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By Jesse McGreevy and Marc Comisar, McGreevy and Comisar, Domain Realty Group. Updated October 2026.
Selling a home in Barefoot Bay in Bonita Springs means selling one of nine single-family homes on Barefoot Bay Court, next to Barefoot Beach but outside its guard gate and its planned unit development, under the court’s own homeowners association governed by chapter 720 of the Florida Statutes, not a condominium. The county recorded 3 qualified sales in the 60 months from October 2021, so this page lists them instead of quoting a median. McGreevy and Comisar, Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008, wrote it for owners who want to price from the public record. For the court itself, start with our Barefoot Bay guide, and for the beach community next door see our Barefoot Beach guide.
This is not the large retirement community called Barefoot Bay in Brevard County on Florida’s east coast, which shares only the name. And although the mailing address reads Bonita Springs, FL 34134, the homes sit in unincorporated Collier County, so Collier rules, taxes and customs govern your sale, as our Bonita Springs guide explains for the wider market.
Our home valuation guide for Barefoot Bay explains how a value is built, and our guide to buying a home in Barefoot Bay covers the purchase side. Call Jesse direct at (239) 898-6072 or start with a free Barefoot Bay home valuation, and we will send the recorded sales we used, each labelled by source and date.
You sell a Barefoot Bay in Bonita Springs home in 2026 by pricing it from the few recorded sales on the court and the nearest like home, planning for the association board’s 30-day review of the sale, presenting the chapter 720 disclosure summary before the buyer signs, and having your flood and insurance answers ready.
Data updated: October 2026 (Collier County Property Appraiser public data files, 2026 preliminary roll, sales through August 24, 2026)
The court is nine homes, dated 2002 to 2017, plus four small tract and road parcels valued at $100 each. We tracked every one of the 13 parcels and every one of the 21 qualified sales in the county record since December 2003. Three of those fall in the last 60 months, and each figure below carries its window and sample size.
| Item | What the record says |
|---|---|
| Homes | 9 improved single-family homes on 13 roll parcels |
| Address range | 5320 to 5352 Barefoot Bay Court, Bonita Springs, FL 34134, unincorporated Collier County |
| Built | 2002 to 2017 on the county roll |
| County base area | 1,317 to 2,624 square feet; adjusted area 3,487 to 5,623 square feet |
| Legal form | Single-family homes in a homeowners association, chapter 720 |
| Zoning | RSF-5, in no planned unit development |
| FEMA flood zone | AE, base flood elevation 10 feet NAVD88 on all 13 parcels, with an AE 11 band also touching 8 |
| Evacuation zone | Zone A |
| 2026 preliminary millage | 9.4020 mills; median 2026 preliminary tax bill $22,635.42 |
| County qualified sales | 3 in 60 months since October 2021; 1 in the last 12 months |
Jump to any section of this Barefoot Bay in Bonita Springs seller guide. Each section opens with a direct answer.
McGreevy and Comisar is the #1 real estate team in Southwest Florida since 2012, and every Barefoot Bay listing gets over 45 years of combined direct experience between Jesse McGreevy and Marc Comisar. On a nine-home court that matters, because the association paperwork, the sale approval and the flood facts are public, specific and routinely missed.
We are the partners who price your home, sit at the negotiating table and answer your phone. Here is the record behind that promise:
That is the record we bring to every listing we take. If you are comparing agents, our guide to the best real estate agents in Barefoot Beach sets out the criteria we think a seller should use, and we are comfortable being measured against it.
Domain Realty, our brokerage, sold 78 listings in ZIP code 34134, the ZIP code Barefoot Beach shares, in the 60 months to October 5, 2026, for $53.6 million, per the Southwest Florida MLS pulled that day, among them a Barefoot Beach Club condominium at 257 Barefoot Beach Blvd that closed on August 21, 2026 at $1,200,000. McGreevy and Comisar are the #5 real estate team in Florida and the #1 real estate team in Bonita Springs in the 2026 RealTrends rankings. For Barefoot Bay itself, we read the whole public record before we price a home.
The Barefoot Bay market for sellers in 2026 is thin but documented: the county recorded 1 qualified sale in the last 12 months, $3,475,000 on November 26, 2025, and 3 in the last 60 months, from $1,950,000 to $3,475,000. All three were resales. County records show what closed, not how long it took.
Data updated: October 2026 (Collier County Property Appraiser public data files, 2026 preliminary roll, sales through August 24, 2026)
We count back from October 1, 2026 and widen the window until it holds at least 10 qualified sales. None does, so we list the sales and quote no median.
| Window | Qualified sales | Sales in the window | Total volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months since October 2025 | 1 | $3,475,000 | $3,475,000 |
| 24 months since October 2024 | 1 | $3,475,000 | $3,475,000 |
| 36 months since October 2023 | 2 | $3,100,000 and $3,475,000 | $6,575,000 |
| 60 months since October 2021 | 3 | $1,950,000, $3,100,000 and $3,475,000 | $8,525,000 |
All were resales and none was builder-direct. The county file shows no recorded deed over $100,000 outside the qualified series in the last 60 months.
