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By Jesse McGreevy and Marc Comisar, McGreevy and Comisar, Domain Realty Group. Updated October 2026.

Selling a home in Barefoot Beach starts with knowing which of six forms of ownership you hold, because a Club condominium, a Villas parcel, a beach-lane home and a Boat Club unit each close under different Florida rules. The county recorded 25 qualified sales across the community in the twelve months from October 2025, a median of $2,800,000, and a Barefoot Beach Club condominium had a median of $1,300,000 in the same window. McGreevy and Comisar, Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008, wrote this guide for owners anywhere inside the Barefoot Beach gates, and for the Barefoot Bay and Boat Club owners just outside them. For the whole community from the resident’s and buyer’s side, start with our Barefoot Beach guide.

Three names get mixed up here, so we separate them now. The Barefoot Beach Club condominiums are 348 homes in twelve buildings on Barefoot Beach Boulevard. The Club at Barefoot Beach, at 105 Shell Drive, is a different organization: a private, member-owned beach and tennis club, and its membership does not pass with a deed. Several unrelated hotels elsewhere also use the name Barefoot Beach Club. This page is for owners of the homes.

This page is the seller’s playbook. Our Barefoot Beach home valuation guide explains how a Barefoot Beach value is built, and our guide to buying a home in Barefoot Beach covers the purchase side. Call Jesse McGreevy direct at (239) 898-6072 or start with a free Barefoot Beach home valuation, and we will send you the comparable sales we used, each labelled by source and date.

How Do I Sell My Home in Barefoot Beach, FL in 2026?

You sell a Barefoot Beach home in 2026 by naming the association layers your buyer inherits, pricing from the county’s recorded sales for your own neighborhood, and putting the resale documents, flood facts and insurance answers in the buyer’s hands early. Across the community the county recorded 25 qualified sales in the last twelve months.

Data updated: October 2026 (Collier County Property Appraiser, 2026 preliminary tax roll, files dated 2026-08-29 and 2026-08-31; newest recorded sale in the file 2026-08-24).

Barefoot Beach is not one market. It is a gated barrier-island community of 694 residential-scope parcels, made up of 635 homes (626 inside the gate and 9 at Barefoot Bay, which sits outside it), 18 unbuilt homesites and 41 common, road, lake and recreation parcels, in unincorporated Collier County with a Bonita Springs mailing address. A 348-unit condominium community sits beside villa and single-family neighborhoods whose homes recorded between $1,500,000 and $15,350,000 in the last five years, and each is governed by a different recorded document.

We tracked every one of the 694 parcels on the 2026 preliminary roll and every one of the 85 county-qualified improved sales recorded in the 60 months from October 2021, so each figure below comes from a public record with its date beside it.

The six forms of ownership that decide how you sell

Every Barefoot Beach home falls into one of six forms, and the form sets your paperwork, your buyer’s cancellation rights and who can say yes or no to your buyer.

• A Barefoot Beach Club condominium unit. There are 348 units in 12 buildings, owned through four condominium associations under one umbrella association. Chapter 718, Florida Statutes, governs the resale package.
• A unit in The Cottages at Barefoot, a Condominium. There are 15 detached homes on condominium sites, so the legal form is condominium even though each home stands alone.
• A Villas at Barefoot Beach parcel. There are 50 fee-simple, party-wall villas under a homeowners association. The Villas are not a condominium.
• A single-family home in a neighborhood association. This covers Bayfront Gardens, Bayside at Barefoot Beach, Southport on the Bay and Barefoot Bay, each with its own homeowners association.
• A home on the twelve beach lanes or in Barefoot Estates. These homes belong to the Barefoot Beach Property Owners Association, which counts 136 shares.
• A Barefoot Boat Club unit. There are 108 units, 90 dry-storage and 18 wet slips, in a condominium that fronts Bonita Beach Road and sits outside the gate.

On top of those sits the Barefoot Beach Master Association, which owns the roughly 1.8 mile boulevard and staffs the gate 24 hours a day for eight member entities and 716 doors. Barefoot Bay and the Boat Club are not among its members.

What the county record says in one paragraph

In the twelve months from October 2025 the county recorded 25 qualified sales, a median of $2,800,000, and a range of $1,000,000 to $7,800,000. Twelve of the 25, or 48.0 percent, were Club condominiums at a median of $1,300,000. No other neighborhood reached 10 sales in the year, so we list those sales one by one in the sections below rather than summarizing them with a median.

What this page covers

This guide walks through what has sold on the county record, community-wide and by neighborhood, how each form of ownership changes the sale, the Florida resale disclosure rules, the flood, elevation certificate and coastal barrier questions a buyer will raise, the statutory milestone and reserve study deadlines for the Club buildings, insurance, rental minimums, the gate and the preserve, Collier County closing customs and a worked net sheet, how we price, market and negotiate, and more than forty seller questions answered directly.

Key Takeaways for a Barefoot Beach Seller

• The county recorded 25 qualified improved sales in Barefoot Beach in the twelve months from October 2025: a median of $2,800,000, a range of $1,000,000 to $7,800,000. Over 60 months it recorded 85, with a median of $2,950,000 (Collier County Property Appraiser, 2026 preliminary tax roll).
• Forty-eight percent of those 25 sales were Club condominiums. Twelve Club sales had a median of $1,300,000 and a range of $1,000,000 to $3,000,000, and the Club has 348 of the community’s 635 homes.
• No neighborhood other than the Club reached 10 sales in twelve months. Southport on the Bay had 6, the beach lanes 2, and Bayfront Gardens, the Villas, the Cottages, Barefoot Bay and Barefoot Estates 1 each, so we list them rather than average them.
• Ten more recorded deeds over $100,000 sit outside the county’s qualified series in the same window, from $750,000 to $15,500,000. We keep them separate and never fold them into a median.
• A Club owner funds three layers: the unit’s own condominium association, the Club umbrella association, and, through the umbrella, the Master Association that owns the boulevard and runs the gate.
• A residential condominium unit resale carries a 7-day cancellation window under section 718.503, counted excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays. A homeowners association resale carries a disclosure summary under section 720.401, with a 3-day cancellation right if it is late.
• We found no dollar assessment figure in any recorded document or association page for any Barefoot Beach neighborhood. The Property Owners Association has a resale assessment on the record, with no amount published. Your estoppel certificate and budget are the route to the real numbers.
• Every address we tested is in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area, and none is inside a Coastal Barrier Resources System unit, so federal flood insurance is available. Unincorporated Collier County is a Community Rating System Class 5 community with a 25 percent discount on federal flood policies.
• All twelve Club buildings have statutory initial milestone inspection deadlines that have already passed, computed from the county roll year built. We state no building’s status, and neither should a listing.
• In Collier County the buyer customarily pays for the owner’s title policy, and the seller customarily pays deed documentary stamp tax of $0.70 per $100, which is $19,600 on a $2,800,000 sale. The contract controls both.
• Minimum lease terms run from 30 days in the Club, the Villas, Bayside and Barefoot Bay to 90 days on the beach lanes and in Barefoot Estates, which shapes your buyer pool.

Table of Contents

Jump to any section of this Barefoot Beach seller guide.

• Why List Your Barefoot Beach Home With McGreevy and Comisar?
• What Has Sold in Barefoot Beach, According to the County Record?
• Thinking of Selling Your Barefoot Beach Home? List With the #1 Team in Southwest Florida Since 2012
• What Have Homes Sold for in Each Barefoot Beach Neighborhood?
• What Is the Barefoot Beach Market Doing for Sellers Right Now?
• Which Months Do Barefoot Beach Sales Record?
• How Does Your Form of Ownership Change a Barefoot Beach Sale?
• What Resale Documents Must You Give a Barefoot Beach Buyer?
• What Will a Barefoot Beach Buyer Ask About Flood Zones, Elevation Certificates and CBRS?
• Which Milestone and Reserve Study Deadlines Apply to Barefoot Beach Condominiums?
• How Does Insurance Work for a Barefoot Beach Home, and What Will a Buyer Ask?
• What Rental Minimums and Pet Rules Will a Barefoot Beach Buyer Check?
• How Do the Gate, the Boulevard and the Preserve Affect a Barefoot Beach Sale?
• What Dues and Assessments Will a Barefoot Beach Buyer Ask About?
• How Do We Price a Barefoot Beach Home?
• How Do We Market a Barefoot Beach Home?
• How Do We Negotiate on Your Behalf?
• What Does It Cost to Sell a Home in Barefoot Beach?
• What Taxes Apply When You Sell a Barefoot Beach Home?
• Should I List, Sell for Cash, Sell by Owner or Rent Out My Barefoot Beach Home?
• What Is Our Track Record With Barefoot Beach Sellers?
• What Do Sellers Say About Working With Us?
• Frequently Asked Questions, Barefoot Beach Seller Edition
• Your Barefoot Beach Neighbors and Nearby Markets
• Why Does a Barefoot Beach Specialist Matter When You Sell?
• Downloadable Documents
• Sources
• Your Local Real Estate Experts

Why List Your Barefoot Beach Home With McGreevy and Comisar?

McGreevy and Comisar is the #1 real estate team in Southwest Florida since 2012, and every Barefoot Beach listing gets over 45 years of combined direct experience between Jesse McGreevy and Marc Comisar. In Barefoot Beach that matters because the value drivers, from the association layers to the flood map, are specific, public and routinely missed.

We are the partners who price your home, sit at the negotiating table and answer your phone. Nobody hands your offer to an assistant. Here is the record behind that promise:

• Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008
• 5 Star Award for Customer Satisfaction for 21 Straight Years. Only 5 out of 21k+ Licensees (Gulfshore Life Magazine)
• #1 Team in Southwest Florida since 2012
• McGreevy and Comisar and their Domain Realty Group team have sold over $2.5 Billion in Real Estate
• McGreevy and Comisar alone have over $900 million in Sales
• Nationally Recognized Top Producing Realtors
• Platinum Sales Production Award Winners

Those are career figures across Southwest Florida, not a claim about Barefoot Beach alone, and we say so on purpose. If you are comparing listing agents before you choose, our guide to the best real estate agents in Barefoot Beach sets out the criteria we think a seller should use, with the data date stated, and we are comfortable being measured against it.

Our own Barefoot Beach record, stated plainly

This page does not claim a McGreevy and Comisar closing in Barefoot Beach. McGreevy and Comisar closed no sale at a Barefoot Beach address through the Southwest Florida MLS in the 60 months to October 3, 2026, on either the listing or the buying side, so we have no Barefoot Beach days on market or sale-to-list ratio of our own to show. We would rather show you the whole recorded market than a number about us, and the whole market is what your price depends on.

A Barefoot Beach specialist, not a generalist with a Barefoot Beach sign

A Barefoot Beach listing agent has to know that the Club is five corporations rather than one, that the boulevard is privately owned yet carries a recorded State easement, that the Villas are not a condominium, that Barefoot Bay sits outside the gate, and that a Bonita Springs mailing address does not put a home in Lee County. Those are the facts buyers and their inspectors raise, and they are the facts we put in front of them first.

