Sarasota caters towards so many different interests and lifestyles and that's one of
different interests and lifestyles. I'm Katrin Pfitzenreiter and I'm a real estate agent with
somebody that loves going to the beach, then you'd want to consider living in Siesta Key. Siesta Key
in order to eat, to go shopping, there's bars there too. It's very lively and you'll find
boating and fishing, swimming in the waters, water skiing. Looking at home prices, I've seen small
apartments go from about 300 thousand dollars upwards into the millions. The average price
right now is estimated $690,000. From a property perspective, there's different options.
family homes and small cute little neighborhoods on the island, apartments, condominiums,
Ranch. Palmer Ranch is definitely for those people who are looking for resort style living or golfing
community. So Palmer Ranch is the largest Sarasota master planned community and sits on 6,000
acres. Tt's centrally located in Sarasota. It's close to Siesta KeyBeach. Just 10 to 15 minutes
away by car. It's close to shopping, it's close to the legacy trail which is a biking trail that runs
from Sarasota to Venice. There are three golfing communities that are really well known in Palmer
in Sarasota, Palmer Ranch being one of them. When you drive through Palmer Ranch you'll notice
a lot of nature. Different home styles in Palmer Ranch from condos, to single family homes,
to villas. The median price right now is about $390,000. Number 3.
Gulf Gate. Gulf gate is for those people who are looking for single family homes but on a budget.
Gulf gate dates back to the 1960s. You mainly find here single-family homes, ranch style,
one floor. Some of them have fenced in yards and typically have large enough properties to
that have been updated in Gulf Gate but there's still opportunities to purchase original homes
with the intentions of updating later so providing you with even more of an opportunity to get a good
deal. Gulf Gate is adjacent to Palmer Ranch and it's centrally located in Sarasota. It's
close to Siesta Key, it's close to shopping, it's close to activities and in Gulf Gate is a cute
neighborhood with restaurants, bars, coffee shops. It sits on Superior Avenue and Gateway Avenue. Now
the median home price right now is about $270,000 dollars though there's going to be more affordable
so eclectic. When you drive through the streets of Laurel Park, it still has kind of that old
Florida charming feel to it. Now it dates back to the 1920s and it's actually considered a historic
in Laurel Park have been updated, have been renovated, but you'll still find a lot of
the original homes from the 1920s that have gone through minimal renovations. Now on the outskirts
of Laurel Park they're building more modern looking units but overall the feel of Laurel Park
has a high walkability score, so it's really close to all the great things downtown Sarasota has to
dollars but a place that is smaller and that needs major updates, major renovations those can still
Memorial Hospital, it's close to restaurants and bars, and the desirable Morton's Gourmet Market.