About Naples Abodes

Why this site exists

The idea for the Naples Abodes website—one made exclusively for potential buyers of Naples, Florida real estate—was sparked by the buyers I have worked with. Time and time again I would hear about their poor experiences using the internet to find information about specific Naples communities, search for Naples homes, learn about Naples in general, and more. They told me they were inundated with information they did not need and listing pages that were difficult to navigate, and about all the advertising for additional services that sites tried to push on them.

I decided to investigate what was available online for potential buyers of Naples real estate. I found no sites serving this need at all. The national sites had limited information about buying in Naples specifically. And the local sites, those of brokerages and agents, appeared to be more focused on acquiring listings than on assisting potential buyers.

So I developed the Naples Abodes site. It serves one primary purpose: to help buyers of Naples real estate with the first stage of a potential purchase, the online real estate search.

Jeffrey Waldman

REALTOR® and Owner, Naples Abodes · Premiere Plus Realty, Co.

I represent buyers of Naples real estate. It is most of my work, and buyers are the only side this site serves.

I was raised in Rhode Island and educated in New York and Connecticut. Before real estate, I spent almost twenty years in Manhattan and Boston in account, brand, and business-unit management, licensing, marketing, and sales, working with startups, small businesses, and Fortune 100 companies. I led large accounts and managed teams. Then I made one of the best decisions of my life: I left the rat race behind, moved to Naples, and became a REALTOR®. I have negotiated business agreements and real estate transactions valued at more than $3.5 billion combined. That experience in negotiation, contracts, and business is what I bring to every purchase.

A home here is usually one of the largest purchases a person makes, and often part of a bigger life change: a second home, retirement, a move. My job is to help you make sound decisions about it: the right community, the right home, and an agreement negotiated on favorable terms.

Away from work, I am with family, exercising, playing guitar, listening to music, or out enjoying all that beautiful Naples has to offer.

Credentials

The Naples Area Board of REALTORS® has over 8,000 members. Credentials are one way to tell them apart. I hold two.

Commitment to Excellence (C2EX)

An endorsement from the National Association of REALTORS® itself, not a course or a designation, and few REALTORS® hold it. It is earned by demonstrating proficiency across NAR’s areas of professional practice and renewed every three years.

It shows an agent has proven a standard of practice, not only held a license.

What it covers

Laws, regulations and legislation
Honesty and integrity
The REALTOR® Code of Ethics
Equal professional services
Property ownership rights
Technology and tools
Customer service
Data privacy
Knowledge and skills
Reputation

Accredited Buyer’s Representative (ABR®)

A designation for agents who represent buyers. Most of the industry is built on listings, which means representing sellers. The ABR® marks an agent trained to represent the buyer.

What it covers

Real estate principles and law
The REALTOR® Code of Ethics
Local real estate knowledge
Agency representation
Buyer counseling
Search, tours, and selection
Offers and negotiation
Contract to closing

Premiere Plus Realty, Co.

I am licensed with Premiere Plus Realty, Co., the largest real estate company in Southwest Florida. Its size is not why I am there. Its knowledge, its attention to detail, and the way it looks after buyers and sellers are, and they stand behind every purchase I handle.

Local sales volume, 2025

$3 billion

Local closed transactions, 2025

4,366

Local agents

1,500+

Years in business

It has five Southwest Florida offices and is part of United Real Estate’s network of 170 offices in 35 states.

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