Why a team of partners sells differently

Jesse and Marc both work every listing personally. Marc Comisar runs the field side: showings, buyer agent conversations, gate coordination and inspections. Jesse McGreevy runs pricing, marketing, data and the association and flood paperwork. The person who priced your home is the person who hears the buyer’s objection and negotiates the repair credit. Read more about the partnership on our about McGreevy and Comisar page.

What Has Sold in Barefoot Beach, According to the County Record?

On the county record, Barefoot Beach recorded 25 qualified sales in the twelve months from October 2025, a median of $2,800,000, and 85 in the last five years, a median of $2,950,000. These are county-qualified recorded sales across the whole community, not Multiple Listing Service closings, and every one is listed below.

Data updated: October 2026 (Collier County Property Appraiser, 2026 preliminary tax roll, files dated 2026-08-29 and 2026-08-31; qualified improved sales over $1,000; newest recorded sale in the file 2026-08-24, so later sales are not included).

The Property Appraiser codes each recorded sale as qualified or not qualified for valuation use. The sales below are the qualified ones on improved Barefoot Beach residential parcels. They are a county record, and the county does not publish days on market, list price or concessions, so this section cannot tell you how long a home took to sell or what it was listed for.

The four windows we use

We report the shortest window with 10 or more qualified sales, and we widen it only when we have to. Each window runs from the first of the month, counted back from October 1, 2026.

The windows overlap, so a lower or higher median in one row than another mostly reflects which buildings and neighborhoods sold in that stretch, not a measured change in what any single home is worth. The record high in the county file is $15,350,000, recorded December 9, 2021 for a home on Kaula Lane.

Every qualified sale in the last twelve months

All 25 qualified improved sales recorded from October 1, 2025 to the file’s newest sale on August 24, 2026 appear here. County base area is the square footage the county roll carries for the largest building on the parcel. For condominium units it behaves like unit living area, and for single-family homes it is not total living area.

The recorded deeds the county did not mark qualified

The county file also holds recorded deeds over $100,000 on the same parcels that were not coded qualified. We keep them in their own series and never average them with the qualified sales. In the last twelve months there were 10 such deeds, ranging from $750,000 to $15,500,000, and over 60 months there were 60, ranging from $191,400 to $16,100,000.

The file does not state why a deed was not qualified. It does show that 2022 and 2024, with 10 and 8 qualified sales (2023 also had 10), are the two years with the most deeds outside the qualified series: 21 of the 60 in 2022 and 16 in 2024. We draw no conclusion from that beyond keeping the two series apart. In the 60-month series one Club unit shows two deeds recorded on the same day, which is another reason not to read any single row as a market price.

Dollar amounts in this table are recorded consideration, not appraised value.

How to read these numbers when you price

A county-qualified sale is the strongest public evidence of what a Barefoot Beach home brought, and it is also incomplete. It leaves out sales the county did not qualify, it says nothing about condition, view or floor, and it ends at the file date. We use it as the spine of a valuation and then add what only a walk-through shows. That is why a Barefoot Beach price from an automated estimate can sit hundreds of thousands of dollars from what a buyer pays.

Thinking of Selling Your Barefoot Beach Home? List With the #1 Team in Southwest Florida Since 2012

Barefoot Beach sellers who talk to us before they list get a price built from the county’s recorded sales in their own neighborhood, a written plan for the association, flood and insurance questions buyers will ask, and a net sheet from their own numbers. The first conversation is free, there is no obligation, and you speak to a partner.

Talk to McGreevy and Comisar Before You List Your Barefoot Beach Home

The county recorded 25 qualified Barefoot Beach sales in the last twelve months, so a home comes up here about twice a month and the next owner who decides to sell should call us first. Start with a free Barefoot Beach home valuation, or call Jesse McGreevy direct at (239) 898-6072.

Get a Free Valuation in 60 Seconds

Use the Home Valuation form on our free Barefoot Beach home valuation page, or call Jesse McGreevy direct at (239) 898-6072. You will receive a price range built from recorded comparables, each labelled by source and date, the sales in your own neighborhood from the county record, and a net sheet. You are working with Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008.

What do you need from me to start a valuation?

Your address, your condominium or association name if you know it, the year your roof was installed, whether you have an elevation certificate or a wind-mitigation report, and whether the home took water in Ian. That is enough to start. A walk-through lets us see condition, which is the one variable no record holds.

How quickly will I hear back?

The same business day for a phone call, and within a day for a written range. A full comparable set with the county record and a net sheet follows the walk-through.

Will you price my home against sales in my own neighborhood?

Yes. Every Barefoot Beach valuation we prepare uses the qualified sales in your own neighborhood and, in the Club, your own condominium, and where a neighborhood has fewer than 10 sales we list them instead of averaging them.

Is there any cost or obligation?

No. The valuation is free, and you owe us nothing unless you later sign a listing agreement.

Can you value my home if I live out of state?

Yes. Many Barefoot Beach owners are seasonal. We walk the home with a trusted contact or by video, and send the valuation and net sheet by email.

What if I am also buying my next home?

Call Marc at (239) 287-5873, and see our buyer representation across Southwest Florida, which covers the purchase side of the move, including sequencing a sale and a purchase in the same season. You can also reach both of us through our contact page.

What Have Homes Sold for in Each Barefoot Beach Neighborhood?

Each Barefoot Beach neighborhood has its own sales record. Outside the Club, no neighborhood reached 10 qualified sales in twelve months, so we list every sale and report a median only where the window holds 10 or more. The Club, with 348 homes, had 12 in twelve months and 32 over five years.

Data updated: October 2026 (Collier County Property Appraiser, 2026 preliminary tax roll, files dated 2026-08-29 and 2026-08-31; qualified improved sales; newest recorded sale 2026-08-24).

We tracked every one of the 85 county-qualified sales in the five years to August 2026 and assigned each to its neighborhood from the recorded legal description, so the counts below add back to the community total in every window.

The Club’s 12 buildings are 253 to 269 Barefoot Beach Boulevard, and the four condominium associations do not follow building numbers: Club III holds buildings VIII, X and XII, and Club IV holds IX and XI. If you are not sure which condominium your unit belongs to, the legal description on your deed says.

Barefoot Beach Club, all four condominiums

The Club has 348 units in 12 buildings built from 1991 to 1995 according to the county roll. Twelve units sold in the last twelve months at a median of $1,300,000, from $1,000,000 to $3,000,000, and 32 sold over five years with a median of $1,862,500 and a high of $3,335,000. The county’s 2026 preliminary just value for a Club unit has a median of $1,582,030, from $519,040 to $2,339,440. Ninety of the 348 units, or 25.9 percent, carry a homestead exemption, a rough proxy for full-time residents.

The five floor plans on the roll are 1,604 square feet (60 units), 1,726 (132), 2,003 (132), 2,226 (12 penthouses) and 2,408 (12 penthouses). Of the 32 Club sales in five years, 19 were in Gulf-side buildings, at a median of $2,160,000, and 13 were in east-side buildings, at a median of $1,300,000. That is an observation from the county record with those counts, not a measured premium, because the buildings, floors and floor plans in each group differ. The four condominiums below list their own sales.

Club I, buildings 253, 255 and 257

Club I has 82 units, all built in 1991. No Club I unit recorded a qualified sale in the last twelve months, and 8 did in five years, so we list all 8 rather than quote a median.

Seven further Club I deeds over $100,000 in the five years were not coded qualified, from $1,000,000 to $3,850,000.

Club II, buildings 260, 261, 262 and 263

Club II has 126 units, built from 1991 to 1993, across two Gulf-side buildings (261 and 263) and two east-side buildings (260 and 262). Six sold in the last twelve months, and 10 over five years, with a five-year median of $1,425,000 on the full list below.

Ten further Club II deeds over $100,000 were not coded qualified, from $750,000 to $4,000,000.

Club III, buildings 265, 267 and 269

Club III has 92 units, all built in 1992, and all three buildings are on the Gulf side. Four sold in the last twelve months and 9 over five years, listed in full.

Nine further Club III deeds over $100,000 were not coded qualified, from $191,400 to $4,250,000.

Club IV, buildings 264 and 266

Club IV has 48 units in two east-side buildings, built in 1994 and 1995. Two sold in the last twelve months and 5 over five years, listed in full.

Three further Club IV deeds over $100,000 were not coded qualified, from $2,450,000 to $2,500,000.

Villas at Barefoot Beach

The Villas are 50 fee-simple, party-wall villas on Barefoot Circle, built from 1989 to 2002 on the roll, with a median 2026 preliminary just value of $1,328,000. Four qualified sales in five years, one of them in the last twelve months, so we list them all.

Six further Villas deeds over $100,000 were not coded qualified, from $1,500,000 to $5,500,000.

The Cottages at Barefoot

The Cottages are 15 detached homes on condominium sites on Shell Drive. The roll shows 14 of the 15 with a year built of 2023 and one with 1997. One qualified sale has been recorded in five years.

One sale is not a market, so we publish no median, and no further deeds over $100,000 sit outside the qualified series. The county’s median 2026 preliminary just value for the 15 is $2,868,554.

Bayfront Gardens

Bayfront Gardens has 27 homes on 33 homesites, built from 1990 to 2024, with a median 2026 preliminary just value of $3,108,994. Six qualified sales in five years, one in the last twelve months, all listed.

Four further Bayfront Gardens deeds over $100,000 were not coded qualified, from $1,750,000 to $5,900,000.

Southport on the Bay

Southport on the Bay has 100 homes on 106 lots on Topanga Drive, San Mateo Drive, Malibu Cove and Southport Cove, built from 1990 to 2025. Southport is the only neighborhood outside the Club with enough sales for a medium-length window: the first window with 10 or more qualified sales is 24 months, with 14 sales, a median of $3,737,500 and a range of $2,175,000 to $7,000,000. Over five years there were 29, with a median of $3,850,000. The county’s median 2026 preliminary just value is $2,603,340.

Southport Cove is a street inside Southport on the Bay with no association or declaration of its own. Its 43 parcels recorded 12 qualified sales in five years, a median of $3,812,500, and the other Southport streets recorded 17, a median of $3,850,000.

The 14 sales of the last 24 months, in full:

Eight further Southport deeds over $100,000 in the five years were not coded qualified, from $2,400,000 to $4,100,000.

Barefoot Bay

Barefoot Bay is nine homes on Barefoot Bay Court, built from 2002 to 2017, with a median 2026 preliminary just value of $2,407,512. It is outside both planned unit developments and outside the gate. Three qualified sales in five years, all listed.

No Barefoot Bay deeds over $100,000 sit outside the qualified series.

