Is Fort Lauderdale, FL a good place to invest in rental property?

Fort Lauderdale, FL has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-2,082 and a median cap rate of 2.1%, on a median sold price of $595,000. Prices changed +5.9% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Fort Lauderdale, FL?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Fort Lauderdale, FL is 2.1%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Fort Lauderdale, FL?

The median sold price in Fort Lauderdale, FL is $595,000 (about $407 per square foot).

Investing in Fort Lauderdale, FL Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Fort Lauderdale, FL rental-property market, built from recently sold homes and CashFlowRE's per-listing investment modeling — median price, cap rate, monthly cash flow, appreciation and inventory — so you can judge the market before you ever open a listing.

$595,000Median sold price

$407Median $/sqft

2.1%Median cap rate

$-2,082Modeled cash flow / mo

+5.9%Appreciation YoY

38.1Months of supply

4,172Active listings

1,315Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Fort Lauderdale numbers say

In Fort Lauderdale, FL, the median home sold for $595,000 (about $407 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 2.1% cap rate with a median $-2,082 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved +5.9% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 38.1 months of supply — a looser, buyer-friendly market. These are medians across recorded sales; individual properties vary widely, which is exactly what CashFlowRE scores listing by listing.

🔨 See 6 fix-and-flip deals in Fort Lauderdale — listings where the estimated after-repair value beats list price + rehab.

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CashFlowRE ranks every for-sale home in Fort Lauderdale, FL by cap rate, cash-on-cash return, DSCR and monthly cash flow — so the best rental deals rise to the top. Create a free account to screen Fort Lauderdale deals, or browse the national market data.