Ok, curiosity got the better of me, and it ended up being the best thing for me. Let me tell you a story ขายบ้าน about an old real estate gem. But first a little pretext. In my real estate career, I typically gravitated toward showing newer real estate developments. With so many home opportunities in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, and Bradenton, it is easy to find a newer community that resonates with buyer expectations. Indeed, for many years, I worked at River Strand Golf & Country Club, a newer golf and country club community in Bradenton, Florida--this experience had a way of coloring my view of the real estate world. Newer was better, right?
That all changed when I sauntered into Palm Aire Country Club with some buyers. Located right off of University Parkway, a main thoroughfare which in some respects serves as a nexus between Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch, Sarasota, Palm Aire is fantastically situated. Of course, one of my principal concerns with the community had always been its age. Some of the homes, as far as I could tell with my research, dated as far back as 1973. With so many comparably priced newer home opportunities in the area, I really saw no reason to investigate this community. Really, the thrust of my visit had more to do with the recent explosion of stores, boutiques, and restaurants on University Parkway. There just had to be some affordable home buying opportunities for my buyers. As it turns out, I was right.
The buyer I was helping find a home was looking for a maintenance free villa or condo. She was intending on staying closer to what I would consider a semi-permanent basis, so her mind's eye ultimately centered on a villa. After all, a villa feels closer to a detached single family home than would be a condo. Refreshingly, I was pleasantly surprised on a multitude of levels. For starters, the floor plans we saw together appeared to revolve around a central theme--the more open, the better. In Florida real estate, this theme has not always been a dominant design trend but it certainly is en vogue in today's buyer market.
Another impressive aspect of the villas revolved around their emphasis on "the view". Most of the villas we viewed had large glass enclosed lanais that covered a considerable expanse of the back side of the villa. The result was an arresting vision of why you came to Florida in the first place--the outside felt as though it had been brought inside. In our case, we found a Mediterranean style villa with an adorable little courtyard and a view from the lanai that made it feel as though you were on the water. To add shimmer to the moment, the sun was setting and its path of light traversed the lake and basked the home in a warning natural light. She had found a home.
Now, back to my point. The villa, in this case, was built in 1983. Not exactly a spring chicken. While the villa was in fantastic shape, the decor and finishes in the home were extremely dated. Ultimately, this didn't matter. Why? The "bones" of the home were ideal for my customer. Plus, the price was right--after all, this lull in the market allowed for a welcome measure of affordability. With a little modernization, this villa would feel brand new. And ironically, she was going to be in the epicenter of what was becoming the newest part of town on University Parkway! Lakewood Ranch was at her doorstep. Downtown Sarasota was minutes away. So, the moral of the story is that with a modest amount of polish, this affordable gem now shines magnificently, and the buyer is ecstatic. That's what I call a success story.
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