Big Hammock. That’s the origin of the Ocala name, from the Timucuan tribe native to the area who called their region Ocali. With its streets and sections of towns still carrying many of the historic native names, you can tour the town and feel what its original inhabitants treasured about the land.
Today, you can throw a dart at a map of the most beautiful and desirable places in Florida to move to and if you’re aiming for a bullseye, you hit Ocala right in the middle of that “big hammock” of beauty. It’s the center point of a vacation destination fan that includes, in this order, the metropolitan amenities of Jacksonville, the beautiful beaches of St. Augustine and the Palm Coast, the energy of Daytona Beach, and the center of attention, Orlando.
Ocala keeps all of this within reach – world traveler benefits in the palm of its peaceful hand, while staying just off the beaten path enough to offer quiet rolling hills, nature preserves, picturesque greenways and clear water rivers, natural springs, national forests, and its own well developed urban district. A small city, with the benefits of unhurried pace and hometown feel, Ocala maintains this identity while also being highly rated as a top spot to relocate – top 20 spots to retire, one of the safest, and falling regularly within the top 20 areas of Florida to live overall.
Beyond the natural national treasures, Ocala marks all the traditional house-hunting boxes – temperate climate, well ranking school systems, low cost of living, and a balanced supply and demand of real estate from established properties to new builds.
When doing your research, Ocala is a shining, shimmering Sunshine State selection that’s easy to land on among your options. But there’s one blank that can’t be filled in by investigative expertise, and that’s where the professionals at Bartlett Real Estate of Ocala come in.
When you work with experts like Bartlett Real Estate of Ocala, you gain access to relationships and connections that have been built over 20 years in the industry and a family history in real estate and local roots that all combined, spans 100 years. Insider knowledge, business connections, trusted relationships can’t be Googled. They’re exclusive benefits of when you’re the clientele of a family run company who brings “large scale community development experience with a small-town business feel and hands-on commitment,” and delivers these services from a biblically founded business approach built on the Bartletts’ personal foundation of faith.
Ocala is easy to fall in love with. Trusting Bartletts on the “pathway through the wilderness” to help you find “The Way Home,” brings even more peace of mind and confidence from the start of making decisions to the point of making a move. One of the most experienced brokerages in the area, the Bartlett team is here to help you find the way home, to your hammock in the sun.