Five Palms Motel Condo
Homes for Sale in Clearwater Beach, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Five Palms Motel Condo is a small condominium conversion on Clearwater Beach, and the data we have on it is thin by design: over the trailing window there was essentially a single closing to read. That means price here is set less by a broad market trend and more by the specific unit — its condition, floor, view, and how the association handles a motel-style building on the barrier island.
With one data point, neither a buyer nor a seller should treat any single sale as a benchmark. The honest posture is to price and negotiate on the merits of the individual unit and the current HOA and assessment picture, not on a comp set that does not yet exist at this scale.
Who Five Palms Motel Condo is best for.
Best for
- Cash or flexible buyers wanting a low-maintenance beach foothold in a small building
- Buyers who read HOA documents closely and can weigh rental-policy and reserve risk
- Investors evaluating a beach unit with a clear-eyed view of assessments and financing limits
Probably not for
- Buyers who need a deep comp set to justify an offer price
- Those relying on straightforward conventional financing without lender scrutiny
- Buyers wanting a large, standard-layout residential condo rather than a compact conversion unit
The market around Five Palms Motel Condo
Five Palms Motel Condo is a small community — 5 recorded sales on file, most recently in 2024 — too few for its own price trend. Here is the market around it.
Across Pinellas County, 6,909 homes are active and 1,852 pending (21% under contract).
The housing mix here is 94% condo - hotel, 6% condominium.
ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Five Palms Motel Condo specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.
The Five Palms Motel Condo buying strategy.
If we were buying in Five Palms Motel Condo today, this is the order of operations we would run for our clients.
Underwrite the condition first. Price the roof, HVAC, and systems honestly before judging any list price; condition swings value here more than square footage alone.
Match the home to real comps. Recent sales of similar condition and lot, not the asking price, tell you what a home is worth.
Move deliberately, not desperately. Neither side has a decisive edge, so a well-prepared, fairly-priced offer wins without overpaying.
Line up financing and inspection early. A pre-approval and an inspection plan let you act fast and negotiate from evidence.
Keep an agent in your corner. The listing agent works for the seller; we represent you and prepare a hand-built valuation before any offer in Five Palms Motel Condo.
A motel-conversion condo on the beach
A motel-style condominium reads differently from a standard residential building. Units tend to be compact, the building may carry short-term rental history, and lenders often scrutinize the ownership mix and reserves before financing. All of that shapes both what you pay and how you exit.
Because closings here are so infrequent, the real due diligence is documentary: the declaration, the rental and occupancy rules, the reserve study, and any pending or recent assessments. On a Clearwater Beach barrier-island building, insurance and structural-reserve requirements deserve a hard look before you commit.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Five Palms Motel Condo. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a building this small and this specific, there is no reliable comp trail to lean on — so we underwrite the individual unit and the association documents rather than a market average. We will read the rental rules, the reserves, and the assessment history with you, and tell you plainly when the numbers do not support the price.
Five Palms Motel Condo in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
- Mandatory HOA — confirm current dues
- Any club/amenity membership is billed separately
Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.
Tools for a Five Palms Motel Condo buy.
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Selling here is won on condition and pricing to real comps, not an automated estimate. The right number comes from closed Five Palms Motel Condo sales matched to your home.
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Data sources & freshness
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2014 (12 transactions analyzed) |
Verify the primary sources yourself: Florida DOR · U.S. Census · FEMA flood maps · Citizens Property Insurance.
Momentum Research figures are our own analysis of Stellar MLS records; MLS data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Methodology: how Momentum market scores are computed. Market metrics describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
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