Webb's Reserve Golf Home with Pool | Punta Gorda, FL

The useful part

In 2022 Hurricane Ian came ashore nearby and the town came through it in a condition that made national news. Whatever you think of master-planned development, that is a track record most communities cannot claim. Four bedrooms, three baths, 2,247 square feet on one level, with a heated saltwater pool and spa behind a screened lanai.

How it works

• It is listed at $745,000, which works out to $332 per square foot.
• The pool and spa sit under a full screen cage with the pond and the course beyond.
• The pool is an in-ground saltwater build with an integrated spa, gas heat, and an autofill system, set under a screen cage with a pond and the course beyond it.
• Autofill is a small thing that matters in Florida, where evaporation otherwise means someone is walking out with a hose every few days through the summer.

What to take from it

Start outside, because that is where the money went.

Details worth keeping

Babcock Ranch gets written about for one reason, and it is the right one. The covered lanai holds a seating group and a full dining table.