A county file records a deed date, a price and a qualification flag, not days on market, list price, concessions or offers. The Southwest Florida MLS, pulled October 3, 2026, shows 3 Barefoot Bay closings in the 60 months to that date, 1 of them in the last 12 months: $3,475,000 on December 5, 2025, after 111 days on market against a final list price of $3,749,000; $3,100,000 on February 5, 2024, after 193 days against a final list price of $3,475,000; and $1,950,000 on October 15, 2021, after 29 days against a final list price of $1,975,000. MLS living area on the three ran from 3,487 to 5,323 square feet. No home was active or pending on October 3, 2026, so months of supply is zero, an indicative figure on 1 closing a year. The pull records the final list price only, so price changes are read listing by listing when we prepare a valuation. We estimate none of them from the county record.
Few homes come up here, so the next owner who decides to sell should call us first. Start with a free home valuation for Barefoot Bay or call Jesse direct at (239) 898-6072. If you are buying your next home as well, Call Marc at (239) 287-5873 and read our guide to buying in Barefoot Bay.
Barefoot Bay homes sold for $1,950,000 on October 14, 2021, $3,100,000 on January 31, 2024 and $3,475,000 on November 26, 2025, the three county-qualified sales in the last 60 months. County base area price per square foot ran from $1,301 to $2,639, but the three homes differ in size and build year.
Data updated: October 2026 (Collier County Property Appraiser public data files, 2026 preliminary roll, sales through August 24, 2026)
| Date | Price | Address | County base area (sq ft) | Per sq ft, base | County adjusted area (sq ft) | Per sq ft, adjusted | Roll year built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 14, 2021 | $1,950,000 | 5324 Barefoot Bay Ct | 1,499 | $1,301 | 3,487 | $559 | 2002 |
| January 31, 2024 | $3,100,000 | 5344 Barefoot Bay Ct | 1,807 | $1,716 | 4,621 | $671 | 2006 |
| November 26, 2025 | $3,475,000 | 5332 Barefoot Bay Ct | 1,317 | $2,639 | 4,302 | $808 | 2004 |
County base area is the roll’s measure of the largest building on the parcel, not the Southwest Florida MLS living area, and adjusted area adds garages, porches and other roofed space. On these tall, compact homes the two measures differ by a factor of 2.3 to 3.3, so base-area price per square foot alone overstates what a home costs against a house with a wider footprint.
The county file holds 18 earlier qualified sales, from December 2003 to June 2021, ranging from $795,000 to $3,000,000, which we cite as history and not as today’s market. Six are labelled builder-direct, an inference from sale date against year built, and three of those are same-price, same-day $795,000 deeds on March 1, 2004 that we read as land sales. Eight of the nine homes have a qualified sale, and 5320 Barefoot Bay Ct has none. One sale in 12 months is 1 / 9 = 11.1 percent of the court, and three in 60 months is 33.3 percent, about 6.7 percent a year, so we read the pace as slow and irregular.
In the county’s qualified record, all 7 Barefoot Bay resales that follow an earlier resale of the same home closed above the earlier price, and 3 of those 7 fall in the last 60 months. The sample is small and some homes were rebuilt between sales, so we report observations and make no claim about direction.
Data updated: October 2026 (Collier County Property Appraiser public data files, 2026 preliminary roll, sales through August 24, 2026)
Each row pairs a qualified resale with the same address’s previous qualified resale. Earlier builder-direct deeds are left out, because a lot bought from a developer is not comparable to a finished home. The last three rows are the 60-month sales.
| Later sale | Address | Earlier recorded resale | Later price | Change | Percent | Years between | Roll year built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2013 | 5324 Barefoot Bay Ct | Jan 29, 2010, $1,350,000 | $1,500,000 | +$150,000 | +11.1% | 3.4 | 2002 |
| Mar 13, 2015 | 5340 Barefoot Bay Ct | Dec 22, 2009, $1,500,000 | $1,700,000 | +$200,000 | +13.3% | 5.2 | 2017 |
| Feb 18, 2020 | 5340 Barefoot Bay Ct | Mar 13, 2015, $1,700,000 | $1,800,000 | +$100,000 | +5.9% | 4.9 | 2017 |
| Jun 23, 2021 | 5352 Barefoot Bay Ct | Aug 12, 2013, $1,750,000 | $2,750,000 | +$1,000,000 | +57.1% | 7.9 | 2005 |
| Oct 14, 2021 | 5324 Barefoot Bay Ct | Jun 14, 2013, $1,500,000 | $1,950,000 | +$450,000 | +30.0% | 8.3 | 2002 |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 5344 Barefoot Bay Ct | Dec 12, 2019, $2,250,000 | $3,100,000 | +$850,000 | +37.8% | 4.1 | 2006 |
| Nov 26, 2025 | 5332 Barefoot Bay Ct | Nov 30, 2020, $1,700,000 | $3,475,000 | +$1,775,000 | +104.4% | 5.0 | 2004 |
Holding periods run from 3.4 to 8.3 years, with a median of 5.0 years. Every later price is above the earlier one, but seven pairs across nine homes cannot support a statement about where prices are going, the figures ignore what owners spent, and the roll dates 5340 to 2017 although it sold as a finished home in 2009, 2015 and 2020, so a rebuild or renovation is likely and we did not read permits.
The most recent recorded sale in Barefoot Bay was $3,475,000 at 5332 Barefoot Bay Ct on November 26, 2025, for a home the county roll dates to 2004. It is a public record, not a McGreevy and Comisar sale. Walking through it shows what a county record can tell a seller and what it cannot.
