Think Real Estate
Renee Redfern
Realtor®
Multi-family Properties
Hard Work Wins The Day
Renee has been an active member of this community for many years as an insurance agent, as a nurse, and now she so excited to now be turning that community focus toward real estate. It has been a passion of hers for some time now, but she’s come to rely on God's timing because it’s always perfect.
With a passion for service in the Bay County area, she is excited for the opportunity to serve the community through providing you with the most knowledgeable and best customer service, while navigating all your real estate needs. She is proud to say that she is a member of the THINK Real Estate family, she believes in our core values; hard work, integrity, outstanding service, and our desire to truly help the people of this community.
When she’s not making your home ownership dreams come true, she enjoys spoiling her two grandbabies and, when time allows, exploring the RV life with her husband Danny. Together, the have four grown children, and have lived in Lynn Haven for more than 35 years, so they know Bay County and the surrounding areas are a wonderful place to raise a family.
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Are you ready to buy, sell, or invest in Bay County, Florida?
Call Renee Redfern, Realtor with Think Real Estate.
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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.
