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Florida Waterfront Buyer & Seller Guides

Practical checklists drawn from Shane's 30+ years on the water and his podcast, Loving the Florida Lifestyle.

General Guides

Buyer guide

Florida Waterfront Home Buyer's Guide & Checklist

What to check before you make an offer on a Florida waterfront home.

  • Match the home to your boat: length, beam, draft and bridge clearance
  • Water depth at the dock, in the canal and at the canal mouth at low tide
  • Seawall, dock and lift inspection checklist
  • Flood zone, elevation and insurance questions to ask early
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Seller guide

Florida Waterfront Home Seller's Guide & Checklist

How to prepare, price and present your waterfront home.

  • Pricing for the market you're actually in, not last year's
  • Pre-listing checks for seawalls, docks, lifts and termites
  • Documents waterfront buyers will ask for
  • Showing your home from the water side
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Venetian Shores · Islamorada, Florida Keys

Buyer guide

Venetian Shores Buyer's Guide & Checklist

Shane's checklist for buying a canal home in Venetian Shores, Islamorada.

  • Sizing lot frontage (70 to 100 feet) for one boat, two boats or jet skis
  • How the 25% dock build-out rule affects your boat plan
  • Running Snake Creek: tides, shoals and the drawbridge
  • Rental-income questions to ask before you buy
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Seller guide

Venetian Shores Seller's Guide & Checklist

How to present a Venetian Shores home to big-boat buyers.

  • Documenting frontage, dock dimensions and lift capacity
  • Showing buyers the run to Snake Creek by boat
  • Rental history and what it tells a buyer
  • Pre-listing checks for docks, lifts and seawalls
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Gulf Harbour · Fort Myers, Southwest Florida

Buyer guide

Gulf Harbour Buyer's Guide & Checklist

Shane's checklist for buying a home, and a boat slip, in Gulf Harbour.

  • Home on the water, or a home plus a deeded marina slip?
  • Choosing a slip size (30 to 100 feet) for your boat
  • Fees, membership and HOA questions to ask early
  • River-access timing to the Gulf of Mexico
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Seller guide

Gulf Harbour Seller's Guide & Checklist

How to price and present a Gulf Harbour home or slip.

  • Pricing across Gulf Harbour's range, from condos to riverfront estates
  • Selling a home and a marina slip together or separately
  • What club and HOA documents buyers will request
  • Presenting the lifestyle: golf, marina, dining
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More guides from the podcast are on the way, including a Gulf boater's guide and caring for your boat in Florida saltwater.