17040 Serengeti CirSerengeti · Alva, FL 33920
$530,000
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The backyard is almost an acre, and it faces the sunset.

A 2023 build on .96 lakefront acres in Serengeti, a gated community of 26 homes. Impact glass, a whole-home generator, and a west-facing yard with room to build whatever you have in mind.
3 Bed + Den 3 Full Baths 2,650 Sq Ft Built 2023 .96 Acres · Lakefront 3-Car Garage
List Price
$530,000
Price / Sq Ft
$200
Lot Size
41,887 sq ft
HOA Dues
$250 / mo
The Home

Newer construction, without the postage-stamp lot.

Most homes built in 2023 around here sit on a tenth of an acre with a neighbor's window eight feet from yours. This one has 41,887 square feet, a lake behind it, and 25 other houses in the entire community.

You come in through a foyer with French doors and the ceiling opens up. The great room runs 23 by 22 with tray and volume ceilings, and the kitchen sits right alongside it, built around an oversized island with seating on one side and a wall oven, electric cooktop, and walk-in pantry on the other. Tile runs through the whole house, so there is no carpet to replace.

Bedrooms are split. The primary is 13 by 18 on its own wing, opens straight onto the lanai, and carries dual vanities with a large tiled walk-in shower and a walk-in closet you can actually walk into. Two more bedrooms sit on the far side with their own baths. Three full baths total, which matters more than people expect once guests start visiting in February.

There are two flex rooms, not one. The floor plan shows a 7-by-9 office off the primary hall and an 11-by-13 room near the front, so one can be a study and the other a guest room, a gym, or whatever the year calls for. Out back, a 337-square-foot screened lanai looks west over open lawn and water.

The build details are the kind you notice on a bad August afternoon. Impact-resistant windows and doors throughout. A whole-home generator. Concrete block under a tile roof. A private well with an owned salt-based softener and an oversized pressure tank the seller added to take strain off the pump. Everything mechanical dates to 2023.

The Pool Question

There is no pool. Here is the arithmetic anyway.

Every buyer who stands on this lanai starts doing pool math in their head, and the number people invent is almost always worse than the real one. So rather than let you guess, here is what the sellers were quoted and what the comparable homes actually sold for.

Artistic Rendering, Not a Photograph Artistic rendering showing a possible future pool and outdoor living area in the backyard. This is not an actual photograph and no pool exists on the property today.

Artist's rendering. Image is for illustrative purposes only and depicts a possible future backyard design. Swimming pool, outdoor kitchen, fire pit, landscaping, furnishings, lighting, and other features shown do not currently exist and are not included in the sale of the property. Buyers should verify all existing property features independently.

See the backyard as it is today

What a pool costs here, and what the neighbors paid

Pool quotes the sellers obtainedtwo licensed contractors, quoted 2026$97,000
$108,000
17120 Serengeti, sold March 2026had a pool · 108 days on market$620,000
17190 Serengeti, sold July 2026had a pool · 455 days across two listings$629,000
17040 Serengeti, this homeno pool · .96 acres · lakefront$530,000
You are buying in $90,000 to $99,000 below the two homes that sold here with pools.Build the pool you want, on your schedule, in the position you want it, and the numbers still work.

Quotes were obtained by the sellers and are not a bid to you. Pricing moves, scopes differ, and any contractor will want to re-quote for a new owner. Sold prices are from the Southwest Florida MLS. Nothing here is a commitment by the sellers to build, contribute toward, or finance a pool.

The backyard faces west, which is the reason the sellers mention sunsets on their own disclosure sheet. If you build, the lanai and the open lawn behind it are where it goes. Ask us and we will send you the site plan and the survey lines so your contractor can price it properly.
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Floor Plan

2,650 square feet, and none of it wasted on hallway.

Living, kitchen, and dining share one open center. The primary suite takes the right wing on its own. Two bedrooms, two flex rooms, and the laundry sit along the left and front. Measured by floor plan service; the dimensions in the tiles below come from the listing data sheet.

Measured floor plan of 17040 Serengeti Cir with room dimensions
Primary Bedroom
13 × 18
Living Room
23 × 22
Kitchen
11 × 22
Dining Room
12 × 10
Bedroom 2
11 × 13
Bedroom 3
11 × 12
Den / Office
11 × 12
Second Den
7 × 9
Utility Room
8 × 12
Garage
28 × 21
Screened Lanai
337 sq ft
Living + Garage
3,267 sq ft

Download the Floor Plan (PDF)

What You Get

Three years old, and built for the weather.

Taken from the sellers' own information sheet, the listing data, and the Lee County property record. Nothing below is aspirational; it is all installed and paid for.