Data updated: October 2026 (Collier County Property Appraiser public data files, 2026 preliminary roll, sales through August 24, 2026)
The county file records the sale at Official Records book 6533, page 2188, as a qualified resale of a home with a county base area of 1,317 square feet and an adjusted area of 4,302 square feet: $2,639 per square foot of base area and $808 of adjusted area. The same address sold on November 30, 2020 for $1,700,000, 5.0 years earlier, so the later price is $1,775,000 higher, a change of 104.4 percent. Its first recorded sale, on March 1, 2004, was a $795,000 deed that, in our inference, was a land purchase.
The 1,317 square feet is the lowest base area of the nine homes, so this sale tells a seller about a compact footprint with a tall build, not about the court. It is $375,000 above the January 2024 sale and $1,525,000 above the October 2021 sale. The county’s 2026 preliminary just value for the home, $2,099,621, is a valuation for tax purposes and not a price, and the sale price is 1.66 times it. The reason is not in the record, and one sale is an example, not a street price.
We price a Barefoot Bay home from the nearest like home in the county’s recorded sales, matching size, build year, condition and flood facts, then adjust for what only a walk-through shows. We never price from an automated estimate, and you see every comparable, labelled by source and date, before you choose a list price.
Data updated: October 2026 (Collier County Property Appraiser public data files, 2026 preliminary roll, sales through August 24, 2026)
The Barefoot Bay guide lists every home. Three qualified sales in 60 months describe three different houses: 1,499, 1,807 and 1,317 square feet of base area, built 2002, 2006 and 2004. An average describes no home on the court. Where yours has no near twin, we say so and read the sales one by one. The Southwest Florida MLS, pulled October 3, 2026, shows 3 closings in the 60 months to that date with MLS living area of 3,487 to 5,323 square feet, a different measure from the county’s base area. The pull records the final list price only, so price changes are read listing by listing when we prepare a valuation.
Just value is an assessment for tax purposes, not an appraisal and not a price. Sale price divided by just value is $1,950,000 / $2,104,066 = 0.93 at 5324, $3,100,000 / $2,394,983 = 1.29 at 5344 and $3,475,000 / $2,099,621 = 1.66 at 5332. Two of three sold well above the county’s number, and three sales are too few for a rule, so we use just value for tax math, not as a price signal.
Condition, a rebuild, the roof’s age, any water access a document supports and the elevation certificate change what a buyer pays, and none sits in a public record. We also price the approval step: a buyer who must wait for the board closes later than one who does not.
The things that move a Barefoot Bay home’s value most are its size and build year, whether it was rebuilt, any documented water access, its flood and elevation facts, and how the board’s sale approval and leasing limits shape the buyer pool. The public record cannot isolate any single premium, so we name the factors and not a percentage.
Data updated: October 2026 (Collier County Property Appraiser 2026 preliminary roll, Collier County Clerk official records, FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer queried October 1, 2026)
The nine homes run from 1,317 to 2,624 square feet of base area, roll years 2002 to 2017, and 2026 preliminary just values of $1,879,666 to $3,418,192. The home at 5340 carries a 2017 roll year although it sold as a finished home in 2009, 2015 and 2020, so buyers will ask what was rebuilt and which permits were closed.
The county roll carries no waterfront flag, and no recorded document we read says which lots, if any, touch the back bay. The declaration bars docks in a water management area without written permission and bars keeping a boat anywhere but inside a garage. We claim no frontage, seawall, riparian right or dock. If your lot has water access, bring the survey, plat and any dock permit.
Every parcel is AE at 10 feet, 8 of 13 also touch an AE 11 band, and by our reading of the public map layers the four addresses we tested sit seaward of the Limit of Moderate Wave Action. The county indexes 8 elevation certificate records for the court. A recorded amendment limits leases to 30 days or more, three in 12 months, with no tenant pets and a board review, and it puts a sale before the board, which favors owner-occupant buyers. We have no MLS data to measure that.
No dollar assessment figure for Barefoot Bay appears in any recorded document or public page we found, so we publish none. The recorded declaration says what assessments cover: lawn and irrigation on every lot, the surface water management system, conservation areas, common area insurance and administration, shared equally among the lots.
Data updated: October 2026 (Collier County Clerk official records, Florida Statutes sections 720.303 and 720.30851, read 2026-10-02)
Each lot owes an equal share, one-ninth, of every annual and special assessment, regardless of size, value or position. The number is not public, and a buyer’s lender and closing agent will ask for it.
The route is the current budget, the most recent financial report and the estoppel certificate from the association’s manager. Under Florida Statute 720.30851 the association must issue an estoppel certificate within 10 business days of a written request, and the fee is capped by statute and adjusted every five years, so we publish no estoppel fee dollars. Florida Statute 720.303 gives owners access to official records. Order the certificate before you list.
The 2023-recorded amendment allows a sale-approval processing fee, a lease transfer fee and an estoppel fee, and states no dollar figure for any. Our inference, labelled as ours, is that no Master Association assessment applies, because Barefoot Bay is not among the eight members listed in the Master’s 2011 bylaws. No document says how, or whether, owners contribute to the boulevard and guardhouse, so ask the manager for it in writing.
Buyers insure a Barefoot Bay home with wind and flood policies, and their insurer will ask for the roof date, a wind-mitigation report and the elevation certificate. Every parcel is in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area, so a lender will expect proof of flood coverage. We found no published premium for the court and estimate none.
