Does anyone winter in Florida?

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Location . . . location . . . location

3 blocks from Little Gull.

One of the prettiest/nicest areas on the Gulf:

County, FL - Fannie Mae REO Homes For Sale Key&listingid=25851368

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Another Location . . . Location . . . Location

Just a block from that pontoon-boaty resort at Bonita. Rapmarkses have seen this place from the water.

Manatee zone . . .


http://maps.google.com/maps?q=26.352...,0.004801&z=18

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...34134&t=h&z=16

Lee County, FL - Fannie Mae REO Homes For Sale Springs&listingid=24914370
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I came back to add that this is exactly the place we were looking for to retire to when we were pre-shopping in the mid 90s and in exactly the area. One block to a great SW FL beach. On the bay with boat dock . . . Big Hickory Pass in the immediate vicinity. This type of property was running $200K until our Jan. '97 visit, when they had jumped to a minimum of $1.5 Million.

One very similar to this, maybe this one, with the big wraparound seawall was $3.5 Million when we called on it (with Rapmarkses in the pontoon boat with us) and $3.1 Million the next year (yeah, Rapmarkses were there then, too.)

Last time we stayed at BR&C, everything is this area, even the teardowns, were in the millions.

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Coming soon.

Another Location . . . Location . . . Location

Just a block from that pontoon-boaty resort at Bonita. Rapmarkses have seen this place from the water.

Manatee zone . . .


26.352536,-81.852999 - Google Maps

5989 Cypress Lane, Bonita Springs, FL 34134 - Google Maps

Lee County, FL - Fannie Mae REO Homes For Sale Springs&listingid=24914370
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I came back to add that this is exactly the place we were looking for to retire to when we were pre-shopping in the mid 90s and in exactly the area. One block to a great SW FL beach. On the bay with boat dock . . . Big Hickory Pass in the immediate vicinity. This type of property was running $200K until our Jan. '97 visit, when they had jumped to a minimum of $1.5 Million.

One very similar to this, maybe this one, with the big wraparound seawall was $3.5 Million when we called on it (with Rapmarkses in the pontoon boat with us) and $3.1 Million the next year (yeah, Rapmarkses were there then, too.)

Last time we stayed at BR&C, everything is this area, even the teardowns, were in the millions.

I see that the last sale was in the ballpark for what I was saying:

County Tax Roll Details
Lot Size: 5,715 Last Sale Date: 02/01/1994 Last Sale Price: $179,900

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It's not the one at the end of the street with the big seawall; it's a couple houses away, but with water out back:

http://www.realtor.com/property-deta...704?source=web

This is interesting, the assessment of a neighboring house . . . going down:

Previous assessments
$500,820 on 2009
$642,370 on 2008
$744,060 on 2007

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Coming soon.

Another Location . . . Location . . . Location

Just a block from that pontoon-boaty resort at Bonita. Rapmarkses have seen this place from the water.

Manatee zone . . .


26.352536,-81.852999 - Google Maps

5989 Cypress Lane, Bonita Springs, FL 34134 - Google Maps

Lee County, FL - Fannie Mae REO Homes For Sale Springs&listingid=24914370
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I came back to add that this is exactly the place we were looking for to retire to when we were pre-shopping in the mid 90s and in exactly the area. One block to a great SW FL beach. On the bay with boat dock . . . Big Hickory Pass in the immediate vicinity. This type of property was running $200K until our Jan. '97 visit, when they had jumped to a minimum of $1.5 Million.

One very similar to this, maybe this one, with the big wraparound seawall was $3.5 Million when we called on it (with Rapmarkses in the pontoon boat with us) and $3.1 Million the next year (yeah, Rapmarkses were there then, too.)

Last time we stayed at BR&C, everything is this area, even the teardowns, were in the millions.

The links appears to have changed. Try this:

Lee County, FL - Fannie Mae REO Homes For Sale

If this link works, here is the county assessor's:

http://www.leepa.org/Display/Display...lioID=10235830

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$479,900
3 Beds, 3 Baths
6001 Cypress Ln
Bonita Springs, FL 34134

Piecing together from the assessor's site:

Market Value

1999: 187,790
2000: 190,840
2001: 333,890
2002: 440,780
2003: 494,400
2004: 492,580
2005: 568,580
2006: 633,490
2007: 769,500
2008: 668,510
2009: 523,950
2010: 407,817

Wow! What a ride!!!

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don't forget that if property is homesteaded, it could not be appraised for more than 3% than the previous year. so when sales were escalating our property's appraised value stayed low, lower than it's market value was. our assessed value, supposed market value, is more than 50 thousnd less than we paid for the house, but noone has actually sold a house that low (unless it was a mess or selling to someone in family)

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A whole bunch . . . 17 . . . have just been in Bonita Springs.

& 11 in Estero.

& 54 in Naples.

837 now in Lee County, 242 in Collier County, 191 in Charlotte County, 178 in Sarasota County.

Is this the flood that many have been predicting?

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A whole bunch . . . 17 . . . have just been in Bonita Springs.

& 11 in Estero.

& 54 in Naples.

837 now in Lee County, 242 in Collier County, 191 in Charlotte County, 178 in Sarasota County.

Is this the flood that many have been predicting?

I'm looking at one now, where we wanna be, that was $150,000 in 2007 that is now $29,900. And taxes are not totally out of line, just mostly.

It could be a vacation rental, if the powers that be allow it, except for when we want it.

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This Country Creek one has got a contract:

Lee County, FL - Fannie Mae REO Homes For Sale

The cheap one has disappeared. When you use the old link it says not available.

http://www.homepath.com/search.html?...ingid=24437831

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This Country Creek one has got a contract:

Lee County, FL - Fannie Mae REO Homes For Sale

The cheap one has disappeared. When you use the old link it says not available.

Lee County, FL - Fannie Mae REO Homes For Sale

Is this one of them?

ESTERO Auction - 20889 COUNTRY BARN DR ESTERO, FL 33928 - (H-228) - Auction.com