Two properties at the heart of Inverness are on the market, and a third seems poised to follow suit. But whether all this real estate activity changes the face of the town remains to be seen.

The Tomales Bay Resort and Marina is for sale for an undisclosed price, and the historic Bellwether Building, home to the post office and Saltwater Oyster Depot, is on the market for $3.5 million.

Vladimir’s, the Czech restaurant that has been a fixture in town for more than half a century, hasn’t opened its doors for many months, and movers recently took away its signs, tables and chairs.

Marshall Livingston and Dick Lemon, co-owners of the Bellwether Building, are hoping to find a buyer who likes their building just the way it is. Mr. Livingston is negotiating with Saltwater’s owner, Luc Chamberland, to extend the restaurant’s lease, and the post office has eight years left on its rental agreement.

“We’re hoping that somebody local—someone with local values—will buy it,” said Mr. Lemon, a former Inverness resident who now lives in Santa Cruz County. “It’s the heart of Inverness commerce, with such a small-town feel. I love the fact that everybody meets at the post office. It’s a homey kind of commerce.”

The property has been listed for several weeks. “It’s not a good time to try to sell, but we are not in a hurry,” Mr. Livingston said. “It will likely take some time.” 

Mr. Livingston, who previously put the building on the market for $2.5 million in 2016, has co-owned the property since 2001. Mr. Lemon bought a half-share in 2010, when Mr. Livingston’s original partner sold her interest. At 80 years old, Mr. Lemon is preparing to pass his assets to his children. When he decided to sell his share, Mr. Livingston decided to do the same.

Jeff Harriman, owner of the Tomales Bay Resort and Marina, decided to sell after a disagreement with Janet Boddington and Andy Pye, the couple hired in 2021 to manage the inn and reopen its restaurant under the name of Andy’s on the Bay. 

The couple filed a lawsuit against Mr. Harriman in Marin Superior Court a year ago. Neither party would comment on the ongoing litigation.

“I think the inn needs to be aligned with the restaurant in order to make it a destination resort,” Mr. Harriman said.

When Ms. Boddington and Mr. Pye joined the management team in the spring of 2021, an announcement on the resort’s Facebook page welcomed them. “Janet and Andy, with a terrific crew of resort staff, are working diligently to make the resort sparkle and shine after its long winter’s nap,” the post said.

Mr. Harriman bought the 35-room hotel and renovated the property in 2005, when it was known as the Golden Hinde Inn and Marina, after the galleon sailed by Sir Francis Drake when he circumnavigated the globe in the 16th century. 

“It really is a stunning location, and the facilities are great,” said William Barrett, an Inverness real estate agent who is not representing either property. “The rooms have had a lot of upgrades over the years. It’s an awesome property.”

Mr. Harriman declined to disclose an asking price. “I’m asking for it to be a free-market decision,” he said.

While the look of neither the resort nor the Bellwether Building is likely to undergo dramatic changes if they are sold, Vladimir’s could receive a makeover if it changes hands. Vladia Brooks, who inherited the restaurant from her father in 2008, could not be reached for comment. 

Since 1960, the Czech restaurant has been serving up goulash, homemade rye bread, Pilsners and a Czech herbal liqueur called Becherovka. But the establishment has been shuttered for months as Ms. Brooks has dealt with personal matters.

The light blue Bellwether Building, two doors down Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, houses the post office, an office for the public utility district, and Saltwater, while the top floor houses an apartment.

Mr. Chamberland is hoping any new landlord is as easy to work with as Mr. Livingston. “Marshall is very supportive of Saltwater being an integral part of the community,” he said. “If it sells, it sells. There are other things to worry about, like the presidential election. All I can do is be as good a restaurant owner as I can be. I expect to be here for the foreseeable future.”

The building dates to 1900, when Atillio Martinelli, a Swiss immigrant whose family owned stores in Olema, built Inverness’s first mercantile to serve summer people and ranchers, according to a history written by Dewey Livingston, Marshall Livingston’s brother.

The building was originally one story, but a second-story living area was added within a couple of years. The upstairs crumbled during the 1906 earthquake, but it was soon rebuilt. The post office moved into the building after the earthquake destroyed the tiny log-cabin post office on Inverness Way that was its previous home. It has been there ever since.

In the 1930s, the building housed a traditional general store with a grocery, butcher shop and hardware store. More recently, it was home to leather and art studios, a pizza parlor, the Light and a bulk foods cooperative. While the feel of the building seems unlikely to dramatically transform, the potential for change is greater at Vladimir’s, should it go on the market. The longtime Inverness institution puts a stamp on the village that is entirely its own. 

“Vladimir’s is a blank slate waiting for someone to come in and turn it into something different,” Mr. Barrett said.