The good bad and ugly of living on a gated community in Naples Florida
For buyers of a home in Naples , Florida who are going to beabsent from a home for long periods of time a gated community has a major advantage as it provides a high level of security for the property as only owners or others authorized by the owners are permitted on the estate.
The obvious external characteristic of a gated community is the small gate house often occupied by a security guard.
Alternatively some communities have an access code which is entered into a key pad by the gate or bar code sticker which is placed on the car rear window and is read by an infrared beam. A bit like the check outs at Wal-Mart.
The estate is managed by an HOA and there is usually a property manager often referred to (behind his back..... ) as Hitler as he generally likes to make it clear that he is in charge and what he says goes...
Don’t leave your car in the road as it may get towed away
Don’t let your grass grow too long as you may get a fine
Don’t put any fencing around your yard as it is not permitted
Don’t let your dog off the leash as it is not permitted
Are you getting the idea ?
Don’t grow your hedges over the authorized height
Don’t paint your house an unauthorized color as you will have to
repaint it
Ok so I have gone to the extreme but mainly to make you think what s best for you. If you are not going to live in the home all year around then think it is a pretty good option as you have a good degree of peace of mind. However if you do not like being told what to do, or you are this is going to be your home and you want flexibility to do what you want then it may be worth
looking at a non gated option.
Contact me on 239 596 0445 or simon@simplythinkusa.com and we can talk it through to establish what is best for you.
So if you like the appeal of a community development please contact our offices.
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