The farm has a long history beginning in the mid seventies and was designed with convenience and maximum utilization of space in mind. The farm has over a million dollars worth of trees in inventory and every conceivable piece of equipment necessary to maintain, replant, harvest and sell the inventory. The landscaping equipment offered will allow you to perform any landscape task large or small.

The location, inventory and equipment provides the perfect foundation for a start up, relocation or expansion of an agricultural related business. Add to this the quality of life offered by living and working in Charlotte Harbor, Florida and you have discovered an outstanding opportunity in paradise.

The economic forecast for the real estate market points to this being a solid long term investment. The investment value of the land alone will excite some, the opportunities of the location offers in Charlotte County Florida will excite others.

If you have been thinking of expanding a business, relocating or opening a new business in southwest Florida, then you have found a one of a kind location. This investment property has the proper zoning for a tree farm, landscape contractor, landscape maintenance, wholesale nursery, irrigation or related horticulture type business. The location is completely turn-key and has everything necessary for a new owner to move in and begin operation.

The 2005 impact on Florida's economy from in state nurseries and landscape industry reported sales of 15.2 billion, 98 million dollars just in Charlotte County Florida. The state and counties have regulations which require builders for both residential and commercial, road construction and infrastructure, to replant using native trees. These regulations are a result of the county and state beautification and reforesting projects. The bottom line is new construction requires mandatory planting of trees. Insight Tree Farms is the only tree nursery in Charlotte County Florida.

This investment property is surrounded by upscale homes and shares 1,350 feet of property line with a national builder, D.R. Horton, who is building a gated community with 350 homes in the three hundred thousand dollar price range. Travel in any direction from this location an the opportunities for this type of business is apparent by the residential and commercial construction in progress. Two new proposed developments Babcock Ranch and Murdock Village have projected adding over 20,000 new residential homes and over a hundred acres of commercial development including New Town Center. Both of these developments are within a fifteen minute ride from this location. These are just two of many proposed developments in progress. Charlotte County Florida has the most vacant land available for expansion in counties comprising coastal southwest Florida. If you look at where the growth will be in southwest Florida in the next two decades, Charlotte County will be a focus of that growth, because this is where the land is.

Since the tree inventory is not reflected in the asking price of this investment property, a purchaser will have the opportunity to recuperate a portion of the price by simply selling the existing tree farm inventory. Because of the construction and development activity in the area, the convenience and the turn-key nature of this location, an investor could lease the property to a horticulture related business. This would keep the current agriculture status in place, resulting in lower property taxes, a definite advantage.

This facility sits on 24.3 acres of agricultural prime real-estate within the town of Charlotte Harbor in southwest Florida. It is approximately half way between I-75 and US 41, the two main North/South routes along the southwest Florida Gulf Coast.

The driveway and customer parking area in front of the commercial building are paved. Surrounding the building is 4000 sq. ft. of steel shelters in various sizes for housing equipment.

This 60' x 120' (7200 s. ft.) commercial building is complete with new roof, fascia, soffit, A/C, septic system, gutters and overhead doors. The building consists of two major sections of operation, administrative and shop or garage area. The administrative portion is 1800 sq. ft. Guest enter a 900 sq. ft. office area which is constructed as a hurricane shelter. This area is divided into four areas; reception, drafting, break room with sink and counter, private office and restroom. This area leads into another 900 sq. ft. open room suitable for additional office space, hobby shop, show room or storage. There is another restroom in this area complete with shower. From this room there is access to the shop/garage area and there is also a 10' x 10' garage door which leads to the rear of the building. The layout of this space is easily interchangeable to fit many needs and room for growth.

The main shop/garage area is 5,400 sq. ft. and has 4 new 10' x10' roll up doors. There are 3 new 12' x 14' roll up doors which will allow semi-trucks or other large equipment the ability to drive through the building. The floor in this area is 6", 6000lb rated concrete. In the corner there is an employee restroom complete with shower. The garage area has storage shelves and racks that create a convenient working area. These shelves are stackable with a forklift.

A s you enter the tree farm you pass the "happy face", a 23,000 gallon water reservoir which land marks the farm and other steel port for housing equipment and the irrigation control system. The irrigation system with fertigation services the tree nursery as well as the holding area. Built at a cost in excess of $100,000.00, this state-of-the-art irrigation/fertigation system is completely automated. The system was designed and built by the owner with the immediate and future needs of the farm in mind. The irrigation will accommodate field grown and containerized growing methods. There are three wells servicing the irrigation system, while the building is supplied with city water. Non of the 24.3 acres is lost to water retention requirements. The tree farm is divided into three different growing areas allowing division of the different species of native trees and has a stocked pond for a moment of relaxation.

This is an asset sale. The price reflected more than justifies the value. This Tree Farm cannot be duplicated as this is the last acreage in town in Port Charlotte. Charlotte County was and will be again the fastest growing county per capita in the country.