Bonita Springs Florida Central

It's on the other* blog in outter space.  Behold space travelers, there is oxygen out there and you will live, LIVE I SAY if you venture out and return!!!

Gee, a special thanks goes out to Matt Rathbun for throwing me under the meme bus.

mFor those who don’t know, a meme is a way to share more about yourself on the web in a “tag, you’re it” kind of fashion. For people like me it gives the Jackals something to pick on so I put off doing it for a while.

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About a year ago my family pulled a “planes, trains and automobiles” while trying to have a vacation. We ended up diverting to Grand Junction, Colorado due to a blizzard because the Telluride airport couldn’t have landings due to weather.

An important lesson I learned while I was pretending to sleep on the floor of the airport in Grand Junction is that a lot of the surviving veterans of wars past show up, even in the middle of the night, to greet soldiers coming home from their tour.

We were stuck in a blizzard and couldn't leave the airport, but somehow the members of the American Legion and a lot of retired officers made sure someone was always waiting for a soldier to come home. They’d go to the bottom of the escalator in full uniform and unfurl their flags and stand in salute as the soldier went down the escalator with their weeping children and spouse stuck to them like velcro.

I didn’t know if anyone ever knew that happened when soldiers came home and I thought if you didn’t know, you deserved to know.

Help me do some research for an upcoming column. I drove through a neighborhood the other day and saw a home for sale and beside the real estate sign there was a political sign. What influence, if any, do you feel a political sign in the front yard of a home that is for sale? Don't start hiding your opinions now, 'Rainers.

Contact Chris Griffith:

Your Name: Gloria Ifejka

Phone Number: 221773545380

Your E-mail address: gloriaifejka2@live.fr Best time to contact you: Day

Regarding: Investment

Message: Dear Deborah,

I have enough capital I intend to invest under your proper care in your country. Please if you can be of assistance, I will be happy to give you more details about me.

I am waiting for your reply.

With regards.

Gloria Ifejka

Folks, we’re winding down from tourist season here in Bonita Springs, Florida but we’re still seeing sales activity. The last several weeks have seen a steady increase in pending and closed sales. The same tune is playing about Bonita Springs real estate, it has to be priced right and when it is, it sells. We aren’t over the hump yet but things are leveling off. According to economists the Bonita Springs and Naples areas will maintain level pricing and see and uptick in sales with more movement increases in the fall.

I’d like to thank the stupendous “Mr. J” for passing on this article (through the bars of the fortress) for me to share with you from the Wallstreet Journal - Dated May 6, 2008: The Housing Crisis According to WSJ

Your April ‘08 Estero and Bonita Springs real estate market report is available and ready for your review. The report shows the units of sale for the month of April for the last three consecutive years. Yada, yada: The data is from the Sunshine MLS which is, of course, deemed accurate but not guaranteed. After all, the information is put into those computers by humans. Enjoy this months Bonita Springs market report and check out the low rise condo sales for April ‘08.

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Swans of Coconut Point

There is a large lake with a water feature fountain between Coconut Point Mall and Tamiami Trail. While taking a shortcut from Rapallo I crossed the big wooden bridge by Hemingway’s and Moe’s and saw this lovely swan keeping house. She’s on the south side of the bridge in some bunches of grass. Today, when I took her picture she had company.  Mr. Wonderful is curled up behind her.

I am not sure how long the pair have been on the nest or how long it would take for peeps to hatch. I looked it up online - 35 days after the last egg is laid. There is some serious math involved, here, and some serious guessing as to how many eggs are actually there. They’ve been on the nest for a few weeks now. I can’t wait to see the peeps. There is also a pair of black swans on the lake. I wonder if there will be white peeps, black peeps or two tone peeps.

Now, I look for excuses to cut through Coconut Point. I take the long way from the Brooks or Marsh Landing just so I can ride over the bridge to see Harold and Maude. If you stop in to take a look, just take a look. Don’t get too close to them and certainly don’t touch them. You can see them by slowly driving by. Everyone is slowly driving by now. The secret is out. Harold and Maude are going to be parents.

For the record, the swans have excellent taste. They’ve chosen one of the most prime locations in all of Estero. It’s waddling distance to just about every convenience.

Lately, I've been busy trying to keep up with work, writing, blogging and getting ready for the next opportunity that will comes around the corner.  A few months ago I wrote about how Active Rain got me ready for writing for the local paper on a post called  The Whipping Boy.  (it's a members only post)  Another page has turned in my story and I've now been asked to be an a panel at the NAR Mid Midyear Legislative Meetings and Trade Show.

I realize what a great opportunity this is and I know it will be a lot of fun.  I thought I would stop in and share it with you, the members of Active Rain.  I know that if I hadn't blogged on Active Rain, met the members that I did and networked via social networking this opportunity wouldn't have likely happened.   It goes to show that blogging can bring more to the writers of real estate blogs than closed sales and listings.  There are other opportunities just waiting to be discovered.  I can't wait to see what's next.

If you're attending Mid Year this is my panel.  My twitter ID is CGriffith.  Tweet or comment if you'll be in Washington DC! 

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