Barefoot Estates

Barefoot Estates is six homes on seven roll parcels, the seventh being the common-area tract, with homes built from 1997 to 2008, on Felipe Lane and Saint Eustacius Lane, with a median 2026 preliminary just value of $6,257,994. One qualified sale in five years.

One further deed over $100,000, for $16,100,000 on Saint Eustacius Lane in December 2022, was not coded qualified.

The beach lanes and boulevard homes

The twelve lanes of Lely Barefoot Beach Units 1 and 2, with the later units and the boulevard homes, hold 80 homes built from 1985 to 2025, with a median 2026 preliminary just value of $6,578,899. Nine qualified sales were recorded in five years, two of them in the last twelve months, so we list all nine rather than quote a median.

Twelve further lane and boulevard deeds over $100,000 were not coded qualified, from $1,065,000 to $15,500,000.

The Boat Club units

The Barefoot Boat Club has 108 units, 90 dry-storage units and 18 wet slips, on Bonita Beach Road. They are boat storage and dockage, not homes, and they are county-coded as condominium units with a median 2026 preliminary just value of $35,179. Over 36 months there were 11 qualified unit sales with a median of $45,000, a figure that mixes dry-storage units and wet slips. In five years the 13 dry-storage unit sales ran from $20,000 to $65,000 with a median of $39,900, and the 4 wet-slip sales, listed here, ran from $90,000 to $170,000.

Two further deeds over $100,000 sit outside the qualified series.

What Is the Barefoot Beach Market Doing for Sellers Right Now?

On the county record, Barefoot Beach recorded 25 qualified sales in the twelve months from October 2025 and 23 in the twelve months before, a median of $2,800,000 for the latest year. Those are counts, not a trend. Active listings, months of supply and days on market come from the multiple listing service, which we have not published.

Data updated: October 2026 (Collier County Property Appraiser, 2026 preliminary tax roll, qualified improved sales through 2026-08-24).

Barefoot Beach’s multiple listing service figures, Southwest Florida MLS, pulled October 3, 2026: 37 active listings with a median list price of $2,500,000 and none pending, against 37 closings in the 12 months to October 3, 2026, which is 12.0 months of supply. Those 37 closings had a median sold price of $2,600,000, a median of 171 days on market and a median sale-to-list ratio of 91.8 percent of the final list price. Here is what the county record shows beside them.

How the last twelve months split by price

Of the 25 qualified sales in the twelve months from October 2025, 10 recorded under $2,000,000, 10 from $2,000,000 to under $5,000,000 and 5 at $5,000,000 or more. The under-$2,000,000 group is nine Club condominiums and one Villas parcel, and the $5,000,000 group is one Cottages home, two beach-lane homes, one Southport home and one Barefoot Estates home. A seller prices against the group the home actually competes in, which is why one community median describes no single home.

What the 25 and 23 mean

The county recorded 25 qualified sales in the latest twelve months and 23 in the twelve months before that, which is 48 across two years. Two adjacent years of this size say the market is active. They do not say it is rising, and we make no trend claim from a sample this small.

How we use the thin-sample rule

Where a neighborhood has 10 or more qualified sales in a window, we report a median. Where it has fewer, we list the sales one by one, and we never give a median or a premium from them. When we value your home, you will see the actual sales we used, each labelled by source and date.

Which Months Do Barefoot Beach Sales Record?

Barefoot Beach’s county-qualified sales over the last five years fall in every calendar month, with April and June recording 11 each and August and September 5 each. That is a count of recorded closings, not a price pattern, and 85 sales spread across twelve months are too few to support any claim about prices by season.

Data updated: October 2026 (Collier County Property Appraiser, 2026 preliminary tax roll, qualified improved sales from October 2021 to 2026-08-24; counts only).

The window runs from October 2021 to 24 August 2026, so September appears in four calendar years and every other month in five. We report counts and nothing more.

By calendar quarter the counts are 20 in January to March, 28 in April to June, 16 in July to September and 21 in October to December, which adds to 85. By year the counts are 10 in the three months of 2021 inside the window, then 10 in 2022, 10 in 2023, 8 in 2024, 27 in 2025 and 20 in 2026 through 24 August.

What the month counts do and do not tell a seller

The counts show that Barefoot Beach homes close in every month, including the summer months, so a listing is not shut out of the market at any time of year. They do not show that any month pays more. Splitting 85 sales by month and then by neighborhood leaves one or two sales in most cells, and a price comparison across those cells would be noise. We make no price-by-season claim, and if a listing presentation makes one for Barefoot Beach, ask to see the sales behind it.

Why the yearly counts are not a trend

Annual counts range from 8 in 2024 to 27 in 2025, which is more movement than any month shows. A single year of 27 sales, followed by 20 in the first eight months of the next, is a data point and not a forecast, and we do not treat it as one. The practical use of timing is closer to home: your resale documents, estoppel certificate and approvals should be ready before you list, so that a buyer who appears in any month can close on the date you both want.

How Does Your Form of Ownership Change a Barefoot Beach Sale?

Your form of ownership decides who must certify your documents, who may approve your buyer, and how many associations bill the new owner. A Barefoot Beach Club owner funds three layers, a Villas or neighborhood owner answers to a homeowners association, and a beach-lane or Barefoot Estates owner also belongs to the Property Owners Association.

Data updated: October 2026 (recorded declarations, bylaws and amendments in the Collier County Clerk official records, read October 2026; Florida Statutes chapters 718 and 720).

The table sets the forms side by side, with the neighborhood associations split over two rows. Where our read of the recorded documents did not capture a clause, we say so, because a seller should not guess at an approval right.

The three Club layers an owner funds

The Barefoot Beach Club is five corporations: four condominium associations, one for each of Club I to IV, and an umbrella, Barefoot Beach Club Condominium Owners Association, Inc., whose 348 members each hold a 1/348 interest. An owner funds three layers: the unit’s own condominium association, the umbrella, and, through the umbrella, the Master Association. That structure is why a Club estoppel request goes to the unit’s association and why the buyer’s lender asks about each layer. Our Barefoot Beach Club neighborhood page explains the layers for a resident.

The Master Association: the boulevard, the gate and 716 doors

The Barefoot Beach Master Association has eight member entities and 716 doors. It owns the roughly 1.8 mile Barefoot Beach Boulevard and staffs the 24-hour gate, and under its recorded bylaws the Club selects 5 of 12 delegates, with 17 weighted votes in total (Clerk, OR 4675 PG 2424). The State holds a recorded permanent 60-foot easement over the boulevard corridor (OR 1376 PG 279), while the road itself is privately owned by the Master Association. Those two facts sit together on the record, and we do not characterize anything beyond them. Barefoot Bay and the Boat Club are not members and are outside the gate.

The planned unit development behind the neighborhoods

The main Barefoot Beach planned unit development was first zoned PUD by Ordinance 77-48 on September 27, 1977, and Ordinance 85-83, adopted December 17, 1985, is the operative document. The Villas sit on a separate PUD under Ordinances 85-22 and 87-52, and Barefoot Bay and the Barefoot Boat Club are outside both PUDs and outside the gate. Section 2.4 of the 1985 ordinance reads a maximum of 690 dwelling units, while an arithmetic sum of the later amendments reaches 750 for the main PUD, plus 50 for the Villas PUD. We publish 690 as the 1985 ordinance text and 750 only as that attributed sum, and a buyer’s attorney can ask Collier County planning staff which controls for an address.

The Property Owners Association and its resale assessment

The Barefoot Beach Property Owners Association has 136 shares, covering Units One and Two on the beach lanes and Barefoot Estates, which is counted as 11 of the 136 shares because Barefoot Estates has no stand-alone association. A recorded amendment (Clerk, OR 4586 PG 823) creates a resale assessment payable when a parcel transfers. We found no dollar amount for it in any recorded document or association page. Who pays it, and how much, is a matter for the estoppel certificate and the contract, so ask for it before you set a net figure.

Villas, Bayfront Gardens, Bayside, Southport and Barefoot Bay

These five neighborhoods are homeowners associations under chapter 720. The Villas are 50 fee-simple party-wall villas, not a condominium. Bayfront Gardens has 23 doors and Bayside at Barefoot Beach has 10, and they are two associations. Southport Cove is a street inside Southport on the Bay and has no separate association. Barefoot Bay is outside the PUD and outside the gate. For each, the seller’s documents are the declaration, the rules and the budget, and the buyer’s protection is the section 720.401 disclosure summary.

The Cottages and the Boat Club: condominiums outside the Club

The Cottages are 15 units of detached homes on condominium sites, so the legal form is condominium even though each home stands alone, and the 718.503 package applies. The Boat Club is 108 units, 90 dry and 18 wet, in a condominium that fronts Bonita Beach Road. Its wet slips sit on a State submerged lands lease, which a buyer will ask about, and a seller of a wet-slip unit should have the lease instrument and its term ready.

How long do board approvals take?

The recorded Club documents require board approval of a transfer, with an answer due within 10 business days, and board approval of a lease, with an answer due within 15 days. The Cottages’ recorded lease clause has the association answering within 10 days. The Property Owners Association’s declaration requires 30 days’ notice and board approval of a lease, and Southport’s 2019 rules require a copy of the lease to the board 10 days before possession. For the Villas, Bayfront Gardens, Bayside and Barefoot Bay, our read did not capture an approval timeline. Ask your association for its approval clause before you list, and do not set a closing date inside the approval window.

What Resale Documents Must You Give a Barefoot Beach Buyer?

A condominium seller in Barefoot Beach must furnish the section 718.503 resale package, and on the resale of a residential unit the buyer may cancel within 7 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays. A homeowners association seller must present the section 720.401 disclosure summary before the contract is signed, and a buyer who did not receive it in time has a 3-day cancellation right.

Data updated: October 2026 (Florida Statutes sections 718.503, 718.116, 720.401, 720.30851 and 689.302, read 2026-10-01).

This page is information, not legal advice. Barefoot Beach has both regimes in one community, so which one applies to your sale depends on your form of ownership, and a closing agent or attorney should confirm it before you sign.

The condominium package under section 718.503

For a Club unit, a Cottages unit or a Boat Club unit, the owner must furnish the buyer with the declaration of condominium, the articles of incorporation, the bylaws and rules, the annual financial statement and budget, and the inspector-prepared milestone inspection summary where one applies. The owner must also furnish the most recent structural integrity reserve study or a statement that none was completed, the section 718.504 frequently asked questions sheet, and a governance form. On the resale of a residential unit the buyer may cancel within 7 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, after execution of the contract and receipt of the documents. The statute writes that cancellation clause for the resale of a residential unit, and the Boat Club declaration creates no residential unit, so a Boat Club seller should ask a closing agent or attorney whether it applies to a storage unit or slip. The practical lesson is to assemble this package before listing so that the 7-day window starts on the day the contract is signed.

