Guides
Start with one of the three main guides: buying, selling, or buying a second home from out of state. Each one links down to the shorter guides on costs, taxes, rental rules, and towns, so you can go as deep as the decision needs. Every figure lives on the guide that owns it, with its source and the date it was checked.
By Justin Black, Real Estate Advisor, LIV Sotheby's International Realty. Updated .
Start Here
The core buyer's guide: the current market with dated figures, transfer costs town by town, the rules that change the decision, where to buy, the process step by step, and a worked closing-cost example on a $3 million home.
Read the guidePricing from evidence, preparing a mountain home, marketing to the buyer who actually buys here, timing, and what you net, with a seller FAQ and the listing-side record behind it.
Read the guideFor buyers who live somewhere else: defining the use case, choosing a town around it, remote ownership, second-home financing and taxes, and a pre-offer checklist.
Read the guideGo Deeper
What a purchase really costs, before and after closing.
Rental rights depend on the town, the zone, and the license, so each jurisdiction has its own page.
Each town solves a different problem.
What buyers from each market tend to ask, and what changes for them.
Rules and fees in Summit County change often, especially rental caps and waitlists. Each guide shows the date it was published and the date it was last updated, and I change the updated date only when a figure or a recommendation actually changes. Taxes, fees, and rules are checked against the town, the county, or the state that sets them. Market figures come from the local MLS and are labeled with the period they cover. For the latest numbers, see the Summit County market statistics and The Summit Report.
None of it replaces a property-specific read. If you have an address in mind, I'll run the jurisdiction, the transfer costs, the rental status, and the closing math on it with you.
Buying, selling, or still deciding, a confidential conversation is the fastest way to apply any of this to your situation.