chrisgriffith on February 19th, 2011

If you do not see the video above click here: Experian using rental history to calculate credit score: Rental History Credit & Future Real Estate Purchase Wouldn’t it be great to see the other credit bureau’s follow Experian’s lead?  Bonita Springs real estate buyers would be able to rebuild dinged credit by paying their rent [...]

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chrisgriffith on September 29th, 2010

Questions and answers from readers regarding the rumored 3.8% tax in the healthcare bill and a foreclosure that could threaten a tenant renting a home, condo or real estate.

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chrisgriffith on July 29th, 2009

Why Not Just Communicate More Effectively? In the last several years buying, selling and renting real estate has changed dramatically mostly due to the internet.  Consumer do-it-yourselfers are able to research any property, neighborhood and market statistics they need to educate themselves about the local real estate market.  It really has been a helpful tool [...]

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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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chrisgriffith on March 29th, 2008

Security Doesn’t Cost, It Pays The tenant in an Eldorado Acres home moved out and didn’t leave a key. After I gave it a valiant effort at attempted burglary the owner of the home asked me for a locksmith to just pick the locks and rekey the door. I gave the owner Mikey G’s number [...]

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