Let the Hunt Begin

That's where Homebuyer comes in. We're the only publication serving the region that offers you a complete listing of new-home communities and the preferred builders who serve them. Our "Clicks and Mortar" article by real estate editor Nanci Theoret sheds light on how to navigate the Web to help pick your Southwest Florida home. And our new locator maps of Lee, Collier and Charlotte counties will help you pinpoint a prospective community before you set out to navigate the traffic.

But buying a home is a lot more than just location, location, location. Once you've picked the perfect place, you need a little expert advice on how to make the best of it. And that's where Homebuyer helps out, too. Is your new Florida home a sprawling giant of a place compared to the one you just sold up north? Our "Pump Up the Volume" feature teaches you how to deal with the big spaces that are so en vogue these days. Say you don't know a thing about Florida gardening? Not to worry. We'll introduce you to five everyday Southwest Floridians who deal wonderfully with all sorts of garden dilemmas-from condos to massive estates to rose gardens. And just in case we might have left anything out of the mix, our Newcomer's Almanac also features "Southwest Florida A to Z," a smart compendium of everything from the arcane and the essential.

Here's more good news. Southwest Florida real estate has created such a thriving market-not to mention a solid investment-that we've decided to publish Homebuyer twice a year. So look for us again in March 2002. Until then, welcome to Southwest Florida. And happy home hunting.