Data updated: October 2026 (Florida Statutes sections 627.351 and 627.0629, FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer queried October 1, 2026, Collier County map layers)
An insurer prices wind coverage from the roof’s age and covering, opening protection and construction year, and Florida lets insurers credit documented wind features under Florida Statute 627.0629. A dated roof record and a current wind-mitigation inspection let your buyer get a quote inside the inspection period.
Flood coverage is priced per address, and the elevation certificate prices it. Unincorporated Collier County holds a Community Rating System Class 5 rating, which gives eligible federal flood policies a 25 percent premium discount, and FloodSmart is the program’s consumer site. The declaration also requires owners to keep full replacement-cost property insurance and name the association as an additional insured.
Florida Statute 627.351 governs Citizens. A Citizens personal-lines policy on a home inside a FEMA special flood hazard area requires flood coverage, from issuance for new policies since April 1, 2023 and at renewal since July 1, 2023, and every parcel here is in one. A risk is not eligible for Citizens unless the private-market premium is more than 20 percent greater than the Citizens premium for comparable coverage.
A Barefoot Bay seller must present the section 720.401 association disclosure summary before the buyer signs, complete the section 689.302 flood disclosure and disclose known material facts that are not readily visible. This is a homeowners association governed by chapter 720, so the condominium resale package does not apply. Your closing agent or attorney confirms your sale.
Data updated: October 2026 (Florida Statutes sections 720.401, 720.30851, 689.302 and 201.02, read 2026-10-02)
Section 720.401(1)(a) says a prospective parcel owner in a community must be presented a disclosure summary before executing the contract for sale. If it is not provided before the buyer signs, section 720.401(1)(c) lets the buyer void the contract by written notice within 3 days after receiving the summary or before closing, whichever occurs first, a right that cannot be waived and ends at closing. Section 720.401 lists no duty to deliver the declaration, rules or budget, but buyers ask for them, so we gather them before you list.
Section 689.302 requires a seller of residential property to give the buyer a flood disclosure at or before the contract, covering flooding that damaged the property during your ownership, flood insurance claims and repair assistance. Under the Florida Supreme Court’s decision in Johnson v. Davis, a seller must also disclose known facts that materially affect value and are not readily observable. We found no address-level storm damage record for the court and claim none.
The declaration states that Barefoot Bay is not a condominium, so the condominium resale package, its 7-day clause and the milestone inspection and reserve study rules do not apply. This page is information, not legal advice, and a Florida real estate attorney should read the recorded instruments for you.
Buyers will ask about the FEMA zone, the elevation certificate, storm history, insurance and permits. Every Barefoot Bay parcel is in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area, Zone AE with a base flood elevation of 10 feet NAVD88, in evacuation Zone A, and we found no address-level storm damage record for the court, so we claim none.
Data updated: October 2026 (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer and Collier County map layers queried October 1, 2026, USGS, National Hurricane Center)
On October 1, 2026 we sent county address points to FEMA’s National Flood Hazard Layer. Wave-action positions and distances are our reading of the public map layers, and the effective map panel and an elevation certificate control.
| Address | Zone at the point | Base flood elevation, feet NAVD88 | Map panel and effective date | Our reading of the Limit of Moderate Wave Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5320 Barefoot Bay Ct | AE | 10 | 12021C0179J, February 8, 2024 | Seaward of the line, 46 meters away |
| 5336 Barefoot Bay Ct | AE | 11 | 12021C0179J, February 8, 2024 | Seaward of the line, 49 meters away |
| 5348 Barefoot Bay Ct | AE | 10 | 12021C0179J, February 8, 2024 | Seaward of the line, 103 meters away |
Across all 13 roll parcels every parcel is AE at 10 feet, 8 of the 13 also touch an AE 11 band, and none touches a V zone. At 5336 the footprint straddles both bands, so the elevation certificate matters more than the point lookup.
Collier County indexes 8 elevation certificate records for Barefoot Bay Ct. We did not open them, so we state no floor elevation, and the county floodmap search shows whether one is on file for your address. Under the county’s floodplain ordinance, a repair or improvement costing 50 percent or more of the building’s value is a substantial improvement, and the building must then meet current floodplain standards. The declaration adds a clock: after damage the owner must begin repair within 90 days and finish within nine months.
The U.S. Geological Survey surveyed a Hurricane Ian high-water mark of 11.76 feet NAVD88 inside Barefoot Beach, at Barefoot Beach Boulevard and Anguilla Lane, roughly 230 to 330 meters from the lots we tested by our arithmetic. The map’s base flood elevation there is 10 feet, so the mark was about 1.8 feet above it, and it was measured inside the gate, not on Barefoot Bay Court.
Collier County’s permit portal covers 2011 to the present, with an older system for 1989 to 2011, and the county encourages a permit review at sale to find open permits. Our Barefoot Bay guide holds the flood research behind this section. Gather your permits, plans and contractor invoices before you list, especially if the home was rebuilt or storm-repaired.
The rule that most affects a Barefoot Bay sale is the board’s approval of the sale itself, which as we read the 2023-recorded amendment carries a 30-day review. Leasing is limited to 30 days or more and three leases in 12 months, tenants may not keep pets, and signs and exterior changes need written approval. This is our reading of a scanned image.
