Think Real Estate
Wanda Miller
Broker Associate
Buyers and Sellers
If Wanda is crying, it's from the Habanero Peppers
Wanda brings the salt to the Think Team. She was born on the Alabama coast, raised on the Texas coast, and now resides on the Florida Coast where she has been a Bay County resident since 1996. Don’t be surprised if this Realtor shows up with her kayak and fishing poles, hanging out of the back of her truck, or on her motorcycle. Whatever she’s doing, wherever she is, you can be sure she will work as hard as she plays to give you the best results possible when buying or selling real estate.
Wanda became a Realtor in 1998, but her career began in 1982 as a final finish carpenter in a mobile home manufacturing plant. She took those skills and transferred into the Multifamily industry as a maintenance technician and director for a large apartment community in Austin, Texas. From there, she quickly moved into management and spent the next 30 years managing multifamily homes. Recently, Wanda acquired her Florida Community Association Manager license in 2020 and her Florida Broker Associate License in 2021.
A long career providing housing to people of all cultures and walks of life has contributed to her motto “Humility gets you everywhere”. Be kind and don’t judge. You don’t know what it is like to be anyone but yourself.
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Genuine Love For People
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Communication & Problem Solving
96
Finding the Perfect Property
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Sitting Still
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Are you ready to buy, sell, or invest in Bay County, Florida?
Call Wanda Miller, Realtor with Think Real Estate.
850-832-0922
Think Real Estate
Buy Land and Build A Home or Buy An Existing Home in Bay County
Your future home awaits and we are here to help.
Are you in the process of locating your next dream home? If you are, you may be considering the differences between buying land and building new versus buying an existing home. Both of these options can be great, but each has a different journey to completion.
Fortunately, the real estate market in Bay County, Florida is still activity pushing along. And while there is not as much inventory, compared to 2020, there are still land & homes for sale across our wonderful community.
You can buy a neighborhood lot in a beachy or in-town community, or possibly find acres of land in the northern part of Bay County to start your own farm. Lynn Haven has become a very popular community to call home and the Cove has long been a wonderful community for those seeking to be near downtown Panama City. Lots and lots of choices to create a future that is uniquely you.
It is far more complex to buy land and build a home than it is to buy a home that is already built and move-in ready. Someone has to be available to make the continuous decisions that go along with such a project. And it is often times more expensive, too. Land costs, architectural design, permits, foundation work, framing, site work, exterior finishes, interior finishes, mechanical rough-ins— the details can add up rather quick. When building a custom home, $350,000 doesn’t build a palace in Bay County in 2020. Here is an example of what a $350,000 build budget would look like:
- Architectural Design: $17,430.00
- Site work. Design, Permit fees, inspections, etc.: $7,810.00
- Foundations. Excavation, concrete and retaining walls: $38,685.00
- Framing. Sheathing, trusses, etc.: $44,930.00
- Exterior finishes. Roofing, windows, and doors, etc.: $75,245.00
- Interior finishes. Drywall, flooring, insulation, paint, lights, appliances, etc.: $77,840.00
- Major systems rough-ins. Electrical, HVAC and plumbing: $35,445.00
- Hardscapes and softscapes. Driveway, fencing, landscaping, shed, etc.: $49,490.00
In contrast, the same budget of $350,000 can buy an existing home or condo, land included, that is move-in ready and waiting to welcome you home. And with the inventory in the Bay County Real Estate MLS, you can likely find your new home or investment project without too much effort.
Whichever your choice may be, Think Real Estate has two convenient offices in Bay County, Florida to serve your real estate needs. Our beach office is on Middle Beach Road, just east of Shipwreck Island Water Park, and our in-town office is on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., about one mile north of the mall. Both of our real estate offices offer the same high-quality service and personable, professional, dedicated Realtors. Contact us today to get started.
