chrisgriffith on January 3rd, 2012

Real Estate Photograph Fails It’s a no brainer that pictures sell real estate, especially in the digital age. What is surprising is that there are still so many homes skating by or even floundering in the real estate market without proper or, at the very least, a weak representation of its unique characteristics whether they’re [...]

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chrisgriffith on August 23rd, 2011

Last Ditch Home Selling Method When I was growing up in Northern Ohio I recall finding Indian artifacts in the fields. I grew up on a farm near the river and not far from Lake Erie so it would appear that it was a primo spot for hunting and growing crops. There were arrowheads all [...]

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chrisgriffith on April 27th, 2011

Foreclosure Fixer Uppers and TLC Needed Defined Just exactly how much “tender loving care” does a property that needs TLC really require? Well, isn’t that a question just chock full of possibilities? The definition of fixer-upper and “needs TLC” really is in the eye of the beholder. Any one person’s opinion of what is a [...]

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chrisgriffith on December 15th, 2010

Phone Books Cluttering Up a Home Near You Ever hear that old wives tale; if you touch a frog, you’ll get warts? What do you have to touch to get a half dozen unsolicited phone books dumped on at your front door every year. You may not know this but phone books are the warts [...]

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chrisgriffith on August 20th, 2010

A single family home in Bonita Springs Golf & CC area that is for sale.

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chrisgriffith on August 15th, 2010

An Oakmont listing in Village Walk of Bonita Springs, Florida.

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chrisgriffith on May 21st, 2010

An unusual mailbox located off of Pennyslvania Avenue in Bonita Springs, Florida.

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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 14th, 2009

A humming bird built a nest and laid eggs in a ficus tree.

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chrisgriffith on January 12th, 2009

Uneventful But at Least Not Disappointing Real Estate So I shocked myself by getting this real estate market report out earlier than my foot dragging self. The fact of the matter is that market reports are time consuming. On top of that I like them to be somewhat entertaining if I can help it. I [...]

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chrisgriffith on December 13th, 2008

Hickory Blvd. Home on Bonita Beach Isn’t this just the most precious little beach house ever?

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chrisgriffith on November 20th, 2008

Real Estate Has No Short Term Fixes Some people who decide to sell their Bonita Springs home find out the value that they had in mind isn’t really the reality of their current situation. Well, I guess a fair number of them find that out, not just some of them. There is a photo snapshot [...]

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chrisgriffith on October 5th, 2008

Today I stopped by Dolly’s for lunch and then stopped into Lumberjack’s to see how things are going since he moved it.  He’s a first time home buyer that has taken a few hits to the chin.  First, he found out he had termites about three weeks after the termite inspector didn’t find them and [...]

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chrisgriffith on July 15th, 2008

Someone got a little bored in the garage today.  It turns out that a houseguest closed the garage door with the dog on the wrong side of it.  I had an early morning meeting at Keller Williams and wasn’t home to notice that 7 lbs. of attitude went missing.  Al eventually noticed it was a [...]

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chrisgriffith on November 24th, 2007

The Ridge at Pelican Landing The Ridge at Pelican Landing is a quiet enclave of less than 40 single family, custom homes located in Pelican Landing in Bonita Springs, Florida. These fine, custom homes are each uniquely designed and vary in style and architecture. Residences in The Ridge at Pelican Landing offer large lots with [...]

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