It's that time of the year again! Our neighbors from points north and beyond are arriving in droves. Many are here to escape the cold - those long grey, dark, freezing winters! Our climate, even at this time of the year is downright balmy. Yesterday, despite being somewhat rainy, it was still warm enough to wear shorts.

Many of our temporary residents are arriving at an opportune time. There hasn't been a better time to buy real estate in years. And pool homes are no exception! Buying a home, and then building a pool is an option. A typical, though modest, pool will set you back about $22,000. But, buying a pool home in today's environment will cost you about $10,000 more than the comparable non-pool home! What a steal!

As a year round Deep Creek resident, I enjoy my pool year round. And no, it isn't heated! But a plunge sure feels good after a brisk early-morning run through the avenues and boulevards of Deep Creek.

And heating options are not that expensive. DIY options exist for a couple of hundred dollars, and a professionally installed solar heater will cost you a couple of grand!

Anyway, the point of all this rambling is to let our visitors know that we've made the search for a Deep Creek Pool Home extra simple. Just follow the link!

September is typically a quite month in our beautiful community of Deep Creek - a suburb of Punta Gorda - Florida.

During September there were 18 closed transactions.

Single family homes accounted for 13 of these sales and were priced from $82,900 to $315,000. The average sale price was $140,000. This price may have been skewed slightly because of the single 'higher-priced' home.

Condos made up 3 of the sales in September. The average list price was $62,000 and the average sales price was $44,700. This demonstrates clearly that the market is still severely depressed and favors buyers. In one of the transactions, a condo priced in the low $40's actually sold for a tad over $20,000! A stunning buy for some lucky buyer.

What to take away from all this. Bargains abound. Some buyers are still paying too much. Every now and then we see a buyer pay too much for the home and start wondering if they had an agent who was looking out for them!

You can view Deep Creek homes and condos at the following sites. When you buy through us, you're not going to overpay! Our sites cover Deep Creek Single Family Homes, Deep Creek Condos and Villas, and Deep Creek Foreclosures and Short Sales!

Deep Creek Florida Real Estate is a compelling buy! And not just because the economy is in the tank. Deep Creek is in the sweet spot - located midway between Fort Myers to the south and Sarasota to the north. It has always been the ideal bedroom community for commuters to either of these two cities.

So where is Deep Creek exactly? Located in southwest Florida's Charlotte County, just to the north of the Peace river and east of Interstate 75 as it heads north to Tampa and points beyond, Deep Creek is close to the metro Port Charlotte facilities. With an abundance of shopping, dining, entertainment and medical facilities - yet close enough to rural Florida - Deep Creek offers a fulfilling lifestyle. The quaint village of Punta Gorda is just across the Peace river bridge to the south.

There is a Mark McCumber designed golf course located wholly within the confines of Deep Creek. Across the county, of course, are numerous other golf courses which will meet about every budget. And in neighboring Lake Suzy is the spectacular Kingsway golf course.

Deep Creek Florida Real Estate features an abundance of housing choices - spacious single family homes on large lots, many with pools and lanais, compact condo complexes, many with either lake or golf course frontage. From the huge Heritage Lakes development to small four-plexes, the choices are many. The common theme throughout Deep Creek is one of space! Wide and expansive greenbelts bring a country feel to the area. The abundance of birds, rabbits and even Bobcats, will satisfy the most ardent lover of wildlife. The proximity to the Peace River will satisfy the sportsman who enjoys fishing or boating. Our neighboring community of Harbor Heights provides many beautiful riverfront homes to those fortunate enough to own them. Harbour Heights has somewhat more relaxed Deed restictions than Deep Creek, which makes it attractive to some!

Deep Creek, along with most of Florida, is suffering somewhat from the general economic malaise that grips our country. This provides a compelling reason to buy a home in Deep Creek as a retirement, investment or second home. There will probably never be a better time to buy in this fantastic area and bargains abound.