The homeowners association summary under section 720.401

For a Villas, Bayfront Gardens, Bayside, Southport, Barefoot Bay, beach-lane or Barefoot Estates sale, section 720.401 requires that a disclosure summary be presented to the buyer before the contract is executed. If the seller is not the developer, it is supplied by the parcel owner. If the summary was not provided before the buyer signed, the buyer may cancel the contract within 3 days after receiving it, or before closing, whichever comes first, and the buyer cannot waive that right. A summary delivered before signing creates no cancellation right, so late delivery is what hands a buyer a way out, which is the cost of an avoidable delay.

Where the two regimes meet

Subsection (2) of section 720.401 says the section does not apply to associations regulated under chapters 718, 719, 721 or 723, or where disclosure is otherwise made under those chapters. That is why a Club unit follows the condominium package while a Villas parcel follows the homeowners summary. If you own a home with a condominium layer and a separate homeowners layer, ask the closing agent or attorney which documents the contract needs.

The estoppel certificate

An estoppel certificate states what the association says you owe on the date it is issued. Section 718.116 governs condominium estoppel certificates and section 720.30851 governs homeowners association certificates, and each caps the fee by statute, adjusted every five years. The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation publishes the current schedule in its estoppel certificate fee notice, and we do not repeat dollar amounts here because they change. Request the certificate early, because the buyer’s lender needs it and a stale one may have to be reissued.

The flood and property tax disclosures

Section 689.302 requires a seller of residential property to give the buyer a flood disclosure at or before the time the contract is executed, covering flood damage during your ownership, insurance claims for flooding and assistance received to repair it. Section 689.261 requires a property tax disclosure in the sale of residential property. Separately, under the Florida Supreme Court’s decision in Johnson v. Davis, a seller must disclose known facts that materially affect value and are not readily observable. In a barrier-island community that has been through Hurricane Ian, answer the flood question fully and in writing.

What Will a Barefoot Beach Buyer Ask About Flood Zones, Elevation Certificates and CBRS?

Every Barefoot Beach address we tested sits inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area, zone AE or VE, with base flood elevations of 10 to 13 feet NAVD88, so a buyer will ask for your address-specific zone and elevation certificate. None of the addresses is inside a Coastal Barrier Resources System unit, so federal flood insurance is available.

Data updated: October 2026 (FEMA effective flood map panels, Collier County floodplain management pages, USGS Hurricane Ian high-water marks and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service CBRS program page, read 2026-10-01).

Our statements about footprints, the Limit of Moderate Wave Action and the Coastal Construction Control Line are our reading of the public map layers. They are a starting point for a conversation, and the map for your address is the authority.

Flood zones are set by address, never by community

Barefoot Beach has no single flood zone. Collier panels 12021C0178J, 0179J and 0187J are effective as of 2024-02-08, and across the addresses we tested the zones are AE or VE. Within the Club, our reading of the public map layers puts these shares of each Gulf-side building’s footprint in the VE zone:

The four east-side buildings, 260, 262, 264 and 266, are 100 percent AE on the same reading, and the Club IV land has no VE. FEMA denied a Letter of Map Amendment for 260 and 264 in 2013. On the same reading, no Villas parcel touches VE, Bayfront Gardens, Barefoot Bay and Southport are AE, with one Southport Cove lot showing a 1 percent VE sliver, and 38 of 114 lane parcels touch VE. A seller should never describe the whole community as one zone, and a listing that does is a listing a buyer’s insurance agent will correct.

The 2025 preliminary map and the appeal period

FEMA’s 2025 preliminary map re-issues panels 0179 and 0187 as panels K, but the zone and base flood elevation are unchanged at all 61 points we tested. Collier County’s August 2026 notice says the 90-day appeal period began 2026-08-19. A buyer who asks “is the map changing?” can be told that the preliminary map did not change the zone or elevation at any of the points we tested, and that the final answer for an address comes from the county’s flood map tool.

Elevation certificates

Collier County has 218 elevation certificates on file for Barefoot Beach streets. For the Club, certificates exist only for 253, 260, 262, 263 and 266, so a seller in any other Club building should expect to commission a new one. The county’s flood map page at collier.gov/floodmap, the Flood Info Hotline at (239) 252-2942 and a licensed surveyor are the three routes. Ordering the certificate before you list shortens the buyer’s insurance quote, which is often the longest step between contract and closing.

What Hurricane Ian left on the record

The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a Hurricane Ian high-water mark inside the gate of 11.76 feet NAVD88 at the northwest corner of Barefoot Beach Boulevard and Anguilla Lane, about 1.8 feet above the base flood elevation at that spot. The National Hurricane Center’s report on Ian is the primary source for the storm. The community is in Evacuation Zone A and has one road out. These are facts a buyer will find, so we put them in front of the buyer in the disclosure the statute requires.

The Coastal Barrier Resources System

Buildings inside a Coastal Barrier Resources System unit are not eligible for new federal flood insurance. None of the Barefoot Beach addresses we tested is inside a unit, so federal flood insurance is available. The public map shows the preserve as FL-65P, a protected-area designation, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s program page explains the system. Check your own address on the service’s mapper before you tell a buyer.

Community Rating System, the Control Line and the wave limit

Unincorporated Collier County is a Community Rating System Class 5 community, which gives a 25 percent discount on federal flood policies. Whether a lot sits seaward of the Coastal Construction Control Line, which Florida regulates under section 161.053, or inside the Limit of Moderate Wave Action, is a question that only the address answers. Where either applies, say so in your disclosure and give the buyer the permit history for any work you did.

Which Milestone and Reserve Study Deadlines Apply to Barefoot Beach Condominiums?

The Barefoot Beach Club’s twelve buildings, built from 1991 to 1995 on the county roll, all have statutory initial milestone inspection deadlines that have already passed, and the structural integrity reserve study deadline was December 31, 2025, with an outer limit of December 31, 2026. We state no building’s status, because a buyer should get it from your documents.

Data updated: October 2026 (Florida Statutes sections 553.899 and 718.112, Florida DBPR SIRS reporting page, Collier County Property Appraiser roll year built, read 2026-10-01).

The deadlines below are statutory deadlines computed from the county roll year built. They are not findings about any building, and a certificate of occupancy date can move a building from one year to the next.

What a milestone inspection is

Section 553.899 requires a milestone inspection of a condominium building of three or more habitable stories when it reaches the statutory age, performed by a licensed engineer or architect, with a second phase if substantial structural deterioration is found, and a repeat at ten-year intervals. The Club buildings have six residential levels over parking, so the statute applies to every one of them. The 718.503 package carries the inspector-prepared summary where one applies.

What a structural integrity reserve study is

Section 718.112 requires an association of a building of three or more habitable stories to complete a structural integrity reserve study at least every 10 years, performed or verified by a licensed engineer, a licensed architect or a certified reserve specialist or professional reserve analyst, covering structural and building-system components, and, with limited exceptions, to fund reserves for them. The study was due December 31, 2025, with an outer limit of December 31, 2026. The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation publishes a SIRS reporting page for associations. A filing label on that page is a reporting status and not a finding about a building, and we never treat it as a mark against a seller.

How a seller should answer the question

All twelve initial deadlines have passed as of 2026-10-01. A listing should therefore carry the actual documents and not a promise: the milestone summary if one exists, the most recent reserve study or the statement that none was completed, and the latest budget. We never state a building’s status on this page, and we ask sellers not to state one in a listing without the document in hand.

How Does Insurance Work for a Barefoot Beach Home, and What Will a Buyer Ask?

A Barefoot Beach buyer will ask who insures what, because a condominium owner and a single-family owner carry different policies and wind and flood are separate. Condominium owners rely on the association’s master policy plus their own unit-owner policy, and single-family owners insure the whole home, with flood bought apart from wind in both cases.

Data updated: October 2026 (Florida Statutes sections 627.351, 627.714, 627.0629 and 718.111, FEMA Risk Rating and Community Rating System pages, read 2026-10-01).

Insurance is the step that most often delays a Florida coastal closing, so we cover the mechanics here. We do not quote premiums, because a premium depends on the carrier, the roof, the elevation and the day.

The master policy and the unit-owner policy

Section 718.111 requires a condominium association to insure the building, and section 627.714 governs unit-owner coverage, including loss assessment coverage for a share of an association’s uninsured losses. A Club owner therefore buys a unit-owner policy for the interior, contents and loss assessments, and the buyer’s agent will ask for the association’s master policy declarations. Ask your association for them when you request the estoppel certificate.

Wind, flood and the carriers

Wind and flood are separate coverages. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation is the state-created insurer of last resort, and section 627.351 sets the rules for it, which change. A buyer should ask for a quote before the contract’s inspection period ends. Section 627.0629 provides for wind mitigation credits, so a wind-mitigation inspection report on file can help a buyer, and a seller who has one should hand it over early.

Federal flood insurance and Community Rating System credits

Because every address we tested is in a Special Flood Hazard Area, a lender will require flood insurance on a financed purchase. FEMA’s Risk Rating 2.0 prices a policy by the individual building, and unincorporated Collier County’s Class 5 rating earns a 25 percent discount. A valid elevation certificate can lower a quote, and none of the tested addresses is in a Coastal Barrier Resources System unit.

The 50 percent rule

Under the federal floodplain standards that Collier County adopts, if the cost of improving or repairing a structure equals or exceeds 50 percent of its market value, the building must be brought into compliance with current floodplain rules. Collier County publishes a substantial improvement and substantial damage packet with a cost estimate worksheet. A buyer who plans a renovation will ask about it, and an owner with a repair history should know the answer.

What Rental Minimums and Pet Rules Will a Barefoot Beach Buyer Check?

Minimum lease terms run from 30 days in the Club, the Villas, Bayside and Barefoot Bay, to 60 days in Southport and 90 days on the beach lanes and in Barefoot Estates, and every neighborhood where we captured the clause also caps the number of leases per year. A buyer who wants rental income reads these rules before bidding.

Data updated: October 2026 (recorded declarations, rules and amendments in the Collier County Clerk official records, read October 2026; Collier County Ordinance 2021-45).

Rental rules shape the buyer pool, so they shape the price. The table lists what we read in the recorded documents. A rule can be amended, so confirm the current text with the association.

A conflict we publish rather than resolve in Barefoot Estates

The 1995 Barefoot Estates covenants say a lease must be at least one month. The 2009 Property Owners Association declaration says 90 days and one lease a year. Both are recorded, we attribute each, and which one controls is a legal question for the association’s attorney and your closing agent. A seller of an Estates home should have the association confirm the current rule in writing.

Short-term rentals in Collier County

Collier County Ordinance 2021-45 requires registration of a short-term rental, meaning a rental of under 30 days more than 3 times a year, and sets fines up to $500 per violation per day. An association’s lease minimum can be stricter than the county’s, and the stricter rule governs. A buyer who intends to rent by the week should confirm both.

How Do the Gate, the Boulevard and the Preserve Affect a Barefoot Beach Sale?

