Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota is all about the downtown, but frankly buying a home in Downtown Sarasota is not in the cards for the average person.
With an average price for a 2-bedroom, 2-bath condo ranges from the $700,000s for a standard unit up to $1.9 million+ for luxury condos is it even to buy one?
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Well, our story proves it is, but it took patience and local knowledge. We bought (and are now selling) in the $300k to $370k range and this website shares how we did it so you can too.
Our two Mentone Court Downtown Condos
Are For Sale
We’ll describe them on this website
This website is for anyone interested in buying an affordable downtown condo in the walkable city of Sarasota. The information here can help you find a “cheaper” home in this very expensive city.
It took us (Jerry and Gail) four years, but we finally found and renovated two small condos (the perfect pied-à-terre) for well under $400,000. With their Walkability score of 92, it doesn’t get much more downtown unless you’ve got $800,000+ to spend.
We describe buying a condo (like ours) in light of issues like flood insurance, the new Milestone Inspection laws, hurricane evacuation requirements, etc. – answering all your questions.
Why Sarasota? Well a huge benefit for Snow Birds is that the center of Sarasota is just a 15-minute Uber ride from its airport (SRQ). Note this is the fastest growing airport in the country, making it a hub (e.g., Breeze airline) for direct flights from anywhere.
Once we land in SRQ we Uber to the condo in ten minutes for $15–20 for both of us! Having a in-town pied-à-terre means we carry no luggage, just fly down for weekend escapes or we can spend the entire winter season flying back-and-forth whenever we need to.
Everyone who visits Sarasota wants to return and stay – until they get sticker shock at the prices. Our story may help you also live in this vibrant, European-like city where you walk to everything. Let’s explore why the downtown is so remarkable in the next section.
It took us (Jerry and Gail) four years, but we finally found and renovated two small condos (the perfect pied-à-terre) for well under $400,000. With their Walkability score of 92, it doesn’t get much more downtown unless you’ve got $800,000+ to spend.
We describe buying a condo (like ours) in light of issues like flood insurance, the new Milestone Inspection laws, hurricane evacuation requirements, etc. – answering all your questions.
Why Sarasota? Well a huge benefit for Snow Birds is that the center of Sarasota is just a 15-minute Uber ride from its airport (SRQ). Note this is the fastest growing airport in the country, making it a hub (e.g., Breeze airline) for direct flights from anywhere.
Once we land in SRQ we Uber to the condo in ten minutes for $15–20 for both of us! Having a in-town pied-à-terre means we carry no luggage, just fly down for weekend escapes or we can spend the entire winter season flying back-and-forth whenever we need to.
Everyone who visits Sarasota wants to return and stay – until they get sticker shock at the prices. Our story may help you also live in this vibrant, European-like city where you walk to everything. Let’s explore why the downtown is so remarkable in the next section.
