Fort Myers Beach Bouncing Back: Huge Sales Price Surprises

[@retiredlogman]

Thank you for your coverage. You show a true perspective without the news media drama.

[@removeitprosdemolition]

Thanks

[@Yahooice]

We used to live at 123 Miramar St., in the early 60’s. This brought back so many good memories. Thank you. Greetings from Norway.🇳🇴

[@removeitprosdemolition]

Glad to be of service

[@ericstrunck3611]

being from NJ and knowing this area pretty well, that was some view. And helped bring things into perspective.

[@removeitprosdemolition]

Thanks for watching.

[@djenning90]

I’m from California and I know little about Florida. I found this absolutely fascinating and educational. It’s also really mesmerizing and relaxing to watch. Thanks!

[@removeitprosdemolition]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video. It's been a wild ride here in Florida! Hope you subscribed.

[@rickbreunig4556]

Thanks for the update appreciate it very much.

[@DMUSA536]

Great content. Thanks. I’ve never been to this area, but just like seeing what’s been done and what you do.

[@removeitprosdemolition]

Appreciate positive vibes

[@jeffheintz3163]

Great video. We live on longboat key and got nailed by Helene. This gives us hope to see the progress and to look forward back to normal one day Thanks again

[@gasm1100]

Awesome job on the video!👍

[@removeitprosdemolition]

Thank you! 👍

[@corkycondon]

Great job, thank you! I was right around the corner from you (Buccaneer and Redfish). Don't know how I didn't lose my life, lost everything else. Hung on to the corner of the roof with legs wrapped around a bougainvillea, had to be medevacked off island. The Coast Guard was amazing! Glad to see you are doing well!

[@removeitprosdemolition]

Hey, Corky. I'm glad you made it through it.It sucked for all of us, didn't it

[@eric22361]

Thanks for this. Keeps me in the loop with what's going on with where my mom lives in the winter.

[@removeitprosdemolition]

You're welcome

[@h2opartners]

Wow! Thanks for the video. You did a great job. More than 50 years ago, I would fish at Big Carlos's Pass. There was nothing there. Beautiful place.

[@removeitprosdemolition]

Thanks for watching and being part of the community

[@AdzzooReview]

Great video. Thanks Steve

[@removeitprosdemolition]

Thanks.

[@rds990]

Nice coverage. We come every year and many years TWICE. We sure miss the Beach bar and Liki Tiki. Back down Sept 19

[@removeitprosdemolition]

Beach Bar is operating I believe.

[@ChrisWilliams-ct4el]

hank you for your coverage.

[@removeitprosdemolition]

Thanks for watching

[@FloridaBeachWalks]

Wow great info thx!

[@removeitprosdemolition]

You're welcome.Thanks for watching hopefully, you, uh, join the community

[@removeitprosdemolition]

Hey, thank you for watching and hopefully you joined the community

[@FloridaBeachWalks]

@@removeitprosdemolition I live on the east coast and visited Fort Myers beach to go shelling after Debby in Sanibel. We stayed for a couple days. I love visiting this area and sad to see it in such conditions but wow they have made so much progress!!! I had to walk in the water at that condo that sticks out (ahhhh but I made it). Glad you all have an arrangement to park past that condo! I sure wish there was some public parking after that condo 👍🏼

[@removeitprosdemolition]

@@FloridaBeachWalks Yes we need more parking on the south end of the island. Hope you are joining our community!!

[@dawnmanthey7900]

Yeah, Beach Talk Radio

[@removeitprosdemolition]

Beach talk radio does a great job of keeping up with what's going on.

[@renatehoffman8383]

Thank you

[@removeitprosdemolition]

Thanks for watching.We enjoy bringing the content

[@barrybates556]

Thanks for sharing. I spent a lot of time at in-laws place at Sunset condo.

[@removeitprosdemolition]

I love it here.It's paradise, even with the hurricane threat

[@justinbrown2093]

Its lost all its beauty and will probably never be back to what it was. You give great updates for people around the world

[@removeitprosdemolition]

It's sad. It's gonna be a new thing.A lot different than the old thing.

[@solareclipse1970]

I really enjoyed this overview of FMB and the continuing progress being made after hurricane Ian. I'd like to see Y-T vids on The Strand (and Dolphin?) demos.

