Sarasota Communities

Halloween is going to stink this year...

Bill Travers Real Estate, Inc. — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:46:37 -0500

The Enclave, Villages at Pinetree Sarasota statics report June 2008

Bill Travers Real Estate, Inc. — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:49:47 -0500

Price perspective

Bill Travers Real Estate, Inc. — Sun, 11 May 2008 14:01:58 -0500

was visiting amazon.com tonight to check out a phenomenal artist; Victor Wooten. This guys is unbelieveable. But something came to mind, each one of his songs on Amazon.com can be purchased for $0.99. Some songs were 7:11 minutes in time and one of them was only 2:56 minutes. Regardless, they all were the same price of $0.99.

Sure each song is original. Was the 2:56 song time worth more money than the 7:11 song? It must be if it were shorter and could still bring the same cost. Or was the 7:11 not as good since you got more music for the same price? In real estate, we analyze with cost per sq. ft. A buyer can see the benefit in paying a little more for the floor plan or because the home was freshly painted in today's earth tone neutral colors that make it a move in ready home. We know that preserve, lake, pond and all the other goodies bring more to market value but do we take into account that a home can be just the right price for the sweet sound it put out? Something to think about.

New construction in Palmer Ranch

Bill Travers Real Estate, Inc. — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:21:53 -0500

Model Lease Back Sarasota

Bill Travers Real Estate, Inc. — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:39:42 -0600

Model Lease Back Sarasota

Located at 3710 E 80 Dr in Sarasota, This 2008 Award winning Parade of Homes Builders model is available for purchase and priced right at $630,000. Offered for sale as a model leaseback, or purchase for immediate occupancy. This model home comes complete with Designer furnishing package. Built in 2007, This 1,949 a/c sq. foot home is perfectly located Minutes to downtown Sarasota. Shopping and Restaurant amenities are just a short walk away.

This stunning decorated model home offers 3 bedrooms 2 baths and a den. 2 car garage and screened pool and fountain surrounded by beautiful pavers on the pool deck and lanai. There is a saltwater filtration system for the pool.

This unique floor plan offers wide open space for entertaining and can function as a two master suite. Diagonal tile in family room, kitchen, breakfast nook and hallway areas, There are Hardwood floors in the living room, dining and den. Upgraded Frieze carpet is in all bedrooms complimenting the elegant interior and color scheme.

Sarasota Townhomes and Villa's are active

Bill Travers Real Estate, Inc. — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:53:12 -0600

Sarasota Townhomes, villa's, condo's are for the most part maintenance free. The maintenance for the development is typically included in the fee's of the association. This lifestyle fits a homeowner that wants to pick up and go at their leisure. A townhome has mass appeal to all owner types. Single parents, Empty-nesters, Boomerangs (parents that have children return from college), people in travel related careers, Baby Boomers, Single Women and more.

This makes it easy to manage for a homeowner. Often times, the condo association or homeowners association takes care of the common grounds, pays for the cable TV, roof maintenance (unless Fee Simple), painting of the building and now it is common place to community wireless internet connectivity throughout a townhome development. There are some developments that have CDD (Community District Development) fees. These fees/costs are assessed to the homeowner when a developer has the county or city put in the infrastructure. Walt Disney World in Orlando was the first in the country to use CDD fees.

Definition according to Merriam-Webster:
Town home: usually single-family house of two or sometimes three stories that is usually connected to a similar house by a common sidewall.

Villa: a detached or semi-detached urban residence with yard and garden space

Condominium: individual ownership of a unit in a multi-unit structure (as an apartment building) or on land owned in common (as a town house complex); also : a unit so owned b: a building containing condominiums

The picture below is from a townhome in Bradenton that I found for my client.

Here's a builders model picture I stitched together: