Naples Florida -- Winter Resort For the Affluent!

Naples, Florida has always been considered the winter resort for the affluent with its large magnitude of golf courses, beaches and cultural activities. Today, it has reached the status of being the West Palm Beach on the Florida Gulf Coast. With the growth of the luxury home and vacation-home development in the area the past few years, Inc. magazine has ranked the Naples-Marco Island area as one of the “Best Cities for Doing Business”. In the past years the redevelopment of Naples’ 5th Avenue has brought a number of unique upscale boutiques, elegant restaurants and an abundance of art galleries. Today the 5th Avenue area can acclaim a “World Famous” status.

The following Naples, Florida demographics are 2006 estimates:

Population: 23,000
2011 Population Projection: 24,884
Median Age: 59
Per Capita Income: $62,449
Median Household Income: $76,125
Median Household Disposable Income: $61,254
Median Home Sale Price: $1.7 million

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Fiddler's Creek Homes for Sale with Smokers Living In Them

For those who do not smoke, the ashtray atmosphere of a Fiddler’s Creek smoker's home is one of the factors that will turn off a potential buyer to your home. A Google search of "cigarette odor removal" renders more than 255,000 Websites.

Fiddler’s Creek Homes with smokers. Ok, I am already uncomfortable bringing up the subject, but we really need to talk! Trying to sell your home, and you smoke it is a tough thing!

The most effectual short-term approach to the smoke-odor problem involves total repainting of walls and ceilings, complete replacement of carpets and draperies, and extensive cleanup of everything else.

There are hundreds of products and remedies that compete in the marketplace. If any of these products were successful, it would no longer be necessary for nonsmoking travelers to request nonsmoking rooms in hotels.


Finding the perfect remedy to cigarette odor is like the quest for the Holy Grail. Here are a few tried and true ideas to help remove the smoke odor from your Fiddler’s Creek home:

• Clean those light bulbs. Light bulbs are a double-whammy when it comes to cigarette odor. First of all, they attract smoke. Secondly, each time you turn them on afterward, the heat releases odors from the smoke's residue.
• Launder whatever you can. If an entire room smells like last year's bachelor party, you should wash or dry-clean everything possible in order to maximize cigarette odor removal
• Set small bowls of vinegar, pine-scented cleaner or activated charcoal around the room
• Try Vamoose 1808T Tobacco Odor fabric spray or Febreze Fabric Freshener.
• Baking soda – an old standby for odor removal. Whether cleaning your carpet or smelly furniture baking soda is your friend. Sprinkle it over the smoke-infused area and let it sit for a few hours. Then whip out your trusty vacuum cleaner to suck up the soda, finishing the job.
• Often overlooked is the interior of forced-air heating ducts. These can emit odors every time the heating or air conditioning is operated. Some kinds of air ducts can be cleaned, while others must be replaced.
  
  

Lastly, it is the simple passage of time. If you live in your Fiddler’s Creek home long enough, the cigarette odors will gradually but surely become a vague remembrance.

And that is something that a Fiddler’s Creek Buyer doesn’t want to do!

So when you are trying to sell your Fiddler’s Creek home, you need to do everything possible to eliminate the smell immediately!

Try some of these methods to get rid of the smell of smoke in your Fiddler’s Creek home. Fiddler’s Creek buyers right now have lots of choices to purchase a Fiddler’s Creek home. To get your Fiddler’s Creek Home Sold you will definitely need to make your Fiddler’s Creek home the most desirable.

EVER CONSIDER DONATING YOUR REAL ESTATE

Every Consider Donating Your Real Estate?

Want to do something for your favorite charitable cause? Why not consider donating your real estate! The typical American whose only real estate holding is their homestead is not in the position to donate that priceless asset. But, if you own a second home, have inherited a house, hold vacant land or own a small apartment building and are in a financial position to do so, you may want to give that holding away. Of course, good business sense has to be made concerning the timing and amount of the donation.

Previously, complex legal, financial and organizational issues associated with real estate discouraged most non-profit organizations from accepting these gifts. A second barrier that hindered the gifting process was the struggle to relinquish the property in a timely manner while meeting government guidelines and regulations. Historically, most charities have been unable or unwilling to accommodate gifts of real estate. Times have changed!

Currently, service providers bridge the gap between the desire to give - and for charities to receive. Today these service providers have programs that can help facilitate your real estate donation.

For more information on these programs and real estate donations, contact Carolyn Rzaca, at EliteOne Fine Properties, she can asset you with contacting the right individuals to help you evaluate this charitable option.

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(239) 393-0100

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WHAT CAN I DO TO GET MY FIDDLER'S CREEK HOME READY FOR SALE?

WHAT CAN I DO TO GET MY FIDDLER’S CREEK HOME READY FOR SALE?

Are you getting ready to sell your Fiddler's Creek home? Your goal when you sell your Fiddler's Creek home is to do so fast! Part of doing that is making sure your home is appealing to the Fiddler's Creek buyer. Let's face it, the market is challenging, so you need to do everything you can possibly do to ensure top dollar and a quick sale!

Does this sound familiar?

• Each day you go into your overflowing closet and you can't find what you are looking for
• Perhaps you need a closet organizer!
• Your home is cluttered and you have no place to put things
• You cannot open the bathroom drawers
• You open the pantry door it is disorganized

Do you think this would make a good impression on a Fiddler's Creek Buyer?

Clean out the closets, kitchen and bath cupboards! Rent a storage unit and put all things that you don't need right now in it.



For more in depth information on this or any community in Naples, Florida please feel free to call me at (239) 393-0100 or visit my website at http://www.eliteonefineproperties.com/. I look forward to an opportunity to speak with you and assist you with your Real Estate Goals...

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EliteOneFineProperties.com

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(239) 393-0100

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Carolyn A. Rzaca and EliteOne Fine Properties are independent real estate brokers and are in no way affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by GB 500 Inc., Distinctive Realty of Naples, or the developers of the Fiddler's Creek community.

FIDDLER'S CREEK MARKET UPDATE OF RESALE PROPERTIES

FIDDLER' CREEK MARKET UPDATE OF RESALE PROPERTIES

As Of July 5, 2007

With being half way through 2007 it looks as if our number of units sold is in line with the 2004 number, but our average sale price is much higher.

2007 (as of 7/5/2007)
Number of Units Sold: 30
Average List Price of Sold: $733,767
Average Sold Price: $655,366
Sold Days on Market: 215

2006
Number of Units Sold: 38
Average List Price of Sold: $694,842
Average Sold Price: $651,901
Sold Days on Market: 141

2005
Number of Units Sold: 151
Average List Price of Sold: $530,765
Average Sold Price: $515,944
Sold Days on Market: 115

2004
Number of Units Sold: 67
Average List Price of Sold: $358,686
Average Sold Price: $352,178
Sold Days on Market: 213

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(239) 393-0100

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Based on information from the Naples Area Board of REALTORS and the Association of Real Estate Professionals, Inc. These properties were not all listed or sold by EliteOne Fine Properties, LLC REALTORS and are listed by various MLS participating offices, or were the subject of recent sales transactions and were sold by various MLS participating offices. This infomration is deemed to be accurate, but not warranted. Non-MLS properties are not reflected. Carolyn A. Rzaca and EliteOne Fine Properties are independent real estate brokers and are in no way affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by GB 500 Inc., Distinctive Realty of Naples, or the developers of the Fiddler's Creek community.

THE FABULOUS GATED GOLF COMMUNITY OF FIDDLER'S CREEK

Market Update

July 14, 2007

I live in Fiddler's Creek and enjoy the lifestyle of this gated golf community. Nature abounds you when you live at this internationally renowed resort of Fiddler's Creek with its shimmering lakes and lush landscaping. It is not unusual to see the wonderful tropical flora and rare animal life of the Everglades during your walks or just from your lanai. The community boasts the luxurious tropical aura you would expect at a five star Caribbean resort. Fiddler's Creek is situated perfectly between the World Famous 5th Avenue of Naples and the tropical beaches of Marco Island, Florida.

