Sarasota Properties

Next week's showing schedule includes customers from Canada searching for a Sarasota property including a downtown condo in Sarasota with a price range of under $1,200,000. We scheduled appointments to view two buildings which they narrowed down from searching on the Internet. 100 Central and 1350 Main are always two of our property picks so it wasn't a surprise when those condominiums were the choices of our buyers. Rental restrictions are sometimes a problem for buyers but when the customers are planning to live year-round in Sarasota, they usually prefer a building where there isn't so much coming and going.

If you are searching for a Sarasota condo, don't forget to ask about rental restrictions and pet policies as each condominium building has a different set of rules.


Another customer needs a home in Sarasota close to Sarasota Memorial Hospital, preferably on the water. Theses customers would like to have a deep water dock for their boat. Since they need to be close to the hospital, our pick is Harbor Acres and the Sarasota MLS currently offers several listings.

For more information on Sarasota properties visit our main Sarasota FL real estate site Visit our Siesta Key FL site too if beach living is for you!

Condos in Sarasota Under $200,000

Is $200,000 in Your Budget for a Sarasota Condo?

Also posted on Active Rain.

Sarasota Florida's condo market offers a huge inventory in this buyer's market and buyers can now take advantage of lower prices, low interest rates and a great selection. Drive to the beach in 20 minutes, downtown could be a destination every weekend for the farmer's market, shop on St. Armand's Circle and have lunch at Columbia. It's all within your reach now for under $200,000.

Our showing schedule next week includes a customer searching for a condo in Sarasota with easy Interstate access, no less than 1200 square fee and the budget is under $200,000. We have appointments to view about a dozen or so condominiums, with no less than 1200 sq.ft. and all about 20 minutes driving time to Siesta Key Beach, the Circle and downtown Sarasotas. Our buyer travels and wants easy access to Interstate 75 .

Searching the Sarasota MLS, of many possibilities we are showing:

Village Oaks: BBQ/Picnic, Pool Heated, Shuffle Board, Tennis,
Village Green: Heated Pool, Shuffle Board

Village Plaza: BBQ/Picnic, Billiard, Club House, Fitness, Kitchen, Pool Heated, Sauna, Shuffle Board

Baywood Colony Villas: Billiard, Club House, Meeting Room, Pool Heated
Strathmore Riverside: BBQ/Picnic, Billiard, Club House, Fitness, Kitchen, Pool Heated, Shuffle Board

Strathmore also offers a marina with $10 per month boat docks.

Downtown Sarasota and St. Armands Circle are an easy drive from all the above condos if you want to shop, dine or visit a cultural venue. For more information on homes or condos in downtown Sarasota and Sarasota FL real estate call Annette Smith.

Click here for listings on our downtown Sarasota condos site.

Sarasota Dream Homes

Ca d'Zan - Mable Ringling's Dream Home

Even in 1925, Mable Ringling was designing a Sarasota dream home. The Ringlings' waterfront estate Ca d'Zan is one of Florida's architectural treasures. Mable worked with Dwight James Baum during the Roaring 20s to produce the 30 room mansion.

The Ca d'Zan is now a popular Florida tourist attraction and owned by Florida State University. Some students from Florida State's design department make the drive at their own expense to study the inspiring mansion. University students from Tallahassee visited Sarasota this week to view the intricate designs of Mable Ringling's dream home. For more information about the Ca d'Zan and Mable Ringling's vision for her Sarasota dream home, read Harold Bubil's excellent article in the Herald Tribune published Sunday, July 20, 2008.

The C'd'Zan is located behind the Ringling Museum of Art on the Sarasota waterfront. If perhaps you are boating on Sarasota Bay, make sure to pass the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall and continue north for a view from the water of Sarasota's most famous dream home.

Contact Annette Smith to make an appointment to search for a Sarasota home or condo. We will work diligently to take you through the process with speed and ease. You'll be moving in your Sarasota dream home shortly! Until then you'll have to just imagine Sarasota.

Imagine Sarasota

Imagine Life in Sarasota Florida

Snuffy Smith loves living in Sarasota Florida. He's been here since November 2007 and can't imagine any other best place to live. On Saturday mornings Snuffy helps me check on a property for an out of state customer who lives in Bay Isles on Longboat Key. We drive past Selby Gardens on the way over to the Key and pass the famous sailboats on Sarasota's bayfront. Entering beautiful Emerald Point, the guard at the gate is always polite and Snuffy is usually wagging for a bone -- none there, not like Starbuck's, Walgreen's and the cleaners on Webber Street. The vet has put this 13 pound pooch on a diet.

As you can see from the video, Snuffy checks out some of the lush landscaping at Emerald Point before we head out the gated entry. As we approach the bayfront, Snuffy starts whining for his pooch friends so we stop for a walk. We pass the boats, the Party Barge with the Mermaid atop and visit with friends. Snuffy's tongue is hanging, and he stops for a rest before one last look at the dolphin fountain before heading to Casey Key for a romp on the beach. Our Saturday ends perfectly with a beautiful Sarasota Florida sunset!