 What drew you to purchase in Pelican Bay? My husband, Don and I were attracted to the gorgeous beaches here. The minute the tram rounded the corner down at the Sandpiper and we saw the beach, we knew we wanted to live here. It was 1992, Hurricane Andrew had struck a few weeks earlier and interest rates were relatively low for that time. I felt that it was a great time to purchase a home in Naples. (I had been selling real estate in Chicagoland for 14 years by then.) Don's Mom lived out in Golden Gate and we had been coming down to Naples for years to visit her.
Don, I, my sister and now ex-brother-in-law wanted to purchase a place together. We had originally started out looking for a condo under a certain amount. One day everyone in the family decided to go to Jungle Larry's (now the Naples Zoo) except me. I stayed in the hotel and poured over the MLS book and found some listings in Pelican Bay that were higher than we originally wanted to spend but I thought that if the sellers were motivated we may find a decent buy. Besides, I had heard good things about Pelican Bay.
Our Realtor® had the good sense to show us the beach in Pelican Bay because she knew that the beach was important to us. Once we saw the beach set up here in Pelican Bay, it was all over for us. We wanted to buy here. We ended up purchasing a turnkey furnished unit in Glencove.
My nephew, Adam, was 4 years old at the time the four of us purchased the Glencove condo. Adam enjoyed looking for alligators, seashells and birds along the berm in Pelican Bay. He also loved to play in the sand. He learned to swim in the Glencove pool and in the Gulf of Mexico.
As you can see, Adam enjoyed the Gulf of Mexico! When Don and I moved full time to Pelican Bay 13 years ago, Adam would still come down to visit us over the summer. Years later in high school, Adam joined the swim team. I wonder if all those summers in the Gulf contributed to his love of the water and swimming?
Four years before we moved full time to Pelican Bay, I had cut out a section of the Pelican Bay Post that had a picture of the shoreline of Pelican Bay. I pinned this picture to the bulletin board that hung on the wall over the desk from where I made my real estate cold calls. (Yes, I made cold calls.) Every call I made helped me get closer to our goal of moving to Pelican Bay full time.
So, what brought you to Pelican Bay? Was it the beach? Was it the tennis community? Was it the golf course? Was it the restaurants on the beach? Was it the Pelican Bay community center? Something attracted you to Pelican Bay. Why don't you take a few moments and share what that special feature of Pelican Bay was to you? Just click on ADD COMMENT to tell us what brought you to Pelican Bay!
Should you be thinking of selling your Pelican Bay home and would like a candid assessment of what it would take to sell your home in today’s market, I would be happy to help. Feel free to give me a call at 239-594-2780 or E-mail me at Lynn@NaplesBuys.com
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