How to Buy a Florida Home While You Still Live in New York
Buying a Florida home from New York: video tours, scouting trips, remote online closings, insurance quotes, and the wire fraud steps long-distance buyers need.
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Rich Tyson
Realtor · GRI · Luxury Homes Certified
From the barrier islands to Lakewood Ranch, Rich Tyson helps you buy, sell, and relocate along Florida’s Gulf Coast.
From custom builds to the best table in town, Rich takes you inside it all.
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2nd-GenerationRich Tyson is a second-generation Realtor who traded Rochester winters for the Florida Gulf Coast. With more than a decade in the business and a Luxury Homes Certification, he brings real expertise and a genuine love for this coastline to every client he works with.
He still owns a real estate brokerage back in New York, but his focus is here in Sarasota, where he lives with his wife, daughter, and two Boston terriers. Buying, selling, or relocating, Rich treats your move like it is his own.
Calls and texts answered, never ignored.
An agent who works for you, not a quota.
He chases the deal so you never chase him.
Straight answers and your interests first.
Buyers, sellers, and relocating families trust Rich to get it done right.
Work With RichRich is professional and personable, a rare combination. He took the time to get to know us, then put in the work to get the job done quickly. If you need someone you can trust and depend on, Rich is your guy.
Rich went above and beyond our expectations. He helped us find our forever home and was determined to sell our current one, and did so quickly. We were extremely happy with our decision to work with him.
Rich sold our house in less than 48 hours and helped us purchase our condo. He always returned calls promptly and answered every question thoroughly. Exceptional service from someone who truly knows the market.
Rich was named one of Preferred Shore Real Estate’s Top Agents for both Q2 and Q3 2026, earning a place in the brokerage’s Inside the Barrel spotlight two quarters running. A reflection of the clients who trusted him, and the standard he holds on every deal.
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Rich grew up in Western New York and still runs a brokerage in Rochester, so he knows both ends of the move better than anyone. From Buffalo and Rochester across WNY down to Sarasota, Bradenton, and Tampa, he guides the entire transition.
Sell up north, buy down south, and land somewhere that feels like home from day one. A true door-to-door relocation, led by someone who has made the exact same move.
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