Hi Everybody,
OUR REAL ESTATE MARKET IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HAS BROKEN LOOSE! Finally
after
2 ½ years. With our prices stabilizing, Low Mtge Interest rates and with
foreclosures coming on en mass, I can offer you some of the best priced
homes that you may never see again. You've heard about it, you might be
reading about it and I am experiencing it. We have hit the bottom and we
are starting to Explode with activity. If you are looking to buy in South
West Florida, and if you can, do it now. Do it right now. By the time
you
read about it in the newspapers, bottom line prices will be gone, prices
will have gone up and will continue to go up for quite some time into the
future.
You heard it from me. Now, where to buy? CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA! There
have
been some bad publicity out there on Cape Coral or Florida in general. It
goes something like this: 1. High taxes 2. High property insurance
rates
3. Hurricanes
4. Thousands and thousands of foreclosures 5. People moving out of
Florida
Oh my gosh! That sounds pretty scary to me too, and I live here. Yes, I
live here and my wife and I absolutely love it here. Now, lets take a
hard
look at it for what it really is.
1. High Taxes. Over the past 2 ½ years, our taxes have dropped
substantially because prices have dropped substantially (40%). Not bad.
Not only that, but last week, Florida voters voted in Amendment 1 which
not
only reduces taxes further, but now also offers protection to out of state
buyers who do not homestead. You can figure taxes on a piece of property
to
be at about 2% based on prior years mil rates. Now I don't know about
your
particular area, but 2% is not that bad, especially when you get to take
off
an additional $50,000 off of your market value. And, speaking of market
value, as a non resident owning property, your property values can no
longer
be raised any more than 10% per year even if values go up to 35% to 50%
per
year as they did between 2002 and 2005. Where I come from, Northern
Illinois values have gone up about 10% and so do their taxes. So, NO,
Taxes have come way way down and they are expected to come down further.
2. High property insurance. Fact is, they have come down a lot over the
past 12 months and they are expected to come down further with the State
of
Florida leading the charge. Why? Because we have not had any hurricanes
to
hit the State for the past 2 years. By the way, when a hurricane does
hit,
it affects only a small area when it hits landfall (the eye of the
Hurricane), not the entire State as some would have you believe. And
speaking of Hurricanes (kind of like tornado's, only we have a week
warning).
3. Hurricanes. None for the past 2 years anywhere in Florida. But, if
you
are concerned about Hurricanes and you want to live near the Ocean, then
Cape Coral is the place to be. Because of the way we are angled and with
our two huge barrier Islands (Sanibel, the Captivas and Pine Isle), we are
pretty well protected. Prior to 2004, Cape Coral had no Hurricanes since
1965. 2004 and 2005, we did, but no direct hits, and we experienced
mostly
minor type of damage.
4. Thousands of foreclosures. Wellll, yes. Just like everywhere else in
the country, Only probably more due to our rapid growth here in Florida.
But, it's the foreclosures (Bank owned properties) that create the
tremendous Buying opportunities for you in our community.
5. People leaving Florida. That's always been true, just like other
States
lose people. What is important to remember is that a whole lot more
people
move into Florida than move out. Everyone wants to live in Paradise.
What about Cape Coral, how is it doing? Well, it is doing just fine. It
is
a Vibrant city with a small town atmosphere. Beautiful Homes, Beautiful
Location, next to the Gulf of Mexico, Healthy and quite Wealthy. But,
why
not see for yourself before you come down. Go to my Web Site at:
www.floridagulfhomes.com and click onto my "COMMUNTIY INFO" button and
click onto Cape Coral. At the Cape Coral site, click onto the "Real
Estate
and Community Video" section to see some great 2 minute Video's that cover
everything from fun fun fun to the city itself, schools and shopping.
While
at my site, be sure to check out my 33 years of Full Time Real Estate
Experience. To search for every listed MLS property, go to my "SEARCH
MLS"
button and enjoy. To learn the truth about Short Sales and to understand
Foreclosures (opportunity here), be sure to click onto my "FORECLOSURE
INFO"
button.
When you are ready to come down, be sure and call to set an appointment.
The sooner the better because I can get you started now, in the comfort of
your living room. And, you will have fun, getting started. Also, if you
know of anyone who you feel might be interested in this E-Mail, please
forward it to them. All Referrals are deeply appreciated. In the
meantime,
I look forward to hearing from you soon. I can be reached at my E-Mail :
paul@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
or my cell phone at
239-634-7381.
--
Paul Symanski
Broker Sales Associate
C-21 Birchwood Realty
Cape Coral / Fort Myers, Florida
239-540-6669 Dir Office Line
239-634-7381 Paul's Cell Phone
paul@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
E-Mail
http://www.floridagulfhomes.com
Paul's Web Site
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