Life at Bonita Beach This is where I spent a few hours yesterday, on Hickory Island. I listed a Dolphin Way condo on the beach and it was picture time. It will probably upset you to now that I take Bonita Beach for granted. I do. I have lived here for about 25 years and [...]
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Photo Credit Vintage Lulu’s photostream The Roaring 90′s Our little portion of the “retail nation” has really been feeling the heat. I don’t only mean the individual businesses that are distressed or closing but the actual over production of retail space. If you’ve lived in southwest Florida for any amount of time you watched it [...]
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Should You Refinance the Mortgage on Your Bonita Springs Real Estate? That’s a very common question and the basic answer is: If you can save money, then yes you should. BUT- To arrive at the conclusion that you will actually save money, you’ll have to look at several things: #1 How much will it cost to [...]
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Streamlining Short Sales is The Cure Here’s the latest and greatest Bonita Springs real estate market report for the greater down town area and the metropolis of Estero. Yes, that’s sarcasm. I like our villages and I’m glad we’re not all towers like the east coast. What did you missed last month in Bonita Springs? [...]
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Bonita Beach Shoplifters You have to love this picture. It’s about the worst of the worst criminals at Bonita Beach. Don’t turn your back on your sandwich or spill the Doritos or you will be circled with a couple of dozen of your new closest friends. They’ll use you and when your food is gone [...]
Everyone is so confused about the tax credit due to all the rewrites. Here’s a nifty chart to help you sort through the rumor mill and find out exectly what passed. If you’re considering purchasing your first home in Bonita Springs or Estero there are some great incentives available to you. If you’ve not owned [...]
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Zombies in Finance and Real Estate Many people talk about how difficult and tedious short sales are. It’s true, they take a lot of work and there is a high rate of failure or buyer walk outs. There are a few banks that are negotiating short sales, though. Out of curiosity I checked into our [...]
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Homestead Exemption Deadline | Bonita Springs Real Estate | March 1 If you purchased new real estate as a primary residence in 2008 the deadline for filing homestead exemption is just a few weeks away. There are a few other exemptions that you may qualify for, also. Here’s the link to the Lee County Property [...]
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Truth in Lending | Good Faith Estimate ‘Transparency’ is one of those terms that gets thrown around a lot in the mortgage world these days. It’s actually pretty simple – you as the Client should be able to see everything that’s going on with the home loan that you are getting for your purchase (or re-finance). Nothing [...]
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Don’t Use Scabs – Support Local Contractors Several weeks ago I met up with a group of real estate agents and mortgage brokers at a conference in Phoenix, AZ. Listening to the conversations they were having about their market I felt that we were a little ahead of them in the market recovery. Florida quit [...]
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