Mike Canzano's Blog

The October Cape Coral Home Sales number are out and once again the numbers are good.  October 2008 saw the highest number of Cape Coral Homes Sales in a long time with 459.  Buyers, now more than ever recognize that at the current prices the homes are Below Replacement Costs.   With the new pres...

I visited the community of Botania Lakes this past week.  This community was recently established and has about 300 homes built.  At completion it should have a total of 600 homes.  This community has many of the amenities you would expect.  Additionally I think there are several features that ma...

I did a home preview for a client of mine yesterday at one of the Short Sales in Botanica Lakes in Ft. Myers.  This 5 bedroom home was recently reduced to $219,000.  Of course the real question is ‘What is the selling price?’  Many times homes are selling for well above list prices as multiple of...

I blogged about this before…. see my post a little below.  The Cape Coral Yacht Club is really a jewel of Lee County.  So often we leave the local area to experience something that we have in our own back yard.  For example, we took a trip to the Keys this summer.  Upon arrival I looked around an...

As we are in the midst of our busy season there's always something occurring in Cape Coral.  This weekend, November  7-9, the Coconut Festival will be held at Sun Splash.  During the weekend there will be: Fireworks on both Friday and Saturday Night Entertainment by Grammy Award Winning Survivor...

The Cape Coral Yacht Club is one of the jewels of Lee County that has a lot to offer everyone.  The Yacht Club is located off of Driftwood Parkway.  The Yacht Clubs offers: Tennis and Racquet Courts Community Pool Pavilion Rentals An Expanded Boat Ramp 89 Boat Slips which can dock vessels up to ...

Bank Approved Short Sale 4 Bedrooms 2 Bathrooms 2250 sq. feet of living area Built in 2007 MLS 200809759   The bank has approved a selling price of $137,000.  Are there less expensive price homes listed for sale.  There certainly are.  However, ask yourself if you want to wait for the bank to res...

The Lee County Division of Natural Resources provides an excellent web site containing all you would ever need to know about boating in Lee County. One of the more popular questions when selecting a home in Cape Coral is ‘How far to pick your favorite boating destination?’ While it’s not an exact...

I visited the home below for a client of mine that wanted more information. As I’ve blogged about before the listing agent did a disservice to the seller, our profession, and all of the potential buyers out there. The agent only supplied 2 photos of the home and no pictures of the communities ame...

While Cape Coral,FL is one of the states largest city it only has but a few gated communities. One of the most recent and arguable the nicest is Sandoval. This community had some the of the first residents move in during 2005. For many people this is a community that they really enjoy. The locati...