Do you sell homes, or communities?

Well, I would say they are both important but the area is secondary to the lot itself. I think that the agent is referring to others that have built contemporary giving a certain custom feel to the area.  Not all the homes will be cookie cutter.  But lot size is important because that decides what style home can be built & also sq footage.  I'm sure areas like this also have square footage restrictions. 

I think then after the buyer likes the lot they ask 'am I in the middle of no-where?'.  Then the community becomes important.

Marte, I think it's both. A buyer is always looking for more information about everything. Blogs should probably be the same.

Marte:

I think the community is an important consideration for buyers.  Writing a paragraph about the community with photos of parks, schools and other amenities is a way to convey the essence of a community.

Around here the attributes of the land or the lot will be very important. After all, dig 4 feet down and you hit water. There are a lot of issues with land in South Florida. After all, most of all of this land used to be swamp land. 

There is also the location aspect to it. 

A one acre vacant lot where you can have a horse here in Wellington is going to run you over $450,000 but if you go right across Southern Blvd to the north to Loxahatchee you can get a lot where you can have your horse, one acre for $25,000. Huge difference in just the value of the name of the town. 

But with either of these lots the buyer needs to know: 

• is it permitted for horses
• is it high and dry
• are there any mitigation issues with the army corps of engineers
• what can I build on the lot
• is there ingress 
• are there any encroachment issues 
• is there a bore test for the property
• does it have sewer or septic 

etc. 

Hi Marte, 

Yes, depending on the type of property, but certainly in the luxury market around here people want to know that the best of the best is at their fingertips.  Downtown White Plains has a lot of transplanted high-end restaurants from NYC.  This has been a big selling point.  When  I took a couple to a luxury condo complex today, the sales people mentioned several new amenities that were coming to the neighborhood including a couple of high-end restaurants.  That's just what I'm experiencing.  Every area is different, but I would say "yes" to your question. 

I might be one of the few, but community means very little to me. I grew up in a suburb subdivision with 1/4 to 1/2 acre lots. Back in the 80's community was more important than it is today. I have many online communites that we are a part of, my kids cyberschool and we drive to actvities such as gymnastics and homeschool group. When we bought our house last year we looked at the house first... and we wanted something specific. 4 to 5 br, hot water heat, and low price.

I know this is not a priority for everyone, but I feel each person's needs are different. There are some that rely on public transportation. Some others that need acreage to homestead, still others are concerned about   prestige of their location. Needs must be individualized for eact client so as to make it feel like the "perfect" home. :) 

I sell areas and/or communities. Once we find an area, THEN I look for specific homes. Otherwise you can find yourself driving every which way, and it's too hot for that!

Absolutley right and good guidance for those newbies. Thanks.

Congrats on the feature.  I think if you are selling vacant lots, you would need to describe the lots in terms of size, shape, topography etc. If you are selling lots in a PUD, then you'd include amenities about that.  The rest of the info he wants sounds like something that might get him more clients, but it seems it should be a whole separate page or post that could be linked to from the lot info post. Just my 2 cents

Marte, location is always important-- right up there with the price. In your case, you know the location, so looking at the neighborhood is important.

Most buyers in the east Phoenix Metro cities know which city they want to live in-- and which part of the city-- so the job comes down to showing the subdivisions that contain the price-point properties, and accepting/rejecting the areas until we arrive at the acceptable ones.

If we haven't found "the one," we have narrowed the locations and now we can concentrate on the house. Takes a while, sometimes. But-- it usually doesn't involve a lot of research of the neighborhood amenities.