2110 NE 54th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308

A renovated house, with permits. One and a half miles from the ocean, with no homeowners association.

It was bought as a tired 1958 ranch in the Coral Ridge area. It was delivered as a fully permitted renovation. The house has impact windows and doors, rewired electrical with new panels, a new HVAC system and a new water heater. The kitchen is new, with quartz counters. The floors are porcelain tile. The idea was simple. In a market where insurability determines value, a house with documented systems trades at a premium and sells fast. The property was positioned for two kinds of buyers, a family or a short-term-rental investor. It went under contract in the first weeks on the market.

In the current Florida market, the renovation that sells is the one with permits attached. Documented work on a home’s core systems can be worth more than its visible finishes.