Luxury Relocation
Your Trusted Guide, Coast to Coast

A Certified Relocation Specialist coordinates both ends of a move as one process: the sale of your current home and the purchase of the next one. A relocation is two transactions that have to be sequenced correctly, and getting the order wrong is usually more expensive than anything you negotiate on either property. Paula Aragone has handled more than 200 relocations over 23 years in Orange County, managing valuation, timing, negotiation, and the logistics in between so you move once, on your own terms.

There is a right answer for your situation, and it depends on your equity position, your timeline, and how much overlap you can comfortably carry. Selling first makes you liquid and lets you negotiate from strength, but you may rent for a stretch. Buying first secures the home you want, but you carry two properties until your sale closes. That is why the process starts with Your California Position: establishing what your current home would realistically net today, so every other decision is made with a real number.

Yes. Paula is based in Orange County and represents clients across California's luxury markets. That includes Los Angeles County, San Diego County, the Coachella Valley, Riverside County, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Santa Barbara. For destinations where a local expert adds value, First Team's membership in Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, 500 independent brokerages in more than 70 countries, means Paula can place you with a vetted specialist and stay involved throughout.

The initial strategy session and home valuation carry no cost and no obligation. On the buying side, broker compensation in most new-construction purchases is paid by the developer, so working with your own representative typically costs you nothing out of pocket. On the selling side, standard listing terms apply. Exact terms are always confirmed in writing before you begin.

The three reasons that come up most: Florida has no state income tax, Miami's luxury market keeps adding world-class new developments, and the lifestyle is year-round sun. A five-hour direct flight keeps you connected to business and family on the West Coast. Whether the move makes sense for you specifically depends on your finances and residency plans, which is worth reviewing with your CPA before you commit to anything.

Paula handles the California side personally, and on the Florida side you are represented by a licensed Florida specialist while Paula stays involved throughout. Paula is licensed in California; Florida real estate services are provided by Mariela Hopen of Douglas Elliman Real Estate. The value is that both ends talk to each other: your Miami closing gets timed against your California sale, instead of two agents who have never met making timing decisions from two sets of assumptions.

No. When a referral is involved, it is paid broker to broker at no additional cost to you. In Miami new construction, broker compensation is typically paid by the developer. You get coordinated representation on both coasts without paying twice, and the exact terms are confirmed in writing before you begin.

Three things: deposits are staged against construction milestones, delivery dates can move, and Florida law gives buyers of developer condominium units a 15-day rescission period after signing. It also matters to register with your own representative before you first visit a sales gallery, because the on-site team works for the developer. If your timeline is short, a delivered building you can close on in weeks may fit better than a building that arrives in two or three years. Those tradeoffs are exactly what the first call walks through.