Best neighbourhoods close to downtown Sarasota (Dunedin: condo, to buy, gated)

[gypsychic]

Originally Posted by Rushmore

The area you're talking about would cost literally twice as much as Gulf Gate. I mean, why not try Paris? I hear it's nice, too.

Kidding (mostly). I just don't think a number even remotely LIKE $100K is going to be seen where you're talking about, and, if it is, I would assume it would be tiny and pretty shabby.

Now, if she had said $175K, it's a different conversation.

Rushmore, Ladywithafan quoted $150,000 for Citrus Square hardly a "Paris" price...

I did say in my previous posts it's a lot more expensive in general, but you never know, they may find it worth it, that's all. It doesn't hurt or cost anything to look.

Just checked a realtor website and found quite a few under $150,000 and some under $100,000, many of them nice. There is an ideal one on Orange Ave, in the middle of everything. Can't post the link here, but easy enough to Google.

[Wwanderer]

I understand all that, thanks. We will spend time downtown and allow ourselves to be seduced, but will look long and hard before we spend $200K, since as I said elsewhere we already have two households to maintain, and we won't be spending more than 4-5 months there, tops. And yes, if I could afford an apartment in Paris, I'd probably choose a place in the Bahamas, or the Virgin Islands!

TRosa, sounds like you've got yourself a sweet situation! (there, a smiley!)

[Ladywithafan]

Originally Posted by Rushmore

The area you're talking about would cost literally twice as much as Gulf Gate. I mean, why not try Paris? I hear it's nice, too.

Kidding (mostly). I just don't think a number even remotely LIKE $100K is going to be seen where you're talking about, and, if it is, I would assume it would be tiny and pretty shabby.

Now, if she had said $175K, it's a different conversation.

Hmmm......re: Gulf Gate...IMO, the walkability is good; if you like bars. It's nice to have BB&B, Marshall's, Old Navy & Ross close but even they can get boring after awhile. Proximity to SK is excellent. Ability to hop a bus, excellent as well....

re: downtown...If you're going to spend $100K win, lose or draw (not sure if they're cash buyer or going to mtg it, it's always worth checking out what that xtra would cost built into a mtg....expecially at the interest rate being around 4%. But then there's condo fees/utilities/etc...so everything has to be taken into consideration.

I think the original poster was into "funky"...so shabby chic in the heart of town might be the ticket.

[Wwanderer]

We definitely like bars (although I hardly drink any more.)

And shabby chic is definitely a good thing. No mortgage involved in this. Maintenance costs, taxes, upkeep are definitely important.

[TRosa]

The first link has some very good info I just got clued into what actually makes up the neighborhood of GG. Hope you find these links helpful.


Gulf Gate « Sarasota Real Estate (http://truesarasota.com/subdivisions/gulf-gate - broken link)

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Gulf Gate Real Estate - Sarasota, FL - Sara Leicht, Michael Saunders and Company


This was the lowest in price that I saw on this site.

Destin Condos: Destin Florida Beach Vacation Condominiums for Sale

Nope, I don’t have anything better to do at the moment.

[Wwanderer]

Thanks, the first link is helpful. Why would you post about Destin?

[TRosa]

Originally Posted by Wwanderer

Thanks, the first link is helpful. Why would you post about Destin?

Just in case, I thought you mentioned something about looking into that area as well. Might have been someone else.

[Wwanderer]

Thanks, if we had more time we might, although it's awfully far north. We have friends are are really into bluegrass music, and that's where they go--he plays dobro and they spend all their time going to listen to music I think. But I'd like a part of Florida that's a bit less likely to freeze!

[Ladywithafan]

We're supposed to drop to 40 this evening...

[Wwanderer]

Yikes! But it won't freeze! I've been in Daytona when it froze, and it's not pretty. And that's the low, not the day's high at least.