Anybody been to Naples Florida?

[BigonaBianchi]

Just interested to hear your thoughts if you have..

nice place?....would you go back?...cycling any good? ...any thoughts on why the property around there is so cheap?...nice people?....etc

 

[green1]

Very flat, Highest point in Florida is ~350ft IIRC. Property is cheaper in America because none of them listened to the 3 little pigs and insist on building their houses mainly out of wood.

 

[Archie_tect]

Property is cheap because the supply of land and the way they build isn't restricted and manipulated by the vested interests of landowners, builders and planners.

 

[BigonaBianchi]

http://www.trulia.com/property/3027986304-1768-Birdie-Dr-Naples-FL-34120#photo-1

....I wonder what a 5 bed 5 bathroom house with pool etc costs around where I live? £1,000,000 ish?

I reckon they over built in the boom...got hit by the bust....couldn't sell anywhere near what was paid....but I cant see it staying like that....im guessing its going one way up up up

 

[pplpilot]

Splendid place. Used to go half a dozen times a year to hour build out of Naples airport. Lots of money there, seems its where wealthy have their holiday homes/yachts/aeroplanes, 5th ave was our nightly hang out lots of nice bars restaurant etc. Marco island a little down the coast is a really nice place, very boat orientated. A relatively quiet place you wont find many foreigners there its more of a tourist place for the natives. Orlando and Miami it ain't...

 

[RWright]

That house is 5 bed, 5 bath and only 2000 square feet. I noticed they didn't show inside any bedrooms, dining room or living room. It is too small for that many bedrooms. Not exactly what most retired people are looking for.