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Hit The Road, Jack!
He’s as cute as can be but he and his gang of merry thieves must go.  Does anyone know what armadillos eat?  I need to toss something tasty in that Havahart Trap.
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Bonita Springs Best Pico de Gallo
Remember when Bonita Springs, Florida was the tomato capital of the world? I do . There was a little real estate craze and a lot of those tomato fields are now golf courses and housing developments. You can still get a fresh mater’ around here if you [...]

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. [...]

Protect Your Real Estate Bonita Springs
Fridays are for mailboxes on this Bonita Springs real estate blog. When I saw this beauty I decided it would be perfect for a storm or building code post. Turns out we had a wind survey claims expert stop in the office this week which gave me an [...]

WWMPD? - What Would Marlin Perkins Do?
Grown men have been driven to madness by a one ounce bird. There is a street in a little community in Bonita Springs, Florida with twenty two homes. Some of the homes have Styrofoam faux flower boxes on the front of them. These cottages are just [...]

Bonita Springs Lawn Abuse
These homes are located in Bonita Springs, Florida. I’ll spare one of the home owners the indignity of mentioning which of the Bonita Springs communities it is located in. For months I’ve watched in horror and amazement as the exterior of the house on the left has “evolved” to [...]

Storm Preparedness In Bonita Springs
Storm season in Bonita Springs is just around the corner. By storm season, I mean the “H” word [Hurricane]. It’s kind of like the “F” word but windier. On special occasions, you may hear a combination use of both of those words.

The fact of the matter is if you [...]

Florida Gulf Coast Home Inspections

FREE HURRICANE WIND MITIGATION INSPECTION
Legislation enacted by the State of Florida requires insurance companies to discount premiums based on certain construction characteristic that make your home resistant to damage by wind. We can now provide this inspection to the homeowner FREE [...]

Tips For a Safe, Successful Move
A local moving and storage company, Ray the Mover, Inc. sent an email newsletter to me. I’ve included a few excerpts from it below. If you are buying or selling Bonita Springs real estate, you’ll be faced with choosing a mover. Read the good news about [...]

Alternatives to Hiring A Mover in Bonita Springs
Well, I’m rounding the bend on closing one of my listings in San Remo at Palmira in Bonita Springs, Florida. I stopped by to help the buyer and their agent do their final walk through. The owners had packed, cleaned and left the home. Their [...]

  Computer Repair in Bonita Springs, Florida 
Ok, I’m back in action.  Thanks to Platinum Coast Technology of Bonita Springs, again. (again and again) 
My laptop ended up getting gunky after Comcast installed some junk on it - booo!  It wasn’t cooperating, freezing up, programs wouldn’t open.  All sorts of bad stuff was just slowly getting worse.
Although I [...]

Pottery as Art | Mexican Pottery
During the last couple of weeks I’ve watched the inventory get placed at a new business on Old US 41 in Bonita Springs.  The building was once the Jacob’s Interlock Paving of Bonita Springs building and The Village Haus a while back.  Since it’s been empty for a spell the [...]

Bonita Springs Homeowner Insurance
The Southwest Florida and Bonita Springs area has not gone without insurance growing pains.  A few years ago, after a succession of storms, big insurance dumped us.  Almost every one of us lost our insurance; cancelled on the spot.  Shamefully, our government allowed it to happen.  Our local Bonita springs insurance brokers [...]

Naples Home Expo
My third least favorite store to go to besides Best Buy and Ace Hardware…. No offense, I’m just not a shopper.  Having just completed a remodel in my own Bonita Springs home the Home Expo signifies to me only lost weekends and extensive drywall dust, the likes of which I’m still dealing with.  [...]

  
Honeybaked Ham in Bonita Springs
 
It looks like the Holidays are here!  It hadn’t occurred to me until I received a coupon in the mail that Bonita Springs has its own Honeybaked Ham store.  I swear I live and work in Bonita Springs.  I swear.  Hey, cut me some slack I’m not a meat eater.  What’s [...]

 
Remodeling Your Bonita Springs Home
Is the style of your home a little out of fashion?  Not the right time to sell?  Why not remodel your Bonita Springs home. 
With inventory at higher levels than in the past it may be more of an effort to sell your home to get the room you need.  Why not [...]

 
Keep Your Bonita Springs Home Safe During the Holidays
There would be nothing worse than watching your Bonita Springs Home go up in smoke just before the holidays.
To keep your holiday safe the Bonita Springs Fire Rescue suggests following these safety tips to help protect your family:
Test all lights and cords for broken sockets or bare [...]

 How to Trap a Possum in Bonita Springs Florida
[no injuries reported]
Thump, thump dragging in the night is the creature from the black lagoon somewhere near the foundation of my house.  Lucky for us whatever it is, it is nocturnal.  Oh goodie! 
Finally, at the end of my rope and being the anti-animal killer I am I [...]

So, he casually mentioned starting a
home watch business in Bonita Springs Florida…
Almost everyone knows someone in their neighborhood that is just the greatest person.  My neighborhood is no exception.  More than half of the residents of Bonita Springs, likely, know my favorite neighbor.  Ron Clase was a teacher at Bonita Middle School for almost 1,000 years.  [...]

Free Bonita Springs & Estero Wind Storm Inspections
The nutshell version: Get your home inspected for free to save money on home owner insurance premiums. Period.
Who is eligible for the program?
Owners of single-family homes in Bonita Springs and the State of Florida.
How to apply:
Apply online at http://www.mysafefloridahome.com/or call the Florida Department [...]