What areas to visit in Miami and what you can enjoy in each of them.

The great city of Miami is known for its pleasant weather, fabulous beaches, and the influence of its international population. It's divided into several neighborhoods, areas, and districts.

Below is a list of 5 neighborhoods you should not miss, and a summarized description of each one of them.

Sunny Isles

Often referred to as the Florida Riviera, it is a beach community with a relaxed atmosphere and a racially mixed population. You can find everything, from 50's beachfront motels to luxury apartment towers and hotels.

Little Havana

This small neighborhood is located in downtown Miami and is the Cuban neighborhood, the place where immigrants settled in the years following Castro's revolution. The main street is known as Calle Ocho (SW Eighth Street) and is the heart of the place.

Here, you can enjoy authentic Cuban food, handmade cigars, aromatic coffee, and Latino rhythms. In Maximo Gomez Park, you can see some people who meet daily to play dominoes, talk about politics, and share stories.

Little Haiti

This other ethnic neighborhood has art galleries, Haitian bookstores and music shops, and the Cultural Center, where dance and theater shows are performed. A bronze statue of General Toussaint Louverture, the father of Haitian independence, is located northeast of 2nd Avenue and 62nd Street in the heart of "La Petite Haiti."

Design District

As its name suggests, this is the design district, the place where the city's creatives live and work. It is an area full of art galleries, graphic design studios, workshops, decoration stores, antique stores, and even some innovative restaurants. All of those stores can be located between North Miami Avenue and 2nd street.

The Rebirth of Little Haiti

Miami is one of the six most important cities worldwide to invest in real estate. It holds the title of the nation’s second financial capital, behind the Big Apple. The so-called Coasty Cities are cities with better prospects, great opportunities for investment and higher chances of revaluation. These areas and buildings are known as trophy assets.

Miami’s charm makes it a truly metropolitan city; within just a few blocks you can experience a change in character. You can see murals that commemorate significant events in Haitian history while a trendy emerging area is on the other side of the block. Located at the North of Miami, Little Haiti is a happy and colorful place where you won’t want to miss the opportunity to soak up in Haitian culture, experiencing its flavors, sounds and dances.

The area boasts art galleries, Haitian book and music stores and is increasingly becoming a burgeoning center of small, independent businesses of all kinds. New bike lanes make it easy to explore this recently gentrified neighborhood.

It has seen a lot of changes in the past few years as the Design District has grown, expanded and the creative class has started to call the area home. Little Haiti is slowly being transformed and may be the next big thing in Miami. This will be a good place to invest in little apartment buildings, renovate and rent them out for a long term investment.

We chose a couple of properties as examples of this growing community:

A town-home style property. All units have been updated. It features tile and granite counter-tops and 1 assigned parking spot, just for $449,000. This is a great opportunity!

A great up-and-coming location: two blocks from Biscayne Boulevard, close to Design District, Midtown and Wynwood and only minutes away from Miami Beach and downtown Miami, just for $275,700.