
Sarasota · Bradenton · Venice · Southwest Florida
REALTOR® · NextHome Excellence
The Agent
Derek Patti is a REALTOR® with NextHome Excellence in Sarasota, Florida. Licensed since 2013, he holds the Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist (CLHMS), Resort and Second Home Specialist (RSPS) and C2EX designations, and has closed 159 transactions across Sarasota and Manatee counties.
Meet Derek
Working Together
No call center and no handoffs. The person you meet at the first showing is the person negotiating your offer and sitting with you at closing. For what is available right now, including anything not yet listed, call or send a note.
How I Help
Three places to start, each handled personally from the first call to the closing table.

An honest read on every house across Sarasota and the Gulf coast, backed by NextHome’s local reach.
Explore Buying →
Pricing grounded in real recent local sales, presented with over a decade of Sarasota market experience.
Explore Selling →
A no pressure conversation about the market, your timing and your options.
Request A Consultation →Recently Closed
Five of Derek’s most recent closed sales, drawn from his own HomeLight transaction record.
Thinking About A Move
A private valuation, prepared personally, drawing on over a decade of Sarasota area transactions.
Request A ValuationLooking To Buy
New listings across Sarasota and the Gulf coast, sent as they come up, with an honest read on each one.
Set Up A SearchTransaction details as recorded on Derek’s own HomeLight agent profile, captured 2026-09-06. No listing photography was publicly available for these closed sales.
Client Reviews
Three verified client reviews from Derek’s own agent site, shown exactly as written.
This is our second home we buy with the help of Derek. He's very professional, answers all the questions we have right away and guides you through the entire process. You really do feel that he's part of your team and wants the best. We can recommend him to all our friends and family and if there's a third home, he'll be there for us as well.
Derek was very knowledgeable about the whole home buying experience. Told him what we wanted and found the perfect fit quickly. We are so happy and recommend him to everyone we talk to looking to purchase a home.
Derek is a true professional and I was absolutely thrilled with working with him. I would recommend him to anyone and already have. You will not be disappointed!
This is our second home we buy with the help of Derek. He's very professional, answers all the questions we have right away and guides you through the entire process. You really do feel that he's part of your team and wants the best. We can recommend him to all our friends and family and if there's a third home, he'll be there for us as well.
Derek was very knowledgeable about the whole home buying experience. Told him what we wanted and found the perfect fit quickly. We are so happy and recommend him to everyone we talk to looking to purchase a home.
Derek is a true professional and I was absolutely thrilled with working with him. I would recommend him to anyone and already have. You will not be disappointed!
Reach
Every listing goes out through the local MLS and the major portals, then gets worked personally where Sarasota area buyers actually look.
Sarasota and Manatee county MLS and the major portals buyers already use, with photography and copy prepared before day one.
Licensed since 2013 with 159 closed transactions across Sarasota and Manatee counties.
Backed by NextHome’s national brand and marketing platform, with a Sarasota office built around local service.
Areas Served
Six Southwest Florida markets where Derek has closed real transactions. Each one prices on its own logic.
Derek’s home market, from downtown condos to family neighborhoods east of the Trail.
Ask About Sarasota →
Riverfront and Lakewood Ranch adjacent communities just north of Sarasota.
Ask About Bradenton →The Difference
Deep local experience across Sarasota, Bradenton and the Gulf coast, brought to every transaction.
Licensed in Florida since 2013, with a broker associate designation earned in 2024.
An active, sustained track record across single family homes, condos and waterfront properties.
Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist (CLHMS), Resort and Second Home Specialist (RSPS) and C2EX.
By Appointment
Buying or selling anywhere across Sarasota, Bradenton and the Gulf coast. No pressure, no obligation.
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