Barefoot Beach Boulevard is a privately owned road of roughly 1.8 miles, gated 24 hours a day by the Master Association, and the community sits beside the 342-acre Barefoot Beach Preserve. Buyers ask who owns the road, who runs the gate and what the preserve means for their view, their noise and their lights at night.

Data updated: October 2026 (Collier County Parks and Recreation, Collier County Land Development Code, Collier County Clerk official records, Villas association website, read October 2026).

The gate and the preserve are part of what a Barefoot Beach buyer is paying for, and both have recorded facts that are worth stating exactly.

The gate and the road

The Master Association owns the roughly 1.8 mile boulevard and staffs the gate 24 hours a day, and the State holds a recorded permanent 60-foot easement over the boulevard corridor (OR 1376 PG 279). The guard house number, (239) 992-5500, is published by the Villas association’s website. We did not confirm the gate’s guest and vendor procedure or hours, so a seller should get them from the Master Association and give the buyer a written copy.

The preserve

Barefoot Beach Preserve is 342 acres, and the county’s own information box says 345. It is state land leased to Collier County for fifty years from 1990, and it reopened 2023-11-24 after Hurricane Ian. The preserve is a draw for buyers, and the beach it fronts is part of the reason lights and nests matter.

Sea turtle lighting

Section 3.04.02 of the Collier Land Development Code governs sea turtle protection lighting within 300 feet of mean high water. Collier County Parks and Recreation publishes a sea turtle protection page. A seller with Gulf-facing windows should be ready to tell a buyer what the lighting rules require.

Who serves a Barefoot Beach address

Barefoot Beach is in unincorporated Collier County with a United States Postal Service mailing address in Bonita Springs, ZIP 34134. It is in Collier County Commission District 2, served by North Collier Fire Control and Rescue Station 43, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office and Collier County Public Schools. By the district’s locator for 2026-27 the assigned schools are Naples Park Elementary, North Naples Middle and Aubrey Rogers High, and a buyer should confirm the assignment by address because boundaries can change. The 2026 preliminary millage is 9.4020 mills, made up of 3.9293 county, 4.1470 school and 1.3257 other, with no municipal levy.

What we could not confirm

We did not confirm the water and sewer provider, natural gas, internet, the trash hauler and collection days, the gate’s guest and vendor procedure and hours, or the amenities for The Cottages, Bayfront Gardens, Southport, Barefoot Bay and Barefoot Estates. Each is not confirmed here, and the route to the answer is the association, the provider’s service-address lookup, or your closing agent.

What Dues and Assessments Will a Barefoot Beach Buyer Ask About?

We found no dollar assessment figure for any Barefoot Beach neighborhood in a recorded document or association page, so we publish none. A buyer will ask what each association charges, what the assessments cover and whether a special assessment is planned, and your estoppel certificate, budget and rules answer all three.

Data updated: October 2026 (Florida Statutes sections 718.116, 718.111, 720.3085 and 720.30851; recorded Master Association bylaws and Property Owners Association amendments, Collier County Clerk official records, read October 2026).

The absence of a published figure is a finding, and we state it plainly. A number on a listing that you cannot trace to a budget is not a number to trust.

What the recorded documents say assessments cover

The Master Association’s recorded bylaws charge its member entities for the boulevard and the gate. The Property Owners Association’s recorded declaration says it pays the sums owed to the Master Association, and its resale amendment (OR 4586 PG 823) adds a charge on transfer. Each condominium and homeowners association charges for what its own declaration lists, and the budget in the resale package shows the line items.

Why the estoppel matters on assessments

Under sections 718.116 and 720.3085, a buyer who takes title can become jointly liable for assessments the seller left unpaid, which is why the buyer’s closing agent insists on the estoppel certificate. Your route to the real numbers is the estoppel certificate, the current budget and the rules, delivered under section 718.503 or section 720.401.

How to prepare before you list

Ask each association in your chain for its budget, its current assessment schedule, any special assessment resolution and its estoppel certificate, and put the answers in the buyer’s hands at the first showing. A buyer who finds the number alone will assume the worst, and a buyer who is handed the budget will price what is actually there.

How Do We Price a Barefoot Beach Home?

We price a Barefoot Beach home from the county’s recorded sales in your own neighborhood, then adjust for the building, floor, view, flood facts and condition that only a walk-through shows. We never price from an automated estimate, and we show you the comparables, each labelled by source and date, before you choose a list price.

Data updated: October 2026 (Collier County Property Appraiser, 2026 preliminary tax roll, qualified improved sales through 2026-08-24).

The widest pricing mistake in Barefoot Beach is a structural one. A Club condominium at $1,300,000, a Villas parcel at $1,500,000 and a beach-lane home at $15,350,000 all carry the Barefoot Beach name, and a community-wide figure describes none of them.

Step one: the right comparables

We start with qualified closed sales in your own neighborhood and, within the Club, your own condominium and floor plan, using the windows and tables above. Where the neighborhood has fewer than 10 sales, we list every one and read them individually. A Club unit is compared with Club units, a Southport home with Southport homes, and a beach-lane home with the few beach-lane sales that exist, not with a community average.

Step two: what a walk-through adds

The county record carries a base area and a price, and it says nothing about condition, floor level, view, interior finish, roof age, whether the home has an elevation certificate or what an association’s reserve study shows. Buyers weigh all of these, and some of them are the facts that distinguish a Gulf-side Club building from an east-side building. We do not publish a premium for any of them, because the samples are too thin to support one. We adjust from the sales we can show you.

Step three: why the county roll is not a price

The county’s 2026 preliminary just value is an assessment, not a sale price. For Club units its median is $1,582,030, while the twelve-month Club sale median is $1,300,000. The two measure different things at different dates, which is a reason to price from recorded sales and never from the roll. An automated estimate that leans on the roll or on the wrong comparables can sit far from what a buyer pays.

Step four: fix a price you can defend

We would rather set a price we can defend with recorded sales than chase the market down. Every buyer’s agent who sees the listing receives the evidence behind the number, and an appraiser receives the same comparables. See our Barefoot Beach home valuation guide for the full method, and our Southwest Florida buyer representation if you are buying next.

How Do We Market a Barefoot Beach Home?

A Barefoot Beach home is marketed to the buyer it actually attracts, whether that is a second-home buyer for a Club condominium, a relocating family for a Southport or Bayfront Gardens home, or a Gulf-front buyer for a beach lane. Every listing gets professional photography, video and aerial footage, a documented listing file and exposure beyond the multiple listing service.

Data updated: October 2026 (Collier County Property Appraiser record, as stated in this page’s sources; no Southwest Florida MLS figure is used in this section).

Photography, video and aerial footage

In Barefoot Beach the setting is half the product. Aerial footage that shows the boulevard, the preserve and the Gulf, and interior photography that shows the home in the light buyers will live in, tell a buyer what a description can only claim. For a Club unit we show the view from inside the home, because a Gulf-side and an east-side unit are different homes.

The listing file buyers actually want

Before a Barefoot Beach listing goes live we assemble the elevation certificate where one exists, the flood disclosure, the wind-mitigation report, the roof date, the estoppel certificate, the association budget and rules, the approval clause, the lease rules and, for a condominium, the section 718.503 package including the milestone inspection summary where one applies and the most recent reserve study or a statement that none has been completed. For a homeowners association sale we assemble the section 720.401 summary. We publish the headline facts in the listing and hand the full file to serious buyers. A buyer who can get an insurance quote on day three writes an offer on day four.

Reaching the seasonal and out-of-state buyer

Your listing appears on the Southwest Florida MLS and on our team site at DomainRealtyGroup.com, goes to our database of qualified buyers across Southwest Florida and is promoted to out-of-state buyers searching for Barefoot Beach before they arrive. We confirm the gate’s guest and vendor procedure with the Master Association before the first showing, and we register buyers’ agents in advance.

Discreet and off-market options

Some owners prefer not to advertise a home on a private boulevard. A quiet launch to our own buyer database and to selected agents is possible, with a full multiple listing service launch later if needed. The trade-off is exposure, and we set out the likely cost before you choose.

How Do We Negotiate on Your Behalf?

Barefoot Beach negotiations are won with documents, not concessions. We negotiate as the partners who priced your home, answering insurance, flood, association and inspection questions with the listing file, and protecting your net at the inspection, estoppel, approval and repair-credit stages.

Data updated: October 2026 (Florida Statutes sections 718.503, 720.401 and 689.302, read 2026-10-01).

Inspection and repair negotiations

Most renegotiation follows the inspection, usually over the roof, the air-conditioning system, windows or doors, a past water event or the elevator in a Club building. When the file already answers those questions, the buyer’s leverage shrinks. When a repair request is fair, we price it. When it is a second negotiation on price, we say so and hold.

Association approvals and the closing date

A Club buyer’s purchase needs board approval, which the recorded documents say is answered within 10 business days, and a lease approval within 15 days. We write the approval window into the contract’s timeline so that nobody is surprised by it, and we do not agree to a closing date that falls inside it.

Flood, insurance and milestone objections

A buyer’s agent who raises the flood zone, the insurance quote, the milestone inspection or the reserve study is asking for documents. We answer with the elevation certificate, the carrier quotes the buyer can obtain, the association’s own milestone summary and reserve study statement, and the estoppel and budget. We do not make claims about a building’s status that a document does not support.

Multiple offers and terms

A higher price is not always the best offer. Financing type, insurance readiness, inspection period, closing date, a seasonal occupancy request and the buyer’s flexibility all change what you net and how likely the sale is to close. We lay the offers side by side and walk you through each. If you are selling one home and buying another, we can help you sequence both; see how we represent buyers in Southwest Florida.

What Does It Cost to Sell a Home in Barefoot Beach?

Selling a Barefoot Beach home typically costs the seller the documentary stamp tax on the deed at $0.70 per $100 of price, negotiated brokerage compensation, a lien search, prorated property taxes and any association charges. In Collier County the buyer customarily pays for the owner’s title policy and chooses the closing agent, and the contract controls.

Data updated: October 2026 (Florida Statutes section 201.02, Florida Department of Revenue documentary stamp page, Collier County Property Appraiser 2026 preliminary tax roll, DBPR estoppel fee notice, read 2026-10-01).

Florida has no single closing-cost percentage. The pieces are set by statute, by custom and by your contract. For the statewide walk-through, see our guide to seller closing costs in Florida. Here is how it lands in Barefoot Beach at two county-record prices.

Collier County closing customs

In Collier County the buyer customarily pays for the owner’s title policy and chooses the closing agent, and the seller customarily pays the deed documentary stamp tax. The contract controls both, so a negotiated contract can allocate them differently. Clerk recording fees are small and are set by section 28.24. We do not list the owner’s title policy as a seller cost, and we give no figure for it.

A worked net sheet at two county-record prices

The two prices are the medians from the county record: $2,800,000, the community’s twelve-month median across 25 sales, and $1,300,000, the Club’s twelve-month median across 12 sales. Brokerage compensation is negotiable and the percentages below are an illustration, not our fee. The buyer-agent offer is optional and is shown separately.

