chrisgriffith on March 15th, 2008

Susan G. Komen 5K at Coconut Point Mall The Susan G. Komen 5K at Coconut Point Mall was this morning and well over 6,000 participants entered the race. I’ve been riding the fence about running. I really didn’t feel like doing it after coming off of a few weeks of a really bad cold/flu and [...]

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chrisgriffith on March 15th, 2008

Bonita Springs Homeowners Waiting for a No-Show Would you ever not show up at the dentist, your mother’s house or your sister’s house after you said you were on the way? I didn’t think so. Who would do that? That would be just wrong, rude and inconsiderate, right? Every day real estate agents make appointments [...]

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chrisgriffith on March 14th, 2008

All in Favor of Fixing the Mortgage Say Aye! This is a cute little post card that I scanned a while back and decided share today. I can’t tell you who mailed it to me and they didn’t put a logo on it. Darn. If you’re seriously interested in getting a mortgage or refinancing I [...]

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chrisgriffith on March 13th, 2008

Skydiving in Bonita Springs, Estero and Southwest Florida.

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chrisgriffith on March 12th, 2008

The Sign of The Times? Yesterday I had a visual home inspection on a recently contracted condominium in Bonita Springs. I spoke with a few neighbors while we waited for the buyers to arrive and naturally, we talked about real estate. Everyone always has a question or opinion about the market. Usually everyone asks the [...]

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chrisgriffith on March 11th, 2008

Wave Goodbye To “Season” If you’re a seller of real estate with lofty goals of getting your home sold this season, you need to suck it up and take action now or your home just might rot on the vine over summer. We’ve got an early Easter, this year so seller’s need to shake a [...]

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chrisgriffith on March 10th, 2008

Happy Birthday Krusty Today is Krusty’s birthday if you didn’t guess by the title. I’ve been put in charge of throwing a soiree with tacos as the entrée, orange soda and a Publix cake. Yes, there was an order placed. Hey, I have to let him think he’s getting away with something just for tolerating [...]

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chrisgriffith on March 8th, 2008

It’s that time of the year, citizens of Bonita Springs. Don’t forget that tonight, at precisely 2:00 a.m. your clocks move ahead one hour and the value of your real estate gets moved back to 2004 levels. Check your batteries in your smokes and CO2 detectors, too.

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chrisgriffith on March 8th, 2008

Why Would You Want to Keep This View Secret? Real estate for sale + photos = sold real estate. The basis of this article is to tell you that if you are a seller of real estate in Bonita Springs, Estero or SW Florida your home has to be able to be found and seen [...]

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chrisgriffith on March 7th, 2008

  Who does this?  I don’t know, either.  And another thing, is the teeny, tiny strap really enough to hold that mower on there?  Seriously.  I saw this while driving one day and, always with a camera, I snapped the shot.  I’ll add this to my collection of unbelievable things seen while driving around Southwest [...]

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chrisgriffith on March 6th, 2008

Now, if there was just some way to wrap barbed wire around the hoop, too. In a tough market, the person that makes the extra effort gets the reward. You seemed to be making extra effort. How nice. Upon calling another agent for further information about a property, we deduced we were both working with [...]

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chrisgriffith on March 6th, 2008

Paradise Village Gulf Access Homes Paradise Village is a unique gated enclave of only 40 single family detached homes. There are no condominiums or multi-family residences in Paradise Village. Located in Bonita Springs, Florida on West Terry Street, Paradise Village boasts a unique feature exclusive only to Paradise Village. Every home site has gulf access [...]

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chrisgriffith on March 3rd, 2008

Not long ago I drove by this frog bench and backed up for a photo. I just thought they were interesting looking. There is not huge story to go with them.  They live in Imperial Bonita Estates in Bonita Springs, Florida.  Feel free to submit your choice for their names in the comments below. My [...]

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How to Buy Real Estate in the Changing Market Several years ago, when the City of Bonita Springs was about half of its size The Brooks of Bonita Springs was just being built. I recall taking a couple into Copperleaf at The Brooks to look at new construction coach homes being built by Pulte. Before [...]

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Our Market Isn’t Dead, It’s Just Different Hey, we’re all reading the same papers and watching the same news on TV. Those same news portals have nearly convinced people that the Bonita Springs real estate market is as dead as a door nail. You’ve undoubtedly heard some new terms in the last year: Short Sale, [...]

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