Port St. John · Selling
Selling after hurricane or flood damage in Port St. John
What you must tell buyers about flooding, your insurance claim, and repair-or-sell-as-is in plain words.
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Port St. John sits between Cocoa and Titusville along the Indian River. It is a community, not a city, so county rules apply.
If a hurricane or a flood has hit your home, you may be living with a tarp on the roof, fans in the hallway, or a claim that seems to move very slowly. Many people in your spot feel tired and unsure. They wonder if anyone will want the home now, and if they will lose money no matter what they do.
Read the full guide: selling after hurricane or flood damage, step by step →
What this means in Port St. John
- The typical owner-occupied home in Port St. John is worth about $281,300, 17% below the Brevard County typical value. At about 6–8% total selling costs, that is roughly $16,900–$22,500 on a typical sale here; your own number depends on your price and mortgage.
- Port St. John is not a city, so Brevard County rules apply: building permits for repairs, roofs, additions and new homes go through Brevard County Building Code (Planning and Development). Open or missing permits can delay a closing, so checking them early saves time.
- To look up a home's flood zone in Port St. John, use Brevard County Floodplain Administration (Flood Zone Information). A home's flood zone decides whether a lender requires flood insurance.
- Most of Port St. John lies inside Brevard County Utility Services' Port St. John sewer service area, so sewer questions go to the County, while water comes from the City of Cocoa.
What’s different for you
- Answer the three flood questions. Florida asks sellers about flood damage, flood insurance claims and flood help such as FEMA aid, before the contract is signed.
- Share other known problems. Florida sellers must disclose known hidden problems that affect value.
- Agree on repairs or a credit. Put in writing who repairs what, and what happens to open insurance claims.
When you start in CloseHive from this page, your plan already includes these steps, along with the usual ones for selling in Port St. John. You always see what to do next, and your agent handles the how.
Port St. John in numbers
- The typical home here is valued at about $281,300, which is 17% lower than Brevard County as a whole ($339,600).
- The typical home here was built around 1989, about 37 years ago. Ask about the roof's age early, because Florida insurers look at it closely.
- 94% of homes are lived in by their owners, more than the county's 77%. Homes here change hands less often, so good ones can go quickly.
- Owners with a mortgage pay about $1,592 a month in housing costs, $179 less than typical rent ($1,771). Many of those owners bought years ago at lower prices, so today's buyers often pay more.
At a typical Port St. John price of about $280,000, Florida's deed tax is $1,960 and the owner's title policy is about $1,475. Typical value here is 3.2 times the typical household income, compared with 4.3 for the county.
Questions people ask
Do I have to tell buyers about past flooding?
Florida’s flood disclosure law asks sellers about flood damage, flood claims and flood help they received; your agent adds your answers to your disclosures.