chrisgriffith on July 30th, 2010

Homes and cottage real estate on Hickory Island, Bonita Beach, Florida.

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chrisgriffith on July 2nd, 2010

A buoy mailbox on Bonita Beach, Florida.

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chrisgriffith on June 5th, 2010

Comparing real estate sales during the month of May 2001-2010.

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chrisgriffith on June 2nd, 2010

Hire a home watch service to watch your vacant real estate.

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chrisgriffith on May 26th, 2010

Buying furnished or turnkey furnished real estate in southwest, Florida.

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chrisgriffith on May 19th, 2010

More Than Just a Pile of Rocks Several weeks ago I walked though a field of cairns on a trail. What’s more shocking than the wild notion of outside exercise is the idea of a positive message formed rocks. It was just a river bed of rocks and one day someone decided to pile up [...]

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chrisgriffith on May 11th, 2010

Real Estate Sales and Inventory Report So here we are in the first week of May.  The most important thing to report about Bonita Beach and Barefoot Beach is that the water is warm again.  I made a trip down last Sunday afternoon and it was down right delightful.  The real estate report isn’t that [...]

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chrisgriffith on May 5th, 2010

Weird things inside of homes for sale in Southwest Florida.

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chrisgriffith on May 1st, 2010

Turtle Nesting Season on Bonita Beach A little know fact about SW Florida and the Bonita Springs area is that May 1 – November 31 is sea turtle nesting season. Those lovely beachfront condominiums and the homes on Bonita Beach and in the Barefoot Beach community are held to strictly maintain the use of their [...]

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chrisgriffith on April 27th, 2010

What Sets Real Estate Buyers Apart? What compels a seller to accept one offer over another besides dollars and cents? Putting aside the black and white aspect of a business decision based solely on numbers, image that you’re in a position where the offer you are placing on a home finds competition. We’ve had a [...]

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chrisgriffith on April 11th, 2010

Vacation Home: It’s All About Perspective This is one of my favorite little places in Bonita Springs besides that cute little house with awnings on the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and Rio Vista.  This little place is in Lime Tree Park. Sometimes I walk by house on Rio Vista and hope that some day the [...]

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chrisgriffith on March 31st, 2010

The Aftermath – After the Warranty Expires The last couple of home or condos that I’ve sold have all had one thing in common. They’ve been fairly new, not lived in or barely lived in and nearly every defect that showed up during the home inspection was defective from the day the property received its [...]

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chrisgriffith on March 29th, 2010

How to estimate real estate tax in Bonita Springs and Lee County, Florida.

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Boating – Gulf Access Homes in Bonita Springs This mailbox picture was taken back in 2008. I just stumbled across it while looking for a totally different image on my Flickr account and thought I’d share. I just loved the fishing pole mail flag with lure. Classic “Bonita Springs Fishing Village” mailbox. This box was [...]

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chrisgriffith on February 17th, 2010

Taking Mortgage Broker Recommendations There’s a big difference between inexpensive and a good value where home loans are concerned. Throw in a few dozen flashy ads with teaser interest rates and all the magic the loan officer promises to work for you and let the mortgage cyclone begin. Getting a mortgage is unsettling for some [...]

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