Deep Creek is also a great area to raise a family and the school choices are good and getting better. Elementary school kids can attend the Deep Creek Elementary School, located in the southern part of the community, and within biking or walking distance for a good part of the community. Punta Gorda Middle School is now housed in a brand-new facility (courtesy of Hurricane Charley which flattened it and Charlotte High) just adjacent to the newly completed Charlotte High. For parents (and kids) who place a premium on higher education, the Charlotte County campus of Edison State College is located just west of the High School/Middle School complex. What's more important is that Edison has started a collegiate high school where a select few students can earn their associate degrees, while completing their high school graduation requirements. It's truly a groundbreaking development for our litle community.

We are proud of our community and would love to show it to you. To view some of the many housing choices available in Deep Creek, please visit our Deep Creek Florida Real Estate websites. The sites we promote are:

www.Deep-Creek-Florida-Houses-For-Sale.com

www.Deep-Creek-Condos.com

www.Deep-Creek-Foreclosures.com

Please visit our sites or simply call to talk about Deep Creek!

Deep Creek Realty, serving the Punta Gorda - Port Charlotte - North Port areas of southwest Florida, is proud to announce the launch of a new site dedicated to the sale and disposition of Deep Creek Foreclosures and Short Sales.

Visitors to the site will have the opportunity to sign up for an account which will enable them to receive daily email updates of new foreclosure and short sale listings in the Deep Creek and Harbour Heights subdivisions.

As most savvy investors know, the good deals get snapped up very quickly and fresh information is vital to finding the latest Deep Creek Foreclosures and Short Sales. And, because Deep Creek and Harbour Heights are very desirable areas, this site will be of great importance to individuals and investors looking to buy bargain properties in the Deep Creek and Harbour Heights area.

The Deep Creek and Harbour Heights Foreclosure and Short Sale website can be found at: www.Deep-Creek-Foreclosures.com

We invite anybody interested in buying foreclosures or short sales in the area to visit the site and view the amazing bargains available.

 Short Sale.   APPROVAL LETTER IN HAND (08/10)  , Can close by 09/13 per Bank. House boasts 3 bedrooms/ 2 bathrooms, one of the bedrooms is used as a den/study (no closet), master suite is large w/ high ceilings, dining room, living room and master bedroom all open up to the pool and outdoor entertaining space.  Hurricane windows throughout, 10,000 gallon pool with cage.  Home sits on a large lot with two empty lots on either side.  All appliances stay, including pool equipment. Pool is green, property is newly vacant. Lawn will be mowed prior to closing. Bank is paying for $1,200 in Buyers closing costs + first year home warranty! What a deal! Sellers loss is your gain.

It's a busy time for Short Sale specialists in our area. Our MLS area encompasses Punta Gorda, Port Charlotte and North Port Florida. Charlotte County Florida encompasses the majority of the area with North Port falling into southern Sarasota county. We also serve Lake Suzy in southern Desoto county.

This part of Florida has certainly seen it's share of short sales. Although we're not as bad as some parts of the country like Las Vegas, it certainly is not a good time if you are a homeowner who purchased in the 2003-2007 time frame. Almost universally these buyers have seen their home's value decline precipiously.

On the other hand buyers are seeing values which haven't been seen in a decade.

Dealing with sellers in this market is difficult. One has to be sensitive to the trauma they feel when you broach the subject of a Short Sale. Many have the attitude that they'd rather see the home go to foreclosure than see somebody else benefit from their distress.

Understandable? Certainly! Logical? Certainly not.

I try to persuade my sellers to move on. Moving on from a stressful emotional situation can be cathartic, hopeful and reaffirming. If you've been struggling to make a mortgage payment of $2,000 a month, the notion of renting for $800 seems fairly attractive. You'll have money left over for some of the fun things in life. Maybe you did lose a bundle, but the removal of a giant unmanageable mortgage is not a bad thing. Most experts agree that the market recovery is years away. So, if you can qualify for a mortgage within the next two to three years, you'll be able to actually afford the next home you buy.

In this respect, a Short Sale can almost be considered a do-over!

The recovery from a Short Sale is also substantially less difficult than the recovery from a Foreclosure. A foreclosure will certainly damage your credit for much longer than a short sale. You more than likely will be precluded from buying a new home (qualifying for a mortgage) for between 7 and 10 years.

So, put the trauma behind you, and move on with your life. A Short Sale can be a fresh start in life!

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