How Pacaso resale works

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Pacaso’s Editorial Team
February 14, 2025
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Owning a Pacaso is all about ease, from the way you buy to the way you sell. If it’s time to move on, the Pacaso resale process makes it simple to list your share and find a new buyer with minimal effort.
Here’s how to sell your Pacaso home:

1. Sell on your terms

Any Pacaso owner can choose to sell their ownership interest, at any time. Each owner has a platform and marketplace with Pacaso to list their share, which is a key benefit of our professionally managed LLC co-ownership model and a big advantage over timeshares.

2. Take advantage of an existing marketplace

Unlike a typical home sale, Pacaso has two ways to assist you in the Pacaso resale process before your share is listed. First, the other owners of your Pacaso will be informed that a share is available, and they’ll have first right of refusal. Owners have five days to decide if they’d like to purchase an additional share. Current owners can be the easiest buyers — they already love the home and understand the benefits of owning a Pacaso.  Second, many homes have a wait list of interested buyers, making the process of a Pacaso resale even more streamlined. Our sales Crew will tap into our buyer pipeline when a share is up for resale and inform any buyers who may have missed out on the opportunity initially, as well as buyers who’ve indicated interest in similar homes in that area. Between current owners and Pacaso’s buyer marketplace, some homes sell before they’re even listed.

3. Enjoy full marketing support

If you’re concerned about how to sell your Pacaso home, rest assured knowing that you will be supported along the way. As the market leader in vacation home co-ownership, Pacaso puts the resources of our entire team behind owners looking to sell their Pacaso home. In addition to our marketplace of buyers, we also prepare your share for broad exposure on the open market to ensure you have every opportunity for a sale. If we don’t have an offer right away, we’ll include the home as an active listing on our website and work with our local partner agents to market the listing through their networks. We then market your listing through a mix of traditional and digital media advertising, leveraging our proprietary technologies along with custom, data-driven strategies tailored to your unique offering.

4. Experience a seamless and transparent transaction

Pacaso’s role in the sale is to help facilitate the transaction and find buyers, making the process far easier than a traditional real estate sale. There’s no need for staging, last-minute repairs, appraisals, or a lengthy closing process. Because the title doesn’t change, there is no due diligence period, and no need for a title and escrow company — the LLC membership interest is simply reassigned to the new owner at closing. If the buyer is paying cash, closing can be as soon as the next day. If the buyer is financing their purchase, closing is still much faster than a typical sale, often just 1-2 weeks.

Pacaso resale performance

According to RCLCO’s findings, from 2021 through 2024, shares of Pacaso homes have achieved an average Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 9.7% — that’s 4.7% higher than traditional luxury homes in these respective markets. This means Pacaso homes have, on average, appreciated more than twice as much as other luxury homes priced at over $1 million in their respective areas by more than double. Owning a Pacaso can offer a return on investment for both one’s quality of life and for potential gain when selling your Pacaso share.
Bar chart showing how Pacaso homes have outperformed market averages in several luxury markets.
In several luxury markets from California to the Carolinas, Pacaso homes have consistently outperformed market averages. From 2021 through 2024, Pacaso share appreciation exceeded regional averages in each destination, with Pacaso resales averaging a 10% overall gain.

Other avenues for Pacaso owners

Rightsizing and flexibility

If you decide your Pacaso ownership isn’t a good fit, or if you purchased more ownership than you’re using, you have options beyond a traditional resale.Own 1/4 or 1/2 of a Pacaso, but only use it 1/8 of the time? You can right-size your ownership by selling a portion of your ownership interest. A selldown works the same way as a resale transaction, but you retain a share of the home. Pacaso gives sellers an exceptional level of flexibility, control and peace of mind. Hear from owners about the ease of their Pacaso resale experience.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Pacaso resale process?

The Pacaso resale process makes selling your ownership share easy and efficient. Owners can sell at any time, set their own price, and receive support from Pacaso with a comparative market analysis. Pacaso first connects with current co-owners and its network of interested buyers—often leading to quick sales—then markets the share more broadly if needed. The transaction is seamless and fast, with Pacaso ownership transferred through the LLC rather than a traditional title change.

Can the seller really choose any sale price?

Pacaso recommends a price, but the seller makes the final call. If the price seems too high, we’ll share the information we have about the buyers in our pipeline, including what we know about their price ranges. But the seller can choose to proceed with the price they’ve set and see what the market will bear.  

What happens if a share isn’t selling?

As the market leader in vacation home co-ownership, Pacaso puts the resources of our entire team behind owners who have decided on a Pacaso resale. First, we market to existing Pacaso owners and our marketplace of buyers (some homes even have waitlists). Next, we prepare your share for broad exposure on the open market to ensure you have every opportunity for a sale. If we don’t have an offer right away, we’ll include the home as an active listing on our website, and work with our local partner agents to market the listing through their networks. We then market your listing through a mix of traditional and digital media advertising, leveraging our proprietary technologies along with custom, data-driven strategies tailored to your unique offering. If we’re not seeing buyer interest despite these marketing efforts, we might recommend lowering the asking price.

Can buyers negotiate the price on a Pacaso resale? 

Yes, we think of the resale marketplace as fluid and moving in line with the open market, so buyers are welcome to bring offers. The seller can choose to accept or decline any offer.   

Are there closing costs, commissions, or other transaction fees? 

For sellers, a 6% commission fee is deducted from the final sale price. For buyers, there are no title, inspection or service fees. Buyers fund the first three months of their home’s operating expenses at closing, similar to property tax and insurance “prepaids” in a traditional sale. Buyers who choose to finance their purchase also pay a financing fee at closing.

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