Fort Myers Beach Real Estate | Broker-Led Team

Buy or Sell a Home or Condo on Fort Myers Beach With a Broker-Led Team

Broker-led help with Fort Myers Beach homes, condos and waterfront property, from pricing and marketing to the flood, permit and condo questions that come up before you list or buy.

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The SWFL Waterfront Collection real estate team, four people smiling together on a marina dock with boats and palm trees behind them
  • 57+ Years of Combined Real Estate Experience
  • Four-person team led by Broker Steve Daria
  • Homes, condos, waterfront and land

Real estate services provided through Maxim, LLC. Broker Steve Daria, BK3030453.

Selling Your Fort Myers Beach Home or Condo

When you list with us, a broker-led team handles pricing, marketing and negotiation for your home, condo or waterfront property, and helps you get the flood, permit and association paperwork buyers will ask for.

  1. 1. Property analysisWe evaluate your Fort Myers Beach property, current market conditions and buyer demand.
  2. 2. Strategic positioningA plan for pricing, presentation and exposure built around your property and timeline.
  3. 3. Market launchYour property is introduced to the market to build attention and interest from serious buyers.
  4. 4. Negotiation and executionWe guide you through offers, negotiations and final decisions through closing.

Have these ready

  • Your elevation certificate, if one exists
  • Permits for past work, including any repairs or rebuilding
  • Insurance declarations pages
  • For condos: association documents, the milestone inspection summary and the structural integrity reserve study, if the building requires them
  • Any flood history, for the seller flood disclosure Florida requires

Want a price for your property? Request your free home valuation or read how we sell Southwest Florida properties.

Buying on Fort Myers Beach

We help buyers find the right home, condo or waterfront property on the island and check the details that matter before you commit.

  • Flood zone and elevation: look up the address and ask for any elevation certificate before you make an offer.
  • Renovation plans: if you plan major work, check how the Town’s 50% rule could affect it.
  • Permits: confirm what work was permitted and which government issued the permits.
  • Condos: review the association’s documents, inspections, reserves, rules and insurance.
  • Water access: if boating matters to you, confirm the route from the specific dock.
  • Insurance: get flood and wind quotes before your inspection period ends.

Ready to look? Tell us what you need or see how we help buyers.

A Fort Myers Beach Buyer Story

From Golf-Course Searches to Island Living

We met a couple at a Fort Myers Beach restaurant who were considering golf-course communities. During our conversation, we learned they didn’t golf, but loved the beach. We helped them discover that a Gulf-access home on the island fit their budget, then represented them in purchasing 212 Flamingo Street.

Aerial view of a Fort Myers Beach canal neighborhood near the Gulf beach

Fort Myers Beach Property Questions

How do I check a Fort Myers Beach property’s flood zone?

The Town of Fort Myers Beach’s Flood Information page (opens in a new tab) shows the island’s VE and AE flood zones on the flood maps that took effect November 17, 2022. If a property sits in two or more zones, the Town says the more restrictive one applies. You can also check FEMA’s Flood Map Service Center (opens in a new tab). Ask the seller early whether an elevation certificate exists for the property.

What is the 50% rule, and why does it matter here?

For a building in a Special Flood Hazard Area, repairs or improvements reaching 50% of the structure’s value can trigger requirements to bring it into compliance with current flood regulations. The Town includes permits obtained during the past five years in its calculation. Before planning renovations or making an offer, ask Town Community Development staff (opens in a new tab) for a property-specific determination.

Who handles permits for a Fort Myers Beach property?

Confirm whether the property is inside the Town of Fort Myers Beach limits or in unincorporated Lee County before you plan work, because that decides who issues permits and holds the records. Inside the Town, permits go through the Town’s Building Services (opens in a new tab).

What should condo buyers ask the association for?

Under Florida law, condo buildings three or more habitable stories tall need a milestone inspection when they reach 30 years old and every 10 years after, or at 25 years if the local enforcement agency requires it. Those associations must also complete a structural integrity reserve study at least every 10 years. Ask for the inspection summary and the reserve study along with the budget, rules and insurance. See the state’s condo inspection guidance (opens in a new tab).

Are there boating rules around Fort Myers Beach?

Yes. Florida’s Lee County manatee protection rule sets year-round slow-speed zones in Matanzas Pass and seasonal zones in parts of Estero Bay, so follow the posted signs. If boating matters to you, check the route, bridges and water depth from the specific dock before you buy.

What do Florida sellers have to disclose about flooding?

Sellers of residential property must give the buyer a flood disclosure at or before the time the sales contract is signed.

Talk With a Broker-Led Team About Fort Myers Beach

Tell us what you’re planning and we’ll take it from there.

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Or call or text (239) 810-3649

Sources: Town of Fort Myers Beach, Flood Information (opens in a new tab); Town of Fort Myers Beach, Substantial Improvement/Substantial Damage (opens in a new tab); Florida DBPR, Condo Inspections (opens in a new tab); Florida Statutes 553.899 (opens in a new tab); Florida Administrative Code 68C-22.005 (opens in a new tab); Florida Statutes 689.302 (opens in a new tab).

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