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Plain-English guides to buying, selling and living in Naples, written by me from the deals I work every week.

Naples Real Estate News & Buyer Guides

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The Truth About Agricultural Tax Breaks on Naples Acreage

The agricultural exemption Collier County owners ask about is really a classification. What qualifies on...

How to Build Your Dream Home on Naples Acreage the Right Way

How to build a custom home on acreage in Naples, step by step: budget, lot, financing, builders, site plan...

Want to Build in Naples? How to Buy the Right Vacant Land

Buying vacant land in Naples: what to check on zoning, wetlands, flood zone, fill, well, septic, clearing and...

Golden Gate Estates and land

ACREAGE, LAND AND THE ESTATES

Wetlands, wells, septic, zoning, building costs and prices: what I check before a client buys out here.

The Best Places to Buy Acreage in Naples, Compared

Where to buy acreage in Naples: Weber Woods, Logan Woods, Oakes Estates, Livingston Woods and the eastern...

7 Amazing Things You Can Do With 3 Acres in Naples

What 3 acres in Naples lets you do: pool, guest house, shop, horses, boat and RV parking, plus the well...

Do Solar Panels Make a Naples Home a Better Deal? Here’s the Truth

Buying a Naples home with solar panels? Owned vs leased, battery backup, roof age, Florida's solar tax rule...

Want a Big Shop at Home? Golden Gate Estates Makes It Possible

Want a home with a big shop in Golden Gate Estates? What Estates zoning allows, the permit and business-use...

Hurricane Power Out? Why Estates Homes Need a Generator Most

Why a whole-house generator in Naples matters most in Golden Gate Estates, where no power means no well water...

100% Upland: Why Buyers Love This Golden Gate Estates Land

What does 100% upland mean on Golden Gate Estates land? Why buyers love it, how wetlands change a lot's value...

Buying in Naples

BUYING A HOME IN NAPLES

Flood zones, HOA fees, inspections and how to win the house you want.

The Best Places to Buy Acreage in Naples, Compared

Where to buy acreage in Naples: Weber Woods, Logan Woods, Oakes Estates, Livingston Woods and the eastern...

7 Amazing Things You Can Do With 3 Acres in Naples

What 3 acres in Naples lets you do: pool, guest house, shop, horses, boat and RV parking, plus the well...

Love Golf? Here’s How Bundled Golf Works in Naples

How bundled golf works in Naples: golf included with the home, how it compares to equity and optional clubs...

Selling in Naples

SELLING YOUR HOME

Pricing, timing, costs and the first 14 days on the market.

The $650K Line: How to Price a Golden Gate Estates Home

In Golden Gate Estates, homes under about $650K go under contract in days, homes asking above it sit 114 days...

How to Prepare Your Naples Home: Avoid Costly Mistakes

Where to spend, what to skip, and the Naples-specific checklist, the preparation playbook that decides whether...

How to Know What Selling Your Naples Home Costs

Selling a Naples home costs 7-9% of the sale price. Every line item explained, commission, title, doc stamps...

Prices and the market

NAPLES PRICES AND MARKET

What homes are selling for, what changed and what it means for your move.

Why Families Love Valencia Country Club in Naples

Valencia Country Club in Naples: a gated golf community with optional membership, family-size homes and resort...

Want a Big Shop at Home? Golden Gate Estates Makes It Possible

Want a home with a big shop in Golden Gate Estates? What Estates zoning allows, the permit and business-use...

Hurricane Power Out? Why Estates Homes Need a Generator Most

Why a whole-house generator in Naples matters most in Golden Gate Estates, where no power means no well water...

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Real Estate News: Naples, FL

Aerial of a brand-new construction home beside older resale homes in Golden Gate Estates, Naples, Florida

New Construction vs Resale: How to Win Either Way

New construction vs resale in Naples: the honest math on warranties, insurance, land and the...
New Golden Gate Estates home on well and septic framed by cypress trees on a fenced acreage lot in Naples, Florida

How to Love a Well and Septic Home in Naples

No water bill, no sewer bill, your land does the work. The 2026 buyer's guide...
Aerial of a Naples, Florida home on a golf course street, the kind of primary residence the Collier County homestead exemption protects

The Surprising Tax Break Most New Naples Owners Miss

Up to $50,000 off your assessed value, a 3% cap on increases, and the portability...
Elevated aerial of a Naples, Florida home with a new shingle roof, the single biggest factor in Florida home insurance pricing

How to Lower Your Painful Naples Home Insurance Bill

Lower your home insurance cost in Naples, FL: the roof math, the wind mitigation report...
Front of a Golden Gate Estates home with a long driveway in Naples, Florida during the quiet September buying window

How to Use Naples’ Hidden September Buying Window

The best month to buy in Naples is the one when nobody else is buying...
Aerial view of Golden Gate Estates streets and acreage homes near the new Vanderbilt Beach Road extension in Naples, Florida

The New Road That Changes Golden Gate Estates

The Vanderbilt Beach Road extension opened seven new miles into Golden Gate Estates, with Phase...
Front elevation of a Naples, Florida home with palm trees - Collier County property tax TRIM notice guide

How to Read a Collier TRIM Notice: Avoid Costly Mistakes

Your Collier County TRIM notice isn't a bill. It's your window to check the county's...
Aerial view of a Naples, Florida pool home with a furnished covered lanai backing onto a golf course

Hidden Fine Print: How to Buy a Furnished Naples Home

Furnished, turnkey or negotiable, three different promises. How buying a furnished Naples home really works:...

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Magdevys “Maggie” Rodriguez, REALTOR® · Coldwell Banker Realty · 4851 Tamiami Trail N, Suite 100, Naples, FL 34103 · (239) 289-0749 · FL license SL3286877

The property information herein is derived from various sources that may include, but not be limited to, county records and the Multiple Listing Service, and it may include approximations. Although the information is believed to be accurate, it is not warranted and you should not rely upon it without personal verification. Not intended as a solicitation if your property is already listed by another broker. Affiliated real estate agents are independent contractor sales associates, not employees. Coldwell Banker and the Coldwell Banker logos are trademarks of Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. The Coldwell Banker® System is comprised of company owned offices which are owned by a subsidiary of Anywhere Advisors LLC and franchised offices which are independently owned and operated. The Coldwell Banker System fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act.

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Magdevys "Maggie" Rodriguez, REALTOR® · Coldwell Banker Realty
4851 Tamiami Trail N, Suite 100, Naples, FL 34103 · (239) 289-0749

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