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2551 Barcelona Avenue Fort Myers
Hurricane Helene and Milton!
If you live in the Fort Myers area in a
wood house and were recently hit by
a hurricane like one in this photo, you need to buy a house made of concrete if you want to be safe from the ravages of the next deadly hurricane like the one shown in the following photo.
Wood Houses In Florida Are Deadly!
Well, we have exactly what you need! Our home shown below is for sale because we are planning to move to my wife's home land in Indonesia. And, our house is 100% solid concrete and virtually immune from any hurricane force wind like the ones we just had here in Fort Myers. The hurricane we just had blew right through Fort Myers and through our neighborhood and didn't leave a scratch on our concrete walls. If you want safety from the next hurricane and killer flood, and there will certainly be both, give us a call to arrange a showing on our 100% solid concrete fortress.
FOR SALE
2551 Barcelona Avenue
Fort Myers, FL 33905
1,800 Square Feet
4 Bedrooms and 2 Baths
Home: 239-935-7789
Cell: 239-703-0471
terrydonovan1@yahoo.com
terrydonovan1.com
Our Professional House Photos
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At only $194.00 per square foot, our confirmed value and updated price for this 1,800 square foot, four bedroom, two bath, 0.330 acre home has been certified by this appraisal at $350,000.
$350,000
The Appraisal
We Will Consider Every Offer!
Seller Second Mortgage Financing
In certain situations the seller might offer secondary financing in addition to a first mortgage for a borrower with very good qualifying credit and income. The PDF shown below is an example of the type
of second mortgage that could be used.
Our $194.00 Price Per Square Foot Is Lower Than These 34 Homes And We Have Seen Dozens More To Compare!
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Our Rain Storm Report and The Roof
The Rain Storm Report
We have been tracking the recent rain storms and we can now verify that
We have NO LEAKS in our roof. NONE!
6/11/2024 Rain Today NO LEAKS
6/12/2024 Rain Today NO LEAKS
6/13/2024 Rain Today NO LEAKS
(Today the 13th was a cloudburst)
6/23/2024 Rain Today NO LEAKS
(The 23rd was another cloudburst)
6/28/2024 Rain Today NO LEAKS
(Another typical Florida cloudburst)
6/30/2024 Rain Today NO LEAKS
9/26/2024 HURRICANE HELENE hit
us with plenty rain but NO LEAKS and no roof damage at all from the
60 mile an hour torrential wind blast!
Basically, we got no storm damage at
all from the hurricane - NONE! Feel free to stop by and see it all yourself! We are retired so we are here every day unless we are out shopping.
OUR 2009 PROPERTY PURCHASE
AND NO FLOODING SINCE THEN
Yes! We bought this home 15 years ago as the above photo shows and even though we have had to run from several big storms and hurricanes,
we have never had a drop of any flooding touch our home. NONE!
We have STEEL STORM SHUTTERS all around and clear ribbed plexiglass storm shutters for the windows on each side of the house for keeping your eyes on the weather all around. See both types in the photo below as well as the shed window covers.
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HB 1049 Flood Disclosure Law
Regarding the new Florida Flood Disclosure Law enacted 10/1/ 2024, this home has never been flooded.
The Estimate For A New Roof. Although one is definately not needed at this time that cost is included here as buyer information only.
This Home Would Make A Great Rental!
You could earn $2,383 to $2,712 a month!
We used the following value estimates to verify our average $370,000 market value and our $350,000 sale price is based on the appraisal listed above.
$376,252
To schedule a property showing of this
home you can call Terry Donovan the
owner at 239-935-7789 or Kevin Shelly the listing agent shown below or your favorite real estate broker. Please give us a call to check our schedule before making a trip here to see the property.
The Neighborhood
Our property is located in a very nice upscale
neighborhood with friendly neighbors and homes that are not all jammed up together like many in
the Shores. In fact, our front yard is 232 feet wide measured side to side. Ours is the only property
on Barcelona Ave with such a huge front yard and the lot measures 13,721 square feet according to the Lee County Property Appraiser's Office.
The front yard goes from here...
To here...
And all the way over there where my wife is standing holding the tall pole. You can see
her in the zoomed shot below. The front yard is 232 feet wide and it's plenty big enough to have a child's birthday party circus.
Below we Zoom in on my wife in the photo above to show that it is certainly a really big front yard
Our neighbors from across the street have plenty of space between their houses and they are all friendly. We have one of the nicest neighborhoods in this part of the North Fort Myers area.
Here are the property photos
Our 6-foot high fence that wraps all the way around our property making
our home one of the most secure properties in the neighborhood.
