{
 "question": "Is selling by owner worth it here?",
 "url": "https://shenandoahmiami.com/answers/sell-by-owner/",
 "answer": "No Florida law requires an agent to sell a home. Fla. Stat. §475.011(2) exempts individuals who sell their own real property from the real estate licensing law. The seller's duties stay the same: a flood disclosure at or before the contract is signed, a radon notice, and disclosure of known facts that materially affect value.",
 "short": "Legal; duties remain",
 "category": "Selling",
 "dateModified": "2026-10-30",
 "dataThrough": "2026-09-28",
 "author": {
  "name": "Gatien Salaun",
  "brokerage": "Coldwell Banker Realty",
  "license": "SL3347568",
  "url": "https://shenandoahmiami.com/about/"
 },
 "attribution": "Based on information from the Southeast Florida Multiple Listing Service (SEFMLS) or from MIAMI Association of REALTORS® for the period September 27, 2022 through September 28, 2026. Data is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed accurate by the MLS and may not reflect all real estate activity in the market.",
 "table": {
  "caption": "Florida rules for a sale without an agent, checked October 29, 2026.",
  "columns": [
   "Item",
   "Rule in Florida",
   "Source"
  ],
  "rows": [
   [
    "Agent or license to sell your own home",
    "Not required",
    "§475.011(2)"
   ],
   [
    "Flood disclosure",
    "Seller provides the statutory form at or before the contract is signed",
    "§689.302"
   ],
   [
    "Radon notice",
    "Statutory wording on at least one document signed at or before the contract",
    "§404.056(5)"
   ],
   [
    "Known defects",
    "Seller must disclose known facts that materially affect value and are not readily observable",
    "Johnson v. Davis"
   ],
   [
    "Deed doc stamps",
    "Seller pays $0.60 per $100 in Miami-Dade on a single-family deed",
    "Dept. of Revenue"
   ],
   [
    "Commission",
    "Not set by law and fully negotiable",
    "NAR"
   ]
  ]
 }
}