Naples Florida Real Estate: Naples, Florida Real Estate Trends...The Latest-Purchasing-Site Unseen

Anyone spending anytime in real estate learns quickly that everything trends.  If one person is looking for a beach front condo...3 more people are contacting me about the same thing.  Pelican Bay and Bay Colony is trending hot right now as far as that goes but this post isn't about Where Naples, Florida buyers are purchasing.  This post is more about How Naples, Florida buyers are purchasing.

Site-unseen offers were something we saw back in 2005 when everything was hot, hot, hot when properties were on the market for mere minutes compared to days and months so site-unseen offers were more of a necessity compared to today.  What's curious though is I just wrote two site-unseen offers this week for similar reasons. 

Buyer "A" is purchasing in Bay Colony.

Buyer "B" is purchasing in Pelican Marsh.

Both buyers are exceptionally intelligent.  One is a CEO for a large company in Canada, the other a Hot Shot Attorney from PA.  What's even more curious about that is the fact that their confidence in Naples, Florida real estate is obviously quite high especially compared to last year when nearly everyone seemed to stare at each other afraid to make a move on anything.

Now all elements are not quite the same.  The attorney is calling all the shots (as smart attorneys do) and although the negotiations haven't gone as smooth as they should...for ridiculous reasons I might add...he's remained very level and precise through the whole thing.  Don't get me wrong...he's not like some people who come in, fall in love and roll over.  I doubt this guy has ever rolled over but he's not getting an attitude over it either. Based on the circumstances the absence of attitude is admirable.  He's pretty cool and I am lucky to have attracted his attention from my website!

On the other hand, the super smart CEO and super smart CEO's wife are a little more inquisitive.  First, they wanted to double check everything with their attorney up there and then again with the one they hired down here, who by the way is my absolute favorite real estate attorney in town.  He is so smart and trust me, you would not want to appear in court with him representing the other party. So back to Mr. & Mrs. CEO, they know the building and more so than that I think they also know that the unit they're interested in is HOT HOT HOT and it's doubtful it will be on the market much longer. 

Purchasing site-unseen isn't necessarily a requirement for every area in Naples right now but many sellers aren't going to allow you to hold their property up during season while you take several days to get down here and accept the property.  If the property you're interested in is in a great location and is priced to sell, it might be something your should strongly consider. The more you know about the area, the easier it should be for you and considering the fact that inspections can take a lot of the uncertainty out of property condition along with the fact that I can forward oodles of pictures in a flash for your further review...it's a little easier to make those decisions today. Some of the smartest people I've ever worked with have purchased that way...hmmm another trend....

Will either one of the offers work?  Nothing is final but they were both intelligently written...duh...I wrote them and I got an A+ from the attorney down here who did the review. (Getting an A+ from that guy is always a super high-five in my book) So I imagine they will.  I have a stronger feeling on the bigger one than I do with the smaller one but we've all learned to not count our chickens.  Regardless...the buyer's want to buy and there's inventory to accommodate.  Another nice new trend in Naples, Florida real estate.

Now For A Few Tips To Sellers and Listing Agents:

• Please don't play hard to get.  You have too much competition to play that card right now.
• Please return your phone calls and counter-offers in a timely manner.  Abusing a buyer's interest (although not a sin in the bible) is a sin in Shannon's Real Estate Encyclopedia.
• Please control you seller.  Lazy one bump negotiations and super inflexible counter-offers will only end in heartache for you and your client.
• Seller's Please Take Special Note:  Both of these buyers came from my website.  If you're not featured there then how will you know for sure they know your home exists?

Thanks for reading and have a great weekend! :)