Partnering with Reel Coastal gives property owners’ peace of mind knowing that their investment is in good hands. Our team offers comprehensive and hassle-free service for managing your vacation rental properties. Whether you’re a seasoned real estate investor or new to the vacation rental market, our team lives local and is dedicated to helping you maximize the return on your investment.

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Our Services
Superior Listings
We create beautiful listings with the help of our in-house designers to stage your property and take professional photographs.
Thoughtful Marketing
Your property will be marketed on the most popular booking platforms as well as our direct booking website for maximum visibility.
Effective Pricing Strategy
Our team is constantly analyzing market trends, seasonality, and competition to determine the optimal rental rates, ensuring the property remains competitive so that you can optimize occupancy and revenue.
Friendly Reservation Management
Our reservation specialists handle your bookings inquiries, process reservations, manage cancellations, and ensure seamless communication with guests throughout the booking process.
Legal & Regulatory Compliance
Our onboarding team will walk you through the process of ensuring adherence to local regulations, licensing requirements, and tax laws related to short-term rentals. Through industry affiliations and diligence, we stay apprised of industry trends and changes so you don’t have to
Timely Guest Communications
Our guest communications team provides personalized customer service handling check-ins/check-outs, answering questions, offering local recommendations and addressing any issues or concerns during the guests’ stay
Analytics & Revenue Management
We provide homeowners with monthly performance reporting that details income and expenses allowing for informed decision making
Cleaning & Maintenance
Our team of cleaners and maintenance techs are top notch. Documented processes guide our cleaners to consistently meet expectations. We are partnered with a local construction and HVAC contractor to ensure your property is in its best shape with every check-in.

What sets Reel Coastal apart?
- You’re not just another number: We selectively maintain a right-sized portfolio of high-quality properties to ensure excellent customer service ratings and repeat guests.
- We care: We are vested in the Anna Maria Island community and the success of businesses that support it. We live here, raise our families here and want to provide excellent service to guests that visit this special place.
- Strategic Partnerships: Things break. Appliances fail, and Air Conditioning systems need TLC. Reel Coastal’s partnership with Solid Rock Construction ensures that your house and our guests feel the love.
- Reel Coastal Properties – Brokerage Services: If you’re looking to acquire additional property or monetize a current investment, we can help. Our team of Realtors and investment professionals have extensive experience evaluating and underwriting income producing property.

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Reel Coastal Properties
Reel Coastal Properties is a family-owned, independent, full-service brokerage committed to serving the coastal manatee community with unwavering integrity, guided by Christian principles and values. Our mission is to be a beacon of trust, compassion, and excellence in the real estate industry, exemplifying Christ’s love in all that we do. We specialize in residential real estate, with a focus on luxury homes, investment properties, and comprehensive property management services.
Whether you’re planning to buy an investment property or sell your home we can help with all of your real estate needs.

Matthew T. Darak – Owner
A native of Long Island, NY, Matt and his family have been residents of Bradenton since 2020. Matt’s background is in Financial Services and Corporate Banking. He and his wife Nicole, married for 20 years, are avid real estate investors. They enjoy spending family time with their four children and traveling to new destinations. Matt is a graduate of West Point Military Academy and served in the Army as an Intelligence Officer, including a combat deployment to Iraq, where he was awarded the Bronze Star. Driven by his deep love for Christ, Matt’s goal is to make a profound impact for God’s kingdom.

W. Sterling Worth – Owner
A native of Dallas, Texas, Sterling and his family have been residents of Anna Maria Island since 2020. Sterling’s background is commercial and multi-family real estate investment throughout Texas and the Southeast on behalf of institutions, family offices and high net worth individuals. When he’s not working, he loves hanging out with his family and friends, dreaming of the mountains (he married a beach girl), commiserating over Texas A&M football, playing guitar and spending time on the water.