Seller guide library
The answer should survive the source check.
Each guide begins with the direct answer, shows what changes it, names who decides, cites primary sources, and connects the question to the next seller decision.
Florida statute, federal, lender, and named market sources ground every answer.What is a Florida short sale?
Understand the lender decision, Alexandra's SFR® certification, and the legal and tax handoffs.
Read the guide ↗02 / Distressed saleHow does the short-sale process work?
Organize the servicer, property, title, legal, tax, and communication workstreams.
Read the guide ↗03 / Distressed saleHow long does a short sale take?
Use verified milestones because there is no dependable universal duration.
Read the guide ↗04 / ForeclosureCan I sell while facing foreclosure?
Separate urgent servicer and legal help from the property-sale workstream.
Read the guide ↗05 / Building recordsWhat should a seller produce with the SIRS?
Gather the study, adopted budget, reserve balances, and later association decisions.
Read the guide ↗06 / Association costWhat if HOA fees are higher than the mortgage?
Separate recurring dues, assessment installments, and one-time charges before pricing the sale.
Read the guide ↗07 / AssessmentMust a special assessment be paid at closing?
Compare the written payoff, credit, proration, and escrow options without assuming a universal rule.
Read the guide ↗08 / AssessmentHow does an assessment payment plan affect the buyer?
Document the installment schedule, current balance, lender review, and negotiated allocation.
Read the guide ↗09 / Building conditionCan I sell after Phase 2 findings or during resulting repairs?
Separate the inspection findings from any resulting repair program, then prepare the records that actually exist.
Read the guide ↗10 / Absentee recordsHow does an absentee owner get association documents?
Put the request in writing before leaving and preserve the association's response.
Read the guide ↗11 / Seasonal buyerHow should a snowbird choose a condo?
Compare the whole seasonal ownership plan before choosing a unit.
Read the guide ↗12 / Rental rulesCan a snowbird rent the condo while away?
Read the declaration, amendments, rules, and application before relying on rent.
Read the guide ↗13 / Sale pathCash buyer or a listed sale?
Compare certainty, exposure, property condition, timing, and net proceeds before choosing.
Read the guide ↗14 / RepresentationSell it yourself or use a broker?
Compare control, workload, market exposure, negotiation, and professional boundaries.
Read the guide ↗15 / RepresentationLocal broker or national brokerage?
Compare accountable service, reach, local building knowledge, communication, and written terms.
Read the guide ↗16 / Sale pathiBuyer offer or a listed sale?
Compare eligibility, convenience, deductions, exposure, net proceeds, and closing risk.
Read the guide ↗17 / Hold or sellList the property or keep renting it?
Separate the property decision from tax, tenancy, financing, and cash-flow advice.
Read the guide ↗18 / AssessmentWhat if a special assessment is pending?
Build a dated record before the amount, vote, due dates, or repair plan is final.
Read the guide ↗19 / Buyer financingWhat if the building is called non-warrantable?
Treat project eligibility as a lender decision and prepare records for multiple sale paths.
Read the guide ↗20 / Building conditionCan I sell after a failed milestone inspection?
How inspection findings, repair decisions, assessments, records, and financing shape the sale.
Read the guide ↗21 / Inherited propertyHow do I sell an inherited Florida condo?
A practical sequence for authority, title, association records, condition, tax questions, and closing.
Read the guide ↗22 / Divorce saleHow does a Florida divorce property sale work?
Keep legal decisions with counsel while building a neutral property, access, offer, and closing process.
Read the guide ↗23 / Landlord saleHow do I sell with a tenant in place?
Coordinate the lease, records, access, deposits, buyer pool, contract, and possession without promising vacancy.
Read the guide ↗24 / Seasonal ownerHow can a snowbird sell from a distance?
Prepare access, belongings, condo records, decisions, signatures, tax advice, and closing before leaving Florida.
Read the guide ↗25 / First saleWhat should a first-time seller expect?
A clear sequence for preparation, pricing, offers, inspections, title, costs, closing, and possession.
Read the guide ↗26 / Association costWhat if HOA costs exceed expected proceeds?
Reconcile payoffs, assessments, liens, costs, and the dependable net before accepting an offer.
Read the guide ↗27 / Association litigationCan I sell while the association is in litigation?
Organize the case record, insurance, costs, disclosure, title, financing, and offer terms.
Read the guide ↗28 / HOA violationHow does the Florida HOA violation and hearing process work?
Understand the mandatory 14-day notice, independent owner committee, and presuit mediation framework.
Read the guide ↗29 / HOA finesWhat are the limits on Florida HOA fines and liens?
Review statutory daily fine caps, the $1,000 lien threshold, HB 1203 protections, and estoppel payoffs.
Read the guide ↗30 / Association foreclosureHow does the Florida HOA foreclosure process work?
Examine the 45-day pre-lien and 45-day pre-foreclosure notices, judicial filings, lien priority, and sale paths.
