Miami Beach · Miami-Dade County
We Buy Houses in Miami Beach, As They Sit
A barrier island city, incorporated in 1915, where the median home dates from 1969. No listing, no showings, no repairs, and you pick the closing date.
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- 41,600
- Households
- 40.9%
- Owner-occupied
- 59.1%
- Rented
Source: U.S. Census QuickFacts, ACS 2020 to 2024, checked Sep 29, 2026
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- No commissions, no closing costsYou pay nothing out of pocket
- No surprise deductionsOnly your payoff and any liens come off
What's specific here
Selling a House in Miami Beach: What Is Actually Different
Public information with the source next to it, not a paragraph that sounds local.
Miami Beach, incorporated on March 26, 1915, is a barrier island surrounded by Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. The median home here was built in 1969 and about two of every three predate 1980, so a house in Normandy Shores, Nautilus or Flamingo Park usually reaches us with an original roof, old plumbing or a kitchen from another decade. Two City rules follow the house: total demolition in the 14 local historic districts needs the Historic Preservation Board's approval, and once a year of building permits adds up to half the property value, the structure must meet the flood and building rules for new construction.
Renters are the majority here: 40.9% of Miami Beach's 41,600 occupied homes are lived in by their owners, so the house may come with a tenant in it. The typical owner has been in place since 2012, and just over a third of owner households are headed by someone 65 or older, which is how a house can reach us through an estate, in probate at the Eleventh Judicial Circuit. We work alongside the estate's attorney and pay that attorney at closing.
Before closing, the title company orders the City's lien search through its Lien Research System. A certified search lists payoff amounts and takes five to seven business days, or one expedited, and the City says it does not replace a search of the Miami-Dade County public records. Permits and code citations are searchable by folio number on the City's Civic Access portal. Code violations not corrected in time go to the Special Magistrate, whose daily fines become a lien on the property, and its office takes applications for mitigation. We order and read all of it before the offer, and any balance shows as a line before you sign.
- Neighborhoods we buy in
- Landmarks
- Main roads
- School district
- Miami-Dade County Public Schools, the county-wide district Source
- The houses themselves
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- 1969Median year builtSource
- 67%Built before 1980Source
- 2012Typical owner has been in the house sinceSource
- 34%Owner households headed by someone 65 or olderSource
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey five-year estimates for 2020 to 2024, checked Sep 29, 2026.
- Before closing in Miami Beach
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- Title companies and individuals can request the City's own lien search through its online Lien Research System; the City says its report does not relieve them of searching the Miami-Dade County public records. Source
- A certified lien search is reviewed by a City financial analyst, includes payoff amounts and takes 5 to 7 business days; an expedited one takes 1. Source
- Building permits and code compliance citations are searchable by folio number in the City's Civic Access portal; records from before April 27, 2016 have their own search. Source
- Code violations not corrected by the compliance date go to the Special Magistrate; daily fines can reach $1,000 for a first offense and $5,000 for a repeat, and the fines become a lien on the property. Source
- Special Magistrate hearings are held in person at City Hall; its office publishes an Application for Mitigation, and a lien can be released within a few days of the fine being paid. Source
- The City has 14 local historic districts; total demolition there needs the Historic Preservation Board's approval at a public hearing. Source
- When the job values of a year of City building permits reach 50% of the property value (Miami-Dade Property Appraiser or a certified appraisal), the structure must meet the flood and building requirements for new construction. Source
We are buyers, not lawyers, and we give no legal advice. These are the places and the public figures, not what you should do about them.
The part that changes
Selling in Miami Beach: Who You Are Actually Dealing With
Miami Beach is in Miami-Dade County, and these are Miami-Dade's offices. Public information, with the source next to it.
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01Where probate is filed
Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Probate Division, in Miami.
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02Who records the deed and the liens
Deeds and liens are recorded with the Miami-Dade Clerk of the Court and Comptroller.
Source: Who records the deed and the liens
All five for Miami-Dade, including the stamp tax and the wind code, with sources →
We are buyers, not lawyers, and we give no legal advice. These are the offices involved, not what you should do about them.
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Straight answers
Questions Sellers Ask Us
The ones people ask about this, answered straight.
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Do you buy in Normandy Shores, Nautilus, Flamingo Park and the historic districts?
Yes, anywhere inside the City of Miami Beach: Flamingo Park in South Beach; Nautilus, Bayshore and the Sunset Islands in Mid Beach; Normandy Shores, Biscayne Beach and Altos del Mar in North Beach. In the City's 14 local historic districts, total demolition needs the Historic Preservation Board's approval at a public hearing, and we buy the house as it sits either way. We walk it, show you the comps and repair numbers we used, and you pick the closing date.
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My Miami Beach house has an open code case. Can you still buy it?
Yes. A violation not corrected by its compliance date goes to the Special Magistrate, whose daily fines can reach $1,000 for a first offense and $5,000 for a repeat, and the fines become a lien on the property; the Special Magistrate's office publishes an Application for Mitigation. We buy with the case attached, read the City's lien search before the offer, and any balance shows as a line before you sign.
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How old are the houses you buy in Miami Beach, and do I have to fix mine first?
The median Miami Beach home dates from 1969 and about two of every three predate 1980, so an original roof or an unpermitted addition is normal here. We do not ask you to fix anything, and here that matters: once a year of City building permits reaches half the property value, the whole structure must meet the flood and building rules for new construction. We buy as it sits and show you the repair numbers we used.
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What does the title company check with the City of Miami Beach before closing?
The City's own lien search, ordered through its Lien Research System: a certified search lists payoff amounts and takes five to seven business days, or one expedited. The City says that report does not replace a search of the Miami-Dade County public records, so we check both, along with the permit history and code citations on Civic Access. We order all of it early, and any balance shows as a line before you sign.
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