Part Two of five "must haves" if you live in Bonita Springs, Florida or SWFL.  It’s allergy season in Bonita Springs.  What is causing the itchy eyes, sneezing and runny noses?  Well, in February it’s slash pines and the oak trees.  Spring is in February here ...

Bonita Springs Florida Home Owner Essentials 1 of 5

Part one of five "must haves" if you live in Bonita Springs, Florida or SWFL. First, you should have a manual can opener (think no electricity during hurricane season) and second, you should have a GOOD can opener that makes it ...

Bonita Springs Garage Door Opener Remote

This is an easy-peasy fix to install functioning garage door remote control clickers (transmitter) before you sell your home. As a Bonita Springs listing agent we try to locate the remotes but sometimes they do have to be replaced. It is an easier fix ...

Trash Collection on Tax Bill in Bonita Springs

Every time I see someone’s trash dumped somewhere I think, why?  Why does someone dump trash?  it doesn’t matter what the trash is or how much it is or isn’t in quantity, the trash collection would have picked it up ...

Surf the Consignment Stores in Bonita Springs, Florida

The Bonita Springs area is well know for the large amount of consignment stores. Why do we have so many consignment stores in Southwest Florida? We are an area of a lot of seasonal home ownership and, of course, we have a ...

The Truth About Taxes & Insurance in Bonita Springs Florida

“But I will pay more in real estate taxes and insurance in Florida than I do in upstate New York … “

That was a comment I received on a Facebook post that showed every state with the income tax ...

Life in a Waterfront Home in Bonita Springs Fl

The other day Facebook showed me memories and it was of the day that I moved into a new home in Bonita Farms. It occurred to me that people might not have asked or even considered what it’s like to live ...

Planting For Butterflies in Bonita Springs, Fla

Like many of my home buyers and sellers I spent the last year or two moving, downsizing, remodeling and moving again. I know I have one more move, at minimum. Unfortunately, this has put a crimp into my butterfly gardening so one of ...

Septic vs. Sewer Systems in Bonita Springs

The Bonita Springs area is a unique area that is mostly deed restricted and gated. There are Bonita Springs homes with septic systems. Locally, there is a large concentration of septic systems in San Carlos Park just a few miles north of Bonita ...

Organizing Your Bonita Springs Condo or Home

Over the last few years I’ve moved a few times, downsizing every time. I’m still in Bonita Springs, in single family home located Bonita Farms. It was built in 1974 and it’s less than 1,500 SF of living area which means small ...