Storm, power, and structure
  • Impact-resistant windows and doors throughout. No shutters to hang, no plywood, no panic on a Thursday forecast.
  • Whole-home generator, so the well pump, the refrigerator, and the air conditioning keep running when the neighborhood goes dark.
  • Concrete block construction under a concrete tile roof, built in 2023 to current Florida code.
  • Single story throughout, with a 3-car attached garage the county record puts at 617 square feet and the floor plan measures 27'7" by 20'8".
Water, well, and septic
  • Private well supplies the house, so there is no monthly water bill. The sellers list water at $0.
  • Owned salt-based water softener with filtration. Owned, not leased, so nothing transfers with a contract attached.
  • The sellers had a larger-than-standard pressure tank installed to reduce cycling and take strain off the pump.
  • Septic system with access built in for filter cleanup.
  • Irrigation runs off its own well, which is why the lawn on nearly an acre does not show up on a utility bill.
Everything is 2023
  • Per the sellers' sheet, all of the following date to the original 2023 build: refrigerator, range, dishwasher, microwave, washer and dryer, air conditioner, water heater, sprinkler pump, and roof.
  • Wall oven, electric cooktop, disposal, and a second refrigerator or freezer convey per the listing data.
  • The Lee County record confirms the effective year built as 2023 with no prior structure on the parcel.
Security and finishes
  • Ring security system with three cameras, plus an entry keypad and a gated community entrance.
  • Tray and volume ceilings in the main living areas, French doors, and window coverings already installed.
  • Tile flooring throughout. One stone floor section in the garage.
  • Laundry tub in the utility room, walk-in closets, and a full pantry off the kitchen.
What the pre-listing inspection found

The sellers paid for a full inspection before listing and posted the whole report below, unedited. MEF Home Inspections walked it on July 6, 2026. Nothing structural came back. The items flagged for repair were:

  • Some concrete roof tiles with broken lower corners, and a few displaced tiles on the rear and left slopes.
  • Minor to moderate stucco cracking on exterior walls, the type recommended for filling and monitoring.
  • Damaged lanai screening, and a rear porch door that binds and does not self-close.
  • Failed seals showing condensation inside the double-pane glass at the sliders and at several windows.
  • A ceiling stain in the office from a past roof leak. The moisture meter read normal, so the source appears corrected.
  • Grout maintenance in the second shared shower, a loose tub nozzle, weathered hinges on one door, and a minor leak at the water softener gauge.

Read the whole thing before you write. That is why it is here.

Open the full inspection report

The Real Monthly Numbers

What it actually costs to live here.

Most listings make you guess at this. These are the sellers' own figures from their information sheet, alongside the 2025 Lee County tax bill and the recorded HOA disclosure. Your loan terms, your insurance, and your tax bill will all differ from theirs, so treat the totals as an illustration rather than a quote.

Estimate your payment

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principal & interest

Illustrative only. Rates and programs vary by lender and by borrower. This is not a loan offer or a quote.

The rest of the monthly picture

Property taxes sellers' 2025 bill, $5,874.59, with homestead$490
HOA dues Serengeti, $3,000 a year$250
Electric FPL, sellers' average, A/C held at 73°$270
Homeowners insurance sellers' actual, Patriot$154
Flood insurance sellers' actual, Clegg Insurance Advisors$140
Internet, phone and cable Xfinity$100
Gas South Florida Gas$42
Security monitoring Ring$25
Water private well, no utility bill$0
Trash and recycling assessed on the tax bill above$0
Sellers' ownership costs before the loan$1,471

Not in the dues Your HOA dues cover mowing on the community's common ground, not the yard behind your own house. The sellers pay Mateo Landscaping $130 a month to keep nearly an acre of it, and Fort Myers Pest Control $93. Both are the owners' own contracts. Use whoever you like, or run the mower yourself.

Two things that will not carry over to you, and you should know both before you write an offer.

Taxes. The sellers hold a homestead exemption worth $50,722, and Save Our Homes has been capping their assessment. Florida resets the assessed value when a property sells. At a $530,000 purchase with no exemption, and using the 2025 Lee County millage of roughly 14.66 plus the solid waste assessment, the tax line is likely to land nearer $650 to $700 a month rather than $490. Run your own figure with the Lee County Property Appraiser before you budget.

Flood, and a change the sellers are working on. As the maps stand today, Lee County places this parcel in Zone AE, inside the 100-year floodplain, on panel 12071C0306G effective November 17, 2022. Part of the parcel falls in Zone X500. A lender will require flood insurance in Zone AE, and the sellers carry it at $140.35 a month. Their signed flood disclosure reports no flooding damage, no flood insurance claim, and no FEMA assistance during their ownership.

