Selling in Central Florida
Selling a Home in Central Florida
Selling a home in Central Florida starts with understanding your property, your local market, and what you want to accomplish. Whether you’re preparing for your next move or selling an investment property, we will help you build a plan around pricing,preparation, marketing, and timing,
At Burkhart & Foster Collective, Summer Burkhart and Thomas Foster provide local insight, thoughtful presentation, and personal attention throughout your sale. We serve Greater Orlando, Lake Mary, Winter Park, and surrounding communities in Orange and Seminole Counties, with additional service across Lake, Volusia, and Brevard Counties. From your first consultation through closing, we help you compare your options, navigate negotiations, and stay informed about what comes next.
HOME VALUATION
What Is My Home Worth?
Request a personalized market analysis to explore your home’s potential selling range and discuss pricing, preparation, and timing.
Our 4-Step Listing & Sales Process
We guide you through selling a home in Central Florida in four clear steps, from setting your pricing strategy and preparing for market to reviewing offers and coordinating your closing.
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Pricing & Preperation
Step 1: Build your selling strategy.
We review comparable sales, competing listings, and your property’s condition and features to recommend a pricing strategy. Together, we discuss your timing, potential preparation projects, and documents to gather before listing. We also identify questions to address with qualified professionals, helping you prepare for buyer inquiries and decisions ahead.
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Property Presentation & Marketing
Step 2: Introduce your property to buyers.
We develop a marketing plan around your property’s features and likely buyer audience. This includes preparation guidance, professional photography, clear listing details, and promotion through multiple MLS’s, online listing platforms, and our marketing channels. We coordinate showings, gather feedback, and review buyer response with you so we can discuss adjustments when needed.
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Offer Review & Negotiation
Step 3: Compare offers and negotiate your terms.
We help you compare each offer’s price, financing, contingencies, deposit, and proposed closing timeline. Together, we consider how those terms fit your priorities and discuss potential tradeoffs. We communicate with the buyer’s representative, prepare responses and counteroffers with your direction, and keep you informed as negotiations progress.
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Contract to Closing
Step 4: Coordinate the details through closing.
Once you’re under contract, we track important deadlines and coordinate with the buyer’s representative, lender, and title or closing team. We help you review inspection requests, respond to appraisal issues if they arise, and understand the next steps. As closing approaches, we coordinate access for the final walkthrough and help you prepare for the handover of your property.
Planning Your Central Florida Home Sale
The right time to sell depends on your goals, your property, and the competition in your local market. These four considerations can help you plan your next move.
- Your Timing & Next Move
Consider when you want to move, where you’ll go next, and whether you’ll need to coordinate a sale with another purchase.
- Your Potential Net Proceeds
Review a realistic selling range alongside your mortgage payoff, selling expenses, and any planned repairs to estimate what you many receive at closing.
- Your Home's Market Position
Compare your property with nearby competing listings and recent sales. Condition, location, features, and pricing all help shape how buyers evaluate your home.
- Preperation That Makes Sense
Discuss which repairs, maintenance, and presentation improvements deserve attention before listing, with your budget and timeline in mind.
Why Choose Burkhart & Foster Collective Group
- Local Knowledge
Our Central Florida roots and firsthand knowledge of local communities help us put your property into context and explain the factors that may influence buyer interest.
- Thoughtful Pricing
We review comparable sales, competing listings, and your home’s features to recommend a pricing strategy, then discuss adjustments with you as buyer feedback and market conditions develop.
- Professional Presentation
We highlight your property’s strength through preparation guidance, professional photography, and clear marketing that helps buyers understand what your home offers.
- Personal Attention
Summer Burkhart and Thomas Foster stay involved throughout your sale, keeping you informed about showings, offers, contract deadlines, and the decisions ahead.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
What must I disclose to buyers when selling in Florida?
Florida home sellers must disclose known facts that materially affect the property’s value when those facts are not readily observable and are unknown to the buyer. Examples may include roof leaks, water intrusion, or other significant hidden issues. Sellers must also provide the required residential flood disclosure at or before signing the sales contract. We help you organize the applicable disclosures and recommend consulting a Florida real estate attorney when questions arise about your obligations.
How does my home's roof age impact my sale?
Your roof’s age and condition can influence buyer interest, inspection negotiations, and insurance options. An older roof does not automatically require replacement before selling. Gathering permits, warranties, repair records, and any recent inspection reports can help buyers evaluate it. We help you discuss preparation options and recommend consulting a licensed roofer and insurance professional about your property’s circumstances.
What closing costs are sellers responsible for in Florida?
Seller closing costs depend on your contract, property, and transaction details. The may include documentary stamp taxes on the deed, title and closing charges, agreed brokerage compensation, prorated property taxes, and applicable HOA or condominium charges. Mortgage payoffs and any negotiated buyer credits also affects your net proceeds. We help you prepare an estimate, and your title or closing professional confirms the final figures.
Can I transfer my Save Our Homes benefit to another Florida home?
You may qualify to transfer all or part of your Save Our Homes assessment difference of up to $500,000 to another eligible Florida homestead. This reduces assessed value; it is not a transfer of $500,000 in tax savings. The amount depends on your circumstances and the properties’ values. You generally must establish the new homestead by January 1 of the third year after abandoning the previous homestead and apply by March 1. Confirm your eligibility, amount, and deadlines with the property appraiser in the county where you’re moving.
Request Your Home Valuation
Thinking about selling?
Connect with Summer Burkhart and Thomas Foster for a personalized market analysis and a selling plan built around your property and goals.