Property tax proration uses the 2026 preliminary roll’s median bill, so your own bill will differ. We show the net before any mortgage payoff because your payoff is yours alone.

What the net sheet leaves out

The sheet omits your mortgage payoff, association prorations, repair credits, any special assessment, the estoppel certificate fee, which is capped by statute and adjusted every five years, a Property Owners Association resale assessment where it applies, and moving costs. It also omits the owner’s title policy, which in Collier County the buyer customarily pays. We will build a net sheet from your actual numbers once we see your payoff letter and association documents.

Commission is negotiable

Brokerage compensation is negotiated between you and your listing agent, and the National Association of Realtors’ 2024 settlement changed how it is offered: buyer agreements are written, and offers of compensation to buyer’s brokers can no longer be published on the multiple listing service. The NAR settlement FAQs explain the changes. Whether to offer a buyer’s agent compensation is your decision, which is why the sheet shows both outcomes.

What Taxes Apply When You Sell a Barefoot Beach Home?

Florida has no state income tax, so a Barefoot Beach seller owes the deed’s documentary stamp tax and prorated property tax at closing, plus federal capital gains tax only on gain above the home-sale exclusion. The new owner’s assessment is reset to just value as of January 1 after the sale, while Save Our Homes caps assessment growth for the owner who has homestead.

Data updated: October 2026 (Florida Department of Revenue Save Our Homes guide, Florida Statutes sections 193.155 and 201.02, IRS Publication 523, Collier County 2026 preliminary millage and tax roll, read 2026-10-01).

Documentary stamp tax

Section 201.02 puts a tax of $0.70 per $100 on the deed, which is $19,600 on a $2,800,000 sale and $9,100 on a $1,300,000 sale. In Collier County the seller customarily pays it, and the contract controls.

Capital gains on the sale of a home

Under federal law a seller who owned and used the home as a main home for at least two of the five years before the sale can exclude up to $250,000 of gain, or $500,000 for a married couple filing jointly, as IRS Publication 523 explains. Gain above the exclusion is taxed, and a second home or a rental does not qualify in the same way. A tax adviser should run your numbers. A foreign seller should ask the closing agent about federal withholding.

Save Our Homes and what the buyer pays

Section 193.155 limits the annual increase in the assessed value of a homesteaded property, and the Department of Revenue’s Save Our Homes guide explains the limit. When the property sells, the new owner’s assessment is reset to just value as of January 1 of the following year, as the statute provides, so a buyer’s bill will not match yours. The county’s 2026 preliminary millage is 9.4020 mills, so $1,000,000 of taxable value is $9,402 in tax. The median 2026 preliminary tax bill on the Barefoot Beach roll is $15,001 across the 634 homes that carry a bill above zero (one homesteaded home shows $0.00), in a range from $2,656 to $142,964, and the Club median is $13,060. Homestead appears on 246 of 635 homes, or 38.7 percent, a rough proxy for full-time owners.

Should I List, Sell for Cash, Sell by Owner or Rent Out My Barefoot Beach Home?

Most Barefoot Beach owners net more by listing with an experienced agent, because the association, flood and insurance questions that stall a sale are the ones an agent resolves. A cash sale trades price for speed, selling by owner leaves every disclosure to you, and renting keeps the asset but is limited by minimum lease terms.

Data updated: October 2026 (Florida Statutes sections 718.503, 720.401, 689.302 and 83.512; recorded association rules, read October 2026).

Florida allows an owner to sell without an agent, some cash buyers are legitimate, and several Barefoot Beach neighborhoods allow leasing. The question is what each route costs you on a Barefoot Beach home specifically.

The decision table

Who should choose which

Choose a listing if your home’s value depends on facts a buyer has to be shown: a Gulf-side location, an elevation certificate, a documented roof or a clean association file. Choose a cash sale if you would rather trade price for speed and the home cannot be sold in its present condition. Choose to sell by owner only if a buyer is already in hand, and even then have a closing agent or attorney handle the 718.503 or 720.401 documents. Choose to rent if your association allows it and you accept the lease limits. If your plan changes, call Jesse McGreevy at (239) 898-6072.

What Is Our Track Record With Barefoot Beach Sellers?

Our track record is career-wide, not Barefoot Beach alone: Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008, a Gulfshore Life five-star award for customer satisfaction for 21 straight years, and over $900 million in sales for McGreevy and Comisar alone. Our Barefoot Beach MLS figures are not published on this page.

Data updated: October 2026 (team accolades as listed in the footer of this page; Southwest Florida MLS Barefoot Beach figures not published).

Our Barefoot Beach MLS closings: none. McGreevy and Comisar closed no sale at a Barefoot Beach address through the Southwest Florida MLS in the 60 months to October 3, 2026, on either the listing or the buying side. Our team’s share of Barefoot Beach sales is 0 of 37 in the last 12 months and 0 of 124 in 60 months, so we have no days on market or sale-to-list ratio of our own here. We would rather show you the whole recorded market than a number about us.

What the accolades are and are not

The accolades are career figures across Southwest Florida. They are not a claim about Barefoot Beach, and we do not dress them up as one. What they do tell you is that two partners have spent a career pricing and negotiating homes on the Gulf coast.

Closest comparable sales

The table below lists the most recent county-qualified sale in each neighborhood, with its address, so you can see which sales a Barefoot Beach valuation starts from.

What Do Sellers Say About Working With Us?

Jesse McGreevy and Marc Comisar are top-reviewed Southwest Florida listing agents, and every client review is public on our Google Business Profile. The two reviews below are genuine five-star Google reviews from Southwest Florida sellers, reproduced word for word. Neither describes a Barefoot Beach sale, and we do not present them as Barefoot Beach reviews. We publish no aggregate rating.

Data updated: October 2026 (Google Business Profile, as linked below).

Jesse McGreevy is a top-reviewed Southwest Florida listing agent, and you can read what clients wrote on our Google Business Profile. When you list with a top-reviewed team of Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008, the partners who answer your first call are the partners at your closing. Call Jesse McGreevy direct at (239) 898-6072.

★★★★★ “Jesse was very professional, helpful and kept in touch with ideas and suggestions which developed into a sale. Highly recommend his company for their excellent follow through.” Verified Google review

★★★★★ “Working with Jesse was easy, I was kept up to date on all feedback from showings and the many open houses. Highly recommend!” Verified Google review

Frequently Asked Questions, Barefoot Beach Seller Edition

These are the questions Barefoot Beach owners ask us most, and the questions people type into search about selling here, answered directly. For anything specific to your parcel, call us.

How much is my Barefoot Beach home worth today?

It depends on which of the six forms of ownership you hold, because the community’s median hides a wide spread. The county’s qualified sales in the last twelve months ran from $1,000,000 to $7,800,000, and the Club’s median was $1,300,000 against $2,800,000 for the whole community. A free Barefoot Beach home valuation shows the comparables we used, each labelled by source and date.

When is the best time of year to sell in Barefoot Beach?

The county record supports counts only. Over five years sales recorded in every month, with April and June at 11 each and August and September at 5 each. We make no claim that any month pays more, because 85 sales split by month and neighborhood leave too little behind any price comparison. Readiness matters more than the calendar: have the documents and estoppel certificate ready before you list.

How long does it take to sell a home in Barefoot Beach?

Barefoot Beach days on market: a median of 171 days for the sales that closed in the 12 months to October 3, 2026 (Southwest Florida MLS, pulled October 3, 2026; 36 of the 37 closings carry a figure). Over the same 12 months the median was 181 days for the 18 Barefoot Beach Club condominium closings and 158.5 days for the 10 Southport on the Bay closings. The process adds its own time. A buyer of a residential condominium unit has a 7-day cancellation window under section 718.503, a Club board approval is answered within 10 business days under the recorded documents, and an estoppel certificate has to be requested and issued. Those steps set the earliest realistic closing date.

What documents do I need to provide as a Barefoot Beach seller?

A condominium seller furnishes the declaration, articles, bylaws and rules, the annual financial statement and budget, the milestone inspection summary where one applies, the most recent reserve study or a statement that none was completed, the section 718.504 sheet and a governance form. A homeowners association seller presents the section 720.401 disclosure summary before the contract is signed. Every seller completes the section 689.302 flood disclosure. A closing agent or attorney should confirm which set applies.

How much does an estoppel certificate cost, and how long does it take?

The fee is capped by statute and adjusted every five years, and the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation publishes the current schedule in its estoppel certificate fee notice. We do not repeat a dollar amount here because it changes. Request the certificate as soon as you have a buyer, or earlier, because the lender needs it and an old one may have to be reissued.

Does the association have to approve my buyer?

In the Club, yes: the recorded documents require board approval of a transfer, answered within 10 business days, with a transfer fee not exceeding the maximum permitted by law. For the Villas, Bayfront Gardens, Bayside, Southport, Barefoot Bay, the Cottages, the Boat Club and the Property Owners Association, our read did not capture a sale approval clause, so confirm it in the declaration before you list.

How does a special assessment affect my sale?

A pending or recent special assessment is a fact a buyer will find and price, and the estoppel certificate states it. We found no dollar assessment figure, regular or special, for any Barefoot Beach neighborhood in the recorded documents or association pages. Under sections 718.116 and 720.3085 a buyer can become jointly liable for what a seller left unpaid, so disclose it early and say who pays.

How do milestone inspection and reserve study results affect my sale?

A buyer will ask for both, and the lender will ask for the reserve study. All twelve Club buildings have statutory initial milestone deadlines that have already passed, computed from the county roll year built, and the reserve study was due December 31, 2025 with an outer limit of December 31, 2026. We never state a building’s status. Hand the buyer the documents, because the documents are the answer.

Do rental restrictions shrink my buyer pool?

They shape it. Minimum lease terms run from 30 days in the Club, the Villas, Bayside and Barefoot Bay to 60 days in Southport and 90 days on the beach lanes and in Barefoot Estates, and each neighborhood where we captured the clause caps leases per year. A buyer who wants weekly rentals is not a buyer for most of this community, and Collier County registration applies to rentals under 30 days more than 3 times a year.

Do pet rules affect who can buy from me?

Yes. The recorded Club rules allow 45 pounds in aggregate (Club I: 20 pounds) and no pets on the beach, and the Villas allow two pets. The recorded documents allow dogs and cats in Southport and in Bayside (leashed in Bayside), a reasonable number of leashed household pets in Barefoot Bay and on the beach lanes, and household pets in reasonable numbers in Bayfront Gardens. The Cottages’ pet clause is not confirmed. State the rule in your listing so a buyer with a large dog does not find out at the estoppel.

What closing costs does a seller pay in Collier County?

