A low house of rammed earth and glass that follows the ridge line, with every room opening to the red rock and the evening light.
- 386 m²
- 140 m² yard
- 3 bedrooms
- 2 baths
Homes That Breathe
Architect-built villas and quiet retreats, for sale or for a long stay. Tell us how you want your days to feel — we will find the walls to match.
We look after homes that feel like a long exhale 
Mirador is a small team of agents and former architects. We sell and let around sixty homes a year, and we walk through every one before it reaches this page.
Meet the team- Homes on file
- 340+
- Sold at or above asking
- 96%
- Days to a first viewing
- 11
Homes on the market this season
Every house here has been walked, measured and photographed by us. Most are shown by appointment, often at the hour the light is best.
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Four landscapes we know by heart
We only sell where we live and work, so we can tell you where the wind comes from and which road floods in March.
Inside, at the hour each room was built for
We photograph every house ourselves, room by room, in the light it was designed around.
From a first call to your own front door
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Tell us how you live
A first call, no forms. We ask about your mornings, your weekends, the rooms you use and the ones you never do.
One conversation
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We walk the houses first
We visit, measure and photograph every candidate before you see it, and tell you plainly what we would change.
About two weeks
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Viewings at the right hour
We book each viewing for the light the house was built for: a sunrise terrace, a dusk kitchen, a winter noon.
Two to five visits
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Keys, and the first weeks
We handle the offer, the paperwork and the handover, then stay in touch while the house becomes yours.
Six to ten weeks
Simple fees, agreed before we start
One fee, set in writing at the first meeting. Nothing is added later, whichever way the search goes.
Search
For people who already know the area
1%
of the price, paid at closing
- A shortlist of up to ten homes
- Two accompanied viewings
- Written notes on every house
Search and Guide
Our usual way of working
1.5%
of the price, paid at closing
- Everything in Search
- Viewings booked for the best light
- Survey, offer and negotiation
- One agent from first call to keys
Concierge
For moves from far away
2%
of the price, paid at closing
- Everything in Search and Guide
- Video walk-throughs at any hour
- Builders, schools and movers arranged
The people who will walk you through
Four agents, two of them former architects. You keep the same person from the first call to the day you get the keys.
What people tell us after the first winter
4.9average from 212 families since 2014
They showed us the house at six in the evening, and we understood why the kitchen faced west. We made an offer that night.
Hana BrandtBought in SedonaNo shortlist of forty. Four houses, each one a real possibility, each one explained honestly, flaws included.
Marcus OdeBought in CarmelWe rented for a year before buying. Priya found us a place that let us try the desert without committing to it.
Clara NguyenRented in ScottsdaleTheir notes on the house were more useful than the survey. They told us which wall would need work in five years.
Daniel FiskBought at Lake TahoeThree months after the keys, Elena still called to ask how the winter light was in the living room.
Ana SolerBought in Santa FeQuestions we hear every week
If yours is not here, ask it. We answer every message ourselves, usually the same day.
Ask your ownDo you only sell architect-designed homes?
Mostly, but not only. We take on houses with a clear idea behind them: how they sit on the land and how the light moves through them. Some were drawn by well-known names, some by the owners themselves.
What does a viewing at the right hour mean?
Every house has a time of day it was built for. We find out when that is and book your visit then, so you see the house the way you would live in it.
Can we rent before we buy?
Yes. About a third of our buyers start with a six to twelve month let in the same area. Part of the rent can count toward the fee if you later buy with us.
How long does a search usually take?
Between six weeks and four months from the first call to an accepted offer. Searches from far away take a little longer, because we film more.
Do you help once the keys are handed over?
We stay in touch through the first season and introduce the builders, gardeners and caretakers we have worked with for years.
Selling a house with a story?
We write about each home the way its architect would, photograph it at its best hour and show it only to people who already understand it.
Book a valuation- 23 daysaverage time to an accepted offer
- 104%of the asking price, on average