Here is the part worth watching. Several neighbors in Serengeti have applied to FEMA and come back with a determination that their properties are not actually in the flood zone. This home sits at the same elevation as those homes. The sellers hired a company that handles these applications and filed in early August 2026, with an answer expected around two months out. If FEMA agrees, the lender requirement for flood insurance normally comes off with it, and that $140.35 a month leaves the column above.

Nothing is decided until FEMA issues its determination, so budget the premium as a real cost and treat a removal as upside rather than a plan. Ask us where the application stands, and ask us about the elevation certificate for this property. If you are financing, get your insurance agent quoting early either way.

Sources: the sellers' Frequently Asked Questions sheet, the 2025 Lee County tax bill, the recorded HOA community disclosure, and the Serengeti 2026 budget. All of them are posted below. One-time costs at purchase: a $3,000 HOA transfer fee and a $100 association application fee, both payable by the buyer under the recorded disclosure. Association approval of the buyer is required.

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Buying this home starts with knowing your numbers.

Cary Meyers, Guild Mortgage

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Guild Mortgage · Southwest Florida

Cary works the Southwest Florida market and gets buyers pre-approved quickly, with a straight answer on what a home like this one costs every month. A well and septic property in a flood zone has a couple of underwriting wrinkles worth raising early rather than in week three. Call him for a rate quote or to start a pre-approval.

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Serengeti, Alva

Twenty-six homes behind one gate.

Serengeti is small on purpose. Twenty-six homesites on private paved roads behind a gate, with lakes and open common ground. There is no community pool and no fitness center, and the clubhouse that used to stand here has been taken down. It had been used for the occasional association meeting, and keeping it going meant a new roof and a new air conditioner on top of a funded reserve account, all for a building hardly anyone set foot in. The association voted to remove it and put that money toward insurance, utilities, and improvements the whole community actually uses. The old clubhouse site sits back behind this home between the community's two lakes, not on its rear lot line, and the plan for it is a park for the community.

So the dues are $250 a month rather than triple that, and here is where they go: mowing and tree work on the common ground, lake maintenance, the gate, common-area insurance, and professional management. The yard behind your own house is yours to look after. The 2026 budget is posted below if you want to read every line of it.

Alva sits along the Caloosahatchee northeast of Fort Myers, and it still feels like the country. Big lots, pasture, and oak canopy on the two-lanes. You are roughly 20 minutes from Babcock Ranch and the shopping around SR 80, and under an hour from the Fort Myers beaches when you want them. Lee County runs school choice at all three levels here, so assignment is not automatic and families pick from the zone's options.

Community
Gated · 26 homes
HOA Dues
$250 / month
Roads
Private, paved
Schools
School Choice
Leases Allowed
2/yr · 180-day min
Pets
No approval needed
HOAAssociation DocumentsDeclaration, articles, bylaws and rules, with index HOA2026 Operating BudgetLine by line, all 26 units
Do Your Homework Here

Every document, before you even ask.

Serious buyers want the paperwork early, and holding it back has never once helped anybody. It is all here, including the inspection the sellers commissioned on their own home. Read it, then come walk through it.

Lee County Property Appraiser Record Open in Apple Maps Open in Google Maps
See It In Person

Schedule a showing.

Martin and Kim Hawley
Martin & Kim Hawley, REALTORS®
The Hawley Team at KW Florida Living · Keller Williams Realty
Martin (239) 355-4040 · Kim (239) 420-9027 · martin@teamhawley.com
The Hawley Team at KW Florida Living

The owners still live here and there is a pet in the house, so showings run by appointment rather than lockbox. Give us a little notice and we will get you in, most often the same day or the next morning. Already working with an agent? Have them call and we will take it from there.

Open house Saturday, August 29 and Sunday, August 30, both days 11:00 to 1:00. Walk in, no appointment needed.

Ready?

Make an offer.

Nearly an acre on water, a 2023 build, and impact glass with a generator behind it. There is one other home for sale in Serengeti and it is asking $925,000. Here is exactly how to write on this one, with nothing hidden in the process.

  1. Use the Florida AS-IS Residential Contract. Your agent will know it. If you do not have an agent, call us and we will walk you through your options.
  2. Attach your mortgage preapproval, or proof of funds if you are paying cash.
  3. Include the signed disclosures from the documents section above. The seller's property disclosure, the flood disclosure, and the HOA community disclosure all need to ride along.
  4. Email the package to martin.hawley@kw.com. Every offer gets a confirmation, and every offer gets presented.
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Artistic rendering, not an actual photograph. No pool exists on the property today.