[@removeitprosdemolition]

Great suggestion! We are starting the dolphin in about a week, finishing up a complex the 30 unit on Buccaneer right now.

[@kimforte6557]

I was living there during Ian! Bowditch was my favorite place to go! Heartbreaking 💔

[@removeitprosdemolition]

Bowditch is in my top three places to walk around here!!

[@miaimbeach314]

Looking better each day.

[@removeitprosdemolition]

It sure is!! Thanks for watching

[@ssweeps]

Hello...How much does hurricane insurance pay? Say a house is 5m and has hurricane insurance...what is the deductible? Does insurance pay or do they claim bankruptcy and not pay? What about your cars, personal items in the house, etc. ? Great coverage by the way. I don't see any gas stations or grocery stores...sad. I'm the one giving you tips about your recycling. Steve from California 😊

[@removeitprosdemolition]

The flood insurance pays five hundred thousand for commercial property two hundred fifty thousand four a residential property, and that's it. Wind and other damage is just calculated off of the damage. My policy only paid out on the flood.

[@kimforte6557]

Only if you had flood insurance, most couldn’t afford it. Went from 1200 a year to 9000 and rising!

[@removeitprosdemolition]

@@kimforte6557 Yes that's what I pay a year. Your right its expensive.

[@chuckdameron5626]

​@@kimforte6557 it's high in central Florida to only the real rich people will be able to live close to the beach in Florida

[@davidwheeler7503]

​@@chuckdameron5626and our corrupt government does that all on purpose. That's how every politician who makes $175,000 a year salaries can become billionaires like Pelosi, Obama, Romney, MConnell, Clinton's, and the rest of the toilet trash.

[@DIYCrasher]

Great video! What kind of drone did you use?

[@removeitprosdemolition]

DJI Its nice very easy to use.

[@sabre65te]

You did an excellent job. People love context and a real life story. Interview someone. I think you would be good at it.

[@removeitprosdemolition]

Thanks for the advice.

[@eclipse.5295]

I grew up here and I can count on one hand how many times in the last 10 years I’ve been down to the beach. Traffic and parking is a nightmare. I think I stopped going when there was nowhere to park for free. We used to go down and park for free, it was never an issue. Then they got greedy.

[@removeitprosdemolition]

Thanks for watching

[@hebneh]

I cannot comprehend people spending millions for these pieces of property, directly on the ocean and just barely elevated above sea level. There could never be another strike by a hurricane??

[@removeitprosdemolition]

Its paradise.

[@ottoschwandt6527]

I grew up on FMB. After traveling and living many places, US and Europe, FMB has the best of all. The water is typically calm and welcoming, the back bay is full of wildlife, the sunsets are amazing. We moved back to FMB for the 2018/19 school year to take care of my Mom. My wife and I walked the beach mid-island/Flamingo St almost every sunset. I watched almost every Sunrise from the perfect location. If I could change one thing - I would have found a way to buy the house from my Mom's estate. You may not be able to afford to live there, but at least consider visiting - anytime of year!

[@Irene-k4m]

I was hoping to see Point South. We vacation there for 18 years. We used to ride bikes from the beach to lovers keys.

[@removeitprosdemolition]

Where is Point South?

[@Irene-k4m]

@@removeitprosdemolition close to the Publix on the ocean side it’s a building that it’s about three or four story high

[@Irene-k4m]

@@removeitprosdemolition sorry it’s 5 or 6

[@ScannermanFDNY]

awesome again you did this in a car before very different approach…

[@removeitprosdemolition]

Glad you liked it!

[@Cheers_Warren]

Hi, thanks very encouraging to see the progress, reminds me of London after ww11 where there was lots of empty lots for a long time. Have you been to Sanibel island we have a vacation time share there we hope will be ready in November ? Cheers Warren

[@removeitprosdemolition]

It's funny that you say that it looks like london after world war.Two cause I was making comments that it looked like a bomb went off.

[@removeitprosdemolition]

@removeitprosdemolition It looks so much better than it did, but it has a long way to go

[@Cheers_Warren]

@@removeitprosdemolition I am super impressed with how it looks , I’m sure it was just like Sanibel that I’ve followed more. Incredible hard work by the communities. I really hope our timeshare is finally repaired by November so we can visit and support the business that have returned and help them survive and prosper.