Data updated: October 2026 (Collier County Clerk official records, read October 1, 2026, by optical character recognition of the recorded images)
As we read the 2023 amendment, no owner may sell, lease with an option or otherwise transfer a home without the board’s prior written approval. The owner gives the board notice with the purchase contract, the board may ask for application information and an interview, and it must decide within 30 days after receiving the notice and information.
If the board disapproves a bona fide sale without good cause, the association must within 30 days deliver an agreement for the association or an approved purchaser to buy at the contract price or at a price set by two appraisers, and if it does not, the sale is deemed approved. For a good-cause disapproval it has no duty to buy. Have a Florida attorney read the recorded text before you list.
Leases must be written, run at least 30 consecutive days, occur no more than three times in 12 months and receive board approval, deemed given if the association does not act within 30 days. Tenants may not keep pets or park more than two vehicles. Owners may keep a reasonable number of leashed household pets, and an assistance animal request is a separate legal question. The declaration bars any street-visible sign, including a for-sale sign, without written board approval, and exterior color, roofing, fence and structure changes need it too.
Barefoot Bay is outside the Barefoot Beach guard gate, on a private court that opens onto Bonita Beach Road. The declaration lists entrance gates among its examples of common areas, and we could not confirm whether the court has a gate of its own, so we ask the manager about showing access first.
The county record cannot name a best month for a Barefoot Bay sale, because 3 qualified sales in 60 months is too few to separate a season from chance. Of the 21 sales since 2003, 14 closed between November and March, but three were the same-day 2004 land deeds, and days on market is not available.
Data updated: October 2026 (Collier County Property Appraiser public data files, 2026 preliminary roll, sales through August 24, 2026)
The three recent sales closed in October, January and November. Across all 21, December has 5, March 4 and no other month more than 2; without the three March 2004 deeds, 11 of 18 fall from November through March. That is a pattern in a small record, not seasonality. Days on market: the Southwest Florida MLS, pulled October 3, 2026, shows 3 Barefoot Bay closings in the 60 months to that date, after 29, 193 and 111 days, too few for a median. The board’s 30-day review and the estoppel’s 10 business days can add a month or more between contract and closing, so we plan the closing date around them, not a season.
We market a Barefoot Bay home with professional photography, drone views of the court and its setting, a documented listing file and exposure on the Southwest Florida MLS, our team site and our buyer database. The file answers the sale-approval, flood and association questions first, because a buyer on a nine-home court reads every document.
Data updated: October 2026 (no Southwest Florida MLS figure is used in this section)
A Barefoot Bay home is a tall, newer house on a small lot, so photography has to show the interior volume, the required garage and the setting near Bonita Beach Road. We write nothing about water frontage, a dock or a view unless a document supports it, and we confirm drone access with the association.
Before a listing goes live we assemble the elevation certificate, the section 689.302 flood disclosure, the wind-mitigation report, the roof date, the estoppel certificate, the budget and rules, the permit history and the section 720.401 summary, plus a draft of the board’s approval package. A buyer who can get an insurance quote on day three writes an offer on day four. Your listing appears on the Southwest Florida MLS and on DomainRealtyGroup.com, and our Barefoot Beach seller page shows how we market across every neighborhood.
We negotiate a Barefoot Bay contract with documents, not concessions, as Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008. The partners who priced your home answer the inspection, insurance and association questions from the listing file, write the board’s approval into the timeline and protect your net at the repair-credit stage.
Data updated: October 2026 (Florida Statutes sections 720.401 and 689.302, read 2026-10-02)
Your contract should say that closing depends on the board’s approval and leave time for the 30-day review plus the estoppel certificate. An offer that ignores the clock may fail, and a cash offer removes the lender’s timeline but not the board’s.
Most renegotiation follows the inspection, usually over the roof, air conditioning, windows or a past water event. A buyer’s agent who raises the flood zone or an insurance quote is asking for documents, and we answer with the elevation certificate, the wind-mitigation report and the carrier quotes the buyer can obtain. If you are buying your next home too, Call Marc at (239) 287-5873; our buyer guide for Barefoot Bay shows the other side of the table.
A buyer choosing between Barefoot Bay and Southport on the Bay at Barefoot Beach weighs intimacy against choice. Barefoot Bay offers nine newer homes outside the gate, its own association and a board-approved sale. Southport on the Bay offers 100 homes inside the gate, a deeper sales record and a separate dock association.
Data updated: October 2026 (Collier County Property Appraiser public data files, 2026 preliminary roll, sales through August 24, 2026)
Every Southport on the Bay figure comes from the same county files, and each names its window.
| Question | Barefoot Bay | Southport on the Bay | What it means for your sale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes on the roll | 9 improved homes on 13 parcels | 100 improved homes on 112 parcels | A much smaller pool of resales |
| Gate | Outside; the court opens onto Bonita Beach Road | Inside the gate, in the Lely Barefoot Beach planned unit development | Gate-minded buyers go next door |
| Qualified sales, leading window | No window reaches 10; 1 in 12 months | 24 months: 14 sales, median $3,737,500 | Ours is a list; theirs supports a median |
| Qualified sales, 60 months | 3, range $1,950,000 to $3,475,000 | 29, range $2,175,000 to $7,000,000 | Three sales cannot be compared with 29 by median |
| Median just value, 2026 preliminary | $2,407,512 | $2,603,340 | Southport’s median is $195,828 higher |
| Median 2026 preliminary tax bill | $22,635 | $19,827 | $2,808 more county tax a year at Barefoot Bay’s median |
| Leasing | 30-day minimum, three per 12 months, board approval | 60-day minimum, three a year | Shorter minimum at Barefoot Bay |
| Sale approval | Board approval, 30-day review | Not examined for this page; ask that association | Plan a longer contract-to-closing period here |
| Homestead exemption | 3 of 9 homes | 61 of 100 homes | More full-time owners on Southport’s roll |
Just value is the county’s valuation for tax purposes, not a sale price. The differences are arithmetic on the county’s files: $2,603,340 minus $2,407,512 is $195,828, and $22,635 minus $19,827 is $2,808.
