Property management in Miami

Towers, bungalows and a zoning map for each one.

Short-term rentals are limited here. Annual leases are the plan we lead with, and your community usually has its own rules. The panel shows what the city allows.

The City of Miami covers a lot of ground. Condo towers rise in Brickell, Downtown and Edgewater along Biscayne Bay. Older single-family homes and duplexes fill Little Havana and the Upper East Side, with small apartment buildings in between. Two neighborhoods come up often with owners. Wynwood mixes new mid-rise rentals with older warehouses and homes on the edge of the arts district, and Coconut Grove pairs bayfront condos with leafy streets of single-family houses and townhomes.

Short-term rentals here are a zoning question before anything else. Under Miami 21, a stay under 30 days is a lodging use, allowed only in zones that permit lodging. Single-family homes and duplexes in T3 and T4-R zones are not eligible, which covers many of the residential streets in Coconut Grove and elsewhere. Where lodging is allowed, a unit still has to be converted: a building permit, a new certificate of occupancy, an association-certified evaluation form, an operational management plan with a 24-hour contact, the DBPR license, and a certificate of use and business tax receipt renewed every year.

For most owners that makes long-term and seasonal leasing the core plan. Brickell, Downtown and Edgewater condos rent to professionals who want to walk to work, Coconut Grove homes rent to families, and Wynwood and Little Havana units draw a steady pool of renters close to jobs and transit. Small multifamily buildings across the city do well with one team handling every unit, every lease and every repair, and one report that shows the whole building at a glance.

Buying in Miami? Brandon, a licensed broker, can help with that too, checking a building's zoning before you commit, or adding a duplex or small building to your portfolio. Brickell condos, Coconut Grove houses and small Little Havana buildings all report through the same app and monthly statement.