Not because of the palm trees. Because of the demographics: Florida has grown from 5 to 20 million residents since 1966 — and it keeps growing. We have been placing building plots on the Gulf Coast since 1995, under German contracts and with German conveyancing.
Decades of new housing demand every single year are the reason plots on the Gulf Coast stay scarce. Buying here means buying into a market whose demand rests on population growth rather than on sentiment.
Around 75 million Americans will retire over the next ten years. A great many of them choose Florida — and they bring jobs in care, retail and the trades with them.
After the crash between 2007 and 2009, price levels in many locations still sit below what comparable property costs on European coasts. The trend has pointed upwards for years.
More than 80 million visitors a year. Some of them buy — as a holiday home or as a rental property with a running yield.
For decades, about a third of all property investment in Florida has come from Europeans looking either to live there or for a stable investment.
Anyone buying in Florida today faces not only rising prices but a seller's market: demand outstrips supply. That makes speed and good contacts on the ground count for more than bargaining skill.
For the search and the conveyancing we work on the ground with a specialist in houses and land who has access to offerings from insolvencies, foreclosures, bank portfolios and estates — buying where prices are made, not where they have already been advertised.
Every plot is assessed individually for the security of its return. And the conveyancing stays German: German contracts, German law, German notaries.
Your contractual counterpart is and remains KP International in Hofheim.
More than 640 kilometres of canals, many plots with direct water access and a boat dock. The city has grown to plan for decades — roads and utilities are often in place before anything is built.
An established city with an airport, hospitals and a university. If you want to let rather than only holiday, you will find demand here all year round.
Quieter than Cape Coral, with beaches on the Gulf and a harbour that reaches open water without a bridge. For buyers who value neighbours over proximity to the bustle.
Running costs are the decisive factor for many buyers — particularly for a holiday property that stands empty most of the year and still has to be maintained and watched over.
Expect, among other items:
We cost these items out for your specific property before you buy — not afterwards.
Obtain current rates and a worked example from the partner on site.
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Cape Coral, USA
259.300 € Purchase price
What to settle before you buy: utilities, zoning, running costs and the tax treatment in Germany and the US. Twenty pages, no sales prose.
Utilities. Not every plot is connected to water, sewerage and electricity. Where the lines still have to be laid, the costs added quickly put the low purchase price into perspective.
Zoning. Local zoning decides what may be built — single family, duplex, apartment building, or nothing at all. We check that before the purchase, not after it.
Tax. Rental income and any later gain on sale are looked at in both countries. For that we work with tax advisers who know German and American law. We place the property; the tax planning belongs in expert hands.
For the search and the conveyancing we work with a local specialist who has access to offerings from insolvencies, foreclosures, bank portfolios and estates. Your contractual counterpart remains KP International in Hofheim.
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A sound valuation is the beginning of every good decision — whether you sell this year or in five years' time.
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