Our Southport on the Bay guide sets out its record, and if you own there, our Southport on the Bay seller page is for you. Buyers also compare Bayfront Gardens, the Villas at Barefoot Beach and the Barefoot Beach Club, and our Barefoot Beach seller page covers them all.
Selling a Barefoot Bay home typically costs the seller negotiated brokerage compensation, deed documentary stamp tax at $0.70 per $100 of price, a lien search and prorated property tax. In Collier County the buyer customarily pays the owner’s title policy and chooses the closing agent, and the contract controls.
Data updated: October 2026 (Florida Statute 201.02, Collier County Property Appraiser 2026 preliminary tax roll, Florida DBPR estoppel fee notice, read 2026-10-02)
For the statewide walk-through, see our guide to seller closing costs in Florida. We list no owner’s title policy as a seller cost.
The first price is $3,475,000, the November 26, 2025 sale at 5332 Barefoot Bay Ct. The second is $1,950,000, the October 14, 2021 sale at 5324 Barefoot Bay Ct, the lowest of the three in 60 months. The brokerage percentages are an illustration, not our fee, and the buyer-agent offer is optional.
| Line | $3,475,000 sale (5332 Barefoot Bay Ct) | $1,950,000 sale (5324 Barefoot Bay Ct) |
|---|---|---|
| Listing brokerage compensation, illustration at 2.5 percent | $86,875 | $48,750 |
| Optional buyer-agent offer, illustration at 2.5 percent | $86,875 | $48,750 |
| Deed documentary stamp tax, $0.70 per $100 (section 201.02) | $24,325 | $13,650 |
| Municipal lien search, our estimate (typical range $100 to $250) | $175 | $175 |
| Property tax proration at a June 30 closing, 181/365 of the $22,635.42 median 2026 preliminary bill | $11,225 | $11,225 |
| Association estoppel certificate and board processing fee | Not in total; capped or not published | Not in total; capped or not published |
| Total with the buyer-agent offer | $209,475 (6.03%) | $122,550 (6.28%) |
| Net before mortgage payoff, with the offer | $3,265,525 | $1,827,450 |
| Total without the buyer-agent offer | $122,600 (3.53%) | $73,800 (3.78%) |
| Net before mortgage payoff, without the offer | $3,352,400 | $1,876,200 |
The proration is 181 / 365 of $22,635.42, which is $11,225, and the five lines at $3,475,000 add to $209,475, or 6.03 percent. The sheet omits your mortgage payoff, repair credits, any special assessment and moving costs. We publish no estoppel fee dollars, and no dues figure is published to prorate.
Brokerage compensation is negotiated between you and your listing agent. The National Association of Realtors’ 2024 settlement made buyer agreements written and ended published offers of compensation on the multiple listing service, as the NAR settlement FAQs explain. Whether to offer a buyer’s agent compensation is your decision, which is why the sheet shows both outcomes.
Florida has no state personal income tax, so a Barefoot Bay seller owes documentary stamp tax and prorated property tax at closing, and federal capital gains tax only on gain above the home-sale exclusion. A seller who used the home as a main home for two of the last five years can exclude up to $250,000, or $500,000 filing jointly.
Data updated: October 2026 (IRS Publication 523, Florida Statutes sections 193.155 and 201.02, read 2026-10-02)
IRS Publication 523 explains the exclusion. A second home or rental does not qualify the same way, and homestead is on 3 of the 9 homes, a proxy for full-time residency. Your basis, holding period and use decide your result, so a tax adviser should run your numbers before you set a price. After a sale, section 193.155 resets the new owner’s assessment to just value as of the next January 1, so your buyer’s bill will not match yours.
Most Barefoot Bay owners net more by listing with an experienced agent, because the board approval, flood and insurance questions that stall a sale are the ones an agent resolves in advance. A cash sale trades price for speed, and selling by owner leaves every disclosure and negotiation to you.
Data updated: October 2026 (Florida Statutes sections 720.401 and 689.302, read 2026-10-02)
| What you care about | List with McGreevy and Comisar | Sell to a cash buyer | Sell by owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exposure | Southwest Florida MLS, our team site and buyer database | One buyer | Whatever you arrange |
| Price discipline | Priced from recorded sales and the nearest like home | Offer typically discounted for speed and risk | Set without the county record |
| Board approval | Planned into the contract and timeline | Still required, whatever the funding | Still required, handled by you |
| Florida disclosures | Gathered and delivered on time | Still owed by the seller | Owed by the seller, unaided |
Choose a listing if your price depends on facts a buyer must be shown, such as a documented rebuild or an elevation certificate. Choose a cash sale if speed matters more than price, remembering the board still approves. Choose to sell by owner only if a buyer is in hand, and even then have a closing agent handle the section 720.401 summary.
