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Old 03-06-2013, 06:10 AM
 
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My husband and I are planning to retire in three years. We are going to Florida to look at homes on the West Coast in two weeks. Our plan is to buy this year and rent the house until we retire. We have a small sail boat and my husband loves fishing, so we want don't want to be too far from boat ramps and good fishing. We have friends in Bradenton and on the East Coast of Florida. We are thinking about looking between the Sarasota and Naples areas. We don't want to spend a fortune on housing but want a single home rather than a condo. Our price range is between $100,000 and $200,000. We also want to buy a home built from 2002 on because of the newer building codes and don't want to be in an area that is prone to flooding.

Does anyone have any suggestions on where we should look and have any advice for us. Also is the rental market good? I don't want to buy and then never be able to rent the house.

Thanks for any help or advice offered.
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Old 03-06-2013, 06:36 AM
 
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Punta Gorda/Port Charlotte is a very good sailing and fishing location.
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Old 03-09-2013, 09:36 AM
 
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A good, high-integrity real estate agent will be invaluable to you, so you don't end up being a pigeon from out of town.
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