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Peace Harbor is a waterfront condominium community at 900 E. Marion Avenue in Punta Gorda, positioned directly along the Peace River near the city's downtown waterfront. Current 2026 listings document spacious three-bedroom residences with screened lanais, expansive river views, a heated pool and sp

Mondovi Bay Villas is a 52-residence waterfront condominium community in Burnt Store Isles, within the City of Punta Gorda. The community combines attached villa-style residences with canal frontage, a heated pool and spa, a pool cabana, garages and substantial dock infrastructure. Many residences h

Tierra Verde, Florida offers an unusual combination of waterfront homes, boating access, residential privacy and proximity to both St. Petersburg and Fort De Soto Park. This unincorporated Pinellas County community occupies a collection of connected islands at the southern end of the Pinellas Bayway

If a home inspection finds problems, the transaction does not automatically fall apart and the seller does not automatically have to repair everything. The next step depends on what the inspector found, whether additional professional evaluation is needed and, most importantly, what the signed purch

If a seller does not accept your offer on a house, the first step is to determine exactly what happened. The seller may have rejected the offer, chosen another buyer, made a counteroffer, or simply allowed your offer to reach its contractual acceptance deadline without signing it. None of those outc

Yes. A Florida homebuyer can ask the seller to contribute toward eligible closing costs as part of the purchase negotiation. The seller does not have to agree, and the amount a financed buyer can actually use depends on the mortgage program, lender requirements, actual eligible expenses and transact

Closing on a house in Florida commonly takes several weeks after the purchase contract becomes effective, particularly when the buyer is obtaining a mortgage. A cash purchase may be able to close sooner because mortgage underwriting, lender appraisal requirements and lender funding are removed. Ther

Hiring a professional home cleaner before moving into a house can be worthwhile, but the best timing is usually after the seller has moved out and after you have completed your final walkthrough. A cleaner can remove dust, grime and ordinary signs of occupancy, but cleaning is not a substitute for a

If you miss the inspection period in a Florida home purchase, you may lose important contractual rights connected with property condition. Under the commonly used Florida Realtors/Florida Bar AS IS Residential Contract, the buyer's broad right to terminate based on the inspection provision must be e

Golfers living in Palmetto, Florida have several courses close to home, including public golf at Buffalo Creek Golf Course, tee-time and membership options at Moccasin Wallow Golf Club, and golf at Terra Ceia Bay Country Club. Expanding the search into nearby Parrish and Bradenton adds The Club at R

A strong offer on a house combines a market-supported price with credible financing, an appropriate earnest money deposit, workable contingencies, realistic deadlines and terms that fit the seller's priorities. The highest offer is not automatically the strongest. A seller may prefer an offer that p

Marlin Run is an established condominium villa community inside gated Burnt Store Marina in the Punta Gorda 33955 area of Lee County. Developed primarily during the mid-1990s, Marlin Run features single-story villas, commonly with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, screened outdoor living and attached gar

Padre Isles is a small condominium community at 2080 Padre Island Drive in Punta Gorda Isles, with verified residences overlooking or adjoining the St. Andrews South Golf Club setting. Current property records identify spacious three-bedroom condominiums dating primarily to 1990, attached two-car ga

Marina North Shore is a 48-residence waterfront condominium community overlooking the North Yacht Basin inside gated Burnt Store Marina in the Punta Gorda 33955 area of Lee County. Developed in phases during the early 1980s, the community includes low-rise condominium buildings with elevators, scree

Oak Harbour is a gated single-family home community off South Jones Loop Road in Punta Gorda, Florida. Developed primarily by KB Home during the mid-2010s, the neighborhood is distinguished by relatively large homesites, one- and two-story residences, private roads, a neighborhood park area and conv

Mediterranean Court is a low-rise waterfront condominium community along Mediterranean Drive in Punta Gorda Isles, with two-story buildings dating to 1981, saltwater canal frontage, a community pool and boating access toward Charlotte Harbor. Residences are primarily two-bedroom condominiums, althou

Paradise Garden Villas is an established villa condominium community on Deborah Drive in Punta Gorda, Florida. Developed in multiple phases during the late 1980s, the community offers spacious single-story residences, community pools, clubhouse amenities, landscaped grounds and pond or lake views fr

Riggs Landing is a boutique nine-residence condominium at 1762 Bay Street in Sarasota, positioned directly on Hudson Bayou just south of Downtown Sarasota. Built in 1985, the four-story waterfront building offers a markedly different setting from a large downtown tower, with a community pool, elevat

Burnt Store Village is a deed-restricted residential community in southwest Charlotte County with a Punta Gorda mailing address, located east of Burnt Store Road and south of Zemel Road. The community covers approximately 520 acres, contains about 1,450 building lots, and includes roughly 13 miles o

Pirate Harbor is a canal-front residential community in unincorporated Charlotte County with a Punta Gorda mailing address, positioned south of central Punta Gorda near Charlotte Harbor. The neighborhood is especially relevant to boaters because many properties front saltwater canals connected to th