You get a free Barefoot Bay valuation by using our valuation page form or calling Jesse direct at (239) 898-6072. You receive a price range built from recorded comparables, each labelled by source and date, and a net sheet. It is free, with no obligation, from Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008.
Data updated: October 2026 (Collier County Property Appraiser public data files, 2026 preliminary roll, sales through August 24, 2026)
Our free valuation for Barefoot Bay explains how a value is built. With only three sales in 60 months we list them and do not average them, and a walk-through adds condition, rebuild history and finish, which no public record holds.
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Data updated: October 2026 (Google Business Profile, as linked below)
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Each item below names the route that would settle it, and Jesse and Marc, Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008, will read the documents with you.
These are the questions Barefoot Bay owners ask before they sell, answered from the county record, the recorded documents and Florida law. Where a figure comes from the Southwest Florida MLS, it is from our pull of October 3, 2026, and we print counts and actual sales instead of guessing.
We cannot quote a number without your address. The county record is three qualified sales in 60 months, from $1,950,000 to $3,475,000, and the 2026 preliminary median just value of $2,407,512 is an assessment, not a price. We price from the nearest like home.
One qualified sale, $3,475,000 on November 26, 2025, per the county’s data files. The Southwest Florida MLS, pulled October 3, 2026, also shows 1 closing in the 12 months to that date, $3,475,000 on December 5, 2025. The two sources count and date sales differently.
No. The declaration states that it is not a condominium and is not governed by chapter 718 except where a section is expressly borrowed. Your buyer gets the chapter 720 disclosure summary, and the condominium milestone inspection and reserve rules do not apply.
No. This page covers nine homes at 5320 to 5352 Barefoot Bay Court in Collier County next to Barefoot Beach. The Brevard County retirement community shares only the name.
No. The court is outside the guard gate and the planned unit development, and its association is not among the eight members the Master Association’s 2011 bylaws list. Tell buyers before they visit.
It is in unincorporated Collier County with a Bonita Springs mailing address, so Collier County taxes and custom apply and no city levy does.
The 2026 preliminary millage is 9.4020 mills, and the county’s median preliminary bill is $22,635.42. Your buyer’s assessment resets to just value after the sale.
No dollar figure is published in any document we found. The declaration says assessments cover lawn and irrigation, the surface water system, conservation areas, insurance and administration, shared among nine lots. The budget and estoppel certificate give the number.
You must present the section 720.401 disclosure summary before the buyer signs. Buyers also ask for the declaration, rules and budget, so we deliver them together. Your closing agent or attorney confirms the package.
Only if the disclosure summary was not provided before signing. Then section 720.401(1)(c) lets the buyer cancel within 3 days after receiving it or before closing, whichever occurs first.
A written disclosure to the buyer, at or before the contract, of flooding that damaged the property during your ownership, flood insurance claims and repair assistance you received. Keep your invoices and permits beside it.
On our reading of the 2023-recorded amendment, yes. The board has 30 days to decide after receiving notice and information. We build that time into the closing date and ask the manager to confirm the process in writing.
As we read the amendment, if the board disapproves a bona fide sale without good cause, the association must within 30 days deliver an agreement for itself or an approved purchaser to buy on the contract terms. A Florida attorney should read the recorded text.
The certificate reads, in our optical character recognition of the scan, as a vote in May 2012, recorded January 10, 2023. We give no legal opinion on the gap. Put it to your attorney and title agent.
Within the recorded limits, yes: written leases of 30 consecutive days or more, no more than three in 12 months, board approval and no tenant pets. A tenant in place affects showings and your buyer’s occupancy plans.
Owners may keep a reasonable number of household pets, and reptiles, amphibians, poultry and livestock are barred. Tenants may not keep pets, as we read the 2023 amendment. State the rules plainly in the listing file.
Not without the board’s prior written approval. The declaration bars any sign visible from the street and names for-sale signs, so we do not depend on a yard sign.
Every address we tested is in FEMA Zone AE with a base flood elevation of 10 or 11 feet NAVD88 and no V zone, queried October 1, 2026. The effective map panel and an elevation certificate control for your lot.
Check first whether one is on file, because the county indexes 8 certificate records for the court. A buyer’s insurance agent will ask for a floor elevation, so having one ready shortens the review.
The roof’s age and covering, a current wind-mitigation inspection, opening protection, the year built, any rebuild permits and the elevation certificate. We found no premium data for the court, so we give no dollar figure.
Florida requires sellers to disclose known material facts and, under section 689.302, flood-related facts. We did not read any Barefoot Bay permit file. Gather your invoices and permits, and ask a Florida attorney what your history requires.
We cannot say from the public record. The roll carries no waterfront flag, and the declaration bars docks in water management areas without written permission. Bring any survey and permit.
No document we read ties a club membership to a Barefoot Bay deed. The club is a separate private member club, and any transfer is its decision. Ask the club before you tell a buyer anything is included.
The county record cannot settle this. Fourteen of the 21 recorded sales closed between November and March, but three were same-day 2004 land deeds, and we have no MLS month-by-month data.
The Southwest Florida MLS, pulled October 3, 2026, shows 1 Barefoot Bay closing in the 12 months to that date, after 111 days on market, and 3 in the 60 months, after 29, 193 and 111 days, too few for a median. The contract clock we can state: the board has 30 days to review a sale, and the estoppel certificate takes up to 10 business days.
