Biden's brother selling $6M Florida home, looking near Philly

It must be the wooder.

James Biden, younger brother of Vice President Joe Biden, recently put his beachside Florida vacation home on the market.

Asking price: $5.995 million.

Reason: James, and his wife Sara, prefer to vacation with their close-knit family. So, to make the logistics manageable, the couple plans to find a spot in the Chesapeake Bay region, closer to their primary residence in the Philadelphia suburbs, according to the Naples Daily News, which exclusively toured the Bidens' property on Saturday.

Property records show the Bidens own a home in Merion Station.

The Florida bungalow, which sits on stilts, is on the island of Keewaydin. The secluded enclave, just south of Naples on the Gulf of Mexico, is known for its scenic southern tip and lack of access to transportation. Islanders have managed to fend off the lure of industrialization, bridges and roads -- the island is accessible only by boat.

James and Sara Biden, pictured above arriving for a White House state dinner in 2011, bought the home in December 2013 for $2.5 million, and added $1 million in renovations.

The 5-acre estate includes five bedrooms, and a one-bedroom guest house with only three walls. It also boasts a Tiki bar, water fountains, and a personal fishing area. The home is outfitted with a customized water-filtration system, and solar-panel-powered electronics, according to the Naples newspaper.

The Biden family has deep roots in the greater Philadelphia area.  The four siblings -- eldest Joe, followed by sister Valerie, James, and Frank -- were raised in Scranton.

Biden's great-grandfather Edward Francis Blewitt and his brothers, Arthur Joseph Blewitt and Robert Patrick Blewitt, graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pa.

Sara Biden, a retired lawyer, told the newspaper that leaving the "Biden bungalow" will be hard.

"It's a magical place, and I love it and come out often," she told the newspaper. "But right now it's not ideal for all of us together."