Think Real Estate
Bill Shields
Realtor®
Single Family and Multi-Family Residents
Your Friendly Real Estate Expert
Bill Shields is a native of Bay County and has roots here that run very deep. His family owned and operated Superior Dry Cleaners for 69 years in here in Panama City. Not many people in town are more well known than Bill. He is married to Lynette Shields who is also a native here and has been teaching in the Bay District School System for over 35 years.
Bill is an avid outdoorsmen and loves all sports but does have quite the obsession with the Alabama Crimson Tide. He was a successful collegiate basketball player at Huntington University in the late 1970’s and had quite the high school career at A.C. Mosley High School in their early years.
Bill is absolutely what you are looking for in a Realtor. He has the laid back southern hospitality that everyone loves but has the aggressiveness and knowledge to be able to go fight hard for his clients best interests. Give Big Bill a shot and you will feel like you are hiring your trusty neighbor or even your favorite uncle as your personal real estate expert. He will instantly feel like family!
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Are you ready to buy, sell, or invest in Bay County, Florida?
Call Bill Shields, Realtor with Think Real Estate.
850-276-1030
Think Real Estate
Buy Land and Build A Home or Buy An Existing Home in Bay County
Your future home awaits and we are here to help.
Are you in the process of locating your next dream home? If you are, you may be considering the differences between buying land and building new versus buying an existing home. Both of these options can be great, but each has a different journey to completion.
Fortunately, the real estate market in Bay County, Florida is still activity pushing along. And while there is not as much inventory, compared to 2020, there are still land & homes for sale across our wonderful community.
You can buy a neighborhood lot in a beachy or in-town community, or possibly find acres of land in the northern part of Bay County to start your own farm. Lynn Haven has become a very popular community to call home and the Cove has long been a wonderful community for those seeking to be near downtown Panama City. Lots and lots of choices to create a future that is uniquely you.
It is far more complex to buy land and build a home than it is to buy a home that is already built and move-in ready. Someone has to be available to make the continuous decisions that go along with such a project. And it is often times more expensive, too. Land costs, architectural design, permits, foundation work, framing, site work, exterior finishes, interior finishes, mechanical rough-ins— the details can add up rather quick. When building a custom home, $350,000 doesn’t build a palace in Bay County in 2020. Here is an example of what a $350,000 build budget would look like:
- Architectural Design: $17,430.00
- Site work. Design, Permit fees, inspections, etc.: $7,810.00
- Foundations. Excavation, concrete and retaining walls: $38,685.00
- Framing. Sheathing, trusses, etc.: $44,930.00
- Exterior finishes. Roofing, windows, and doors, etc.: $75,245.00
- Interior finishes. Drywall, flooring, insulation, paint, lights, appliances, etc.: $77,840.00
- Major systems rough-ins. Electrical, HVAC and plumbing: $35,445.00
- Hardscapes and softscapes. Driveway, fencing, landscaping, shed, etc.: $49,490.00
In contrast, the same budget of $350,000 can buy an existing home or condo, land included, that is move-in ready and waiting to welcome you home. And with the inventory in the Bay County Real Estate MLS, you can likely find your new home or investment project without too much effort.
Whichever your choice may be, Think Real Estate has two convenient offices in Bay County, Florida to serve your real estate needs. Our beach office is on Middle Beach Road, just east of Shipwreck Island Water Park, and our in-town office is on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., about one mile north of the mall. Both of our real estate offices offer the same high-quality service and personable, professional, dedicated Realtors. Contact us today to get started.
