Seller Guides
Selling a house in Palm Beach County
Selling a house in Palm Beach County raises the same questions in a different order for everyone: what it will cost, what it is worth, what the association will require, and what has to be disclosed. These guides answer each one on its own page, with the parts that are fixed by law separated from the parts you negotiate.
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Cost to sell a house in Palm Beach County
The cost to sell a house in Palm Beach County, line by line: commission, documentary stamps, title, prorations and association fees, with what each one depends on.
- Real estate commission in Florida after the NAR settlement
- Seller closing costs in Palm Beach County, line by line
- Florida documentary stamp tax on deeds: how much sellers pay
- Who pays for title insurance in Palm Beach County
- Seller net sheet: what you actually walk away with
- Should I offer a buyer agent commission as a seller?
- 1% vs 2.5% vs 3% listing fee: net proceeds compared
- Seller concessions and closing cost credits
- Hidden costs of selling: estoppel, liens and prorations
When and how to price your Palm Beach County home
When to sell a house in Palm Beach County, and how to price it: seasonal demand, reading comparable sales, what the first two weeks tell you, and reducing well.
- Best month to sell a house in South Florida
- Selling during hurricane season in Florida
- How to price your home to sell: reading comps properly
- Sale-to-list ratio explained, and what it says about your price
- My house isn't selling: diagnosing what is actually wrong
- Price reductions: when, how much, and avoiding the chase
- Zillow Zestimate vs a CMA: why they differ
- Pre-listing prep that pays back, and what to skip
Selling a condo or HOA home in Palm Beach County
Sell my condo in Palm Beach County: milestone inspections, reserves, assessments, buyer approval, estoppel certificates and the documents that set your timeline.
- Florida condo milestone inspections and reserve rules
- Special assessments: how they affect your sale
- HOA and condo buyer approval: how it slows a sale
- Is my condo FHA-approved, and why it matters
- Non-warrantable condos: selling when financing is limited
- Selling in a 55+ community: rules and buyer pool
- HOA estoppel certificates: cost, timing and content
- Condo documents buyers ask for, and how to get them early
- Selling a condo with an older roof or insurance issues
Florida seller disclosures, inspections and insurance
Florida seller disclosure requirements explained: the Johnson v. Davis duty, the flood disclosure, what as-is really means, and why insurability drives your sale.
- What Florida sellers must disclose
- Florida flood disclosure for home sellers
- 4-point and wind mitigation inspections for sellers
- Selling a home with an old roof in Florida
- Cast iron, polybutylene and galvanized plumbing
- Selling a house as-is in Florida: what it really means
- Open permits and code violations before closing
- Pre-listing home inspection: worth it or not?
Selling in a difficult situation
Selling a house in a difficult situation in Florida: probate, divorce, tenants, arrears, liens, heavy repair and entity ownership, and the order to work in.
- Selling an inherited house in Palm Beach County
- Selling a house during probate in Florida
- Selling a house during a divorce in Florida
- Selling a rental property with tenants in place
- Behind on mortgage payments: options before foreclosure
- The short sale process for sellers in Florida
- Selling a house with code liens or municipal fines
- My listing expired: what to do next
- Selling a hoarder house or a heavy-repair property
- Selling a home owned by an LLC or other entity
- Selling a Florida home from out of state
Taxes and money when selling in Florida
Taxes when selling a house in Florida: the capital gains exclusion, homestead portability, prorated property tax, FIRPTA, depreciation recapture and refunds.
- Capital gains tax on a home sale: the exclusion
- Florida homestead portability when you sell and buy
- 1031 exchange for investment property sellers
- FIRPTA: selling Florida property as a foreign seller
- Prorated property taxes at closing in Florida
- Depreciation recapture on an investment property sale
- Your escrow account and insurance refunds after closing
Selling and buying at the same time
Selling and buying a house at the same time in Florida: the four routes, what each costs, and why your budget is your net proceeds rather than your sale price.
- Buy before you sell: how it actually works
- Bridge loans vs HELOCs for move-up buyers
- Contingent offers: will a Palm Beach seller accept one?
- Downsizing in Palm Beach County: sequencing the move
- Rent-back after closing: how a seller leaseback works
- Selling to relocate out of Florida
- Using sale equity to buy an investment property
Also On The Site
Other seller resources
How selling works
The process itself, stage by stage, from listing to closing.
What is my home worth?
A valuation worked from recent sales near you, not an automated guess.
Working with a listing agent
What a listing agent does, what to ask, and how the agreement works.
Difficult situations
Probate, divorce, tenants, liens and the sales that are not straightforward.
Our marketing plan
The ten phases a Pure Equity listing goes through, in order.
Market reports
Current figures by county, refreshed monthly with the source named.
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Start with the number, then decide
A written valuation and net sheet on your property answers most of what these guides raise. It costs nothing and it does not commit you to listing.
Buying as well? Our buyer guide covers the other side of the same move.
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Related seller guides
- Selling a condo or HOA home in Palm Beach County
- HOA and condo buyer approval: how it slows a sale
- Condo documents buyers ask for, and how to get them early
- Selling a condo with an older roof or insurance issues
- HOA estoppel certificates: cost, timing and content
- Is my condo FHA-approved, and why it matters
- Florida condo milestone inspections and reserve rules
- Non-warrantable condos: selling when financing is limited
- Selling in a 55+ community: rules and buyer pool
- Special assessments: how they affect your sale