Nico Guillen
Nico Guillen
Sarasota & Manatee Real Estate Expert
Representing relocation buyers and new construction across Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Bradenton, Parrish, Palmetto and the Suncoast.
Nico Guillen is a real estate agent with Compass and a member of The Collective, one of Southwest Florida's top producing real estate teams. He serves Sarasota and Manatee County with a clear focus: relocation buyers and new construction in Lakewood Ranch, Parrish, Sarasota, and Bradenton.
Before real estate, Nico served six years in the United States Marine Corps with three overseas deployments, then spent over four years in new home sales for two of the nation's largest builders. That means when he walks into a model home with you, he has negotiated from the other side of that table. He knows which communities carry CDD fees and which don't, when builder incentives actually drop, and what's negotiable in a contract written by the builder's attorneys.
Most of Nico's clients aren't from here yet. They're moving to Florida from somewhere colder, busier, or more expensive, so he built his business for them: video-first area tours you can watch from anywhere, straight answers about costs and flood zones, and a process designed for buyers managing a move from 1,000 miles away. And as a Marine veteran, he's always glad to help military families making a PCS move to the area.
You should not spend your one scouting trip racing through ten communities and two hundred listings. With Nico, the narrowing happens online before you ever book a flight. Here is exactly what to expect.
Step 01
A phone call or Zoom, whichever fits your family. What you are looking for, budget, timeline, schools, commute, lifestyle. Everything after this is personalized to you.
Step 02
Nico presents the communities and homes that actually fit, with video walkthroughs, real pricing, fees, and honest pros and cons. You react, he refines, and the list gets shorter from wherever you live now.
Step 03
Once the shortlist is set, you schedule your travel. Before you land, Nico has a full itinerary built: which communities, which homes, in what order, on what timeline. You know exactly where you are going.
Step 04
Not two hundred homes and not ten communities. You walk the finalists, drive the neighborhoods, and still have time to enjoy the beaches and restaurants of the place you are about to call home.
Step 05
If it feels like home, Nico moves: under contract on a new build or a resale, incentives and terms negotiated, and a closing timeline lined up to put you in the strongest possible position.
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Nico Guillen is a real estate agent with Compass and a member of The Collective, one of Southwest Florida's top producing real estate teams. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran serving Sarasota and Manatee County, Florida, he specializes in relocation buyers and new construction homes in Lakewood Ranch, Parrish, Sarasota, and Bradenton, and welcomes military families making PCS moves. Before real estate he served six years in the Marine Corps and spent over four years in new home sales for two of the nation's largest builders.
Nico covers all of Sarasota and Manatee County, Florida, including Sarasota, Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch, Parrish, Palmetto, Venice, Wellen Park, Siesta Key, and Longboat Key.
Yes, and it typically costs you nothing. The sales rep in the model home works for the builder, not for you, and builders offer buyer agent compensation. Nico spent over four years selling for national builders, so he knows the incentives, CDD fees, lot premiums, and contract terms from the inside. Register him as your agent on your first model home visit.
Yes. Most of Nico's clients are relocating to Florida. He runs live video tours, walks homesites and builder models on camera, coordinates inspections, and manages the whole process remotely until you get here.
It starts with a phone or Zoom conversation about what you and your family are looking for. Nico then presents communities and homes online, narrowing the list with you through video walkthroughs and honest pros and cons. Once you schedule your trip, he builds a full itinerary in advance, and you tour only the top three to five finalists in person instead of hundreds of homes. If one feels like home, he gets you under contract on a new build or a resale, negotiates incentives and terms, and lines up a closing timeline that puts you in the strongest position.
Yes. Nico is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran with six years of service and three overseas deployments, and he regularly helps military families relocating to the Sarasota and Bradenton area on PCS orders.
In most transactions, including new construction, buyer agent compensation is offered by the seller or builder, so working with Nico typically costs the buyer nothing out of pocket. Compensation terms are always put in writing before you tour homes.
Whether you're relocating to the Suncoast, building new, or selling a home you've loved, you deserve an agent who answers the phone and tells you the truth. Let's start the conversation today.
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