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Marco Island Real Estate Blog

Mainsail Naples Condos For Sale

Mainsail I, II, III and IV in Naples, Florida represent some of the best bargains around if you're looking for an affordable condo.  Located in the Marco Shores area adjacent to Hammock Bay, Mainsail condos are all situated on a serene lake and across the street from a beautiful golf course.  If you're a pilot, the Marco Island airport is only a few minute away. If you're not a pilot, you shouldn't be concerned about airplane noise.  Marco Island's airport is quite small and traffic in and out is very light on its heaviest day.

Mainsail condominiums are lovely, two bedroom/two bath units that are roomy and efficient.  They make a great place for second home or an economical primary residence.  Conveniently located between Marco Island and Naples,

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Pool House on Marco

I wanted to bring your attention to a home on Marco Island that is about to sell.  Located at 701 N Barfield Drive, this well-cared-for pool home is priced to move.  It happens to be the lowest priced home on the island by the foot and it is in stellar condition.  The floorplan is very functional and takes advantage of wonderful pool views.  The oversized lot offers options for RV storage or room additions that simply aren't available on Marco Island.  Homes in this price range sometimes don't have three bedrooms, often don't have two baths and never have two baths AND a powder room.  This one has it all.

The 2438 square feet under air was so thoughtfully designed that the home actually feels much larger.  In a price range that typically only

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873 Swan Dr Marco Island FL Photo

What comes to mind when you think of Marco Island?  For most people, it's probably the waterfront homes.  In fact, it can be hard to find a house on the island that isn't on a canal. They're everywhere.  But, what if you want a house on a canal, with direct access to the Gulf of Mexico, but you also want something close enough to the beach that you can walk there in five minutes.  If that's what you need, you're going to have a problem... until now.  

The number of homes that are both on water-direct lots AND within a reasonable walk to the beach is few.  The number of homes with both qualities that are currently for sale is one.  It's this week's hot listing.  Located on Swan Drive on Marco Island, this super-luxury home is located just a couple

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Seabreeze South Image

Everyone agrees that the bottom of the market on Marco Island has passed but there are still bargains if you look carefully and move on them quickly.  We have one of those bargains for you today.  Listen, this condo is a two-bedroom beauty that is priced less than most one-bedroom units in the same condominium - and it's a bright, airy, END UNIT.  It's 50 grand less than the only other two-bedroom available! Is this something that you folks up north might consider jumping on, sight-unseen?  Why wouldn't you?  Where is the risk? Seriously, a two-bedroom condo, a block from the beach on Marco Island, for $127,500.  Grab this condo in 2013 and look like a genius as soon as 2014.

Everybody knows that Seabreeze is a great condo because of its close

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Admiralty House Unit For Sale

This week's hot listing of the week is a Marco Island beachfront condo.  People come from around the world to see the white sand and stunning sunsets of our crescent beach.  No doubt, this world-wide demand can make Marco Island beachfront property a little more pricey than some other Florida towns.  Occationally, though, you can find a steal and when you do, you need to move.  Itchiest trigger finger wins.

So, why is this condo getting so much attention?  It's only $315,000, that's why.  Now, if you watch beachfront condo prices, you know this is a pretty good price for a 1 bedroom condo.  This is a two bedroom condo, though...in one of the most popular high rises on the beach, Admiralty House.  Admiralty House is a pristine, architectural

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One of the great real estate myths on Marco Island is that you can only sell property during our tourist season which is January through March.  Sure, the population of our little island triples in those months and sales are strong but the data tells a different story.  Selling off-season is a great strategy.

The numbers may surprise you.  First, let's compare the number of homes sold in the first half of 2012 with the number in the second half.  Bear in mind that the first half includes not only our busiest months of January, February and March but also April, May and June which are the months in which closings of sales made during those busy months often fall.  On the contrary, the second half of the year includes the holiday months of November

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Fiddlers Creek

Fiddler's Creek is a unique community in southwest Florida.  There really is nothing quite like it.  This 3900-acre development is packed with every amenity imaginable, two world-class golf courses, a club house and pool that are nothing short of Florida fantasy and to top it all off, it's very affordable.

"I don't believe it," you say.  "How can it really be that great and still be affordable."  Well, in 2007, as the Florida real estate market began to flounder, Fiddler's Creek developers lost critical financing.  Ultimately, they were forced to file bankruptcy despite a giant cash infusion from investors.  Construction ceased and Fiddler's Creek was in critical condition. 

Now, Fiddler's has emerged from their financial troubles.  Property is

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Florida Real Estate

We are all familiar with Black Friday - the day after Thanksgiving when Christmas shoppers, trying to grab bargains, have been known to fight over merchandise.  It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas - if you know what I mean.  The Florida real estate biz is humming like we haven't seen in years.  In certain price ranges and neighborhoods, buyers are getting worked up into a frenzy.

Here's a little anecdotal evidence for you...  I've made four offers for a single client of mine over the last few weeks and we haven't been able to even negotiate them.  In three of the four, there were multiple offers.  With these, our good offers we beaten by full-price offers or similar offers that were preferable because they were cash.  In the remaining case,

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Smokehouse Bay Club Image

Serendipity - a lucky find.  Well, we've got your serendipity.  This week, we have a new listing in Smokehouse Bay Club.  Smokehouse Bay Club is located ideally on Marco Island.  The community is, of course on the beautiful Bay so access to the Gulf from the common dock is direct.  By land, this popular and sought after community is located right next to The Esplanade so a two minute walk gets you to Starbucks, CJ's, Tara Steak and Lobster House, Mangos and more.

There is a lot more to Smokehouse than its perfect location.  It is one of the best kept and most beautiful landscapes on the island.  The flowers are in bloom and the lawns are manicured meticulously.  The buildings are tasteful in design and very well maintained. Inside, each unit is an

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Trulia and Zillow are awesome if you are interested in getting some general real estate information. If you want to see what prices have been doing over the last five or ten years on Marco Island, these big websites can give you a pretty good idea of what transpired. If you want to reach some random agent that probably knows nothing about the market, these sites will deliver that too.  But, if you want the good stuff - the real timely information you need in order to make a good decision, you might want to bypass these Goliaths.

Big real estate websites are ubiquitous these days. If you search for anything real estate related on Google or Yahoo or Bing, you're going to find that Zillow and Trulia are ranked high in the results. The sites are easy to

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