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Buying in South Florida From Out of State

Relocation & New Construction Specialist

You fly in for the finalists,
not the maybes.

Buying in South Florida from out of state usually happens the hard way. People fly in for a weekend, tour eleven properties in two days, fly home exhausted, and try to remember which one had the good kitchen.

You do not have to do it that way. I work almost entirely with buyers who live somewhere else — other states, other countries. I tour properties in person so you do not have to. I ask the questions that listing photos are designed to avoid. I narrow the list to the ones that genuinely fit what you told me.

New construction or resale. Palm Beach to Miami. Most of my clients have never sat across a desk from me.

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Why me

I have made this move myself. More than once.

Naomi Besson, the agent clients work with when buying in South Florida from out of state

I grew up in Poland. I lived in Spain. I spent time throughout Scandinavia, Paris and Germany before crossing the Atlantic. In the United States I have called Miami, Aventura, Edgewater, Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas, Orange County and West Palm Beach home before settling in South Florida for good.

So when I say I understand what it is like to choose a home in a city you do not know yet — to compare places you have never stood in, to make a large decision from a laptop — I am not saying it as a sales line. I have done it, and I got some of it wrong before I got it right.

That is the experience I bring to every buyer I represent, along with local knowledge of Jupiter, West Palm Beach, Delray Beach, Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale and Miami, and the full support of Compass behind every transaction.

I speak English, Spanish and Polish.

The process

How buying in South Florida from out of state actually works

There is no mystery to it. There is just a process — and most agents have never built one, which is why remote buyers end up doing the flying.

  1. A real conversation firstA phone call to start — no camera, no pressure. You tell me the budget, the timeline, and the three things you will not compromise on. This is also where we work out whether new construction or resale actually fits how you want to live. Video comes later, once there is something worth looking at.
  2. A shortlist, with reasonsNot a portal link with forty properties. A short list with a written note on each one explaining why it made the cut and what its weak point is. Every property has a weak point.
  3. Live video toursI walk the property on FaceTime or Zoom while you watch, and you tell me where to point the camera. You hear the road noise. You see the view from the actual unit, not the rendering. You see the finish quality up close. If the connection at the property is too weak for a live call — which happens in new construction and in some buildings — I record the walkthrough instead and send it to you the same day with my notes.
  4. Written offer and negotiationDigital signatures throughout. I negotiate on your behalf and send you the reasoning behind each position, not just the number.
  5. Closing without a flightInspections, appraisal, title and walkthrough coordinated on the ground by me, with regular video updates. Remote closing options are available and we will confirm what applies to your transaction and your lender early on.

You can fly in at any point in that sequence. Most of my clients come once, near the end, for the two or three properties that are genuinely in contention.

Before you choose

New construction and resale are different purchases

When you are buying in South Florida from out of state, people often arrive certain they want one and leave with the other. Both are worth understanding before you commit.

If you are considering new construction

A sales gallery is staffed by people who represent the building. They are usually pleasant, often knowledgeable, and they are not working for you. Before a deposit, these are the things I look into:

  • The deposit schedule — how much, at what milestones, and what happens if timelines slip
  • The developer’s track record on previous projects, delivery dates versus promises
  • The HOA budget, and how the projected monthly figure was calculated
  • Rental rules, if you intend to rent it at any point
  • What is planned on the surrounding parcels, and which views are actually protected
  • Price per square foot against the two or three genuinely competing projects

Buying directly from a sales gallery is an option. Buying strategically is the goal.

If you are considering resale

You get to see the actual property rather than a rendering. You know the real HOA figure rather than a projection. You can move in on your timeline.

In exchange you take on the building’s age, its assessment history and its reserve position — all of which I review before you make an offer. This matters even more when you are buying in South Florida from out of state and cannot walk the building yourself.

On the ground

What I check that a screen cannot show you

When you are buying in South Florida from out of state, these are the things I go and check in person on your behalf.

  • What the drive to the property is actually like at five o’clock on a weekday
  • Whether the ocean view survives the building going up next door
  • The finish quality where photographers stop photographing — closets, utility spaces, garage
  • Noise. From the road, from the pool deck, from the elevator lobby
  • How the building is maintained on a Tuesday, not on a photo shoot day
  • What the neighbours in the elevator say when you ask how they like living there

International buyers

Buying from outside the United States

A meaningful share of my clients are buying from outside the country. The process is the same one described above, with a few additional pieces to coordinate: financing options available to foreign nationals, the tax and reporting questions that come with a US purchase, and identity and funds documentation that takes longer than people expect.

I am a real estate agent, not an attorney or a tax advisor. What I do is flag these items early and work alongside the attorney and CPA you choose, so nothing surfaces two weeks before closing.

English  ·  Español  ·  Polski

Where I work

These are the areas I cover for clients buying in South Florida from out of state.

Boca RatonDelray BeachWest Palm BeachJupiterFort LauderdaleHallandale BeachMiami

Questions I get asked most

Before we start

Can I really buy a home in Florida without visiting?
Yes, and people do it regularly. Most of my clients visit once, late in the process, for the final two or three properties. Some complete the purchase entirely remotely. The deciding factor is usually how much detail you want to verify in person, not whether it is possible.
How do you show me a property if I am not there?
A live video tour on FaceTime or Zoom, walked at your direction. You tell me what to look at and I answer questions in real time. If the connection at the property is too weak to hold a live call, I record the walkthrough instead and send it the same day. Either way you get a written summary afterwards with the things I noticed that you would not have thought to ask about.
Who pays my agent, and could any of it fall to me?
Working with me remotely does not cost more — my role and my fee do not change based on where you live. But buyer-agent compensation gets explained too simply, so here is the honest version. In most transactions the seller offers to pay the buyer’s agent, and in those cases it costs you nothing directly. That is common, but it is not guaranteed. Sometimes the seller offers less than the agreed fee and the difference falls to you, and occasionally there is no offer at all. It is negotiable in every case. Before you look at a single property we put in writing what my fee is and who is expected to pay it, and the moment I see a listing where any part of it may fall to you, you hear it from me before we go further.
Should I buy new construction or resale?
It depends on your timeline and how much uncertainty you are willing to hold. New construction can offer better pricing and a longer runway before you pay; resale gives you certainty about what you are buying and when you can move in. I will walk you through both against your actual situation rather than push one.
What languages do you work in?
English, Spanish and Polish.
How do we start?
A short phone call — no camera, no screen sharing, nothing to prepare. Bring your timeline, your budget range, and the three things you will not compromise on. No obligation and no pressure — if South Florida is not right for you, I would rather you find that out on a call than after a purchase. It is the same first step for everyone buying in South Florida from out of state.

Start here

Start with the guide, not a sales call

Download the free guide to buying in South Florida from out of state. What to verify before you deposit, how remote tours and closings work, and the questions a sales gallery will not answer unprompted.

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Text me to book a callOn a laptop? Email info@thebessongroup.com

Licensing and disclosures

Magdalena Trzeciak Cich, known professionally as Naomi Besson. Licensed Florida Real Estate Agent, License #SL3624380. The Besson Group by The Creegan Team | Compass. 101 N Federal Hwy., 5th Flr, Boca Raton, FL 33432. Telephone +1 (561) 562-4595. Email info@thebessongroup.com.

You can verify this licence at any time with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Team sales volume of $200M+ is that of The Creegan Team. Everything on this page is general guidance for prospective buyers and is not legal, tax or financial advice; deposit terms, financing, association figures and closing procedures vary by property and by lender and are subject to change. Equal Housing Opportunity.

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