Direct Property Builders
We buy land · Nassau & Suffolk

We buy Long Island land.

Market price. Cash. No listing, no showings. I'm Tim, and I buy most of my land off the MLS, straight from owners. Because I own a Long Island building supply company, I build for less than the next builder — which allows me to make competitive offers to landowners.

We pay market priceCash, not financingFounder-led — every offer comes from TimLong Island Builders Institute Member
Free, no obligation. Tim reviews every submission personally.

Three ways to work with us

01Sell outright

We buy your land at market price.

Send the address. Tim writes a cash offer, and you close on your timeline. No listing, no showings. We do not charge sellers a commission. Any obligations under an existing brokerage agreement remain subject to that agreement.

  • Market-price offer, in writing
  • Cash, no financing contingencies
  • Close in as little as 14 days
02Partner

Share in the profit.

You put in the land. We put in the house, the crews, the materials and the money. When the finished home sells, you get your land value first, then a share of the profit.

  • $0 out of your pocket
  • Land value paid first, before we recover a dollar
  • A real deal breakdown, with the numbers
03Realtors

Upfront commission.

We pay an advance equal to 1% of the finished home's projected sale value at land closing. Receive your initial payment when we close on the land.

  • 1% of the finished home value, paid at land closing
  • You keep the listing on the finished house
  • Any off-market, buildable parcel that meets our purchasing criteria
How our construction costs support competitive offers

Our cost to build is lower. So our offer can be higher.

We purchase land directly and build the homes ourselves. Our access to building materials and established crews helps us control costs and make competitive offers.

01

We own building material supply yards.

Our four supply yards receive more than 200 truckloads of materials each year. Our projects use these materials at cost.

02

We have the team.

Our in-house carpenters, electricians, and plumbers are ready to work.

03

No investors. No middlemen.

We're founder-funded. There's no acquisitions team to feed, no investor return to pad. Savings flow into a higher offer for your land.

04

Locally owned and operated on Long Island.

Tim is an active member of the Long Island Builders Institute. We build here, hire here, live here, and answer the phone here.

Besides buying, we partner

A lot appraised at $850,000. A projected landowner payout of $1.15 million.

That's a proposal we made on a buildable parcel in Nissequogue. The owner wanted a million. Our proposal uses the appraised land value of $850,000 and includes construction of a 5,500-square-foot home with a gunite pool and cabana. When the completed property sells, the landowner would receive the agreed land value plus a share of the profit. The owner puts in no money.

Land valueProfit shareOwner asked $1M
Realtor relations

There are more than 10,000 vacant lots on Long Island. Agents know where they are.

Bring us an off-market deal on a buildable lot and we pay 1% of the finished home's value at land closing. You keep the listing on the house we build. We work with a lot of agents this way.

The day the land closes, you're paid
$32,000
on a $3.2M finished home
4% commission = $128K
$32K 1% at land closing$96K 3% at house closing
What we buy

If your property fits any of these, let's talk.

We buy across Nassau and Suffolk, mostly off the MLS, straight from the owner. We do the hard work other builders walk away from.

01

Vacant land

We consider buildable lots of various sizes. Partnership and agent-program eligibility requirements may differ. We'll evaluate yours and write a cash offer.

02

Subdividable parcels

Larger pieces that can be split into multiple lots. We handle the subdivision work.

03

Neglected houses

Properties in disrepair or with outdated structures. We see value where others don't.

04

Properties with rezoning potential

Land with rezoning potential. We navigate the process and unlock hidden value.

Have a property that fits — or one that doesn't quite?Submit your property
A note from Tim

I started Direct Property Builders for a simple reason: I was already in the supply chain, and I could see how much value was being skimmed off the top before it ever reached the landowner.

I own a building supply company here on Long Island. I work with an established network of contractors. When I look at a piece of your land, I'm not running it through an acquisitions playbook — I'm looking at what I can actually build there, what it actually costs me, and what's fair to offer.

That's it. No wholesalers. No assignments. No teams of analysts. Just me, the land, and a real number written down on paper.

Most of the land I buy never hits the MLS. If you've got something on Long Island you've been thinking about selling, send it over before you list it. I read every submission. I write every offer.

— Tim, founder, Direct Property Builders
How a deal works

From your land to your bank, in four steps.

No listing, no showings, no waiting on a buyer's financing. Most of the work is on our side, not yours.

  1. 01

    Reach out.

    Submit the form, or call Tim. Takes a minute. No obligation, no pressure, no salesperson.

  2. 02

    Property review.

    Tim reviews comparable sales, zoning, and the property's development potential, and walks the lot if needed. Usually within a week of you reaching out.

  3. 03

    Written cash offer.

    You get a real number on paper, at market price. Cash. No financing contingencies. We explain any due-diligence requirements clearly before you sign. Take your time.

  4. 04

    Close on your timeline.

    Tim coordinates the closing process with the attorneys and title company. Close in as little as 14 days, or take longer if you need to. You walk away with cash.

Where we work

All of Long Island. Nassau & Suffolk.

Born and built here. Every town, every village, every fork.

Long Island
Get in touch

Have land on Long Island? Let's talk.

Owner or agent, tell us about the property. We'll review it and come back with a market-price cash offer within a week.


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