FORECLOSURES Fort Myers & Cape Coral Florida waterfront Free list: SW Florida Distress Sale, Canal homes/condos Start Price USD 139,900.00 Current Price USD 139,900.00 Time Left - Bid Count 23 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, October 04, 2008 End Time Friday, January 02, 2009 Location Fort Myers, FL See more about 'FORECLOSURES Fort Myers & Cape Coral Florida waterfront' Description This site provides you with several different methods to search for properties: Browse the MLS system at this link. MAP search the entire area at this link. Free foreclosure list access here. Waterfront foreclosure properties here. Get access to short sales by requesting a free Listingbook account here. Specific area searches: Cape Coral: Waterfront Gulf access homes $150-300k Gulf access homes $300-400k Gulf access homes $400-600k Gulf access homes $600k+ Gulf access condos $100-200k Gulf access condos $200-300k Gulf access condos $300k+ Customized search   Cape Coral: By Neighborhood Cape Harbour Sandoval Burnt Store Marina SW Cape homes, newer, to $150k SE Cape homes, newer, to $150k NE Cape homes, newer, to $125k NW Cape homes, newer, to $125k Customized search Ft Myers Beach: Single Family homes, under $500k Single Family, gulf access <$750k Condos under $300k Condos, Waterfront 2br+ <$400k Customized search S. Ft Myers: By Neighborhood San Carlos Park Briarcliff Whiskey Creek Town & River The Forest Customized search Estero/Bonita: By Neighborhood Bella Terra El Dorado Acres Customized search Current opportunities in the Fort Myers / Cape Coral region: Excellent Real Estate deals can now be found in Southwest Florida, particularly on foreclosure and distress sale properties.  I myself am a Realtor, focusing my efforts on tracking and alerting clients to these opportunities. The best deals lately have been 1) affordably priced new (or newer) properties,  2) cash-flow investment properties needing a little renovating, and 3) Cape Coral waterfront homes with gulf access.  You can access a free list of area foreclosure properties here at this link or you may browse your choice of search options on the right side of this screen. Prices in certain market segments are at or very near bottoming out here: namely the 2006-2007 built single family homes. These properties, as far below replacement cost, and cannot come close to being replicated at these prices. For investors, second home buyers, and 1st time homebuyers, these can make a lot of sense. Lee County, Southwest Florida   Waterfront foreclosure properties are another target of choice.  For example, a direct access pool home recently sold for $250,000 that a couple years back went for $750,000.  In cases like this, the home is being sold for the land value alone-- you affectively are getting the house for free.  Prime locations like this are again affordable, but an increasing number of competing buyers are finally taking note-- these are underpriced opportunities. The best deals tend to be found in Cape Coral. Because of the complexities of the city’s canal system, I’ve have a whole section devoted to it: learn about Cape Coral’s waterfront by going here.   The focus here is on Lee County, which is made up of Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Estero, Bonita Springs, and the outer islands of Sanibel, Captiva, and Fort Myers Beach. Fort Myers is the main city, while Cape Coral is a very large residential suburb to the West. Cape Coral is unique in the fact that it has hundreds of miles of canals, many of which offer access to the ‘ocean,’ which we refer to as ‘the Gulf’ (Gulf of Mexico). Ft Myers has a good size international airport (RSW), so for our Northern visitors this area is much more convenient than the surrounding counties.  Prices here are notably lower than the East coast of Florida, and our winter weather is bordering on perfection-- making it a more sought after choice than Florida’s more Northerly cities of Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, and Pensacola. For a more in depth review of the area go here.  And if you know you’ll be coming down this way on a real estate hunting expedition, here’s some thoughts for planning a visit.    Click anywhere below for full details: Bryant Road -  Lake San Carlos   -   Skagway Ct Sign up for free access to the area foreclosure list.  It is broken down by sections of town (a map feature) and it covers the entire county.  In addition, I highly recommend the Listingbook service (noted in the section below) for keeping updated 24/7. Sign up for instant access here Foreclosure List Access Dan Starowicz Realtor / Mortgage Broker 239-810-1470 011-239-810-1470 Int’l dan@leehouses.com LeeHouses.com   Waterfront properties (especially Cape Coral single family homes) are my number one priority, and account for the bulk of my business.  The time is right to target select waterfront properties, and the best ones are usually foreclosures, estate owned homes, or other distress sales. The canal system here is quite complex though, so what may first appear to be a good deal could be in a remote waterfront location.  There’s a maze of canals, locks, and bridges to account for. I’m already familiar with all these, so I can of course guide you through it.  I also have a section on my website describing how it works. You can view those details here. I recommend getting a free Listingbook account here to track the waterfront activity, and to be in touch with me about the particulars of any you find interesting. One of the best resources available to you is another free service, called Listingbook.  With it you can set specific search parameters to filter for exactly what you are looking for. It offers daily updates of those matches, complete details on the properties, and you can even research sold property data to make the most informed decisions possible.  Updates to this system are extremely fast (much more so than the foreclosure list). With it you’ll be the first to know! Go here for complete details and to sign up today. Complete details are available on www.LeeHouses.com Financing: I am also a Mortgage Broker with access to wholesale rates.  By combining these services you save money and the process is simplified. I offer FHA and VA financing, no-money down options, loans for foreign citizens, and for first-time homebuyers grant money may be available. Foreclosures: Gain instant access to the local foreclosure database. Short Sales: Learn how short sales actually work. Selling your home: Guaranteed to sell in 91 days, or I’ll do it for free! Cape Coral waterfront.  Learn the in’s and out’s of the canal system. Search options.  Several ways to stay informed on market activity. First Time Buyers.  There are great opportunities right now.  Read on. Area overview.  For those who aren’t all that familiar with SW Florida. Taxes.  Learn what to expect for property tax rates. Insurance.  Learn how Florida insurance policies work. Weather.  See what you could be enjoying! Lately the majority of my customers have been Canadian buyers purchasing waterfront property. This is in response to two factors: 1) the weak US dollar means you are getting everything here at a major discount, and 2) our properties have recently dropped 50% (or more) in price. This combined situation makes for an ideal opportunity to grab choice U.S. vacation properties, especially the waterfront homes. We also have the international airport right here to make flights in and out as convenient as possible. I have experience in assisting foreign buyers to make these purchases, whether or not they are here for the actual closing. The process is fairly simple, and a large number of properties here are already owned by Europeans and Canadians. Even if you buy foreclosure properties, you are still getting a ‘title insurance policy’ which will guarantee the title is free of all liens and claims. If purchasing in cash, the process is very easy. If you are obtaining financing here in the U.S., that can be accommodated too.  Expect to need to put 30-35% of the purchase price down, and finance 65-70% of it.   More details are posted on my website and can be viewed here. And if you are planning a visit to the area, please review these suggestions. Feel free to be in touch if I can be of any assistance! Dan Starowicz Realtor / Mortgage Broker 239-810-1470 011-239-810-1470 Int’l dan@leehouses.com LeeHouses.com All info deemed accurate but not guaranteed. Place a Bid!