Floating Homes

This charming one bedroom 1 bath floating home has an additional sleeping loft for one person. It is bright and open offering sweeping views from the French doors to the deck and bay.

There is plenty of storage in the hull. The floors are hardwood and there is a wood burning stove in the living room. The bathroom features a full tub/shower and a stacker washer/dryer. There is also a boat float. All this for so little money.

This is the most unique and romantic floating home afloat. Featured in many magazines and books, including the latest Houseboat book. Located on picturesque Yellow Ferry Harbor, a small upscale harbor next to a sailboat marina.

This floating home features, 2 large bedrooms, an office with a built-in desk and shelves, 2 1/2 updated bathrooms, hardwood floors, large boat float and most of all, exquisite views of Mt. Tam, the sailboats and Richardson Bay.

If you are looking for something very different, offering space, charm and comfort, this is the one for you.

The master suite comes with a built in European adjustable bed and its own private entrance.

The exterior is brown shingle. The wrap around decks make this property ideal for indoor/outdoor parties.

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This unique floating home is small but very cool. It feels like a San Francisco loft. The Chinese slate floors and bathroom and stainless steel appliances add to the sleek slightly Asian Design. Fondly known as The Fortune Cookie by most. This would be a fabulous pied-de-Terre. It has been a great rental in the past. Pets are allowed on this dock. Berth Fee is $719 monthly.

The Lighthouse was designed to resemble a lighthouse by using a clerestory cupola at the roofline. The sun streams through and makes for a cozy warm home. The wood finishes and plank wood floors make this nautical home a dream come true. New carpet, newer exterior paint, new washer/dryer. This home is priced to sell now.

What is a floating home?

A "floating home" is a houseboat with no means of self-propulsion. It is legally permitted and subject to property taxes. Floating Homes must comply with applicable codes.

The Sausalito Floating Home community consists of approximately four hundred homes inhabited by a diverse and eclectic group of people. The highest percentage of residents are professionals/executives. 15% of the owners are retired and a large percentage are artists with studios either in their homes or downtown Sausalito. The average age of a homeowner is forty five.

One of the reasons people move here is the proximity to both nature and urban area. "There is a serene beauty to living on the water, in close harmony with the broad variety of wildlife which surrounds our homes. From the mollusks, crab, and fish (including the notorious humming toadfish) that populate the waters, to the egrets, heron, ducks, kingfishers and the many other birds that fly, swim, wade and dive among our homes, we share the environment with an abundance of fascinating creatures."

"The ability to drive, bike or ferry just a short distance to jobs in the urban areas surrounding our communities is the other half of our lifestyle equation. Many residents speak fondly of the decompression they experience when they return to their homes, where they are surrounded by the natural, primordial, tranquilizing influence of the sea’s waters."

[photos by Gabor Bunda]

Boating

Just think...you can have a kayak and a canoe and a motor boat all parked outside your front door. It’s like vacation year-round. The largest Floating Homes may park a larger sail or power boat outside their homes. The pleasure boat may not be longer than the width of the berth.

Bed and Breakfast or Rentals

One of the many advantages to Floating Home ownership is the high demand for both short-term and long term rentals. There is a great shortage of rentals so you can get top dollar for your home if you rent it out. If you are a traveler as many of us are, It is very easy to bed and breakfast your home when you go on vacation! We did it in August and paid for 1/2 of our trip! 

Purchasing a Floating Home in Sausalito

Rates are higher on Floating Home Loans than on land based homes. Call Michele for the current rates and lenders.

Life on a floating home

Life tends to be quiet, peaceful relaxing and fun. You are closer to nature when you live on a floating home. You have the option to go boating or garden in pots outside your gate. The neighbors are usually friendly and interesting to talk with. It's a unique lifestyle that suits a wide variety of people from around the world! 

Berth Fees 

There are monthly fees associated with owning a floating home. The monthly fees are paid to the harbor and are called berth fees. At a few harbors the fees include trash removal, sewer hook-up, parking and room to park your pleasure boat outside your door. A few harbors do not include sewer hook-up. That is an additional charge of $350 per year.  Berth fee range from approximately $650-$900 per month. 

 Pets

A few docks do not accept dogs. All of the docks do accept cats.

Michele Affronte & Gabor Bunda Own a Floating Home in Sausalito. They are the best choice of Realtor’s. They have been selling Floating Homes for the past 12 years..

Please email us us with further questions or to schedule an appointment.

The 21st Annual Sausalito Floating Homes Tour will take place on October 9, 2005. Click here for more information on the tour.

Note: Some of the above information has been copied from the Floating Homes Association brochure.

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