Fort Myers, Florida Investment Real Estate - Mike Cathell (239) 770-6250

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Real Estate Broker/Owner - Real Estate Services of SWFL, LLC
Commercial and Investment Property strategies - specializing in Commercial office, multi-family investment units, Commercial short sales and foreclosure options and Bank Note Investing.

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2010 

The Florida Weekly Newspaper posted an article today that should be of interest to any Florida Homeowner thinking about upgrading their air conditioner.  According to the article, starting August 30, homeowners can qualify for up to $1500 for upgrading to a newer, more energy efficient air condit...
08/25/2010
     A 108 room hotel is available for purchase near the beaches in SW Florida.  The 54,976 square foot, 4 story building is 9 years old and well maintained by the current owner. Located at the corner of US41 and Bonita Beach Road in Bonita Springs, Florida.      The management has voluntarily in...
08/25/2010
     I met some friends for coffee the other morning and as "coffee talk" sometimes goes, we started talking about embarrassing or funny things that have happened in our Real Estate careers.  We were having such a great time, other people started joining in with their stories.      One of the sto...
08/20/2010
     I have talked with many agents in Fort Myers, Florida and they think "Going Green" is cost prohibitive for investors.  I try to look at long range goals and what is my customer niche?  In doing so, I believe "Going Green" is the way to go.      If an Investor is looking at foreclosure proper...
08/20/2010
2664 Square foot office building is located only blocks from Downtown Fort Myers and Lee Memorial Hospital in the opposite direction.  Presently used as construction office but perfect for attorney or medical offices.  Building zoned as duplex but dividing wall was removed to expand existing offi...
08/16/2010
   Any seasoned investor knows a portfolio should be diverse and right now , real estate should be part of your portfolio.  The old adage in the stocks has always been buy low and sell high.  also many stock analyists tell you to be in investing for the long haul.  Now is the time for investors t...
08/14/2010
Recent Florida legislation has been passed to help spouses of Active-Duty Military who have been transferred to Florida.  If the spouse has an active professional license from any other state, they can apply for a temporary 6 month Florida licence.  This license allows them to work in Florida as ...
08/13/2010
     Zillow reported that South Florida has had a 52% drop in home prices since 2006, the height of the housing market.  In another report I read this morning from Investor’s Business Daily (08/06/10), Commercial Property has had an 86% increase in activity from April to June of this year as comp...
08/11/2010
Recently, Luke Mullins wrote an article for US News & World report magazine titled 10 Cities for Retirement Property Steals.  The price to income data for 384 metropolitan statistical areas were studied.  This data expresses the relationship between owner income and home value. Many of the cities...
08/03/2010
Recently, I moved from working in residential investment property to working in commercial investment property.  Since I have always been an avid social media user, I stepped up my LinkedIn.com networking to connect with more Commercial Realtors.  Lo and Behold, one of my pet peeves reared its u...
08/02/2010
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