Brian McColgan, MAI, is Broker and Director of UIP Property Company, the on-island real estate office for Useppa Island, a 100-acre bridgeless private island in Pine Island Sound, Florida.
Brian and his wife, Mary, discovered Useppa in 1985 and commuted from Atlanta for two decades before making the island their full-time home in 2006. His background in real estate spans more than three decades, primarily on the commercial side: he founded McColgan & Co., which grew into the largest privately held commercial real estate appraisal and consulting firm in the Southeast, and he has served as a Special Magistrate for Lee County, evaluating tax appeals on commercial and high-end residential property.
When neighbors asked him to help represent island homes, Brian brought that valuation discipline to Useppa. Since 2013 he and Mary have focused exclusively on selling property on the island. They are “Realtors in residence”: neighbors first, with a working knowledge of every street, dock and cottage on Useppa, and of how island ownership fits with the Club.
Useppa is reached only by boat. Brian can walk prospective buyers through current availability, values, Club membership, and what a first visit to the island looks like.