The seller customarily pays the deed documentary stamp tax at $0.70 per $100, negotiated brokerage compensation, a lien search, prorated taxes and any association charges. The buyer customarily pays for the owner’s title policy and chooses the closing agent, and the contract controls. Our worked net sheet above shows both a $2,800,000 and a $1,300,000 sale.

Who pays for title insurance when I sell?

In Collier County the buyer customarily pays for the owner’s title policy and chooses the closing agent, and the contract controls. We do not list the owner’s title policy as a seller cost. If your contract allocates it differently, your closing agent will show it on the settlement statement.

What documentary stamp tax do I owe as a Florida seller?

Section 201.02 sets the tax on the deed at $0.70 per $100 of consideration, which is $19,600 on $2,800,000 and $9,100 on $1,300,000. In Collier County the seller customarily pays it, and the Florida Department of Revenue explains it on its documentary stamp tax page.

What capital gains tax applies if I sell a second home?

A second home does not qualify for the home-sale exclusion the way a main home does, so gain is generally taxable at the federal level, and Florida has no state income tax. IRS Publication 523 explains the exclusion for a main home owned and used for two of the five years before the sale. A tax adviser should run your basis and your numbers.

How should I price: floor, view or renovation level?

Start with the sales in your own neighborhood and, in the Club, your own condominium and floor plan, then add what a walk-through shows. The county’s five Club floor plans are 1,604, 1,726, 2,003, 2,226 and 2,408 square feet, and buyers weigh floor level and view. We publish no dollar premium for any of them, because the samples are too thin.

Does a Gulf or bay view premium apply to my home?

We do not publish a view premium, because a handful of recorded sales cannot support one. What the record does show is that the Gulf-side and east-side Club buildings differ in flood footprint: our reading of the public map layers puts the four east-side buildings at 100 percent AE and the eight Gulf-side buildings at 4 to 45 percent VE. A buyer weighs both the view and the flood exposure.

Should I renovate before selling or sell as is?

It depends on your home, your timeline and the numbers, and we will give a straight answer after a walk-through. Two cautions apply to any Barefoot Beach home. Permits and a documented repair history matter to insurers and appraisers, and the federal 50 percent rule can bring a building into current floodplain rules if repairs reach half its market value. Ask before you start work.

How should I stage and photograph my home?

Stage for the view and the light, and for a Club unit shoot from inside the home so the buyer sees the Gulf or bay as the owner does. We use professional photography, video and aerial footage, and for an occupied or seasonal home we coordinate access around your schedule. Keep personal items and documents out of the frame.

Should I list on the Southwest Florida MLS, and how does exposure work for a gated community?

Yes, for most sellers. The Southwest Florida MLS reaches the buyer’s agents who bring Barefoot Beach buyers, and we add our team site at DomainRealtyGroup.com, our buyer database and out-of-state promotion. A gate does not limit exposure, only access. We register buyers’ agents with the Master Association’s gate before showings, and the gate’s guest procedure is something we confirm with the association.

Can I sell furnished?

Yes. Personal property can be sold with the home under a written inventory and bill of sale, and a furnished sale can appeal to a second-home buyer who wants to arrive with a key. Keep the furnishings list separate from the real property price and confirm with your closing agent how it is handled. A condominium’s rules on moves and deliveries still apply.

Does my sale include a dock, a slip or a Club at Barefoot Beach membership?

The Club at Barefoot Beach at 105 Shell Drive is a private, member-owned beach and tennis club, and membership does not pass with a deed. A Boat Club unit sells with its dry-storage or wet-slip interest, and wet slips sit on a State submerged lands lease that a buyer will ask about. We did not confirm dock rights for any single-family neighborhood, so check the survey and any State or county authorization.

What do buyers ask about flood insurance and wind coverage?

They ask for the flood zone by address, the elevation certificate, the roof age, a wind-mitigation report, and the condominium’s master policy declarations. Every address we tested is in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area, and unincorporated Collier County is a Community Rating System Class 5 community with a 25 percent discount on federal policies. A buyer’s quote should come before the inspection period ends.

How do Hurricane Ian repairs and permits affect my disclosures?

Section 689.302 requires you to disclose any flooding that damaged the property during your ownership, any insurance claims for flood damage and any assistance received to repair it. Keep the permit history and the repair invoices ready, and answer in writing. We make no statement on this page about any building’s damage that a recorded or government document does not support.

What does Florida law require me to disclose?

Beyond the condominium or homeowners association package, a seller must give the section 689.302 flood disclosure and the section 689.261 property tax disclosure, and, under Johnson v. Davis, must disclose known facts that materially affect value and are not readily observable. A closing agent or attorney can confirm what applies to your sale. This page is information, not legal advice.

Who is the best listing agent for Barefoot Beach?

We will not rate ourselves, so here is how to choose. Ask each agent for the recorded sales behind a price, for the association documents a buyer will need, and for a plan for the flood, insurance and milestone questions. Our guide to the best real estate agents in Barefoot Beach sets out the criteria, and we are comfortable being measured against it.

What does it cost to hire a listing agent?

Brokerage compensation is negotiable and set in your listing agreement. Our net sheet uses 2.5 percent as an illustration for the listing side and shows an optional 2.5 percent buyer-agent offer separately, and that is not our fee. Whether you offer buyer-agent compensation is your decision under the NAR settlement rules.

How many homes sold in Barefoot Beach in the last year, and at what prices?

The county recorded 25 qualified improved sales in the twelve months from October 2025, at a median of $2,800,000 and a range of $1,000,000 to $7,800,000. Twelve were Club condominiums at a median of $1,300,000. Every one is listed above with its address, price and recording reference.

Should I sell now or wait?

We do not forecast prices, and the county record does not support a trend claim from 25 sales a year. What we can say is that the sale has a clear timeline, and that a seller who has the milestone summary, the reserve study statement, the estoppel certificate and the elevation certificate in hand gives the buyer fewer reasons to renegotiate. Decide on your own timeline and the facts of your home.

How do I show a home behind a gate while I live out of state?

We coordinate access with the Master Association’s gate, which is staffed 24 hours a day, register buyers’ agents in advance and walk the home by video with you or a trusted contact. We confirm the gate’s guest and vendor procedure and hours with the association before the first showing, because we have not published a procedure we cannot confirm. The guard house number the Villas association publishes is (239) 992-5500.

What marketing does a top agent do for a Barefoot Beach home?

Photography, video and aerial footage, a documented listing file, the Southwest Florida MLS, our team site, our buyer database, and promotion to out-of-state buyers. Private showings to qualified buyers are available where you prefer discretion. See the marketing section above for the listing file we assemble before the home goes live.

Can I sell to a cash buyer, and how fast can it close?

Yes, if a buyer offers. A cash buyer removes the lender’s appraisal and financing step, but not the condominium or homeowners association documents, the board approval or the estoppel certificate, so the closing date still depends on the association. Cash offers usually come with a price trade for speed, and we lay offers side by side so you can compare what you net.

How are association dues and prorations handled at closing?

Dues are prorated to the closing date on the settlement statement, as is the property tax, and the estoppel certificate states what you owe on the day it is issued. We found no published dollar figure for any Barefoot Beach association’s dues, so the number comes from the certificate and the budget. Any unpaid assessment is settled at closing so that the buyer does not inherit it.

Does the Club’s structure change how I should price or market my unit?

Yes. The Club is five corporations: four condominium associations and an umbrella, and an owner funds three layers. That means a buyer asks about the unit’s own association, the umbrella and the Master Association, and your listing should answer all three. Price from Club sales and, within the Club, from your own condominium’s sales.

How do I find out which of the four Club condominiums my unit belongs to?

Your deed’s legal description names it. The four associations do not follow building numbers: Club III holds buildings VIII, X and XII, and Club IV holds IX and XI. If your deed is not at hand, the Collier County Clerk’s official records search and the property appraiser’s record show it, and we can look it up with you.

Do Barefoot Bay and the Boat Club count as Barefoot Beach for a seller?

They carry the name and the mailing address, but both sit outside the Barefoot Beach gate, and Barefoot Bay is outside the PUD. A buyer can tell the difference on the road, so we market them accurately as outside-the-gate homes and condominiums, and we use their own sales, not the gated community’s, to price them.

Do I need an elevation certificate, and is my home in a flood zone?

Every address we tested is in a Special Flood Hazard Area, zone AE or VE, so yes, your home is very likely in a flood zone, and the exact zone is set by address. Collier County has 218 elevation certificates on file for Barefoot Beach streets. If yours is not among them, a licensed surveyor can prepare one, and the county’s flood map tool and the Flood Info Hotline at (239) 252-2942 can help.

Can a buyer get federal flood insurance on a Barefoot Beach home?

Yes. None of the addresses we tested is inside a Coastal Barrier Resources System unit, so federal flood insurance is available. Premiums depend on the building, its elevation and the carrier, and a valid elevation certificate can help. The public CBRS mapper lets a buyer check any address, and we recommend a buyer do so.

Is Barefoot Beach in Lee County or Collier County?

Collier County. The community is in unincorporated Collier County with a Bonita Springs mailing address, ZIP 34134, and the municipal tax is zero. It is in Collier Commission District 2, served by North Collier Fire Control and Rescue Station 43 and the Collier County Sheriff’s Office. A buyer who assumes Lee County applies is wrong, and the mistake affects taxes and permits.

What property taxes will my buyer see?

The 2026 preliminary millage is 9.4020 mills, so $1,000,000 of taxable value is $9,402. The roll’s median preliminary bill is $15,001 across the 634 homes with a bill above zero, in a range from $2,656 to $142,964, and the Club median is $13,060. A new owner is reassessed at just value as of January 1 after the sale, so your bill is not the buyer’s bill.

Can a buyer rent the home short-term?

Only if the association permits it and the county’s registration is satisfied. Collier County Ordinance 2021-45 requires registration for rentals under 30 days more than 3 times a year and sets fines up to $500 per violation per day. The lease minimums in the Club, Villas, Bayside and Barefoot Bay are 30 days, and 60 to 90 days in Southport, on the beach lanes and in Barefoot Estates.

Does the Barefoot Beach Preserve affect my sale?

It is part of what a buyer is paying for, and it brings facts a buyer will ask about. The preserve is 342 acres of state land leased to Collier County for fifty years from 1990, and it reopened 2023-11-24 after Hurricane Ian. Sea turtle lighting under section 3.04.02 of the Collier Land Development Code applies within 300 feet of mean high water.

Which school zone is my home in?

By the district’s locator for 2026-27, the assigned schools are Naples Park Elementary, North Naples Middle and Aubrey Rogers High. Boundaries can change, so confirm the assignment by address on the Collier County Public Schools locator before you put it in a listing. We do not state a school as a selling point without that check.

What does a Villas, Southport or Estates seller owe differently from a Club seller?

A homeowners association seller presents the section 720.401 disclosure summary before the contract, and if it was not provided before signing the buyer may cancel within 3 days of receiving it, or before closing, whichever comes first. A Club seller furnishes the section 718.503 package, and the buyer has a 7-day window excluding weekends and legal holidays. The documents, the cancellation right and the approvals all differ.

