Hello Future Homeowner

Get started with Summer

Try your home and buy it whenever you're ready.

We’ll take care of everything else from moving to mowing.

You choose

You choose

You choose

You choose

You choose

You choose

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Step 1:

Find your happy place

Browse our collection of ready-to-live homes or let us help you find one. We partner with the top agents in every market.

Try it or buy it

Try it or buy it

Try it or buy it

Try it or buy it

Try it or buy it

Try it or buy it

Step 2:

Choose your Summer model

Gradual Ownership

Summer buys the home for you. You make a fully refundable, interest-free deposit (equal to 20% of the home price). Now, you're a Summer member and start paying a monthly subscription that goes toward your purchase if you decide to buy.

At any point over three years, if you’re smitten with your home, 100% of your initial and 50% of your subscription payments go toward the purchase. If not, after three years, get your initial payment back and walk away.

Immediate Ownership

If you know you’ve found the one, Summer can help you own it today. You buy the home directly while Summer handles all the details and provides annual income to offset the costs of ownership by renting the property on a short-term basis.

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You relax

You relax

You relax

You relax

You relax

You relax

You relax

You relax

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Step 3:

Summer handles the details from moving to mowing

Summer professionally designs and furnishes the home, and manages the details of renting, maintenance and cleaning. With your own dedicated property manager, every Summer stay feels like a getaway.

You stay

You stay

You stay

You stay

You stay

You stay

You stay

Step 4:

Gain access to every Summer home

Being a Summer member means unlocking access to every other Summer home, from a mountain retreat to a beachside bungalow. Stay wherever, whenever you want. Summer is your oyster.

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All the upside of ownership at a fraction of the cost.

If you choose to try your home,

your initial payment and 50% of your monthly subscription payments are applied to the home purchase. This means you're able to build ownership much more quickly than with a traditional mortgage.

If you’re ready to buy today,

your lease from Summer provides you income to offset your expenses. Since you own the home, you also benefit from the equity and tax benefits of homeownership. The income Summer provides is dependent on market rates and how often you plan to use the home.

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Summer Subscription

Initial Payment

Equity earned

Where home ownership is as easy as blueberry pie.

We take care of all the traditional hassle and fees of second home ownership–because Summer and stress just don’t mix.

Indefinite
Summer
Traditional Ownership
Immediate Ownership
Comparison of Summer models vs. traditional home ownership
Who owns
Summer
20%
Commitment at signing
Home underwrite & offer strategy
30-35%
Initial payment
Usage
Access to network of homes
100% handled
None
Offset by short-term rental income
Design & furnish
You
Offset by short-term rental income
Short-term rental management
Mortgage cost
Operating cost
You
You
You
Indefinite
You
Average 60 days of usage
Yes
30-35%
Summer manages & covers cost
You decide
Yes
Summer manages & covers cost
100% handled
No
None
You choose your balance of usage vs. income
You
Summer (your option to buy)
Gradual Ownership
You
3 years

Make it yours

We create your home to write home about

What’s the point of a second home if you can’t show it off? We pair you with a complimentary interior designer, who helps choose your aesthetic–from Surf to Scandinavian–and give it a personal twist.

Tour a Summer home

Work with your complimentary interior designer to choose your aesthetic.

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Summer contributes to the design & furnishing of your home, and pairs you with a complementary designer best-suited for your needs & return optimization.

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We handle furniture procurement and installation.

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Work with your complimentary interior designer to choose your aesthetic.

Summer contributes to the design & furnishing of your home, and pairs you with a complementary designer best-suited for your needs & return optimization.

We handle furniture procurement and installation.

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