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Downtown Sarasota living

Posted 12-08-2009 at 11:01 AM by SoFLGal
Updated 06-27-2011 at 10:17 PM by SoFLGal

There's always something going on in the downtown area. Southside Village, which is the area west of US 41 and just of Main St and north of Siesta Dr. It's also close to the hospital. Right over the bridge is Siesta Key Beach or if you go over the John Ringling Bridge you have Lido Beach. Southside Elementary School is the districted school for Southside Village. You can look up what people have to say about Southside on these to websites: School Accountability Report... or www.greatschools.com...
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Palmer Ranch, Sarasota

Posted 12-08-2009 at 11:00 AM by SoFLGal
Updated 01-29-2010 at 08:23 AM by SoFLGal

Palmer Ranch one of Sarasota's most popular and largest master planned communities with over 10,000 acres. Palmer Ranch actually consists of many neighborhoods, all individually operated under their own HOA. The common areas of Palmer Ranch are maintained by a master association. The overall look and feel of PR is "green" - the roads are grass and treelined, the sidewalks wind throughout the entire community, and they have recently been able to add the Legacy Trail to the many great aspects....
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Lookin’ for Good Ole Florida Food?

Posted 12-08-2009 at 10:57 AM by SoFLGal

Well, Yoder's on Bahia Vista always has a good home cooked meal. It's Amish food and just about everything is great.

Now if you're really lookin' for some good ole Florida food you might want to hit the Pioneer Day Festival in Sarasota. Earl Blackburn's family were some of the original settlers in Florida and he and his family cook up a mean swamp cabbage at some of the local festivals.

Tinkering with tradition | HeraldTribune.com | Sarasota Florida | Southwest Florida's...
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Sarasota, FL #1-biggest bang for your buck?!

Posted 12-08-2009 at 10:56 AM by SoFLGal

Real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran ranks Sarasota, FL the biggest bang for your buck. Barbara states that these areas are the areas where prices have dropped the most but in the last quarter, prices are shooting up. She goes on to say that if you could time a real estate market-This is the time to buy in these specific cities

#1 Sarasota, FL. Last year prices went down by 1/3 but prices are already up 13%:

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St. Pete is ranked #6...
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What are CDD fees?

Posted 12-08-2009 at 10:55 AM by SoFLGal

CDDs are boards that levy fees on homeowners in certain developments in order to build amenities such as pools, golf courses, club houses, etc, without having to raise the local tax rate. They are also used to construct roads and lay in utility lines that serve the homeowners who pay the CDD fees.

Homeowners pay a certain amount every year, rather than being assessed for the entire fee up front. CDD fees are also tax deductible for the property owner, as opposed to HOA fees, which...
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