My folks bought their place in Port Charlotte prob 20 - 25 years ago. It was in a gated golf course community with a variety of housing. From double wides up to 4 bedroom behemoths. The year dad died there was a big hurricane that hit Punta Gorda direct, lots of damage. Moms house had very little. She was afraid after that that she would have a hard time selling it. She got about 3x's what they paid and it sold in a month. That was after owning it for about 5 years.
As a side note, my mothers family has lived in FLA for several generations, and at one time they were in the Miami area. When dad decided to retire there he did a lot of research on where the best place to be was. PG/Port Charlotte area was one of the least likely areas in the state to be hit by a hurricane. Happens very rarely.
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