Read the guide ↗31 / Contract termsHow does the Florida FR/BAR AS IS contract work?
Understand Section 12 inspection periods, Standard vs AS IS repair mechanics, and mandatory seller disclosure duties.
Read the guide ↗32 / Escrow rulesWhat are Florida earnest money escrow rules and timelines?
Review the broker escrow deposit deadlines under Chapter 475, FR/BAR Section 2 verifications, and the FREC dispute procedure.
Read the guide ↗33 / CancellationHow does real estate contract cancellation work in Florida?
Examine inspection period termination, statutory condo and HOA rescission rights, and Release and Cancellation forms.
Read the guide ↗34 / AssessmentCan you sell a Florida condo with a special assessment?
The contract, due dates, records, financing, title, and negotiation change the answer.
Read the guide ↗35 / Building recordsMilestone inspection vs. SIRS
Two distinct Florida condo processes, compared using DBPR and statute sources.
Read the guide ↗36 / Building recordsDid the milestone inspection pass or fail?
Read and present either inspection outcome using the report's actual findings.
Read the guide ↗37 / Buyer financingDoes non-warrantable mean cash only?
Why project eligibility can narrow financing without making a property automatically unsellable.
Read the guide ↗38 / Remote saleSell a Florida property without being in Florida
A sequence for keys, belongings, media, signatures, deadlines, title, and closing.
Read the guide ↗39 / Cross-borderCanadian owner selling Florida property
Separate Alexandra’s local real-estate lane from FIRPTA, tax, title, and notary advice.
Read the guide ↗40 / Federal withholdingHow does FIRPTA affect a Canadian seller?
Organize the withholding step, responsible parties, IRS forms, and professional boundaries before closing.
Read the guide ↗41 / Canadian trendWhy are Canadian snowbirds selling Florida homes?
Extract the exchange-rate, ownership-cost, travel, and market factors reported by CBC, Axios, and The Canadian Press.
Read the guide ↗42 / CurrencyHow does the Canadian dollar affect a Florida sale?
Model U.S.-dollar costs and dependable net proceeds with dated CAD–USD cases, not a currency forecast.
Read the guide ↗43 / Condo costsHow do rising Florida condo costs affect Canadian owners?
Connect dues, insurance, taxes, reserves, repairs, assessments, and currency to one property ledger.
Read the guide ↗44 / Hold or sellShould a Canadian snowbird sell or keep a Florida home?
Compare realistic ownership costs, use, workload, risks, and a current sale net sheet.
Read the guide ↗45 / Market briefBroward condos — June 2026
A named-provider snapshot that avoids a universal sell-now-or-wait conclusion.
Read the guide ↗46 / Cash decisionShould I market the condo for cash after financing fails?
Separate one lender's decision from the evidence and buyer-pool decision.
Read the guide ↗47 / Association litigationHow can litigation affect a buyer's financing?
Organize dated case, insurance, financial, and project-review records.
Read the guide ↗48 / 55-plus assessmentHow should a seller read a 55-plus community assessment?
Separate the community's age qualification from the property, funding, and contract record.
Read the guide ↗49 / Named communitySelling in Palm Aire
Identify the governing association and use its dated records.
Read the guide ↗50 / Named communitySelling in Mainlands of Tamarac
Confirm the property type and statutory threshold before assuming condo rules apply.
Read the guide ↗51 / Named communitySelling in Century Village, Deerfield Beach
Build the sale file from the association that governs the unit.
Read the guide ↗52 / Named communitySelling in Kings Point, Delray Beach
Separate association records from the local enforcement decision.
Read the guide ↗53 / Named communitySelling in Wynmoor, Coconut Creek
Confirm the habitable-story threshold before centering milestone questions.
Read the guide ↗54 / Named communitySelling a Hillcrest condo in Hollywood
Prepare association records for the buyer's project review.
Read the guide ↗55 / DownsizingWhat is the timeline for downsizing a Florida condo?
Sequence association records, personal property liquidation, elevator rules, and closing.
Read the guide ↗56 / Parent condoHow do I sell a parent’s Florida condo?
Establish verified legal signing authority, power of attorney rules, probate records, and remote access.
Read the guide ↗57 / Senior transitionHow do I sell a condo when moving to assisted living?
Coordinate facility deposit deadlines, powers of attorney, carrying costs, and moving steps.
Read the guide ↗58 / Reverse mortgageHow do you sell a condo with an existing reverse mortgage?
Navigate servicer payoff requests, maturity triggers, HUD 95% rules, and escrow satisfaction.
Read the guide ↗Use the evidence
Know the next fact, deadline, and decision.
Start with the property document or transaction deadline in front of you, then identify the person or organization responsible for the answer. Official Florida, federal, lender, and named market sources establish the factual boundary.
Tax, legal, lending, title, engineering, and association conclusions remain with the appropriate professional or document. Alexandra coordinates those answers with the property strategy and sale timeline.