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5095 Tallowood WAY, NAPLES, FL

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4 BEDROOMS | 3 (3 full ) BATHROOMS | 3282 SQUARE FEET

Large home on 2.27 acres with a pool! Four bedroom + den with a built-in Murphy Bed, three full bathrooms, formal living room and dining room. The kitchen features beautiful, soft close cabinets, granite counter-tops and upgraded stainless steel appliances. The great room overlooks a fantastic pool. This home features two master bedrooms, one upstairs and one downstairs, each with walk-in closets. Master bedroom upstairs has laminate wood flooring and the remaining bedrooms have all new carpeting. The master…

Dogs are mans best friend, right?  So when your having fun and going places its natural to want to go with your best friend, and here in Naples the beach is one of the most visited places in town.

As a Real Estate agent in Naples, I am asked for advice all the time by prospective home buyers, moving to a new area most people want to learn about the local area, local stores or schools for instance. When moving to new area facilities for family and friends are important right? 

Those of you who love animals as much as I do will want to make sure there are plenty of places to take your four-legged friends as well as making sure that the home you are considering is in one of the dog-friendly communities.  If your dog loves to swim, you probably want to…

How many times have you thought about living on the beach in Naples?  If you are like most people thinking of moving to Naples, then the image that pops immediately into your head when you think of the perfect waterfront home is a beachfront property. An idyllic house with views out over the Gulf, waking each day to amazing views out over the white sand and turquoise waters of the Gulf of Mexico. 

Perfection, however, does not come cheap.  Most of the homes on the Gulf are extremely expensive and out of most peoples reach.  But even if you cannot afford to live right on the Gulf,  the beach is accessible to everyone and can be enjoyed in many different ways.  

Boating is one of the best ways to get out there and really immerse yourself in…

The joys of moving. Finding a great realtor in Naples then viewing homes, finally finding the property of your dreams, and then signing the paperwork.

But what if there was an unexpected hiccup in the proceedings? What if you found the perfect condo on the beach only to discover the HOA doesn't allow for pets! This may seem outlandish to dog lovers like us but this really does happen more often than you would think.

My wife and I love our animals. We have owned many throughout our marriage, and dogs have been an integral part of our family from the start. We could not imagine leaving them behind to move to a new home, it would feel like leaving a child.

We understand how you may feel as a dog owner that is preparing for a move to Naples, FL, we…

People that are living on the beach in Naples know that they are not living in the cheapest beachfront property in the World, but they are living on one of the top ten beaches in the World.

So what else do they know? Here are a few things that only those who are lucky enough to enjoy beach living in Naples understand.

You know that every year you have to live in darkness during turtle hatching time 

You spend time watching tourists and categorizing them

You know it's good for your soul watching the sun go down

You know it's easy to lose time just watching the waves roll in

You can't remember the last time you didn't have sand between your toes

You feel the beach is yours and only yours 

You feel grounded when the only…

We are now at the one month point past Hurricane Irma and I am sure you like most of our clients have questions such as is the housing market affected by Hurricane Irma? or, Has the value of my home dropped since the hurricane? and will I be able to still sell my home in Naples after the hurricane?

It is totally understandable that everyone has worries regarding the hurricane, with so many people having a second home here confidence in our market is being tested.  I have to say that I myself had concerns about driving home after the hurricane passed, my family and I spent the time in North Carolina, we were going to stay, but my wife was discharged from hospital three days before it hit and my disabled sister was also a cause for concern, so we left…

Let’s pretend, you have a multi-million dollar home, living in Naples some of you may just be one of the lucky ones that this applies

You have been living there for quite a few years and for one reason or another, now it’s time to sell.  What do you do, as a Naples Real Estate Broker, my advice should be, get the best Realtor you can, choose one of the top Real Estate companies in Naples and let them do the work, after all, that’s what they are good at right?

Now, let me put the shoe on the other foot, I have a multi-million dollar client coming in from out of town, I have been talking to them for months, spent hours on the phone getting to know them, sent listings back and forth, exchanged photographs of their current  home and really got to know…

I love Naples, it’s true I really love this little town of ours, it’s unique, has lots of character, a fabulous historic district, unique and interesting galleries, shops and some of the best restaurants in the whole of Florida.  Am I biased? yes! As a Realtor in Naples I am often being asked what there is to do, to all intents and purposes, Naples Florida, seems like a sleepy laid back town and that is just what it is, but hidden beneath the laid-back exterior there are lots of fun things to do.   

Hidden away sitting almost cheek by jowl is Well is Tin City, an older area of town on Naples Back Bay. Tin City is a collection of shops and restaurants, right on the water all made from tin.  From here you can catch a boat out into the Gulf…

People are drawn to Naples from all over the world, just one of the many reasons they stay is the ambiance, here they find a lifestyle that makes Naples a truly cosmopolitan town. Part of the allure is the Olde town, where so many of our evening activities are based around enjoying the evening, strolling to the beach to watch the sunset then having dinner, so it makes sense that one of the great delights of Naples is enjoying the international cuisine.

Take a stroll along Fifth Avenue in Olde Naples and you will instantly find yourself surrounded by restaurants of all types. Dining tables tumble out of the restaurants to adorn the streets, where couples can enjoy candlelit dinners and enjoy the hustle and bustle on a warm evening.

Some of the top…

Times change and so do styles and ideas, for years designers and architects have styled their homes on a somewhat similar concept. Houses are traditionally built with a living room, dining room, kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and maybe an office. All over the world, homes have similar features and include most of these basic rooms.

But things have changed and the way they have moved on in Naples is affecting the sales of existing homes. The way we live our lives has changed and therefore our homes have been altered to accommodate our needs. We all used to lock ourselves in our own little space, be it a bedroom, office or kitchen, privacy was important, using a landline for instance with everyone listening made walls important. Privacy is still important,…