chrisgriffith on April 30th, 2009

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 [...]

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chrisgriffith on December 6th, 2008

There’s Nuttinglikit Anywhere Else in Florida Nuttinglikit Grove is located in Bonita Springs, Florida between Pennsylvania Avenue and the Imperial River just west of Old US 41 Road. The community of Nuttinglikit Grove is quiet and reminiscent of Olde Florida. Nuttinglikit Grove was plotted, established and plotted out by Edwin P. Nutting many years ago. [...]

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chrisgriffith on July 23rd, 2008

Getting kicked When Your Down Today my doorbell rang and there was a familiar face standing there when I opened the door. It was Sandy. Sandy’s had a rough year. He and his wife lost their Bonita Springs home. You see, they got one of those crappy loans that just ballooned to oblivion. I watched [...]

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chrisgriffith on April 16th, 2008

So, What Happens To Tenants When A Home is Foreclosed? A common occurrence we’re running into Southwest Florida while showing buyers real estate is tenant occupied properties. It’s not unusual to have a tenant in a property, but to have the majority of properties we show in one day be tenant occupied is unusual. The [...]

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Tenant Beware – Landlord Beware Yes, Virginia, scammers can take advantage of tenants and home owners in Southwest Florida and the Bonita Springs real estate market is ripe for the picking. Although you and I don’t think with criminal minds there are other people that do. The real estate market has brought on swift and [...]

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