Robert O'Connor is a Tampa Bay real estate agent and Team Leader of Patriot Home Group by SERHANT. This guide gives buyers, sellers, and relocating families a plain-language starting point before a property tour or consultation.
Updated September 10, 2026 · Tampa Bay, Florida
(813) 928-6745Tampa Bay real estate decisions change by submarket and property type. A waterfront home, a downtown condo, a new-construction community, and a South Tampa resale each call for a different review. Use the answers below as a starting point, then confirm current property, contract, insurance, lender, title, and tax details for the specific address.
Robert O'Connor and Patriot Home Group by SERHANT. help buyers, sellers, and relocating families compare those choices across Tampa Bay.
Submarket choice, financing readiness, pre-construction timing, inspection strategy, insurance realities, and closing questions.
Read the guide SellersWaterfront, inland luxury, and new-construction resale tracks with a launch plan and seller-side FAQ.
Read the guide RelocationA practical path from submarket selection and tours through inspection, offer, closing, and settling in.
Read the guide WaterfrontA property-level framework for elevation, flood exposure, seawalls, docks, insurance, and permits.
Read the guideAnswers are written for the first conversation. They are not a substitute for reviewing the documents, terms, and professional advice that apply to a particular property.
Robert O'Connor is a Tampa Bay real estate agent and Team Leader of Patriot Home Group by SERHANT. He represents buyers, sellers, and relocating families across Tampa, South Tampa, Downtown Tampa, Wesley Chapel, St. Petersburg, and nearby waterfront communities.
The practice covers Tampa, South Tampa, Downtown Tampa, Wesley Chapel, St. Petersburg, Clearwater Beach, Tierra Verde, Davis Islands, Hyde Park, Westchase, Channelside, and other Tampa Bay communities. The right area depends on lifestyle, commute, property type, school considerations, waterfront exposure, and budget.
Buyer services include neighborhood and property-type strategy, listing research, new-construction guidance, offer negotiation, inspection coordination, waterfront due diligence, and support through closing. Buyers can start with the Tampa Bay Luxury Buyer Decision Hub or book a consultation.
A waterfront buyer should review the property's elevation and flood exposure, seawall or dock condition, insurance availability and cost, permits, access to the water, drainage, and ongoing ownership costs. Property-specific documents and current professional advice matter more than a generic waterfront label.
Neither is automatically better. New construction can offer current design, builder warranty coverage, and community amenities, but buyers need to understand delivery timing, builder contracts, selections, incentives, and future carrying costs. Resale offers a finished property and observable operating history, but the buyer must evaluate condition, renovations, insurance, HOA documents, and assessments.
Start with the weekly lifestyle and the submarket, then compare commute, schools or education options, property type, insurance exposure, and timing. A focused relocation plan is more useful than touring every community in the region. Robert's relocation guides and consultation are built around that sequence.
Seller representation includes pricing and positioning, preparation, property-specific marketing, private buyer outreach, public launch planning, offer comparison, negotiation, and coordination through closing. Waterfront listings receive additional attention to elevation, seawall, dock, insurance, and documentation issues.
A seller should assemble property documents, identify repairs and deferred maintenance, review insurance and flood information, understand the competitive set, define the preferred timing, and agree on the launch strategy before the listing goes live. A property-specific review determines which preparation steps are worth the cost.
Current search links are organized by luxury, waterfront, new construction, and all Tampa Bay listings. Inventory, pricing, and availability change, so the live search is the appropriate place to review active properties before discussing a shortlist.
You can call (813) 928-6745, email robert.oconnor@serhant.com, or book a consultation. The first conversation can focus on buying, selling, relocation, waterfront property, new construction, or a specific Tampa Bay address.
Book a consultation to compare the next step for a Tampa Bay purchase, sale, relocation, waterfront property, or new construction opportunity.
Tampa, Florida · Buyers, sellers, relocation, waterfront, and new construction.
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