2551 Barcelona Avenue
Fort Myers, FL 33905 Home: 239-935-7789
Cell: 239-703-0471
terrydonovan1@yahoo.com
agustin_donovan@yahoo.com
terrydonovan1.com
$385,000
As of 4/19/2024 we have slashed our sale price from the original $425,000 down to $395,000 and now we have cut it down to $385,000 and that's a real bargain for an 1,800 square foot 4-bedroom home with
over $40,000.00 in new improvements. If you add the cost of the improvements we made to our current $385,000 sale price, the true value would be our original price of $425,000. And that is a great savings. All you have to do is come and look at the property and you'll be surprised. So, give us a call and we'll set up an appointment.
Detailed Property Information
Real Estate Sales Commissions Paid:
The owner of this home is not a contractual party to any real estate brokerage or listing agreement. However, we may agree to pay a real estate sales commission up to 5.00% to a realtor or broker who brings us a full- price purchase contract that is acceptable
to Mr. and Mrs. Donovan.
If you have found this website, feel free to contact us for an onsite tour. This website has all of the property information needed for a buyer to make an informed purchase decision and execute a sales contract.
Click the PDF below to see the Residential Realtor Report for 2551 Barcelona Avenue
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.
The Sale Price Is Now Only
$385,000
Because we are moving to Arkansas, our price is only $213.00 per square foot for our 1,800 sq.ft. home and our $385,000 sale price is validated below by the new REDFIN estimate of $423,656.00 which is $38,656.00 higher than our listed price. And that amount doesn't include all of the upgrades we've made in the amount of at least $40,000.00 and they are listed below in the section detailed "Here Are The Property Upgrades".
Down below are the property upgrades
in the Our Sale Price Determination section near the bottom.
We will consider the highest and...
Here's the price information for our property:
Below we have "cut to the chase" and explained in detail how we have arrived at what we believe is the great sale price of $385,000.00. It's pretty detailed but we included it here because most people looking to buy a home will appreciate understanding how their money will be spent.
Our Sale Price Determination
Based On The Gross-Living-Area
Our sale price was determined in part by the sale price of our 2713 E. Cypress Avenue house that we recently sold, which was only a mile away, and we used it as our lowest price comparable sale. It was sold for $287,000 to ARMM Asset Company which is a home rental company from Austin, Texas. Because of our agreed upon low $287,000.00 purchase price or $237.00 price per square foot, they made an all cash offer within 24 hours and we closed the sale.
The Calculation: Using the 1,211 square foot size of the 2713 E. Cypress Ave house and the $287,000.00
purchase price divided by that 1,211 size, it equals $237.00 per square foot. Then, using our current $385,000 sale price on our 2551 Barcelona Avenue home, our price per square foot is only $213.00 on our 1,800 square foot Gross-Living-Area. So, we
have now used that very aggressive lower price per square foot factor to determine our $385,000 price.
As shown below by Realtor.com, the median listing home price per square foot in Fort Myers Shores 33905 zip code is $259.00 per square foot. And our $213.00 price per square foot doesn't even take into consideration all the upgrades that we have added.
If we had done so, our costs and sale price would have been a lot more. Even now, we are $40.00 per square foot less than the average. Wow!
In fact, we made $40,000.00 in the upgrades shown below and that would have increased our sale price to $435,000.00 if we wanted to recoup what we spent on the upgrades. But we knew that price would be a little too high in this market so we decided to keep it low and absorb the cost of the improvements that we have made. So, our sale price now remains at a very fair and highly competitive price of $385,000.00.
Here Are The Property Upgrades:
The following upgrade costs are the estimated ones that we had while making all of our improvements:
1. The shed and all of its upgrades for $18,000.00
2. The new perimeter fence and labor for $5,000.00
3. The rear covered patio area and the enlarged concrete walkways for $5,000.00
4. The carport and the concrete pad for $8,000.00
5. And the remodeled garage for $4,000.00 which
increased the home's total livable space to 1,800 square feet. And, it all added up to: $40,000.00
So, just like many home owners, we spent a bundle! If we had added those sale price upgrades into our
cost evaluation, our sale price per square foot would have been much higher. But, we decided to keep the sale price as competitive as reasonable because we are preparing to move to Arkansas.
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 17-foot trailer can stay with the house if desired. We use it to store all of our garden tools, big boxes, air compressor, ice chests, chemicals, and much more.
This allows the owner to use the shed for more useful things like a home office, an art studio, and anything else because it has an air conditioner 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 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 spent over three hours cleaning and sanitizing all the air conditioning components
in this home at a cost of $2,850.00. See all the details below including a copy of check#242:
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 need a great 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 cheap 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 Neighborhood
Our property is located in an 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 front side to side. Ours is the only property on Barcelona Ave with such a huge front yard.
The front yard goes from here...
To here...
And all the way over there where my wife is standing holding the tall pole. The front yard is 232 feet wide and it's plenty big enough to have a child's birthday party circus.
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.
The Carport
The survey, the building permit, the concrete, all the steel, the side high powered light with an inside the house switch, and the labor cost was about $8,000.
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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