This photo shows the difference between our pressure-treated fence and the neighbor's non pressure-treated fence after a rain storm. Their fence has far less resistance to a typical Florida rain storm. We chose the higher quality more expensive fence for the extra protection.
Below are two snapshots of the customized utility shed. The complete assortment of the shed photos is located further down.
Homeowner's Insurance
Real Estate Taxes
Property Survey
Residential Realtor Report
The Palm Trees
The 3.50% Down Payment Home Loan
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Total Privacy and Home Security With The Six Foot Tall Fence That Locks On The Inside
In this website, you'll find dozens of photos of the
house inside and out, the property, and just about everything you'll need to decide if it's what you are looking for. This home and all the special features, including the six foot tall 360 degree privacy fence, provides Total Privacy and Home Security. So, if you have any children, pets, or anything else that would need a secure area, this fenced yard will keep all of you completely Safe and Sound.
Below is the diagram of the house we are selling
The Exterior House Photos
The patio and back yard
Plenty of Privacy!
While most outdoor roofing projects are supported by 4x4 posts, this roof uses pressure-treated 6x6 supports encased in 36 inches of high strength concrete making it ultra strong.
The white 6-foot high fence is perfect for a jacuzzi. With it, you'll have 360 degrees of 100% privacy.
The new fence as of January 2024
The pressure-treated 6 foot fence, including that
of the neighbor's, wraps all around our property.
With the 6-foot tall pressure treated fence that was professionally installed, you'll have the most privacy and security. And it's great for little kids that like to explore, and dogs that like to snoop around. And,
we had our fence installed an inch above the ground so it will add years of dependable and dry service.
The fence shown below runs the entire width of our property and belongs to the neighbor behind us. Also shown in this photo is the convenient place behind the shed where we store the ladders as well as all of the hurricane panels for easy access.
The Trailer
The 7-foot by 14'6" trailer can stay with the house
if desired. We paid $6,500 for it brand new in 2004 and used it only once to transport all our personal belongings from Orcas Island, WA to Fort Myers.
Now we use it to store all of our garden tools, big
boxes, air compressor, ice chests, chemicals, and much more. This allows the new owner to use the big shed in the back for more useful things like a home office, an art studio, motorcycles, and just about anything else because it is air conditioned
and lots more.
The Goodman 3.5 Ton Air Conditioner
The Goodman Air Conditioner is about nine years
old and it has always been dependable. We have it inspected and given maintenance periodically to ensure its good operation. The photo above was taken during the last home inspection and routine maintenance 4/4/2024 and we have agreed to a thorough air quality improvement procedure costing $2,850.00 as detailed in the following photos. The buyer of this home can feel assured that their entire family including very young children and any older adults will breath purified clean air.
Home Inside Air Quality Report
On April 5th, 2024 Catalyst Air Conditioning sent technicians to install their FDA Approved Whole Home Ultravation System. These two techs shown above, along with the other two shown inside, spent over three hours cleaning and sanitizing all the A/C components in this home at a big cost of $2,850.00. Four technicians working together is an amazing maintenance tune up. "Cudos" for Catalyst A/C Company for all their hard professional work.
The Catalyst Air Quality Package
The Interior House Photos
You enter the house through a $950.00 door
From the outside, and any big wind, the door opens
"out" instead of the usual "in" and its held tight against the door frame so you don't have to worry about it getting blown inside the house and making a big mess. This type of door hanging is called a "Hurricane Hang" and it's the way doors are hung in the best Florida houses.
The living room and the kitchen
Overhead cabinets and a see through snack bar so anybody in the kitchen can also watch the TV.
Or a late night movie when the kids are sleeping...
The brand new and very popular kitchen faucet
The Master Bedroom
This master bedroom set was bought in Seattle and cost $7,000.00. It's in perfect shape and it's made of solid hard wood, maybe mahogany or a similar type. If you'd like a king bedroom set, we might include this one in our house sale.
The large 48-inch Sony flat screen TV stays. All you have to do is call your favorite TV service and they will hook up your selected programming for you.
Bedroom # Two - The Office
We use this bedroom as our office, as you will see in the two photos below.
Bedroom # Three - The Spare Bedroom
The Special Features
The Two New Toilets
We don't think it's appropriate to sell our house with the old toilets left inside. So, we have two of the new "Best Seller" toilets shown below saved for the buyer of this home. They are still in their original shipping boxes and located in the family room.
Secondary Water Supply
In addition to the guaranteed water supply from
Lee County Utilities which we use exclusively, this house also has its own functioning well. It's pump and rusty holding tank shown below isn't used even though it has been before. We keep it just as an emergency backup water supply. You can buy one at Harbor Freight.
