{"id":31,"date":"2026-09-14T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/templatesrocket.com\/demo\/casalta-elementor\/buying-in-miami-from-abroad\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T00:54:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T00:54:56","slug":"buying-in-miami-from-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/templatesrocket.com\/demo\/casalta-elementor\/buying-in-miami-from-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Buying in Miami from abroad: the steps, the taxes and the timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>About half of the buyers we work with live outside the United States when they start their search. The process is the same as for any buyer, with three differences: how you pay, how you hold the property and how it is taxed when you sell.<\/p>\n<h2>Paying for the home<\/h2>\n<p>Most international buyers pay cash. Mortgages for foreign nationals exist, but expect a larger down payment and a higher rate. Funds usually need to be in a US account a few weeks before closing.<\/p>\n<h2>Holding the property<\/h2>\n<p>Many buyers purchase through a US company rather than in their own name. It can simplify estate planning, but it has costs. Ask a tax adviser in both countries before you sign.<\/p>\n<h2>Selling later<\/h2>\n<p>When a foreign owner sells, the buyer withholds part of the price under FIRPTA until the tax return is filed. Plan for it from the day you buy.<\/p>\n<p><em>This article is general information, not legal or tax advice.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How international buyers pay, hold and later sell a home in Miami, and what to plan for from day one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buying"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/templatesrocket.com\/demo\/casalta-elementor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/templatesrocket.com\/demo\/casalta-elementor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/templatesrocket.com\/demo\/casalta-elementor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/templatesrocket.com\/demo\/casalta-elementor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/templatesrocket.com\/demo\/casalta-elementor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/templatesrocket.com\/demo\/casalta-elementor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":108,"href":"https:\/\/templatesrocket.com\/demo\/casalta-elementor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31\/revisions\/108"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/templatesrocket.com\/demo\/casalta-elementor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/templatesrocket.com\/demo\/casalta-elementor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/templatesrocket.com\/demo\/casalta-elementor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/templatesrocket.com\/demo\/casalta-elementor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}