Property Scout for Mary Beth
Seven pool homes worth waking up for.
Cape Coral under $320K, filtered for real square footage and real outdoor living. One paid-off solar corner lot is doing the most this morning.
Cape Coral under $320K, filtered for real square footage and real outdoor living. One paid-off solar corner lot is doing the most this morning.
Cape Coral inventory under your ceiling is holding steady. Most of today's listings are SE Cape and SW Cape, nothing from the Gulf access corridor cracked the price cap. Three homes are doing open houses this week, and one is advertising fully paid solar with assessments already covered, which is rare at this price.
This is the one you lead with. Paid-off solar plus paid assessments at $295K is a legitimate cost-of-ownership edge, not marketing fluff. Roof redone 2021, A/C 2016, hurricane windows 2010. South Cape, corner lot, screened pool. The systems story is as strong as the location story, which almost never happens at this price.
The lowest asking in your filter this morning, and the price-per-foot math is the best of the bunch at roughly $160 per square foot. SE Cape, close enough to Del Prado and the Pine Island corridor. Description on the card is thin, so the move is to ask your agent what the age of roof, A/C, and pool cage are before anything else.
Only 4-bedroom, 2,000+ square foot home on the board under $320K. 33993 is NW Cape, which is further out and newer construction territory, so you are likely getting younger systems and younger roof. The undisclosed address is a flag, usually meaning a relocation or celebrity-ish seller, not a problem. Confirm assessments are paid before getting excited.
This is the SW Cape sweet spot: sub-$300K, nearly 1,800 square feet, in the 33914 zip you actually want. Listing language reads like a turnkey flip, which could mean new cosmetics with older mechanicals, so get the permits pulled. Best candidate on the board for a clean showing and a fast decision if it stacks up.
Priced exactly at your ceiling, and it earns it. Split bedroom floor plan, primary suite with a pool view, half bath means no wet bathing suits tracking through the main bath. Near shopping and dining in the cleaner part of SW Cape. The walk-through this week is the one to put on the calendar if SW is the priority.
Similar footprint and price to 101 SE 43rd Ln, four houses away on the same block. Compare side by side. Both are SE Cape, both are pool homes, but 101 has the paid solar story. If 101 sells before you tour, this is the logical backup on the same street.
Central SE Cape, about 15 minutes to Fort Myers. Sitting in the middle of the pack on price, size, and vibe. No flags, no standout features, which usually means either a fair listing that will trade at ask, or a seller who has not been tested yet. Worth a look if the top three are already under contract.