A good many of us have played a pinball machine. A friend of mine, “Big Al,” restores and maintains them as a hobby. He has a brilliant mind that can disassemble anything and reassemble it in better-than-new condition. Most importantly, he knows what they are worth.
Friday afternoon we had a conversation about him “previewing” a [...]
Jun
30
Price vs Value | Bonita Springs Real Estate
Category: Bonita Springs Real Estate, Estero Real Estate |
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Jun
29
Here’s What People Were Looking For…
So here’s the weekly Sunday funnies. These are a few searches that brought people to my little Bonita Springs real estate blog. Some of them, you just have to wonder what they were *really* looking for:
bonita springs florida swap http://lifeinbonitasprings.com/ (Swap what? YIKES)
i have a commercial vehicle in a deed [...]
Jun
28
Little Dogs Are People Too!
Come join our very first “Small Dogs Only!”
Social “Meet and Greet” this Saturday June 28th in front of Dipidy Dawg Gourmet Dog Bakery at Coconut Point Mall in Estero from 10-12 p.m.
Directions: Dipidy Dawg
Be our guest and bring your four legged friend and meet other dog owners and dogs this Saturday. [...]
Jun
27
The Sacrificial Mailbox on Fort Myers Beach
Category: Fort Myers Beach, The Mailbox Series, Things To Do |
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The Totem, The Brew & The $20 Salad
If you take a day trip to Fort Myers Beach you’ll find this totem mailbox at the South end of the Island. It’s about midway between the drawbridge and Santini Plaza, on the gulf side. For you adventurous types that don’t know the area, there are only two [...]
Jun
26
Castles and Campsites in Bonita Springs
Category: Bonita Springs Communities, Estero Communities |
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Camp Sites and Manufactured Homes in Florida
Every man’s castle is his home. Some castles are different than others. Bonita Springs, Florida has long shaken off the image of being a land of retirement and shuffle board courts. A myriad of housing styles are available to fit nearly every lifestyle.
In the Bonita [...]
Jun
24
More Things to Do in Bonita Springs
Someone found this Bonita Springs real estate blog looking for “things to do First Date Bonita Springs, Fl”. I don’t think I’ve ever really written specifically about dating. I think I did do a Valentine day post once. It got me thinking that maybe I should write about [...]
Jun
23
Increase the chance of selling your Bonita Springs house faster following a few good guidelines.
5 Tips For Seller’s In A Buyers Market
1. Plan your work and work your plan.
Be prepared to sell your home and price it accordingly. Not the price the neighbor got for theirs last year, not the price [...]
Jun
21
Bonitians Have Feelings, Too
Many of my dear friends live in my computer. I know a network of great people all over the US of A due to social networking and my affiliation with blogging platforms. One of my favorite cupcakes is Sarah Cooper from West by God Virginia. She’s on a blogging mission [...]
Jun
20
Seahorses in Sudbury Estates
Category: Around Town, Bonita Springs Communities, The Mailbox Series |
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Sudbury and Windsor Estates of Bonita Springs, Florida
Since I had gotten my free wind mitigation survey I stopped into my insurance agency Jones & Jones to deliver the report and hopefully receive a discount. I actually received a $120 discount on my insurance premiums, which I will get next year, too. Skip Mulch, my inspector [...]
Jun
19
Hit The Beach, Bonita Springs
It really is an almost free if not a low cost trip. Save your gas cash, pack a sandwich or grab lunch on FMB. You can have an almost free ride on the Trolley from Bonita Springs to Fort Myers Beach for just a quarter. (Unless they raise the price) The [...]
Jun
17
How Did You Get Here?
Category: Around Town |
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Are You Lost, Subscribed or Here On Purpose?
Enjoy a few of the searches that people have made on various search engines looking for information that may or may not be related to Bonita Springs real estate. I occasionally get a pretty good chuckle out of the search query. Who the heck looks for pitchers of [...]
Jun
16
Professional Real Estate Advice
Category: Bonita Springs Real Estate, Estero Real Estate |
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What is Your Source for Bonita Springs Real Estate Advice?
There are a few things you can learn about the Bonita Springs real estate market by not talking to a real estate agent. Sure a real estate agent can tell you how things are and how good or bad the market is but there are other [...]
Jun
15
Happy Father’s Day
Category: Around Town |
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Happy Father’s Day
This is Sonny.
His real name was Charles but people called him Sonny. Like Sonny Bono that guy that was married to Cher. I tried to find a picture of my father and me and this is all I came up with. He died fairly young and I don’t have a lot [...]
Jun
14
Happy Flag Day Bonita Springs
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Jun
14
Wildlife Paparazzi
Barefoot Beach ducks are just a little antisocial at first. They were playing in standing water until the crazy urban bush woman of Bonita Springs started infringing upon their personal space. I slowly squatted down and waited. The mommy was giving me the stink eye but eventutally it dawned on her [...]
Jun
13
Mermaid Mailbox of Bonita Springs
Hickory Blvd. on Bonita Beach is more than just prime Bonita Springs real estate, its mailbox gold. The variety of unusual mailboxes is unparallel anywhere in town. I do realize that you probably drive by a thousand mailboxes weekly and don’t give them a second thought. I needed a free/cheap hobby [...]
Jun
12
This is Not My Moment of Zen
Category: Around Town |
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A Micro Rant About Cable TV & High Speed
Warning, this is not at all real estate related or even related to Bonita Springs, for that matter.
There is nothing more frustrating in life than being held at the mercy of big business, operated by computers, outsourced to Bangalore, press 2 for Spanish - hold the [...]
Jun
11
Bonita Springs Real Estate Market Report May 2008
Category: Around Town, Bonita Springs Real Estate, Market Reports |
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You Gotta Enter to Win
Would you believe that things are picking up? What would it take for you to believe things are picking up? Well, Bonita Springs real estate is picking up. Watching the agents working at my own office and even at other offices it is clearly evident that conditions are [...]
Jun
10
We Have Bugs in Bonita Springs
You may not appreciate this grasshopper because bugs are gross but I thought it was beautiful so I took a picture of it to share with you. This is the first official Bonita Springs Grasshopper. What you need to know is that it was on the windshield of [...]
Jun
9
Don’t Make Me Use This
Category: For The Home, Seller Tips |
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When Silence is Golden
So what happens when you tangle with a Bonitian like me? You get tazered, that’s what. You’d have to personally know me to know that I have joked with a couple of the guys at the office, lunged at them and put the prongs on them and said bzzzt. [...]







