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Avalon Preserve – Fort Myers, FL 33908

Avalon Preserve – Fort Myers, FL 33908 | Community Spotlight

Avalon Preserve is a gated community of coach and single-family estate homes located in South Fort Myers.  Avalon Preserve coach homes include attached private 2 car garages and feature preserve and lake views.  What’s a coach home?  A Coach Home is one of a group of homes in a two-story building, with own garage and entrance. Read the rest of this entry

Reflection Isles – Fort Myers, FL 33912

Reflection Isles  – Fort Myers, FL 33912 | Community Spotlight

Reflection Isles is a gated community that borders the environmentally sensitive 2,000-acre Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve, offering elegant villas, distinguished town homes, prestigious executive homes and spacious estate homes.  Because of the preserve, nothing else can be built around it.  As a Reflection Isles Community Expert, I have bought and sold homes in this community.  Everything you need to know can be found right here, with me!  I wrote a blog about this community last year, but a lot has changed since then. So, consider this a great update! Read the rest of this entry

Gated Community Resource Guide

Have you ever fallen in love with a community?  It’s a dream come true, you can afford the home, everything seems perfect…until you find out the Homeowners Association costs!  It happens to a lot of people in Southwest Florida.  HOA fees can make or break a deal.  I’ve spent the past year (in my spare time) researching and compiling Fort Myers HOA fees of some communities and what they include.  It’s not a complete list, but there are quite a few!  As we all know, they are subject to change so this list may not be completely accurate.  However, it’s a great resource for you.  It’s my pleasure to share it with you.  If you have any questions about specific communities, the HOA contact information is also provided there.  Feel free to click for the full list, print and keep!  It may just help you make a decision on if one community is right or not for you. Read the rest of this entry

Quick Sale in a Gated Community? NOT so Fast!!!

If you’re familiar with Southwest Florida, you’re accustomed to gated communities throughout the sunshine state!  Everywhere you go, you can find them in low-end and high-end price ranges.  From amenities galore, to simple basics.  This area is certainly all about “lifestyle living”.  So, if you’re a cash-buyer looking to grab your own slice of paradise quickly…think again! Read the rest of this entry

Do I or Don’t I??? Applications for Associations

As a title agent, this is a subject matter I run into and want to inform you, the buyer and the buyer’s agent, of. Though we, as a title company, handle multiple different things for you for a closing, the one thing we can’t do is fill out or submit your application to a Homeowner/Condo Association or management company. Read the rest of this entry

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