By listing the sales and adjusting each, not averaging. We use the nearest like home, adjust for size, condition, rebuild history and elevation, and say so when the best comparable is a different house sold years ago.
Exterior color, roofing, fence and structure changes need the board’s prior written approval, so renovation adds a permit step and an approval step. We would ask whether the work adds more than it costs and delays.
Customarily the seller pays the deed’s documentary stamp tax, brokerage compensation as agreed, any sale-approval processing fee, the estoppel fee when the seller requests it and lien payoffs. The buyer customarily pays the owner’s title policy and chooses the closing agent. The contract controls.
The deed tax is 70 cents per $100 of consideration under Florida Statute 201.02. On $3,475,000, 34,750 x $0.70 = $24,325, and on $1,950,000 it is $13,650. Your closing agent prepares the exact figure.
A second home generally does not qualify for the federal exclusion for a primary residence, so a gain may be taxable depending on your basis, improvements and holding period. Ask your CPA to model it before you list.
Brokerage compensation is negotiable and set by the listing agreement. We do not publish a Barefoot Bay rate on this page. Jesse will give you the number in writing, with what it covers, before you sign. Call or text (239) 898-6072.
Yes, and a cash closing removes the lender’s timeline. It does not remove the board’s 30-day review, the estoppel certificate or the title work, so plan the closing date around those steps.
In the county’s qualified record, all 7 resales that follow an earlier resale of the same home closed above the earlier price, with holding periods of 3.4 to 8.3 years. Seven pairs is a small sample, and we make no claim about direction.
In Collier County the buyer customarily pays for the owner’s title insurance policy, and the contract controls who actually pays. We confirm the allocation before you sign, because customs are not law.
Ask each agent to show the recorded sales, the association documents and the board-approval timeline, and to say what they cannot verify. We are Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008. Call Jesse at (239) 898-6072 and judge us on the documents.
A Barefoot Beach specialist matters because the area’s paperwork is written in details most agents never learn: a master association above the gated neighborhoods, a staffed gate, flood zones that change by address and, at Barefoot Bay, a court outside all of it with its own association and a board that approves sales. Buyers pay for answered questions.
Data updated: October 2026 (Collier County Clerk official records and Collier County Property Appraiser 2026 preliminary roll, read October 1, 2026)
If you are thinking, “I need someone to sell my house in Barefoot Bay,” McGreevy and Comisar helps homeowners price, market, negotiate and sell with a local strategy built for Barefoot Beach, Bonita Springs, Naples, Estero and Collier County. Our Barefoot Bay guide holds the court’s record, and our Barefoot Beach guide is the place to start.
Barefoot Bay sellers who talk to us before they list get a price built from the court’s recorded sales, a written plan for the board’s approval, answers to the flood and insurance questions buyers will ask, and a net sheet from their own numbers. The first conversation is free, carries no obligation and is with a partner.
Few homes come up here, so the next owner who decides to sell should call us first. Start with a free Barefoot Bay home valuation, or call Jesse direct at (239) 898-6072.
Use the Home Valuation form on our free Barefoot Bay valuation page, or call Jesse direct at (239) 898-6072. You receive a range built from recorded comparables, each labelled by source and date, and a net sheet, from Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008.
Your address, your roof date, whether you have an elevation certificate or wind-mitigation report, and whether the home took water in Ian. A walk-through adds condition and rebuild history.
The same business day for a phone call, and within a day for a written range.
Yes. Every valuation starts from the qualified Barefoot Bay sales, and with only three in 60 months we list them and do not average them.
No. The valuation is free, and you owe us nothing unless you later sign a listing agreement.
Call Marc at (239) 287-5873, and see our guide to buying in Barefoot Bay or our buyer representation across Southwest Florida.
McGreevy and Comisar are the Southwest Florida listing team Barefoot Bay sellers call when the details decide the price. Jesse McGreevy and Marc Comisar lead Domain Realty Group, a full-service Southwest Florida real estate team, and personally handle every listing from pricing to closing, with over 45 years of combined direct experience.
For this page we tracked all 13 Barefoot Bay parcels and every one of the 21 county-qualified sales since December 2003, so the figures come from public records and not estimates.
Jesse McGreevy direct: (239) 898-6072 · [email protected] · Marc Comisar direct: (239) 287-5873 · Office: 24031 S Tamiami Trl #101, Bonita Springs, FL 34134
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Sources are primary documents: Florida Statutes, state and federal agencies, and Collier County and its Clerk’s recorded documents, read October 1 to 2, 2026. County figures are Collier County Property Appraiser public data files, 2026 preliminary roll, qualified improved sales through 2026-08-24, our calculation.
Every document behind the figures on this page is public and free. These are the ones a Barefoot Bay seller actually uses, each linked to its publishing authority: the Collier County Clerk, the state, the National Hurricane Center or the IRS.
Updated October 2026. County figures are from the Collier County Property Appraiser public data files, 2026 preliminary roll (newest recorded sale 2026-08-24, qualified improved sales), and statutes were read on 2026-10-02. Southwest Florida MLS figures are from the pulls of October 3 and October 5, 2026. This page is general information about selling a home in Barefoot Bay, not an appraisal and not legal or tax advice. Brokered by Domain Realty.