Best Areas To Live In Cape Coral Florida - The Good Bad And Ugly

[@barbcoleus]

I have lived here for 45 years in the se off of Coronado. This is a great video and everything is well explained and honest . I rarely if ever go to the sw or nw or even ne so that was like learning about different towns. Hah. I go past Heatherwood on my way to church I do like my stores close by. I have never thought of our area as condo loaded we bought the property and had the house built because it was a couple blocks from cape elementary and we wanted our kids to be able to walk to school and not spend hours on a bus. I do like my grocery stores close by Job well done

[@leonardbonander7582]

Good video Very good informative about the 4 quadrants.

[@miketravels]

We’ll being staying in SE section next Feb. we stayed once before about 3 years ago and enjoyed the area. Really looking forward to explore more places.

[@Erik-SWFL-Real-Estate]

Love the info!

[@chrisd6119]

Great video and informative Craig, love all of the insights on my dream destination

[@thierrysf]

This is very useful. Thank you for the detailed explanation. I guess I will wait a year or two for the price of RE to come back down a bit.

[@colemant6845]

Another GREAT presentation of Cape Coral (even stuff I did not know) You were very truthful on the "Waterfront" scarcity issue... especially the "Quick Access" to the Gulf scarcity ... But that is true everywhere in SW FL. BUT... Your SE Cape review was rather negative. IT IS the best Gulf Access and Waterfront quadrant of the Cape. The older homes are being removed and quickly bought (especially after Ian) and being replaced. AND you left out the best access to Sanibel and Ft. Myers, AND the Bridges... Why?

[@livinginfortmyersflorida]

@colemant6845 SE has benefits with access to dining and shopping. Gulf access is good, but brackish water and coca cola color is terrible. Older homes, older seawalls, etc. Maintenance issues galore. I just prefer newer!

[@johnkatrich2954]

How do you like the area off of Burnt Store Road Heritage Landing?

[@livinginfortmyersflorida]

Love that area! Building up quickly too!

[@aretheybiting2251]

In general ...who would have more amenities/bars/restaurants, Cape Coral or Fort Myers???

[@livinginfortmyersflorida]

@aretheybiting2251 most likely fort myers, however there are many unique restaurants in both cities and they are very close together. Try them all!!!

[@eknoke01]

Miami 😂

[@livinginfortmyersflorida]

@eknoke01 I lived in Miami for 8 years. No thank you. So busy and a language barrier for many people visiting certain areas of the city. Not to mention, super expensive!!!

[@AJohnson-m8t]

I was blown away when I looked up an article someone suggested on the history of Cape Coral. This place literally is "the town that shouldn't exist". Don't even think of buying here unless you do your homework!! Yikes

[@livinginfortmyersflorida]

So you are saying that you are judging it without ever being here. Yes, I think people should definitely listen to your expertise. Please troll elsewhere!

[@Golfing422]

I come to like the Northeast where I am. Doesn’t seem to be much flooding potential and there’s lots of restaurants nearby.

[@livinginfortmyersflorida]

And cold as can be in the winter...no thank you!

[@Golfing422]

Northeast Cape

[@livinginfortmyersflorida]

@@Golfing422 got it... it's definitely developing

[@Golfing422]

@@livinginfortmyersflorida My house is up pretty high and it seems like a safe bet on the flooding. Yesterday we were driving through northwest, checking out the ocean access canal property. Those seem pretty high. Is there a flood problem there or are they pretty safe? Asking for when we retire from up north.

[@livinginfortmyersflorida]

@Golfing422 much of the northwest was not affected like the SE. Also newer homes are built at higher elevations. That helps take care of the problem.

[@RenySouthCarolina]

Very informative! Unlike everyone else, I think the SW is the quadrant I would like the least. As a 50 year old retiree, I would hate all the stuff for kids(schools, water parks, skate parks, traffic, etc). I value peace and quiet, like new construction, and want a pretty water view. I think the NW would be perfect for me. I also like that it’s away from the bridge traffic heading towards Ft Myers. Do you know if there are any plans for any other grocery stores or shopping in the NW in the next 6-12 months? Glad Kevin was able to sell him home!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@livinginfortmyersflorida]

The town center being put up off Pine Island road will offer shopping, dining and entertainment. Not sure of completion date, but the NW has the most land available for growth, so there should be more coming in the future.

[@eknoke01]

Cape Coma.. where nothing eventful happens. It’s sedate and quiet to live but you gotta leave the city to find anything to do as the culture and entertainment is zero.

[@livinginfortmyersflorida]

@eknoke01 stick around.... numerous projects planned and under way. Soon, people will be coming to the Cape to get what they want!

[@DrewM-f5y]

Cape Car Wash!

[@livinginfortmyersflorida]

@@DrewM-f5y exactly

[@DenverHarris]

You don’t know what you’re talking about. They have several huge bike night, they have the art shows, where the whole downtown gets shut down for those events. You’ve got Backstreets. That’s always hopping till two in the morning, your 10 minutes from Matlacha That has two waterfront tiki bars. Dude maybe leave your house?

[@livinginfortmyersflorida]

@@DenverHarris exactly..... more and more being added. The Cape now has people coming into town from Fort Myers for some of our restaurants, like Stones Throw and Titos Cantina!