Sara Leicht - Sarasota Real Estate Agent

Trusted Service - Proven Results

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Sara Leicht is extremely proud to be a Realtor with Michael Saunders and Company. She has resided in Sarasota since 1999; having moved here with her husband and three sons from the Boston, Massachusetts area.

Sara's extensive knowledge of the Sarasota Real Estate market is derived not only from being a highly-trained and licensed sales associate, but also from being both a homeowner and an active real estate investor. She is also a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Isenberg Business School from which she earned a degree in marketing.

Sara will assist you in finding the home that best accommodates your lifestyle. Whether it's a home in a family neighborhood, a maintenance free villa or a stately luxury home in one of Sarasota's many golf course communities, a high-rise condominium in the heart of downtown Sarasota, or a luxury waterfront home on one of Sarasota's lush barrier islands, rest assured that your housing goal will be met with many superb choices.

If your goal is to buy or sell a home in the Sarasota area, Sara will provide the courteous, dependable, and professional service you deserve. Having lived in Sarasota for over twelve years she possesses an extensive knowledge of the local school system, the city's many cultural and recreational offerings, and other lifestyle opportunities available to those lucky enough to live in Southwest Florida.

In her spare time, Sara enjoys boating, tennis and spending time with her family in sunny Sarasota. If you are selling your home, Sara's sales experience, local marketing expertise and extensive contacts will get the job done. If you would like to contact Sara please call her at 941-586-4790 or email her directly at SaraLeicht@MichaelSaunders.com

What are they saying about Sara,

“My wife and I were extremely pleased with the professionalism of Sara Leicht, as our Realtor, representing us both as a buyer and as a seller in the Prestancia / Palmer Ranch market place. Sara is very committed, hardworking, and responsive to the needs of the buyer and seller. As a buyer, she shared with us her market knowledge and coached us through the purchase negotiations. As a seller, Sara provided us with market data and trends, which resulted in the selling of our house in just 3 days after listing it. We have highly recommended her to our friends and neighbors.”

Albert F.Schneider
Senior Partner and Retired CFO
Miller Valentine Group
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“Sara has helped us to purchase two properties and to sell one of those properties. She’s been thorough in her back ground research: she’s aggressive in her pricing.   She’s been responsive and competent. She’s always enthusiastic, honest and has been a great negotiator – helping us through our transactions. We’ve worked with many realtors in the past, but Sara is the most responsive person we’ve worked with and she knows all the tax laws which have helped out our bottom line. We highly recommend Sara Leicht.”

                                                                                                                           Randy & Kim W.
                                                                                                                           Sarasota, Florida
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"After living in China since 1997 my wife and I decided in 2009 to look for a home in Sarasota for our retirement in 2011. We contacted Michael Saunders and was assigned Sara as our agent, which turned out to be very lucky as far as we were concerned.

Although we were able to make several short visits to Sarasota we had to conduct most of our investigation by "remote control" and relied heavily on Sara's help to refine our search. Sara had a great understanding not only as to the exact specification of the house we were looking for but also the type of community we preferred. Due to her contacts she found a couple that wanted to move to another area in Sarasota and negotiated a fair price for both of us. We concluded the deal this April without the property ever being listed and with Sara's help closed in absentia.

Most of the communications were by phone or Skype during the evening (USA time) as we were in Shanghai, which is 12 hours ahead of Sarasota. Sara was always available to answer any questions whether they were about the house itself or services we needed, such as lawn care, electrician etc .

I would heartily recommend her to any other prospective buyer and have nothing but praise for her professionalism and friendliness."

           Alan & Becky R.
           President - Vesuvius Asia Pacific (Ret.)

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"We had our home on the market for over 2.5 yrs., went thru 2 real estate brokers, no sale!"

     "Then we called Sara, right away we knew she was different.   She took over the house, move this, move that, we are selling space - not clutter, pictures, nick-knacks, touch up paint if needed, WOW! What a difference, we had to admit it looked, a lot better. Needless to say she worked very hard doing open houses and showings and we sold right away.
     You will not find a more knowledgeable realtor in the area, sign her up, she makes good things happen, remember, SaraSellsSarasota."

                                                                                                               Mel & Marilyn Payne

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"After extensive online research, we chose Siesta Key in Sarasota to
buy a vacation property. Sara was extremely knowledgeable of the
nuances in this market and her assistance proved invaluable. She is a
savvy, detailed oriented realtor with negotiation skills. What was
also impressive is when showing properties to us, she took no calls or
texts and we were exclusively afforded her time."

Steve & Tamara B.
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“As a licensed associate broker in New York State, I would like to recommend the professional services of our agent in Florida: Sara Leicht. Most recently she helped us buy our home in Florida; sight unseen. Sara is a consummate professional and guided us with knowledge of the market with current data and facts. Her expertise was invaluable in all areas that would concern a buyer and we recommend her services to anyone seeking to invest in a property in Sarasota and surrounding areas.”

                                                                                                                             Susan F. McGraw Keber
                                                                                                                             Licensed Associate Broker, SVP
                                                                                                                             Town & Country Real Estate
                                                                                                                             Southampton, New York

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“My husband, Steve & I had dreamed of owning a condominium on Siesta Key, where we could retire after we become empty nesters. Steve had been watching the real estate market & decided it was a good time to start looking at properties. We responded to an internet advertisement for a property, and that’s when we had the good fortune of meeting Sara Leicht with Michael Saunders & Company.

Sara initiated a call to discuss what sort of property we were looking for: size, location, price range, etc. My husband had one particular condo in mind, but Sara had the foresight to arrange for us to tour condos at several different complexes while we were visiting the area over Spring Break, to get a better feel for what each complex offered. She also referred us to her website that lists properties available for sale; we found it to be very helpful and easy to navigate. It was clear that Sara was determined to find that special property that we would be thrilled with!

Sara’s husband, Greg, showed the units on our first day; Sara & Greg are both extremely knowledgeable about the area market. We fell in love with one complex and decided to make an offer on a unit. The initial offer fell through, but a few days later my husband saw that a similar unit in the same building had gone up for sale. When he contacted Sara to inquire about it, we discovered that she & Greg had already visited the property with us in mind, to check it out and take dozens of photos for us to look at to determine if it was a fit.

A few days later we made an offer and we’re now the happy owners of our dream condo. Thanks to Sara’s diligence we were able to complete the purchase long distance from our home in Ohio. She patiently walked through the paperwork in detail, referred us to inspectors, and made sure that we were compliant in effectuating the closing. I highly recommend Sara Leicht to anyone looking for real estate in the Sarasota area!”

Sue Mohr-Baker
SVP, Tax Accounting Director

PNC Bank

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         " I am writing you to let you know how much I appreciated your agent, Sara Leicht, and all of her efforts and assistance in getting my late Aunt’s home in shape to sell and then seeing the transaction through to a successful closing.

          This was not your typical listing. I was closing up my Aunt’s estate, I was located out-of-state, and the house needed quite a number of things done to get it in condition to attract a buyer. On top of all of that, we were selling into a truly horrendous real estate market. Yet due to Sara’s professional real estate experience and her hands-on approach to getting the job done, everything was accomplished to my satisfaction.

          I am especially appreciative of Sara’s willingness to work with me by long distance and take on responsibilities that would normally be those of the on-site property owner. It was the people Sara recommended whom I hired to organize and conduct an extensive estate sale. Sara also recommended and then engaged on my behalf the painters, electricians, plumbers, repairmen, etc. that I needed to perform various tasks at the house. I really don’t know how I could have made such arrangements on my own from Dallas, Texas, much less coordinated all of these people. Sara even broom swept the house and made sure all remaining trash was placed curb side for pick up just days prior to closing! Now I know that’s something few agents would step up and do for a client.

          I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Sara to anyone looking for an agent to represent them in buying or selling a home in the Sarasota area, especially someone who, like me lives a long way away from Sarasota and therefore needs a pro-active, hard working agent who will step up and do what it takes to meet a client’s needs and circumstances.

          So, my great thanks to Sara for a job truly well done. "

                                                                                                                    Dan G.
                                                                                                                    Attorney
                                                                                                                    Irving, Texas
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How to Contact Sara:

Sara Leicht, Realtor® SaraLeicht@MichaelSaunders.com
Michael Saunders & Company
Licensed Real Estate Broker
8860 South Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 34238
Phone 941-966-8000
Fax 941-918-9392

Direct (941) 586-4790

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