I decided to sell my Duplex of which pictures and info are included below

PLEASE NOTE THAT CURRENTLY ONLY ONE SIDE IS FURNISHED AND THE OTHER HAS A 12 MONTH CONTRACTED TENANT

The pictures and text below as such do not show the current status.  The furnishings shown in the first set of pictures below are those that still remain in one side and the furnishings in the pictures labeled "my side" went to my new home.

With that said, feel free to read the following description of the home and surroundings

For Sale here is my S.W. Florida home. It is a Duplex unit and the whole lot is included for the price. I recently bought a single family home a few blocks away and have no use for the Duplex. I'm retired now and would rather just relax than take care of two homes.

It is an excellent vacation or permanent residence for yourself and you have the additional unit to either house family & friends or lease as a 12 month rental or winter vacation rental for the extra income. I rented it myself and it pays the bills for both sides with some change left over.

If you have been house hunting in this area recently you may or may not know what to be aware of with those repo & foreclosure properties. Let me explain some of the unseen problems.

The 3 questions you must ask are - "How much is owed on the assessments" , "What is the frame of the home constructed of" and "Hows the neighborhood"???

The assessments are for the water & sewer. They are currently installing those utilities thruout the Cape to homes that are still on a well & septic tank. The cost is approx. $25,000 for the package on top of the cost of the home. If they were installed a number of years ago, the owner may be paying them on the installment plan and a balance is still due.
THIS DUPLEX HAVE EVERYTHING INSTALLED AND PAID IN FULL !!

Wood Frame homes are a NONO down here in my, and most realtor's opinion. The bottom 12 inches or so can rot from the humidity and you can put your foot thru the siding.
AGAIN, THIS DUPLEX IS A CONCRETE BLOCK/STUCCO FRAMEWORK WITH NO PROBLEMS LOOMING IN THE SHADOWS AS SUCH.

Some neighborhoods are full of nearly new homes that are empty & for sale cheap, but, the area is full of crime. I can't mention those areas here on my website, but, beware. I personally don't like sparsely populated areas especially if you use your home here on a part time basis and it is left unsupervised the rest of the time.
THIS DUPLEX SETS IN A WELL ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOOD AND I'VE HAD NO PROBLEMS DURING MY STAY HERE. THE CAPE CORAL POLICE STATION IS ONLY A COUPLE OF BLOCKS AWAY AS WELL.

Most foreclosures are distressed units and need a lot of work as the owners that lost their home and were forced to leave, could have not cared less what condition they left it in. Banks will hire someone to come in and cover any problems as cheap as possible to make it saleable and you buy it "as is".

I bought this home and paid cash when prices were high and after remodeling and furnishing it to fit my desires, I had a total of approx. $240,000 invested. This Duplex is fully furnished on one side with only the Florida room furnished on the empty side. I had no Florida room in the single family home so I left those furnishings in the Duplex. It has 2 BRs & 2 Baths in each side & lots of closets and of course as seen in the picture, a 1 car garage for each side. Total Sq. Footage under roof is approx. 3300. As such, it is a turn key operation, ready for you and or a tenant and their furniture to move in. (update - one side does now have a paying tenant)

The furnished side includes all the kitchen appliances and a washer & dryer in the garage. Central air & heat on both sides with separate water and electric meters for each. The unfurnished side does have all the kitchen appliances.

I recently had the whole building replumbed and brought up to code. A new roof is being installed as we speak and it is replacing the original roof which was installed in 1991 when it was built. I updated and painted the whole exterior and it has a nice rear outside patio on both sides with a privacy fence around the yard and patio on the one side.

Prices for a unit such as this at the peak were around $300k to $325k. That was about a year and a half ago. I would say that in another year or two the value should settle at around $240k or $250k for a unit as nice as this one.

If your not familiar with the area I can safely say that you will enjoy your visits here. There is a lot to do and the cost of living is reasonable as well. Like I said, I only moved a few blocks away.

Without involving a realtor commission in this sale I am asking a cash price of $185,000. Please feel more than free to contact me with any questions. I can send more pictures as well.

Click on the Goggle Map link just below and go to the "Street View". You can walk up and down the street right there in Florida at the Duplex !! 

http://maps.google.com/?q=loc%3A+609+se+8th+st+cape+coral+fl+US

My contact info is as follows.

Terry Goodman – (717) 514-4350

EMAIL – tgoo426193@aol.com

Address at Duplex is 607 & 609 SE 8th St. Cape Coral Fl. 33990

PICTURED JUST BELOW IS THE SIDE WHICH IS CURRENTLY RENTED AND FURNISHED BY THE TENANTS

THOSE FURNISHINGS SEEN IN THESE PHOTOS ARE NOW IN THE OTHER SIDE

PLEASE NOTE ! (Garage May or May Not be available with the rental)