Wny Choose To Move To
Sarasota Florida

Posted September 12, 2008

     For starters, Sarasota is known as Florida's Cultural Coast, home to the renowned Florida West Coast Symphony, the Sarasota Ballet, and the Asolo Theater for the Performing Arts as well as many more theater venues and art galleries. In downtown Sarasota, Main Street offers dozens of shops, restaurants and nightclubs. Throughout the year, there are many special events including live music, art festivals, various shows and parades.

    For sun and beach lovers, there are 35 miles of beaches including world-famous Siesta Key beach known for having the whitest sand in the world. And nowhere in the world will you find more gorgeous sunsets than on Florida's West Coast jewel of Sarasota.

    For golfers, the metro Sarasota area, including Manatee and Sarasota County, offers over 80 golf courses ranging from public courses to the most challenging public and private courses. There are golf courses to challenge every level of player, many with golf course communities surrounding them. Boaters, day-sailors, scuba divers and fishermen will love the Sarasota offerings of every conceivable water sport.

    Sarasota also offers the widest possible variety of residential properties from downtown high-rise condos and penthouses to golf course communities and waterfront homes in every price range and to meet every imaginable desire you may have. The island communities of Siesta key, Lido Key, Longboat key and Casey Key each offer their own unique lifestyles. St. Armands Circle, with its upscale shops and boutiques, offers some of the most elegant shopping in Florida.

    While some may think of Orlando when they think of the major attractions of Florida, many people choose to live in the metropolitan area around Sarasota attracted by its lower level of congestion, more leisurely lifestyle and its diversity of cultural, dining and sports offerings. When relatives come to visit, they take daytrips to Orlando which is an easy 2 hour drive from Sarasota. In addition, the Tampa Bay area including St. Petersburg is just one-hour drive away.

    There are many competent and knowledgeable realtors in Sarasota that we can recommend including Brian Ward, a Sarasota real estate expert and Andree Huffine, a Sarasota realtor specializing in waterfront condos.