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I looked at a brand new 2000 square foot house with a one car garage in Vamo and the asking price is $351,000. It's next to a dumpy Florida cracker house that is falling apart and looks like it was built around 1920. The rest of the neighborhood is pretty crappy too. $351,000??? :roll:

Next I looked at another brand new house off of Sawyer Road that is 1200 square feet with a 2 car garage with a starting price of $398,000. :roll: Almost a half million for a 1200 square foot house in a dumpy neighborhood??? :roll:

And they wonder why houses aren't selling anymore!!!! :roll:

well i am having a 3 bedroom 2 bath 2 car garage over 1700 ft house built with a big back yard for $200,000. the house is being built in north port. the area is growing fast it has a home depo and walmart now and many new resturants and bars. i also hear they are planning on builting another high school. i only wish i built in north port 3 to 4 years ago prices are going up fast. :shock:

What builder did you go with? And in what area? 200,000 sounds like a steal,,there not making it out of mud are they??

[CHUCKY CHEEEZE]

Wait til you see how much the insurance and taxes skyrocket every year.....

If I want to build a house in North Port, can you recommend a builder and a specific area ----- or a point-of-contact to start the process?????

I'm priced out of the Sarasota market, but if I can afford North Port, then I need to know where to start looking.

the area's by sumter and toledo either north of i75 or just south of i75 great area's. us homes is good and who i am using.

the area's by sumter and toledo either north of i75 or just south of i75 great area's. us homes is good and who i am using.

Thanks... can u pls post the # of your realtor or builder or whoever ur going through?

Here's my dream home:

1) About 1200 to 1500 square feet

2) 3 car garage

3) pool

4) buy about 4 surrounding lots around the house

That whole town is going to be a dump. Where else is all of the trash going to move to when they are priced out of Sarasota and Venice? I would advise you to do what ever you can to stay away from there.

That whole town (North Port) is going to be a dump. Where else is all of the trash going to move to when they are priced out of Sarasota and Venice? I would advise you to do what ever you can to stay away from there.

That might be true, but do we really have a choice in the matter??? North Port prices keep climbing too, so if we wait, like we did in Sarasota, then we will be priced out of the North Port market too -- if we aren't already. :?

Besides, I'll roll up my windows and won't bother my neighbors and will build a big fence around my backyard and will float in my new pool!!! :mrgreen:

It can't be that bad in North Port, can it? :shock: