refer you to, will contact you by phone or email. We start with a free consultation and a free comparative market analysis, which is an opinion of value prepared by a licensee, not an appraisal or an automated estimate. There is no obligation.
Oceanfront exposure means corrosion is the main wear factor on gate operators, garage hardware, lock cylinders and fasteners, and humidity strains HVAC ducts and dryer vents. Buyers notice these items at showings and inspections. Condo-association rules often govern who can do repairs and when, so preparing a unit for sale can depend on the association's schedule. Many units are seasonal or part-time residences, so issues can go unnoticed while owners are away. Walk the unit before listing, and plan for flood-insurance questions, association documents and any milestone or SIRS reports that buyers will ask for.
What to know in Sunny Isles Beach
Association documents and approval
Condominium and HOA sales require delivery of governing documents, budgets and disclosure materials. Some associations require buyer approval and estoppel certificates, so request these early. Approval is never assured.
Milestone inspections and SIRS
Florida requires a milestone structural inspection for condo buildings three stories or taller once they reach 30 years (s. 553.899, F.S.), and a structural integrity reserve study for their associations (s. 718.112(2)(g), F.S.). Buyers should ask for these reports, and they can affect reserves, assessments and buyer financing.
Flood zone and flood disclosure
Flood zones come from FEMA maps, and a lender generally requires flood insurance in a Special Flood Hazard Area. Florida sellers must give buyers a flood disclosure (s. 689.302, F.S.), and buyers may ask about flood-insurance history.
Hurricane-season exposure
Hurricane season (June to November) brings high wind and storm-surge risk to the coast. Buyers and insurers may ask about storm history, so gather any records you have.
Insurance inspections on Intracoastal-side homes
For single-family homes and townhomes, insurers commonly ask for a four-point inspection on older homes and offer wind-mitigation credits for documented features. Roof age and condition are frequently the deciding factor in whether coverage is offered at all.
Salt-air wear on hardware
Corroded gates, locks, garage hardware and dryer vents can draw buyer questions. Association rules may decide who is allowed to repair shared or exterior items.
Open permits and condo cancellation rights
Open permits can surface at sale. A statutory short right of cancellation can also apply to resale condominium contracts after required documents are delivered, so confirm timing with your attorney.
How we help
- Comparative market analysisWe prepare a free comparative market analysis to help you decide on pricing. Pricing depends on the building, the unit and current market conditions.
- Preparing the homeWe help you plan repairs and presentation, including hardware affected by salt air, and coordinate around association rules and schedules.
- Listing, marketing and showingsWe list and market the property and coordinate showings, including gated-entry access in towers.
- Offers, inspections and appraisalWe help you review offers and contingencies, and we support negotiations that follow inspections and appraisals.
- Closing coordinationWe coordinate with the title company or closing attorney, and with the association on documents and approval, through closing.
Florida rules and paperwork in Sunny Isles Beach
Florida real estate is regulated by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), Division of Real Estate, under the Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC); you can verify any license with the DBPR. Sellers typically sign a written listing agreement, receive a brokerage relationship disclosure, and use a purchase and sale contract such as the FR/BAR forms. Sellers must disclose known material defects that are not readily observable, plus the flood disclosure. Condo and HOA sales also require governing documents and budgets, and approval where the documents require it. A homestead exemption applies to a primary residence, and the owner applies to the county property appraiser, generally by March 1 of the year after moving in. Save Our Homes savings may be portable to a new Florida homestead. In Miami-Dade County, the 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.). On a new mortgage, the note stamp tax is 35 cents per 100 dollars financed, and the nonrecurring intangible tax is 2 mills. Who pays each item is set by the contract and is negotiable. You can estimate closing taxes with the free Florida Doc Stamp & Closing Tax Calculator at /tools/florida-closing-costs. FIRPTA withholding may apply to foreign sellers. Verify specifics with your association, the county property appraiser, and 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
Listing activity in Florida generally builds from January and peaks in spring through early summer, and it typically slows during the late-summer and fall hurricane season and around the holidays. In Sunny Isles Beach, winter is also when part-time residents return, so plan document requests and any repairs well ahead of your target listing date. Association approval and report requests can take time. To start, call (888) 440-3766 or send a request with the form on the page for a free consultation.
We can help with sales along the Collins Avenue corridor, Sunny Isles Beach Boulevard (172nd Street), the Intracoastal Waterway side and the Winston Towers area, and in nearby Eastern Shores (North Miami Beach), Golden Beach, Bal Harbour and Aventura.
Sell Your Home in Sunny Isles Beach: common questions
- What do buyers of a Sunny Isles Beach condo usually ask for?
- Buyers typically ask for the association's governing documents, budget, and milestone inspection and SIRS reports where they apply. Request them early so they are ready when an offer comes in.
- Does my building need a milestone inspection?
- Florida requires a milestone structural inspection for condo and cooperative buildings three stories or taller once they reach 30 years (s. 553.899, F.S.). Ask your association which requirements apply to your building.
- Do I have to give a flood disclosure?
- Florida sellers must give buyers a flood disclosure (s. 689.302, F.S.). Flood zones come from FEMA maps, and homes outside a Special Flood Hazard Area can still flood.
- Who pays the documentary stamp tax on the deed?
- Who pays each closing item is set by the purchase contract and is negotiable. Our free calculator at /tools/florida-closing-costs can help you see how the tax rates apply.
- Can I get a home value without any obligation?
- Yes. We offer a free comparative market analysis, which is an opinion of value from a licensee, not an appraisal. Call (888) 440-3766 to request one.
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Licensed brokerage
Premier Real Estate Group Inc
Broker of record Maxim Bohadana, Florida broker license BK3314523
(888) 440-3766