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About Tara

Not your typical

real estate agent.

“I help you make the right decision — not just find a home.”

Tara Gerber is a Lakewood Ranch specialist who works as a strategic advisor — not a salesperson. Her job is to protect your interests, guide your decisions, and make sure you don't leave anything on the table.

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Tara Gerber

By the Numbers

5+

Years in Lakewood Ranch

Specialized focus on one market — not spread thin across a region.

20+

Communities Known Deeply

From Waterside to Star Farms — insight beyond the model homes.

New Construction

Without the Pressure

Independent guidance before you walk into a builder sales office.

From NY to FL

Personal Relocation Experience

Helping buyers navigate not just a move — but a lifestyle transition.

Local Insight

Beyond Online Searches

Understanding builders, resale value, incentives, HOA differences, and long-term fit.

Her Story

She's lived what her clients are going through.

Raised

Long Island, NY

Career

Manhattan, NY

Family

New Jersey

Home

Lakewood Ranch, FL

Areas of expertise

New Construction Advocacy
Builder Contract Negotiation
Out-of-State Relocation
Design Center Strategy
Community Comparison
Active Adult Communities
Upgrade ROI Analysis
Builder Relationship Leverage

Brokerage

Coldwell Banker Realty

License

#SL3618379

Office

8334 Market St, Lakewood Ranch

Tara grew up on Long Island and built her early career in Manhattan — an environment where precision, negotiation, and performance weren't optional. When she relocated to Florida with her husband and two sons, she navigated the builder process herself. She evaluated communities, compared options, and made the same high-stakes decisions her clients face today. That experience didn't just give her knowledge — it gave her perspective.

She has spent years becoming a genuine specialist in Lakewood Ranch new construction and relocation — not a generalist covering a wide territory, but someone who goes deep on one market so her clients get real insight, not surface-level guidance. She works closely with builders, monitors construction milestones, and leverages established builder relationships to secure favorable terms and incentives.

Outside of real estate, she's an avid tennis player — and she'll tell you the same qualities that make a great tennis player make a great advocate: focus, consistency, and knowing exactly when to push.

“Having been on both sides of the table, I know exactly where the risks are — and how to protect you from them.”

— Tara Gerber

Most buyers are making the biggest financial decision of their lives — they deserve a real advocate, not someone going through the motions.

The builder's agent works for the builder. The listing agent works for the seller. Someone needs to be unambiguously on your side.

Good decisions come from clarity. Her job is to reduce confusion, surface the questions you haven't thought to ask, and help you move forward with confidence.

How She Works

The principles she brings to every client relationship.

01

Clarity before action

Tara never rushes a client into a decision. She takes the time to make sure you understand what you're deciding — and why it matters — before you move forward.

02

Honest over comfortable

03

Strategic, not reactive

04

Local depth over wide coverage

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See how Tara thinks about the process.

A short video on what buyers get wrong — and how having the right person in your corner changes the outcome.

Your next step

You're closer than
you think.

One conversation is all it takes to get clarity. I'll meet you where you are and help you move forward with confidence.