INFORMATION FOR PROPERTY OWNERS
Luxury Property Seller Resources
Guides for luxury and waterfront property owners exploring a private direct sale, including privacy, selling as-is, inherited property, waterfront considerations and alternatives to publicly marketing a home.
PRIVATE • DIRECT • AS-IS
NOT SURE WHERE TO START?
Compare a Private Direct Sale With a Traditional Listing
If you're deciding between a private direct sale and a traditional listing, start with our overview of how the two approaches differ.
Direct private sale and traditional luxury listing, side by side.
BY TOPIC
Guides by Topic
Grouped by the question each guide answers, from understanding a direct sale to weighing one against a public listing.
Understanding a Direct Sale
What a direct purchase is, how it differs from a listing, and where the two overlap.
Privacy & Selling Off Market
Keeping a sale out of public marketing, and what that changes in practice.
Selling As-Is
Condition, repairs and renovation, and when pre-sale work is worth it.
Luxury & Waterfront Property Considerations
The property-specific factors that affect a Gulf Coast waterfront sale.
Inherited, Probate & Estate Property
Property held in an estate, inherited among heirs, or standing vacant.
Preparing to Make a Decision
What to weigh, and what a direct purchase would look like for your property.
Looking for something location-specific or situation-specific? The Areas page links every community page on this site by county, and the Situations page covers probate and estate property, inherited homes, downsizing, divorce, renovation needs, waterfront issues, vacant second homes and relocation. For Sarasota specifically, see Sarasota luxury home sellers, sell my luxury home in Sarasota, selling privately in Sarasota and the Sarasota direct buyer page.
These guides are general information for property owners. Nothing here is legal, tax or financial advice, and none of it is specific to your property or circumstances.
BEYOND GENERAL INFORMATION
Have a Property-Specific Question?
General information can only go so far. Guides describe how a direct sale is structured and what tends to matter, but they cannot tell you how your particular property, its condition, its location and your timing fit together.
If you would rather discuss your specific property than read about the subject generally, you can request a Private Property Review. It is a confidential look at your property and circumstances, and it is not an obligation to sell. Not every property fits our acquisition criteria, and a review does not mean an offer will be made.
Ask about your property instead
Tell us about the property and what you are weighing. We will tell you plainly whether it looks like a fit.
PRIVATE PROPERTY REVIEW
Discuss Your Property, Not Just the Subject
Tell us about your luxury or waterfront property and we'll review whether a direct purchase may be a fit. Your inquiry remains private, there's no obligation to sell, and your property does not need to be publicly listed, photographed or shown.
Private consultations by appointment.