What is the Property Owners Association resale assessment?

A recorded amendment (Clerk, OR 4586 PG 823) creates a resale assessment payable when a parcel in the Property Owners Association’s territory transfers, which covers the beach lanes and Barefoot Estates. We found no published dollar amount. Ask the association for the amount and for who pays under its document, and put the answer in the contract.

Who owns Barefoot Beach Boulevard, and who runs the gate?

The Master Association, a private corporation with eight member entities and 716 doors, owns the roughly 1.8 mile boulevard and staffs the gate 24 hours a day. The State holds a recorded permanent 60-foot easement over the boulevard corridor (OR 1376 PG 279). We do not characterize anything beyond what the recorded documents say.

Can you help me buy my next home too?

Yes. Call Marc at (239) 287-5873, and see how we represent buyers across Southwest Florida. If you are buying in Barefoot Beach, our guide to buying a home in Barefoot Beach covers the purchase side. We help you sequence a sale and a purchase so that the two closings fit together.

Your Barefoot Beach Neighbors and Nearby Markets

The Barefoot Beach specialist you choose should know each neighborhood’s paperwork, flood exposure and rules. These are our Barefoot Beach guides to each neighborhood, our seller guides for the markets next door, and where to go if you are also buying a home.

The Barefoot Beach neighborhoods we sell in

Start with the guide for your own neighborhood: the Barefoot Beach Club and, within it, Club I, Club II, Club III and Club IV, then the Villas at Barefoot Beach, the Cottages at Barefoot Beach, Bayfront Gardens, Southport on the Bay, Barefoot Bay, Barefoot Estates and the Barefoot Boat Club. The whole community is covered in our Barefoot Beach guide.

If you are buying in Barefoot Beach or nearby too

Before any of that, a free Barefoot Beach home valuation tells you what you are working with. If you are also buying, call Marc at (239) 287-5873, read our guide to buying a home in Barefoot Beach and see how we represent buyers in Southwest Florida, or reach us through our contact page for Southwest Florida buyers and sellers.

Selling elsewhere in Southwest Florida

We also write seller guides for the markets next door: selling a home in Bonita Springs, selling a home in Estero and selling a home in Naples. Our Collier County guide and Bonita Springs guide cover the area, and our statewide seller closing costs guide shows the cost pieces in more detail.

Why Does a Barefoot Beach Specialist Matter When You Sell?

A Barefoot Beach specialist matters because the community’s value and paperwork are written in details most agents never learn: five Club corporations, two master-level bodies, three association regimes, flood zones that change by address and a private boulevard with a State easement. Buyers and their lenders pay for the certainty of a seller who has already answered those questions.

Data updated: October 2026 (Collier County Clerk official records, Collier County Property Appraiser 2026 preliminary tax roll, read 1 October 2026).

If you are thinking, “I need someone to sell my house in Barefoot Beach, Florida,” McGreevy and Comisar helps homeowners price, market, negotiate and sell with a local strategy built for Barefoot Beach, Bonita Springs, Naples, Estero, Collier County and Lee County. Whether you are selling in the Barefoot Beach Club, the Villas, the Cottages, Bayfront Gardens, Bayside, Southport on the Bay, Barefoot Bay, Barefoot Estates, one of the beach lanes or the Barefoot Boat Club, our team provides local market guidance, professional listing exposure and a clear plan to help you sell confidently.

Downloadable Documents

Every document behind the figures on this page is public and free. These are the ones a Barefoot Beach seller actually uses, each linked to the publishing authority.

• Florida DBPR estoppel certificate fee notice, the current statutory caps on estoppel fees
• Florida DBPR condominium structural integrity reserve study reporting page
• National Hurricane Center report on Hurricane Ian, including surge along the Collier and Lee coast
• Florida Department of Revenue, Save Our Homes assessment limitation
• Internal Revenue Service, Publication 523, Selling Your Home

Sources

Every source below was read on the date stated beside it, on 1 October 2026 or in the weeks before. Primary documents only: Florida Statutes, state and federal agencies, Collier County, the Collier County Clerk’s recorded documents, the Collier County Property Appraiser, the National Hurricane Center, trade association statistics and published research. No listing site, brokerage or valuation aggregator was used for any figure on this page. County figures are Collier County Property Appraiser 2026 preliminary tax roll qualified improved sales through 2026-08-24, our calculation.

• Florida Statutes section 718.503, disclosure required when selling a condominium unit (the 7-day cancellation right), retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Florida Statutes section 718.116, assessments, liability and estoppel certificates for condominiums, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Florida Statutes section 718.111, association duties, official records and insurance, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Florida Statutes section 718.112, bylaws, including the structural integrity reserve study, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Florida Statutes section 720.401, prospective purchasers’ disclosure for homeowners associations, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Florida Statutes section 720.3085, homeowners association assessments and lien rights, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Florida Statutes section 720.30851, estoppel certificates for homeowners associations, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Florida Statutes section 553.899, mandatory structural inspections for condominium and cooperative buildings, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Florida Statutes section 627.714, unit owner coverage and loss assessment, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Florida Statutes section 627.351, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation and residual markets, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Florida Statutes section 627.0629, residential property insurance rate filings and wind mitigation, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Florida Statutes section 201.02, tax on deeds and other instruments relating to real property, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Florida Statutes section 689.261, property tax disclosure summary, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Florida Statutes section 689.302, disclosure of flood risks to prospective purchasers, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Florida Statutes section 83.512, flood disclosure in residential leases, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Florida Statutes section 28.24, clerk of the circuit court service charges, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Florida Statutes section 161.053, coastal construction and the control line, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Florida Statutes section 193.155, homestead assessments (Save Our Homes), retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Florida Statutes section 196.031, homestead exemption, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Collier County Clerk, official records, Barefoot Beach Club amended and restated master declaration (OR 4612 PG 3203), retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Collier County Clerk, official records, Barefoot Beach Master Association amended and restated bylaws (OR 4675 PG 2424), retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Collier County Clerk, official records, State of Florida Trustees and Lely easement agreement over the boulevard corridor (OR 1376 PG 279), retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Collier County Clerk, official records, Turnover agreement, Property Owners Association to Master Association (OR 4519 PG 1839), retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Collier County Clerk, official records, Property Owners Association amended and restated declaration (OR 4430 PG 3692), retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Collier County Clerk, official records, Property Owners Association amendment creating the resale assessment (OR 4586 PG 823), retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Collier County Clerk, official records, Villas at Barefoot Beach amended and restated declaration (OR 2970 PG 2281), retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Collier County Clerk, official records, The Cottages at Barefoot declaration of condominium (OR 1582 PG 18), retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Collier County Clerk, official records, Bayfront Gardens declaration (OR 1335 PG 1835), retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Collier County Clerk, official records, Bayside at Barefoot Beach declaration of covenants and restrictions (OR 2590 PG 3271), retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Collier County Clerk, official records, Southport on the Bay restated declaration (OR 2594 PG 259), retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Collier County Clerk, official records, Southport on the Bay amended and restated rules (OR 5640 PG 3564), retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Collier County Clerk, official records, Barefoot Bay declaration (OR 2754 PG 899), retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Collier County Clerk, official records, Barefoot Estates declaration of restrictive covenants (OR 2120 PG 1745), retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Collier County Clerk, official records, Barefoot Boat Club condominium amendment (OR 2384 PG 1110), retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Collier County Property Appraiser, 2026 preliminary tax roll, public parcel and qualified sales data files dated 2026-08-29 and 2026-08-31 (the source of every sale, count and median on this page, our calculation), retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Collier County Clerk of the Circuit Court, official records document search, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Collier County Clerk, which documents are recordable, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Collier County, floodplain management, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Collier County, flood map lookup, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Collier County, proposed flood insurance rate map news release, August 2026, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Collier County, 2026 flood protection newsletter, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Collier County, substantial improvement and substantial damage packet and cost estimate worksheet, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Collier County, floodplain management ordinance, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Collier County, emergency assistance and evacuation information, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Collier County, short-term vacation rental registration and Ordinance 2021-45, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Collier County, PUD master list and maps, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Collier County Land Development Code, section 3.04.02, sea turtle protection, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Collier County Parks and Recreation, Barefoot Beach Preserve, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Collier County Parks and Recreation, sea turtle protection, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Collier County Public Schools, school zone locator, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Collier County Tax Collector, property tax, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Barefoot Beach Club community website, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Barefoot Boat Club website, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Villas at Barefoot Beach association website, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• The Club at Barefoot Beach, private member-owned beach and tennis club, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• The Club at Barefoot Beach, membership page, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Florida DBPR, condominium structural integrity reserve study reporting, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Florida DBPR, estoppel certificate fee notice, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Florida Department of Revenue, documentary stamp tax, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Florida Department of Revenue, property tax information for taxpayers, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Florida Department of Revenue, Save Our Homes assessment limitation, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Florida Division of Emergency Management, know your zone, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
• Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, retrieved 1 Oct 2026
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Your Local Real Estate Experts

McGreevy and Comisar are the Southwest Florida listing team Barefoot Beach 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 between Jesse McGreevy and Marc Comisar.

• Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008
• 5 Star Award for Customer Satisfaction for 21 Straight Years. Only 5 out of 21k+ Licensees (Gulfshore Life Magazine)
• #1 Team in Southwest Florida since 2012
• McGreevy and Comisar and their Domain Realty Group team have sold over $2.5 Billion in Real Estate
• McGreevy and Comisar alone have over $900 million in Sales
• Nationally Recognized Top Producing Realtors
• Platinum Sales Production Award Winners

For this page we tracked 694 Barefoot Beach parcels and 85 county-qualified recorded sales on the same rules for every neighborhood, so the figures here come from public records rather than 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

Jesse McGreevy (license SL3101296) and Marc Comisar (license BK3060671) are licensed Florida real estate professionals regulated by the Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC) under Chapter 475, Florida Statutes.

More on the team at about McGreevy and Comisar, Jesse McGreevy and Marc Comisar. McGreevy and Comisar lead Domain Realty Group, a full-service Southwest Florida real estate team; learn more at DomainRealtyGroup.com. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

Ready to sell? Call Jesse McGreevy direct at (239) 898-6072, or start with your free Barefoot Beach home valuation. If you are buying as well, call Marc at (239) 287-5873 and see how we represent Southwest Florida buyers. You are working with Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008, and there is no obligation.

Updated October 2026. County figures are from the Collier County Property Appraiser 2026 preliminary tax roll (files dated 2026-08-29 and 2026-08-31, newest recorded sale 2026-08-24, qualified improved sales), and statutes were read on 2026-10-01. Southwest Florida MLS figures are not published on this page. This page is general information about selling a home in Barefoot Beach, not an appraisal and not legal or tax advice. Brokered by Domain Realty.

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