Fiddler's Creek is a community of single family homes and condo villages. Currently, as of this date, there are 338 active resale properties for sale with prices ranging from $4,500,000 to $274,900, 33 closed resale properties since January 1, 2007 and 3 pending resale contracts on the Naples Area Board of Realtors MLS. Watch for my quarterly market updates about Fiddler's Creek. If you do not receive my quarterly magazine that I mail out and would like to receive it, please email me at CRzaca@EliteOneFineProperties.com and I will be sure that you are added to my distribution.

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Carolyn A. Rzaca, Broker/Owner

EliteOneFineProperties.com

Your Source for Naples Homes, Naples Condos and The Golf Course Communities of Fiddler’s Creek, Hammock Bay, Lely Resort and Treviso Bay

(239) 393-0100

About Fiddler's Creek About Naples About Marco Island
Search all Florida Properties Buying Your Next Home Selling Your Home
About 1031 Exchange International Property Search Naples Florida Golf Courses

Based on information from the Naples Area Board of REALTORS and the Association of Real Estate Professionals, Inc. These properties were not all listed or sold by EliteOne Fine Properties, LLC REALTORS and are listed by various MLS participating offices, or were the subject of recent sales transactions and were sold by various MLS participating offices. This infomration is deemed to be accurate, but not warranted. Non-MLS properties are not reflected. Carolyn A. Rzaca and EliteOne Fine Properties are independent real estate brokers and are in no way affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by GB 500 Inc., Distinctive Realty of Naples, or the developers of the Fiddler's Creek community.

September 2006 Fiddler's Creek Market Report

Since January of this year, there have only been 20 condos sold in Fiddler's Creek. Compare that with 114 that sold the prior year. This is a community that has continually been adding new product, so there is a mixture of developer and resales going on in this community.

I am only reporting what has happened on the Marco Island MLS, there can actually be additional sales that are reported on the Naples MLS, but for the most part they are listed on both MLS systems. Let's look at the Gated Community as a whole.

	Year	# of Units Active	# of Units Pending	# of Units Sold	Average List Price Active	Average List Price Pending	Average List Price of Sold	Average Sold Price
Fiddlers Creek Condos Combined	2007
	2006	114	2	20	$ 610,440	$ 558,500	$ 576,780	$ 542,912
	2005			114			$ 476,339	$ 465,573
	2004			80			$ 338,848	$ 329,216
	2003			33			$ 271,288	$ 262,032
	2002			18			$ 230,267	$ 223,311
	2001			7			$ 200,943	$ 192,782
	2000			1			$ 169,900	$ 159,000

The above represents the average of the various communities that make up Fiddler's Creek. Below find the specific communities vary greatly in prices:

Condo Name	# For Sale	Lowest	Highest	Average
Cascada	13	$ 699,999	$ 999,000	$ 867,738
Cherry Oaks	13	$ 599,000	$ 974,900	$ 865,982
Deer Crossing	16	$ 399,000	$ 579,000	$ 531,031
Hawks Nest	19	$ 369,900	$ 459,000	$ 405,347
Laguna	31	$ 537,000	$ 839,000	$ 666,258
Montreaux	12	$ 599,900	$ 875,000	$ 783,942
Whisper Trace	10	$ 339,000	$ 489,000	$ 384,580

Of the units that have sold:

• 4 Cascada
• 3 Cherry Oaks
• 3 Deer Crossing
• 4 Hawks Nest
• 2 Montreaux
• 4 Whisper Trace

For a more in depth list of current sales and what is for sale in Fiddler's Creek, please feel free to contact me at colleen@paradisereport.com. I look forward to speaking with you!

** All statistical information was gathered from The Marco Island Area Association of Realtors. **