My d.h. and I are eally enjoying our time together in the cabin during all the snowfall.

If you are not interested in buying a lot or house in the Cape Haze area of Florida then this is too much information. I understand if you want to do better things with your time than reading this post.:)

Living and working for three months in Englewood, Florida has helped me realize the best area in my opinion is the Cape Haze peninsula. I really don’t want to buy a house or lot anywhere in Florida other than that sliver of paradise. The Cape Haze peninsula was owned by the Vanderbilts for cattle ranching until selling to a developer. The peninsula consists of mainly Placida, Rotonda West and South Gulf Cove. It has recently been discovered, unfortunately because of Venice to its north being sold out as far as good lots go and skyrocketing home prices.

If you try to buy a home in the Cape Haze area right now, you can count on 8 to 15 offers on different properties before you are successful. Many people are frustrated with the roller coaster of finding a suitable home, making an offer only to be outbid. Then the process repeats so many times, some are giving up or just staying in their apartment or turning to the “buy a lot” option. There’s not a lot of good lots at one given time. Many of the lots are not cost effective to build on for the everyday person. The problem is having to bring in a lot of filler to contour the lot is expensive. The other stickler is the lots that have a gopher tortoise nest on it has to be relocated by obtaining permits and hiring conservationists to move them properly because they are an endangered species.

Oh what fun I have had and learned while living like a local in Florida. It truly has been wonderful. I hope to eventually get a lot here and be able build a little home in this paradise. Realistically, though, we may have missed our window of opportunity. The boom here is nothing like I have ever seen.We will have people looking for a lot to make offers on but we will be making our offers from Tennessee.

My d.h. was offered a new position recently and can work from home as long as he’s within three hours from the office. It made our decision easier to live full time at our cabin. I will be going to live full time there with my d.h. He will be traveling around North Carolina and working from the cabin so time will hinder him from making his commute to Florida. We just can’t live for months without seeing each other. In the near future I will be posting about our life from the cabin in Tennessee.

Happy New Year!🎆🎈