Bonita Springs Florida Real Estate | Bonita Springs Fl Lifestyle Report

The hassle of flood insurance as written for the Naples Daily News.

What You Can’t See When Shopping For Real Estate
This flower is really pretty.  It’s in a little gated community in Bonita Springs, Florida.  There are twenty two homes on the street, of which four are currently in distress and may be foreclosed upon.
When you drive down the street you would never know or suspect there [...]

Actually, parts of SW Florida hit bottom months ago.  Since you’re a regular reader you already knew that.

Motivation: Selling Is The Ultimate Goal
One of the most common questions you’ll hear while a real estate discussion is going on is; how motivated is the seller? Given the climate of the current real estate market it would seem that most sellers would be motivated. In reality, the ad running for their property may [...]

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Sellers of real estate becoming angry at buyers because the real estate market is in a slump.

Delinquent Real Estate Taxes
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If you’re looking for information regarding Lee County Florida property taxes visit:  www.LeeTC.com, www.LeePA.com,  www.LeeClerk.org.
If you’re looking for information regarding Collier County Florida property taxes visit: www.CollierTax.com, www.CollierAppraiser.com,  www.CollierCountyClerk.com.

What the Numbers Aren’t Saying
See that dark orange spot at the bottom left corner of Florida?  That’s Lee County Florida and that is where Bonita Springs, Estero, Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Sanibel, Lehigh Acres, Alva and a few other cities are located.
What the numbers aren’t telling you is that two large areas are actually [...]

Selling a Home Off Season
Back in the day they use to roll up the sidewalks and board the windows of a lot of the Southwest Florida businesses precisely seventy two hours after Easter Sunday. US 41 use to be a two lane road and by two lane I mean one lane going north and [...]

The Red Hot Appliance Market on Craigslist
Home buyers and real estate agents have become used to to the echoing hollowness of a kitchen with no appliances. The surprise of it has worn off, especially in communities with excessive amounts of short sales or foreclosures.
If they were included in the mortgage, they’re not likely paid for. [...]

Notes From A Foreclosed Home Owner
The home buyers and real estate agents shopping in the current market see just about everything when dealing with foreclosures or bank owned homes and especially their swimming pools.
Sometimes, it is clear that vengeance is all that is left.  Homes are destroyed by the owner because they’re so angry at [...]

Kids overhear financial distress and housing issues. They’re filled with anxiety and they’re scared. Did you know?

San Carlos Estates, an acreage parcel community in Bonita Springs, Florida

Shouldn’t Real Estate Buyers Actually Buy?
Never will your home seem to be instantly sold more so than the day you mention to your friends, neighbors or colleagues that you’re putting it on the market. Suddenly, it seems people come out of the woodwork that really, really secretly loved your home and have always wanted [...]

Real Estate Scams | Stealing From Tenants
About a week ago I received a phone call from a college student who was in the process of securing a rental for the coming school year. A couple of students had gotten together, decided to become room mates for the following school year and were in the [...]