Stretching about 12 miles adjoining the Gulf of Mexico, and Sarasota Bay is the beautiful barrier island called Longboat Key. Longboat Key has long been the home to about 8,000 permanent residents and swells to around 20,000 during the tourist season. The island is made up of people who have retired here, or own a 2nd or 3rd home with plans to ultimately retire here. There is just about every type of home available on Longboat Key ranging from wonderful single family homes, large mansions and estates, duplexes, beach houses and luxurious Longboat Key condos. The best advice to those considering purchasing property on Longboat Key is to see a competent and knowledgeable real estate professional like a local Realtor who is intimately acquainted with Longboat Key real estate for sale. A familiarity with the other island communities is recommended and a good knowledge of the Sarasota market is needed.

The lifestyle on Longboat Key is like no-where else on earth. This is a quiet resort type of lifestyle and that atmosphere is what has made Longboat Key so popular year after year. The beaches are hardly ever over crowded. There is plenty of boating, and fishing and every other type of water sport available. The Longboat Key Country Club is a hub of activity all the time, plus there are many unique shops, restaurants and other shopping options available at the Club, including great entertainment, golf courses and tennis.

The city of Sarasota lies just across the bay from Longboat Key and is only minutes away for some of the greatest theater, arts and crafts, plays, concerts, restaurants, cafes, museums, specialty shops, and opera house. Sarasota is looked upon as the finest vacation destination of the wealthy class, and the top tourist attraction for those who come to Sarasota are the beautiful and unique barrier islands, and Longboat Key is probably the most major of those attractions for the entire area. Longboat Key is one of the most private and beautiful of all the Keys. It has warm and friendly beaches, huge private and very exclusive estate style mansions, and the Longboat Key real estate property has become some of the most sought after real estate of anywhere in Florida. Some of the wealthiest people in the world have homes here and visit often for total peace and relaxation A local Realtor is you best bet when looking for an investment property, or vacation home in this area. Each barrier island, or Key including Longboat Key, Lido Key, Siesta Key and Casey Key have their own unique real estate market and all properties on these islands are very highly sought after and bought up almost as fast as they go onto the market. Today, Sarasota and her Keys are famous vacation destinations for the rich and famous and for the residents who live and work here. On Longboat Key, there are beautiful luxurious condominiums available to purchase.Contact a local Realtor, broker or agent and get that search under way. Also ask your real estate professional about the possibility of finding a piece of real estate property that is going into the foreclosure process and might be available for a short sale offer. It’s a great way to save money and get a head start on appreciation.

Sarasota Jones lives life to the fullest in his Longboat Key condos & Lido Key condos . His boat is always full of fish and cold cerveza. Just let him know you are coming by.