Alexandra’s lane
Property strategy, preparation, access, belongings, media, showings, offer comparison, association steps, and the transaction deadline map.
Canadian + French-speaking owners
Sell in Florida. Stay in control from home.
Alexandra’s role is to control the property sale locally and communicate clearly across the transaction. The title, tax, legal, notary, and currency professionals still make the decisions inside their own roles.
Short answer: a Canadian owner can often manage a Florida sale remotely, but FIRPTA withholding, identity, title, notarization, wire, and Canadian reporting depend on the facts and professional guidance.One sale / distinct lanes
Do not blur the property plan and the tax plan.
Professional lane
FIRPTA forms and withholding, U.S. and Canadian tax reporting, title, legal advice, identity, notary eligibility, banking, wire, and currency decisions.
The question behind the acronym
Is FIRPTA a 15% tax on the sale?
Not exactly. The IRS says a buyer or transferee generally withholds 15% of the amount realized when a foreign person disposes of a U.S. real-property interest. It is withholding—not necessarily the seller’s final tax bill. Exceptions can apply, and Form 8288-B may request reduced or no withholding.
A cross-border CPA or tax lawyer and the title or closing team should evaluate the actual transaction. Alexandra does not calculate tax or promise a withholding result.
Read IRS FIRPTA guidance ↗From Alexandra
A remote sale is a sequence—not a leap.
- 01Call or video meeting: property, owner location, timing
- 02Comparable properties, competition, strategy
- 03E-signatures, keys, access, belongings
- 04Photography, video, listing, showings
- 05Offers, financing, inspections, association, dates
- 06Title and closing-professional coordination
ENFRES
« Comprendre chaque étape change la façon dont on vit la vente. »
Alexandra can communicate with owners in English, French, and Spanish, while helping bridge the English-language transaction around them.
Lire le guide en français ↗