Bridge heights, canal depth, Gulf access, what it costs. The technical side of buying on the water, from a Realtor who lives on a Cape Coral canal and runs it most weeks.
5.0 on 45 Google reviewsCape Coral, Fort Myers, Punta Gorda, Naples and the Southwest Florida coast
The questions buyers actually search, answered with numbers and maps rather than adjectives.
Every fixed bridge between the canals and open water, with clearances, so you know which neighborhoods your boat can live in.
Find the canal a listing sits on and see at a glance whether it is direct, sailboat, bridge or freshwater access.
Seawalls, flood zones, the flood disclosure law and where insurance stands now. What to verify before you offer.
Southwest Florida's waterfront concierge Realtor, estates to starter homes, every price point.
Laurel lives on a Cape Coral canal, dives, and has spent seven years learning which canals actually reach the Gulf, which bridges stop which boats, and what a seawall inspection should turn up. Her clients get that before an offer goes in, not after.
She works Cape Coral, Fort Myers, North Fort Myers, Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte most, with regular sales in Naples and Sarasota County and one-offs as far as Sebring and Miami.
Access type, price range and the neighborhoods that actually deliver it, for each market Laurel sells in.
A listing can say “Gulf access” and still not fit your boat. This is the verification list Laurel works through for her own buyers before an offer goes in, while you can still walk away.
Two pages. No spam; your information stays with Laurel.
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