Banks, servicers, estate attorneys, and homeowners facing difficult situations turn to Montauk Dunes for the expertise and local market knowledge that standard brokerages cannot provide.
Facing foreclosure, settling an estate, or need to sell a property fast and as-is. Get straight answers built around your timeline, not a sales pitch.
See Homeowner & Family Services →REO disposition, a BPO assignment, or a probate client to refer. Work directly with the principal broker — no team, no handoffs.
See Institutional & Professional Services →Most real estate brokerages are equipped for one kind of transaction: a willing seller, a ready buyer, a clean title, and a standard closing. The moment a deal involves a bank, an estate, a foreclosure proceeding, or a property that needs more than a lockbox and an MLS listing — most brokers hand it off to someone else.
Montauk Dunes Real Estate was built differently. For over 20 years, we have specialized in the transactions that require more: REO asset management for banks and servicers, probate real estate for estate executors and surviving families, foreclosure guidance for homeowners navigating New York's lengthy judicial process, Broker Price Opinions completed with local precision, and fast cash sales for property owners who need to move quickly and cleanly.
Our clients are not just individual buyers and sellers. They are asset managers at financial institutions managing non-performing loan portfolios. They are estate attorneys who need a broker they can trust to value, manage, and sell a decedent's property without drama. They are homeowners who received a lis pendens notice and need honest, knowledgeable guidance — not a sales pitch. We serve all of them with the same personal attention: you reach the broker directly, every time.
If you're facing foreclosure, settling someone's estate, or just need to sell a property that isn't in perfect shape, you don't need a sales pitch — you need someone who will tell you the truth about your options and handle the details personally.
Facing a lis pendens or already in foreclosure? We help you understand every option — short sale, deed-in-lieu, a fast sale, or working out timing with your lender — before decisions get made for you.
Foreclosure Help →Settling an estate or selling a home you've inherited comes with its own legal process and its own emotional weight. We work with executors and families through New York's Surrogate's Court process, start to finish.
Probate Guidance →No repairs, no staging, no months of showings. If a property needs work you don't have the time or money for, we list and sell it as-is, priced and marketed for exactly what it is.
As-Is Selling →Considering a cash-buyer offer? We'll walk you through how it stacks up against a traditional listing, and connect you with verified cash buyers if a fast, certain close is really what you need.
Compare Cash Offers →Certified traveling notary public serving all of Long Island. We come to you — home, hospital, or care facility — for estate documents, closings, and power of attorney signings.
Notary Services →No obligation, no sales pitch. We respond personally within one business day.
If you're managing REO inventory, need a BPO, or are looking for a broker to refer probate clients to, you need a principal broker who responds fast, knows the Nassau and Suffolk County submarkets, and reports back directly — no team of assistants in between.
Full-service REO brokerage for banks, servicers, and asset management companies — occupancy verification, BPO, listing, property preservation and maintenance coordination through the holding period, and disposition, managed personally from assignment to closing.
REO & Asset Management →Accurate, locally-informed BPOs completed for lenders, servicers, and asset managers who need precise valuations of Long Island properties. Interior and exterior BPOs available with fast turnaround across all of Nassau and Suffolk County.
BPO Services →A trusted broker referral for clients navigating an estate sale. We work directly with probate counsel to value, manage, and sell real property through New York's Surrogate's Court process, and keep you informed at every step.
Referral Services →Tell us about the assignment or referral and we'll respond personally within one business day.
New York is a judicial foreclosure state — meaning every foreclosure must proceed through the court system, from lis pendens filing through judgment of foreclosure and sale. New York averages approximately 2,000 days — roughly five and a half years — to complete a foreclosure. For banks, servicers, and asset managers, that means a Long Island REO broker needs to understand not just how to sell a property, but how to manage, maintain, and protect it across a multi-year holding period while the legal process runs its course.
Long Island's probate environment adds its own layer of complexity. New York's Surrogate's Court process governs estate real property, and selling a property through an estate requires both legal authority and practical real estate expertise. We have been working in this environment for over 20 years. We know Nassau County Surrogate's Court. We know the Suffolk County REO market. That local, specific knowledge is what we bring to every specialty engagement.
You reach our principal broker directly — by phone or email. No intake forms routed to a team you have never met. We discuss your situation, the property, the timeline, and what you need from us before we agree to anything.
For REO and BPO assignments, we conduct on-site inspections and deliver accurate, defensible valuations based on current comparable sales in the specific Long Island submarket. For probate and estate work, we provide formal opinions of value that meet Surrogate's Court standards.
For REO and vacant estate properties, we coordinate property preservation — securing, winterizing, maintaining, and inspecting the property through the holding period.
We price and market specialty properties based on their specific condition, legal status, and buyer pool — not on generic market averages.
We manage offers, negotiation, and buyer qualification — with particular attention to the documentation requirements of institutional sellers, estate accounts, and lenders.
Institutional clients receive regular status reports on their Long Island assets. Individual clients receive direct broker communication at every stage. No black holes, no callbacks from assistants.
We have been handling REO, probate, and foreclosure transactions on Long Island since before the 2008 financial crisis created the modern REO industry.
Every specialty engagement is handled personally by our principal broker — the person with the experience and the market knowledge.
We know the specific submarkets that matter for specialty transactions — which communities absorb REO inventory quickly, where cash buyers are active.
Montauk Dunes is a certified WBE — an independent Long Island brokerage with genuine accountability, not a franchise or national chain.
Licensed New York State broker. Member of the Long Island Board of Realtors with complete OneKey MLS access for accurate BPOs and full marketing reach.
As a certified traveling notary, we can handle document execution as part of estate, REO, and other specialty transactions.
Whether you represent a bank, a law firm, or you're a homeowner navigating a difficult situation, reach out directly and we'll respond personally within one business day — or use the homeowner form or institutional form above.
REO and bank-owned property brokerage, Broker Price Opinions (BPO), probate real estate, foreclosure real estate, cash home sales, and traveling notary — across Long Island.
Yes — we accept REO and BPO assignments from banks, servicers, and AMCs across Nassau and Suffolk County.
Principal broker Laura Cawley personally, with 20+ years of specialty-transaction experience.
All of Nassau County, Suffolk County, and the Hamptons.
Both. We run two specialty tracks: direct guidance for homeowners and families (foreclosure, probate, as-is and cash sales, notary), and REO, BPO, and referral work for banks, servicers, and estate attorneys.