Florida buyers ask a different opening question than the mountain-town regulars do. A local buyer asks about the ski access. A buyer flying up from Naples or Palm Beach asks about the golf, the seasons, and what it costs to close. That's the right instinct, because a Colorado second home is a diversification play as much as a lifestyle one, and Eagles Nest is the Silverthorne neighborhood I point most golf-first buyers toward. Here's what comes up first.
Golf Is the Draw, With One Catch
Eagles Nest is built around the Raven Golf Club at Three Peaks, an eighteen-hole course rebuilt in 2000 by Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry with Tom Lehman, at the base of the Gore Range. It's the green heart of the neighborhood, and at altitude the ball carries noticeably farther than it does at sea level. Here's the catch every Florida buyer should hear early: living on the Raven doesn't come with golf. Access is a separate membership, a limited run of season passes, or public play, none of it bundled into HOA dues. If you play three times a week, price that separately and confirm availability. In winter the same fairways convert to a cross-country ski center, so the course stays central year-round.
The Transfer-Tax Break Most Buyers Miss
This is the detail that makes Florida buyers sit up. Several of the marquee Silverthorne communities, like Summit Sky Ranch and Angler Mountain Ranch, sit inside the Town of Silverthorne and carry a 1 percent real estate transfer assessment paid at closing. Eagles Nest isn't on that RETA list, and at least one sub-association carries no transfer tax at all. On a multimillion-dollar purchase, skipping a 1 percent transfer cost is real money kept in your pocket. It's worth confirming the status at your specific sub-filing, because Eagles Nest is a master association over several sub-associations and the details vary by filing.
Trading Florida Seasons for Colorado Ones
Most of my Florida buyers aren't leaving Florida, they're diversifying out of it. Instead of a second home in the same heat, the same hurricane exposure, and the same market you already own in, Eagles Nest gives you high-country summers in the sixties and seventies, trout in the Blue River and Highline Creek, trails climbing straight into the Eagles Nest Wilderness and onto the Gore Range Trail, and five ski areas within reach once the snow flies. It's a four-season mountain lifestyle, and it spreads your real estate across two very different climates and economies.
The Rental Question, Answered Honestly
If you want the home to earn its keep between visits, know the rules going in. Eagles Nest sits in Town of Silverthorne Area 1, where short-term-rental licenses are capped at 10 percent of the units per neighborhood. Licenses were available in Area 1 as of early 2026, but the license doesn't transfer with the sale, so a new owner applies fresh and can face a waitlist if the cap is full. If rental income is part of your math, confirm the current license picture before you write the offer, and know that Eagles Nest is more of a lifestyle-first neighborhood than a rental-optimization one.
Which Part of Eagles Nest
It helps to know the neighborhood is really several. The Golf Course Sub at Three Peaks holds the premier fairway-front custom estates. The original Eagles Nest subdivision is the established, tree-grown core. The Ranch at Eagles Nest is the newer single-family filing for a buyer who wants an established address with a newer house. And there are townhome and duplex groups for lower-maintenance living on the course. Dues and design rules vary by filing, so the right fit depends on how much home, land, and maintenance you want. For the wider view of how Silverthorne compares to the rest of the county, start with the Summit County town comparison guide.
What Florida Buyers Ask, Answered
Does buying in Eagles Nest include golf at the Raven? No. Living on or near the Raven doesn't include play. Golf comes through a separate membership, a limited number of season passes, or public rounds, none of it bundled into HOA dues. If you'll play regularly, budget for it separately and confirm availability.
Does Eagles Nest have a real estate transfer tax? Generally no. Eagles Nest isn't on the Town of Silverthorne RETA list, and at least one sub-association carries no transfer tax, so buyers here usually avoid the 1 percent transfer cost charged in RETA communities like Summit Sky Ranch. On a large purchase that's a real difference. Confirm at the specific sub-filing.
Can you short-term rent a home in Eagles Nest? Sometimes. It sits in Town of Silverthorne Area 1, where licenses are capped at 10 percent of units per neighborhood and don't transfer on sale, so a new owner applies fresh and may face a waitlist. Confirm the current count before relying on rental income.
How does a Colorado golf home compare to Florida for a second home? You're trading heat, humidity, and hurricane season for high-country summers, golf at altitude, and four-season access to hiking, fishing, and skiing. It's a lifestyle diversification across two different climates and markets.
What's the wildfire situation in Eagles Nest? An elevated wildland-urban-interface setting, though the golf fairways act as fuel breaks, so a course-fronting lot generally carries less risk than one backing to forest. Confirm the specific exposure and any mitigation at the parcel.
Thinking About It?
The fastest way to know if Eagles Nest fits is a short conversation about how you'll use the home, whether golf is central, and how the numbers pencil against what you own in Florida now. I sell across Silverthorne and Summit County and will give you an honest read. Start with a confidential buyer consultation.