[@dawnmanthey7900]

Where is your resale shop?

[@removeitprosdemolition]

28381 Race Track Rd Bonita Springs Fl Open 7 to 5. 7 days a week

[@dubaiboy101]

Maybe it's just me... but what I found a bit funny is that the drone footage seems to be slightly sped up, and it makes the people driving on the road and cyclists look as if they are driving all crazy 😂

[@removeitprosdemolition]

Its painfully boring at normal speed the video would be 2.5 hours long.

[@artieaudio77]

​@removeitprosdemolition lol I love that saying. Painfully boring. 😂 100% correct, and thank you for speeding it up. Great work Colton is the man on that machine. I'd love to be an Heavy equipment operator.

[@ottoschwandt6527]

Thank you. I learned to walk on the beach by the "Holiday Inn", played baseball on those fields by "Winn Dixie", 1st official job at Red Coconut. We moved my Mom and sold her place a few years before Ian. After my Dad passed 14 years ago, I did ensure his tab was paid off at the hardware store in Santini Plaza! Lots of memories!

[@harrydoherty8299]

we use to go there. we found that clearwater beach is much nicer even before the hurricane hit. high end hotels at clearwater beach are wonderfull. the lani ki, diamond head and outrigger were nice but not as luxurious . also the pools at wydom grand and the sandpearl are superb. i’ve head that ft myers won’t be 100% for 10 more years. hopefully no more hurricanes as bad as ian.

[@removeitprosdemolition]

It getting better everyday, once it complete its going to be a showpiece.

[@atlantabob9544]

where are the solar panels?

[@removeitprosdemolition]

That's a good question

[@vinceromano8245]

The Catholic Church was untouched. Were other structures close by also untouched? Great video, thanks for the creative filmography.

[@removeitprosdemolition]

The rumor is that the whole compound there is getting demolished.

[@christineotteson1308]

Wrong. The Catholic Church was destroyed. We live across from it!

[@ottoschwandt6527]

Correct me if I'm wrong but the sanctuary floor is roughly street level. The buildings were probably unaffected due to everything beach side of Estero taking the brunt. Those older homes were just lifted and moved by water moving an untethered houseboat. My Dad owned 6051 Estero Blvd. This was a solid concrete building which I believe pre-dated hurricane Donna.

[@rickyfoster8907]

This is a good time to back the some of the public beach. And perfind more parking the beach should be for every you😢

[@removeitprosdemolition]

😇

[@ScannermanFDNY]

Trash joints why didn’t they use truss joints and attached to houses to the pilings?

[@removeitprosdemolition]

They should have.

[@ottoschwandt6527]

FMB was not always a city. Lee County had less stringent regulations in the day. If you get enough water in/underneath the old structures then they just lift/float away. There were plenty of homes/ buildings with a 1st floor just 3 feet off ground level. The threat was always there 'storm surge'. But 12 to 14 ft of constant water above Estero Blvd is something you'd have to go back to Donna 1960 - I believe.

[@worldlyadventures7446]

The video is great. Hopefully the FAA doesn’t see you flying a drone from a moving vehicle. But sure you can pay the fine.

[@removeitprosdemolition]

I hope so too. Is that a thing?

[@venom5809]

@@removeitprosdemolition If you were over 400 feet up then you will almost certainly have a problem. Depending on the size of the drone and what you are using it for if you don't have a license could be an issue too. If you have a license you can just easily say that it was being used for your business which it really is.

[@mattp4079]

Is there a shortage of (skilled) tradesmen and general laborers (demo guys)?

[@removeitprosdemolition]

Yes

[@Tugela60]

Hurricanes take care of the demo part.

[@jr-a-cat]

Have you guys done anything over at Fiddlesticks ??

[@removeitprosdemolition]

Drone? No

[@alexberry8299]

My girlfriend is from the mountains and has never experience a hurricane like me, living on an island growing up. May bring her there next hurricane so she can get the full experience

[@removeitprosdemolition]

You're gonna bring her after the hurricane or during the hurricane?

[@alexberry8299]

@@removeitprosdemolition a couple days before, for a cat 1 at most

[@dawnmanthey7900]

What is your home state?

