chrisgriffith on November 6th, 2011

Where to Find The Best Pizza in Bonita Springs Fl Luna Pizza – Miromar Outlet in Estero, Florida Ristorante Enrico on West Terry Street in the Publix Plaza in Bonita Springs Florida. Brooklyn Oven on US 41 near the north gate to Bonita Bay in Bonita springs, Florida. Pino’s Italian Pizzeria in the Publix Plaza [...]

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chrisgriffith on July 30th, 2009

Everglades airboat trip about an hour and a half from Bonita Springs, Florida.

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chrisgriffith on April 13th, 2009

Gulf Access Real Estate – Back Yard Boating in Bonita One of the many benefits of owning waterfront Bonita Springs or Estero Florida Real estate is the option to purchase gulf access property. While Estero offers a limited amount of gulf access real estate there are a few river front and canal front homes that [...]

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chrisgriffith on January 7th, 2009

How Compound Interest Works First time home buyers, if you don’t see the video below, click here:  Compound Interest.

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chrisgriffith on January 5th, 2009

The Rates and Risks of Mortgages When shopping for a mortgage, one can easily become overwhelmed with all the different mortgage programs that are out there: Fixed Rates (FRM),Adjustable Rates (ARM), Hybrids, etc. The problem that consumers face is “which mortgage is the best?” The answer to this is: the best mortgage program is that program that best [...]

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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 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 October 29th, 2008

Beating a dead horse usually involves a dead horse, a striking object of some type, a person who is delivering the beating and an observer that is probably in denial about what is happening. Feel free to pick your character in this act. Sometimes I wonder if everyone has just grown used to the sounds [...]

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chrisgriffith on October 21st, 2008

Are You Sure Buyers Actually Get In Your Home? Sometimes it really isn’t that difficult to figure out why a  home isn’t selling. I stumbled onto a big reason why some homes don’t sell this past weekend.  There wasn’t a whole bunch of hocus pocus involved or even a comparative market analysis.  All the home has to [...]

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chrisgriffith on October 11th, 2008

Things TO Do – Art Festival Looking for things to do in Naples and Bonita Springs, Florida? The Downtown Naples Fall Art Festival has set its 10th anniversary event on Oct. 18-19 on Fifth Avenue South. The Art Show is to feature 150 artists and $15 million in artwork available for sale. Admission is free. [...]

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chrisgriffith on October 10th, 2008

The Gorton’s Fisherman Yes, it’s true, the Gorton’s Fisherman lives on Hickory Blvd. on Bonita Beach.  He’s a couple of doors down from the Mermaid Mailbox.  It’s been a spell since I’ve taken this photo.  It’s been a while since I’ve even been able to post something on the blog.  I’ve been a hostage. The [...]

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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 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 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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