Secondary Electricity Supply
You'll have plenty of power when you need it
This house has a portable generator for times when the electrical system is down, usually because of a repair being made or a rain storm. It has been used for only three hours since we bought it. We keep it in the shed with the power cord for convenience.
Below are the locations of the two exterior generator outlets and their associated inside wall outlets. With these two devices, you'll never have any extension cords covering your inside floors to trip on.
The rear patio area box and inside electric receptacle
The back door area same setup
The 110 electric supply in the rear covered patio area
Emergency Hurricane Shutters
Don't buy a house without solid hurricane protection. This house has hurricane shutters for every door and window. Most are steel but we have used the clear polycarbonate hurricane shutters for one window on each side of the house so you can see everything that goes on outside all around the house during a rain storm or, hopefully not, a hurricane.
Luckily, in the many years that we have lived here, we have never taken a direct hit by any hurricane, but we believe in being prepared -- and we are well prepared!
This PDF shows the complete shutter layout
The Multi-Purpose Shed
The shed is 24 feet long by 11 feet wide and it is
264 square feet. We bought the basic shed shell and went to work turning it into what you'll see below. It's insulated on every wall and ceiling and has a new air conditioner that we bought in 2023.
Our shed floor frame, which is the same type as the one shown below, has the structural supports that are spaced only 12 inches apart and not the standard shed 24 inches which greatly increases its load bearing strength. You could park a sports car inside with no trouble at all.
After all of the many upgrades that we made, and including the electrical and separate panel, the sheet rock walls, the custom work benches, the electric outlets, the vinyl flooring, the concrete entrance slab, the exterior and interior lights, the extra structural footings, the new paint, and wall to ceiling high quality insulation, the total cost
was about $18,000.00 for the shed. On 4.2.2024
we added the two flower boxes on each side of
the concrete entrance walkway. The buyer of this home will get to plant all the flowers they like.
We did not want all of the equipment, tools, misc. clothing and 35 years of personal belongings to clutter up the house so we bought the shed and hired a custom carpenter and electrician to make the place highly functional with great storage .
The interior shed photos
You'll have plenty of room for storage
The shed has double doors on one end and a ramp for accessing lawn care equipment. This photo below shows our jumbo wood hurricane shutters for the shed.
The New Family Room
The photos below show the remodeled garage which
has been converted into a completely livable space and is no longer used as a garage. This addition is the reason we had the carport added.
The two custom built pantries will give you ample space to store all you food items, canned goods, boxed items, medical supplies, and everything else that would usually take up the needed space in your kitchen. It was all custom built.
With the ceiling vent heat and air conditioning, the ceiling lights and fan, the professionally installed carpet, the tightly secured garage door, the window shades and curtains, this room is a 100% livable space and any appraisal should state it as such.
We have left the garage door tracks in place just in case a buyer might like to have a functional garage door for some reason. Our neighbor across the street, Corey, converted his garage to a livable space and he would be happy to discuss it.
The Health Rider Soft Track Treadmill can stay at no additional cost because it is a high quality treadmill and as such it is very heavy and would require two
very strong men to move. But, it will be your choice,
you can keep it or we will have it moved out.
You Can Buy A Fun And Useful Garage Door Screen
The following photo shows a combo rigid and screen garage door. This is the reason we left the garage door in place because many Floridians enjoy pulling the screen door down on nice days creating a very large indoor/outdoor screen room for family get togethers and also keeping the bugs out. A garage door screen is an excellent addition to our nicely remodeled garage. Below you can see the rigid garage door rolled up on the tracks. There are many sizes and styles that can be purchased at either the Home Depot or Lowes.
The top-quality washer and dryer combo and sink
The insulation used to cover the garage door: We secured the door tight so even in a high wind it won't rattle so this room can certainly be used as a fourth bedroom or an office.
The exterior garage door is shown below with the steel hurricane panels in place. They have been painted with the same color paint we used on the house. The four windows also have steel hurricane covers but we have left them off so we can see the outside while we are exercising on the tread mill.
The 16' x 29' 464 Square Feet Carport
The survey, the building permit, the 36-inch thick concrete sides, all the steel, the side high powered light with an inside the house switch, and the labor cost was about $8,000. When Hurricane Ian blasted through this area, the carport withstood it perfectly.
That's about it folks! We hope this website got you interested in our property. We have spent most of
our retirement working to make this house a home to be happy and proud of and I'm sure that you'll feel the same way as the new homeowner.
Sincerely,
Terry and Agustin Donovan
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