[@removeitprosdemolition]

Ohio

[@Scano41]

As hard as it is to prodict how and where the hurricanes / tornados path etc must be a way of slowing it down or protecting the ppl and buildings from it with modern technology

[@removeitprosdemolition]

The new building built to this newer code take it fine.

[@Olaf19]

We were there in June before Ian Hits, so sad, hoping hat this would not Happen again, but the season just begun, only Debby, Not a cat 2 did a lot of flooding and devastation, unbelievabal

[@removeitprosdemolition]

It was a tropical storm when it went by here

[@chuckdameron5626]

The problem is how can people afford home insurance i know the cost is high it's high in central Florida so you got to be a millionaire to live there now is most of the middle class people sold their lot

[@removeitprosdemolition]

Its very expensive.

[@North-SouthAdventures]

Great job on the video ! @North-SouthAdventures

[@removeitprosdemolition]

Thank you

[@TheSc8rpion]

Instead of the traffic lights, they should make roundabouts, they are atleast 25% better

[@removeitprosdemolition]

Appreciate your insight! Roundabouts could definitely improve traffic flow.

[@michaelwagner7847]

Question from an European. You guys know there will be more Hurrikans and the sea level is rising. King tides are happening more and more often. And yes, the (salt)water will go away after them, damages will be repaired but for higher and higher costs. When is the point when it makes no sense anymore for the people who live there ?

[@removeitprosdemolition]

I guess we are slow learners, I for one live 50 feet from the water at an elevation of 10 feet. I love living here and 99% of the time is wonderful and the hurricanes are a part of it. AS far as sea level rising, they predicted Florida would be under water by now. Measuring on my sea wall is not much higher as far as I can tell.

[@RT-xn4yv]

Sea levels are not rising, it's a scam. I've been living on the water here for 24 years. No difference in the sea level from day one until now .

[@ottoschwandt6527]

My family bought and started vacationing in 1973. We eventually moved there in 1983. I moved away after high school. Thru the decades I can first hand say the average water level is increasing. We lived on the back bay side of the island. But, it is by far my favorite beach - beats out Carribean, western Mediterranean. I've yet to visit Greece.

[@FireflyHill24]

Something how so many expensive homes on the beach are not Rebuildable but old mobile home new the Walmart are able to be rebuilt

[@removeitprosdemolition]

Its all in the FEMA handbook. Which I have not read. I don't know the answer somehow the 50% rule is applied and they can fix them back up.-

[@davidwheeler7503]

Because the governemnt and elites want to be able to gobble up the property for a dime on the dollar and own all the beachfront property.

[@Tugela60]

What is the point? It will all get washed away again when the next hurricane comes through.

[@removeitprosdemolition]

🙃

[@ronen160]

its amazing, the devastation brought about by one (huge) hurricane. It will take years until this area is "back".....and I hope that you guys don't see another hurricane for decades. But, considering the climate change (that's not in your school textbooks any more), I wonder just how long it will be until Mother Nature strikes again? I hope that next time, more residents will have warning and be able to evacuate: as we can see, structures can be rebuilt..........

[@removeitprosdemolition]

Living in paradise has a cost. Its not for everyone. I am staying put I love it here.

[@ronen160]

@@removeitprosdemolition excellent. did you have to rebuild your place? or lift it?

[@iamericandavinci]

This documentary does an outstanding job at presenting the true ramifications of global climate change. The true value of what you're presenting here will be only realized decades from now when Fort Myers will truly be altered beyond imagination.

[@removeitprosdemolition]

You know what's funny is you hear this stuff coming at us from all over the country and the truth is, I've been here for um, 21 years now, and on the seawalls, the sea elevation is no different than it was than when I got here, Al Gore told us that this was gonna be 15 foot underwater by 2015. And I'm not saying I got it figured out. I aint saying II know anything. I don't know, but I will tell you this. I am. I am absolutely certain that we have no clue about any of this stuff. So I hear what you're saying.Thanks for watching..

[@davidwheeler7503]

There is no such thing as climate change, give it a rest!!!

[@pamhyatt5533]

Thank you

[@removeitprosdemolition]

You're welcome

[@ScannermanFDNY]

awesome again you did this in a car before very different approach…

[@removeitprosdemolition]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching

[@ScannermanFDNY]

@@removeitprosdemolition your welcome you have my email if need be…