Sell My House Fast in Longboat Key, FL: We Buy Houses for Cash

All About Real Estate LLC buys houses and other property in Longboat Key for cash, as-is. We are a direct buyer, not a listing agent: there are no showings, no repairs and no commissions. We usually send a written offer within 24 hours and can close in as little as 7 days, or on the date that works for you. We buy single-family homes, townhomes, condos, duplexes through fourplexes and apartment buildings, vacant lots and land, mobile homes on land the owner owns, and commercial property, anywhere in Longboat Key and the rest of Manatee County. Condition doesn’t matter. Call or text (786) 753-8500.

All About Real Estate team in front of a renovated South Florida home

Situations we help Longboat Key owners with

  • Code enforcement fines and liens. Longboat Key is an incorporated town that straddles Manatee and Sarasota counties, so it runs its own code enforcement rather than either county. The Town’s FAQ lists Code Enforcement at (941) 316-1966, ext. 2520, and says citation fines for its rental rules are $100 for a first offense, $250 for a second and $500 for each subsequent offense, that each day of an unlawful rental counts as a separate offense, and that repeat violations can lead to a lien on the property; it points to Chapter 158, Section 158.104 of the Town code. A 2018 Longboat Observer report said the Town was replacing its Code Enforcement Board with a special magistrate; the Town pages we reviewed give no hearing schedule, location or per-day fine amounts for other violations. State law (s. 162.09) caps fines at $250 a day for a first violation, $500 a day for a repeat violation and $5,000 for an irreparable violation, and only cities of 50,000 or more can adopt higher caps by ordinance. Longboat Key’s 2020 census population was 7,505, well under that threshold. A recorded fine order becomes a lien, and after three months unpaid the Town can pursue foreclosure or a money judgment, though a lien cannot be foreclosed on homestead property. We pay liens from the sale proceeds at closing.
  • Foreclosure. Longboat Key is mostly in Manatee County, where the Clerk of the Circuit Court runs foreclosure sales online at manatee.realforeclose.com, and the Clerk’s Circuit Civil page says sales start at 11:00 a.m. Eastern. The Clerk’s FAQ says a bidder other than the plaintiff must submit a good-faith deposit of 5% of the projected bid in cash or a cashier’s check, and it does not state when the balance is due; Circuit Civil can be reached at (941) 741-4025. If your property is in the Sarasota County part of the Town, the Sarasota Clerk runs its sales online at sarasota.realforeclose.com; its page does not state the start time, deposit or balance deadline. Selling before the sale date can protect the equity you have left.
  • Behind on property taxes. Manatee County tax deed sales are run by the Clerk as online auctions at manatee.realforeclose.com (per the Clerk’s FAQ), and a County tax deed notice lists a 10:00 a.m. start. The Clerk’s Tax Deeds page says walk-in deposits are $200 or 5% per sale (not accepted within one hour of the sale) and online deposits by ACH must be made at least four to five business days before the sale; it does not state when the balance is due. Questions about a specific file can go to the Clerk’s Tax Deeds office at (941) 741-4058. In the Sarasota County part, tax deed auctions are online at sarasota.realtaxdeed.com, the deposit is the greater of 5% of your maximum bid or $200 and must be in your auction account before the auction starts, and the balance is due by the deadline in your winning confirmation email. A tax deed sale can wipe out your ownership, so selling first can protect your equity.
  • HOA assessments and violations. If your home is in an association, Florida law (s. 720.3085) lets an association with the right in its governing documents hold a lien for unpaid assessments. It must give 45 days’ written notice before recording it and can foreclose after a further 45-day notice. A new owner can be jointly liable with the prior owner for assessments owed before the transfer, so a sale needs to clear that balance. If the home is rented, the association can demand rent from the tenant until the debt is paid. We handle the payoff from the sale proceeds.
  • Inherited and probate homes. We can buy while probate is open and work with your attorney.
  • Rentals and problem tenants. We buy tenant-occupied homes and homes with holdover occupants; you do not have to evict first.
  • Hoarder houses, fire damage, unpermitted work. We buy them as they are.

The Longboat Key market and your cash offer

Redfin reports a median sale price of $1.05M in Longboat Key for the three months ending August 2026, up 12.5% from the same period a year earlier, with 158 homes sold in August 2026 (Redfin, retrieved Nov 3, 2026). A cash sale skips the repairs, inspections, appraisal and financing delays. Your offer is based on what similar Longboat Key homes sell for after repairs, minus the actual repair cost. We walk you through the numbers.

What we buy and how it works

What we buy. All residential and commercial property: single-family homes, townhomes, condos, multifamily (duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes and apartment buildings), mobile homes on land you own (not in land-lease parks), vacant lots and land, and commercial property (retail, office, industrial and mixed-use), as-is, in any condition. That includes the hard ones: code violations and liens, foreclosure, probate and inherited property, hostile holdover occupants, hoarder houses, and sinkhole, storm or flood damage.

How it works. 1) Tell us about the property online or call (786) 753-8500. 2) We look at it with you, in person or by video, and make a written cash offer, usually within 24 hours. 3) You pick the closing date: as soon as 7 days, or later if you need time. We pay the standard seller closing costs, and you pay no commissions. We buy directly; in some sales we close alongside a partner investor, but you sign one contract with us and get one closing date either way.

Get your cash offer: fill out the form below or call (786) 753-8500

Longboat Key FAQ

Do you buy houses in all Longboat Key neighborhoods? Yes. We buy throughout Longboat Key and the rest of Manatee County, in any condition, including homes in HOA communities.

Can I sell my Longboat Key house with a code enforcement lien? Yes. We check the city and county records, and we pay liens from the sale proceeds at closing. Call (786) 753-8500 and we will go over your situation. This is general information, not legal advice.

How fast can you close? We usually make an offer within 24 hours and can close in as little as 7 days, or later if you need time.

Do I have to make repairs or clean out the house? No. We buy as-is, and you can leave unwanted belongings behind.

Are you a real estate agent? No. All About Real Estate LLC buys property directly as a principal. We are not a real estate brokerage, and there are no commissions.

Sources (checked Nov 2, 2026): Redfin, Longboat Key housing market; Town of Longboat Key, FAQ; Longboat Observer, Fines approved for Longboat code violations; U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, Longboat Key town, Florida; Manatee County Clerk, Circuit Civil FAQ; Manatee County Clerk, Circuit Civil; Manatee County Clerk, Tax Deed FAQ; Manatee County Clerk, Tax Deeds; Manatee County tax deed sale notice; Sarasota County Clerk, Foreclosure Auctions; Sarasota County Clerk, Tax Deed Auction FAQs; Florida Statutes s. 162.09; Florida Statutes s. 720.3085

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