For buyers of a home in Naples , Florida who are going to be absent from a home for long periods of time a gated community has a major advantage as it provides a high level of security for the property as only owners or others authorised by the owners are permitted on the estate.

The obvious external charactaristic of a gated community is the small gate house often occupied by a security guard. Alternatively some  communities have an access code which is entered into a key pad by the gate or  bar code sticker which is placed on the car rear window and is read by an infrared beam. A bit like the check outs at Walmart.

The estate is managed by an HOA and there is usually a property manager often referred to ( behind his back..... ) as Hitler as he generally likes to make it clear that he is in charge and what he says goes...

Dont leave your car in the road as it may get towed away
Dont let your grass grow too long as you may get a fine
Dont put any fencing around your yard as it is not permitted
Dont let your dog off the leash as it is not permitted

Are you getting the idea ?

Dont grow your hedges over the authorised height
Dont paint your house an un authorised colour as you will have to repaint it

Ok so I have gone to the extreme but mainly to make you think what is best for you. If you are not going to live in the home all year around then I think it is a pretty good option as you have a good degree of peace of mind.

However if you do not like being told what to do, or you are this is going to be your home and you want flexibility to do what you want then i may be worth looking at a non gated option.

Contact me on 239 596 0445 or simon@simplythinkusa.com and we can talk it through to establish what is best for you or visit our web site http://www.simplythinknaples.com/