chrisgriffith on September 30th, 2008

Bugs, Mold and Missing  Refrigerators You know how those foreclosure homes and short sales homes often don’t have a refrigerator? Where do those refrigerators go? Sucked up by aliens? Stolen and sold on Craigslist? I see it all the time. The fridge is gone and cha-ching the buyers think, “There’s $1,500 we’re going to need”. [...]

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chrisgriffith on September 29th, 2008

I’ve watched these rabbits for months.  I don’t know how they got there or if they’re just left over from Easter.  I think they’re cute looking over the driveway.  They must be cheaper than a surveillance camera. Meet Millie, Jeff and Stach

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chrisgriffith on September 28th, 2008

Armadillos Stink, Both Figuratively and Literally My house seems to attract them.  Actually, my house didn’t but my crappy lawn service did.  Since they didn’t take care of the insect issues with the grass, the armadillos entered my yard and took advantage of the buffet.  They then decided that my crawlspace and under my porch [...]

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chrisgriffith on September 27th, 2008

Home Buyer Incentive If you’ve heard about the first-time homebuyer tax credit and wonder if you qualify, here’s some info for you.  When a first-time homebuyer purchases a home before the end of 2008, he or she gets a $7,500 tax credit in 2009 when they file their federal income taxes.  It’s not a gift [...]

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chrisgriffith on September 26th, 2008

Old Bonita Springs Mailbox See that?  That house in the background hiding behind the palm tree?  There are about 20 of those houses in town.  I know where some of them are.  They were built about 25 years ago.  I guess someone had a plan and just sprinkled them through town.  They stand out a [...]

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chrisgriffith on September 25th, 2008

Here’s a big news alert that just came out that may effect your short sale real estate transaction. In an opinion letter issued today to the Florida Association of Realtors, the Department of Revenue ruled that “when the lender cancels indebtedness of the seller, that cancellation is not included in determining the amount of consideration [...]

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chrisgriffith on September 24th, 2008

Verifying Fees and Call Before You Dig One of the larger concerns buyers have when purchasing a Bonita Springs home or condo is what the true, bottom line cost of ownership is going to be to them.  Since Southwest Florida real estate buyers come from all over the country and world for that matter, a [...]

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chrisgriffith on September 22nd, 2008

These Truly Nolen Pest Control Mouse Cars are occassionally parked at Dolly’s Restaurant on Bonita Beach Road.  I so want to ride in the mouse limo.

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chrisgriffith on September 21st, 2008

Digging The Bonita Springs Weather Do you suppose people are just sick and tired of being sick and tired? A few weeks ago I noticed that car carriers were back.  Many of our northern snowbirds put their cars on delivery trucks and fly down to meet their car.  I thought it was early for the [...]

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chrisgriffith on September 20th, 2008

Bonita Beach, Fla Sea Star No starfish or sea stars were injured during the filming of this.  Live shelling is prohibited on Bonita Beach or most beaches for that matter.  I found this little rascal on shore. He is unusual because of the color and having only five legs.  I named him Oswald and returned [...]

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chrisgriffith on September 18th, 2008

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chrisgriffith on September 18th, 2008

  Fixer Upper or Money Pit? You can’t judge a book by its cover and you can’t judge the condition of a home just by how it looks either.    Ask any real estate agent that has been in business for a while the most unusual tale they can share about a home inspection.  The [...]

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chrisgriffith on September 17th, 2008

What It Takes to Buy The Best or Just Get In… The most expensive real estate in Bonita Springs is currently listed just shy of $10,000,000.  If you feel the need to have 12,000 square foot of living space and seven bathrooms, I have just the house to show you.  It’s not even beach front, [...]

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chrisgriffith on September 16th, 2008

For those of you who are seasonal residents thinking of coming back home to Bonita Springs, Florida here’s the latest and greatest market report for the humid, rainy month of August. Be glad you missed it.  The good news is that those lakes that were low or empty are filled up again courtesy of Fay [...]

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chrisgriffith on September 15th, 2008

Here’s a list of my favorite things in Bonita Springs.  It’s the best of the best of and totally random. There is absolutely no science involved and no committee was formed to pick the “Best of Bonita Springs” fave’s unless you consider me a one man committee.Here’s a list of my favorite things in Bonita [...]

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