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Following are three $2 million words: Elegant Tommy Bahama.
Ask a realtor how he’d describe a home he’s trying to sell for a few million-plus, and you’ll get his best, most creative pitch. To be fair, if you have a few million bucks sitting around and you want a five-bedroom, four-bath home with stunning views of Naples canal, custom made cabinetry, a master bedroom and a master closet as big as a bedroom, a wet bar and a boat dock, the house that Equity Brokers Realtor Keith Muirhead is selling may be for you.
Another term that Muirhead, who’s been selling homes in Naples and surrounding areas for more than 30 years, loves to throw out in association with the home is “indoor-outdoor lifestyle.” It’s a term Muirhead has used in selling canal-side homes in Naples Island and its neighboring Treasure Island before. And by “indoor-outdoor lifestyle” what Muirhead means is that one can be at home in ones living room, bedroom or home office and look out and see myriad kayakers, sailboats, paddleboarders and the occasional romantic gondola cruisers.
The newly built 5,070 square foot “Italiante/Mediterranean inspired” custom home on the waterfront is listed for $6.2 million—having the “elegant Tommy Bahama” furniture included in the sale is negotiable, according to Muirhead. Its list price makes it one of the most expensive homes currently for sale in Long Beach.
A giant living room that opens up onto a large waterfront patio is perhaps the home’s sweetest attribute, but a picture or two’s definitely worth a thousand words with this property. Visit Muirhead’s website for a virtual 360-tour and listing information on 5565 Naples Canal.
Click on the inaugural Realty Bites video for a live tour I conducted with Muirhead. This is the column’s first video on lbpost.com. The videos were started by award-winning Long Beach Press-Telegram videographer Robert Meeks and myself a few years back and were a highly popular weekly feature on the newspaper’s Web site that accompanied a printed column. The two- to five-minute videos featured extravagant homes, dilapidated dwellings in the throes of foreclosure, odd trends and the well-placed moment of jocularity.
I plan to bring back the video on a regular basis, at least monthly, and sometimes weekly. Please feel free to post or e-mail ([email protected]) me ideas for columns or videos.