Broker / Owner
Brian Burgett
No. 2 individual buyer's agent in Destin by closed buyer-side volume, 2021 through 2025
Brian Burgett is the Broker and co-owner of Dream Destin Realty, a founding partner of the brokerage and a licensed Florida real estate broker representing buyers and sellers in Destin, Miramar Beach and Santa Rosa Beach. He has 15 years in the business. Before the Emerald Coast he was with RE/MAX in Iowa, and since the brokerage opened in Destin in June 2020 he has closed more than $100 million in Emerald Coast real estate. Ranked in the top 1% of Premier Agents Nationwide for Customer Satisfaction, Brian is dedicated to helping his clients find the right home, whether that is a primary residence, a second home on the Gulf or an investment property.
Whether you are buying or selling a home or just curious about the local market, Brian loves to offer his support and services. He knows the local community, both as a broker and as a neighbor, and he can help guide you through the nuances of the local market. For buyers purchasing from out of state, video walkthroughs, remote inspection coordination and electronic closings are available, and he can explain the parts of a Florida transaction that differ from other states, such as the inspection period and title practice, before they come up on a deadline.
Luxury real estate is one of his two specialties. Gulf-front homes, high-floor condominiums and gated-community estates along the Emerald Coast trade on details that never appear in a listing: the view corridor from a particular balcony, the history of a building's assessments and a community's architectural rules. Representation at that level is built around that detail, with marketing aimed at the audience most likely to buy and negotiation grounded in the comparable sales for that building or community rather than in posture.
Short-term rental investment is the other. A buyer who intends to rent a property when not using it faces questions that are best settled before an offer goes in: whether the city, the county and the association allow short-term rentals at all, what the minimum-stay rules are, how management and cleaning are handled, and how a given unit has actually performed rather than how a pro forma says it should. For an owner selling a rental property, a documented rental history is part of how the home is presented.
With access to top listings, a worldwide network, exceptional marketing strategies and cutting-edge technology, Brian works hard to make your real estate experience memorable and enjoyable.
- Experience
- 15 years
- Markets
- Destin, Miramar Beach, Santa Rosa Beach
- License
- BK3441738
Working With Brian
- What areas does Brian Burgett cover?
- Destin, Miramar Beach and Santa Rosa Beach. For a property elsewhere on the Emerald Coast, contact the brokerage and your inquiry is routed to the agent who covers that area.
- Does Brian represent buyers, sellers or both?
- Both. For a buyer that means a primary residence, a second home or an investment property. For a seller it means listing a home or condominium, including a rental property, where a documented rental history is part of how the home is marketed.
- What does luxury representation with Brian involve?
- Discretion first: a high-end listing is marketed to the buyers most likely to purchase it rather than to everyone. For a buyer it means building-level and community-level detail before an offer, from assessments and architectural rules to the comparable sales for that specific building or community.
- Can he help with a short-term rental investment purchase?
- Yes. The conversation starts with whether the property can legally rent the way you intend: city and county rules, association minimum-stay restrictions and any registration or licensing the property needs. Only after that does it turn to how a specific unit has performed and what management and cleaning cost, so that the figure you plan around is what reaches an owner's account rather than gross revenue.
- Does he work with out-of-state buyers?
- Yes. Video walkthroughs, remote inspection coordination and electronic closings are available, and as a Florida licensed broker he can explain the parts of a Florida transaction that differ from other states, such as the inspection period and title practice, before they come up on a deadline.