chrisgriffith on November 14th, 2008

There Isn’t a Golf Course Within a Stone’s Throw Much like the huge joke we play on tourists and visitors regarding the US 41, Tamiami Trial, Cleveland Avenue, Ninth Street North multi-named street we have an area called Bonita Springs Golf and Country Club.  There is no golf and no country club.  There was but [...]

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chrisgriffith on November 13th, 2008

Photo Credit MollyBob Reverse Mortgage News There are many Seniors that want to purchase a home, but do not have enough money to pay cash for their Bonita Springs home.  They may have a substantial down payment, but still cannot qualify for a loan.  Their credit may not be good, or their pension may not [...]

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chrisgriffith on November 12th, 2008

If you don’t see the video below click here:  The Real Estate Downfall.

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If You Quit Sniffing Fear You Might Actually Smell The Salt Air There isn’t a buyer that I work with that doesn’t eventually ask about gators, sharks, hurricanes or floods.  I’ve noticed it lately more than any time in the past.  I can’t help but wonder if it is due to all of the negative [...]

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chrisgriffith on November 11th, 2008

First Time Home Buyers Circle Your Wagons As you know, AmeriDream and other Down Payment Assistance (DPA) programs were eliminated October 1, 2008 due to the passage of H.R. 3221. You are probably asking yourself how Congress could eliminate these programs that are so critical to the stabilization of home prices and our economy. We [...]

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chrisgriffith on November 10th, 2008

Happy Monday! Traffic has picked up, and we know what that means… things are moving! Rates are still very low and two of the best programs in the market center are: 30 year fixed rate at 6.125% loan amounts up to $417,000 5/1 ARM at 5.5% with loan amounts up to $3,000,000 If you need a [...]

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chrisgriffith on November 10th, 2008

I’m Home I’m still trying to catch my breath from the last week of convention I attended in Orlando, Florida.  The National Association of Realtor’s put on quite a soiree.  I’ve never been around so many nerds in my life…it was a blast.  Don’t worry every nerd that I was surrounded by was proud that [...]

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chrisgriffith on November 8th, 2008

Back in the Day at Bonita Beach Long, long ago on a beach far away….not really I think I took this picture September ’07.  I took this picture on Barefoot Beach in Bonita Springs, Florida.   Lately, I’ve been cleaning out my new laptop of all  sorts of propaganda, “save till I read later” junk and [...]

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chrisgriffith on November 6th, 2008

Catch a Game & a Pizza at Johnny’s For the first time in a good long while I stayed up past my bedtime.  I went to an event with friends and afterward someone suggested that we head to Johnny Malloy’s for a bite to eat.  It was probably 9:00 p.m. when we got there, which [...]

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chrisgriffith on November 6th, 2008

Peace, Love & Friendship in Bonita Springs One of the common subjects that comes up while buyers are shopping for Bonita Springs real estate is being involved in the community enough to make new friends.  Whether they’re looking in a Bonita Springs general or one of the many country club or gated communities in Bonita [...]

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chrisgriffith on November 5th, 2008

The Bonita Springs Real Estate Market’s Slow & Steady Recovery After showing property in Gateway, Fort Myers last weekend, I passed Germain Arena in Estero while driving down the interstate.  There was an RV show that was in progress and they had filled the lot with campers and RV’s.  They were parked everywhere.  As I [...]

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chrisgriffith on November 3rd, 2008

Get Your Rump Out and Vote! Who-whack-phew!  I’ll be happy when its over, too. I’m not stumping for anyone but you.  Go vote.  If you’re debating whether you should vote or not read this:  Early Voting in Bonita Springs, Florida Even the little engines that could (Lumberjack and Mini-Me) gave a darn, took time out [...]

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chrisgriffith on November 3rd, 2008

Naples Florida Golf  Homes in Audubon Audubon is an exceptional 770-acre private gated community located West of US 41 in Naples, Florida.  It is merely a few miles south of Bonita Beach Road.  If you’ve shopped the country club communities in Bonita Springs you might want to take a look at what Audubon has to [...]

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chrisgriffith on November 1st, 2008

It was about this time last year that I was harassed and badgered into switching to my own self hosted blog.  Apparently, there were a few people that felt I had potential and thought that I should get my big girl URL, www.LifeInBonitaSprings.com.  I promptly named her Betty and started typing.  Three keyboards and now [...]

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chrisgriffith on November 1st, 2008

Bonita Springs Board of Elections This week we’ve been allow to vote early in Lee County, Florida.  The lines have been long according to internet news reports and the day I stopped in to the Bonita Springs Lee County Board of Elections was not much different. First and foremost, it was cold so I want [...]

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